Professional Activities:

Professional Experience

2012	Lars Onsager Professor, Norwegian University of Sci.&Technol. (Norway)
2002 – present	Professor of Chemical & Biomol. Eng. & Mater. Sci. & Eng., NC State Univ.
2001 – present	Alumni Distinguished Professor, NC State University
1997 – 2002	Associate Professor of Chem. Eng. and Mater. Sci. & Eng., NC State Univ.
1992 – 1997	Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, NC State University
1989 – 1992	Staff Scientist, Corporate Research Division, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati
1989	Research Fellow, Institutt for Energiteknikk, Kjeller (Norway)
1988 – 1989	Research Associate, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (United Kingdom)
1983 – 1988	Graduate Student Research Assistant, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Honors & Awards

• North Carolina State University
• Elected Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (U.K.) (2014)
• Institute of International Education Fulbright Senior Specialist (2014)
• Institution of Chemical Engineers (U.K.) Innovator of the Year Award Finalist (2013)
• Selected Cauldwell Faculty Fellow, North Carolina State University (2013)
• The Polymer Society (U.K.) Rubber Foundation Lecture (2012)
• Institution of Chemical Engineers (U.K.) Innovator of the Year Award Finalist (2012)
• Pennsylvania State University Alumni Fellow Award (2012)
• Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award (2012)
• Norwegian University of Science & Technology Lars Onsager Professorship & Medal (2012)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Macromolecular Rapid Communications (2012)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Journal of Polymer Science B: Polymer Physics (2011)
• Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (U.K.) Colwyn Medal (2011)
• Elected Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (U.K.) (2011)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Langmuir (2011)
• Elected Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials (2010)
• Institution of Chemical Engineers (U.K.) Technology of the Year Award Finalist (2010)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Macromolecules (2010)
• American Society for Engineering Education Southeast Region Outstanding Mid-Career  Teaching Award (2009)
• American Chemical Society (Rubber Division) Chemistry of Thermoplastic Elastomers Award (2008)
• University of North Carolina Board of Governors' Award for Excellence in Teaching (2008)
• Elected Fellow, American Physical Society (2008)
• National Aeronautics & Space Administration Tech Brief Award (2008)
• DAAD Physics Delegation, German Academic Exchange Service (2007)
• Invited instructor, International Center for Materials Research, UC Santa Barbara (2007)
• German Society for Electron Microscopy Ernst Ruska Prize (2007)
• Pennsylvania State University Outstanding Scholar Alumnus Award (2007)
• Tewkesbury Fellowship, University of Melbourne (2007)
• Micrograph featured on the inside cover of Advanced Materials (2007)
• College of Engineering Board of Governors' Award for Excellence in Teaching (2006-2008)
• Prospects for European Integration, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (2006)
• Illustration featured on the cover of Materials Research Society Bulletin (2006)
• International Network for Engineering Education & Research Recognition Award (2006)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Macromolecular Rapid Communications (2006)
• American Chemical Society (PMSE Division) Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science & Engineering (2006)
• NC State Alumni Outstanding Research Award (2005)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics (2004)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Langmuir (2004)
• Science Advisory Board, SINTEF Materials Technology, Norway (2004-2007)
• Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Technical University of Berlin (2004)
• Work featured on the cover of Developments in Block Copolymer Sci. and Technol. (2004)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics (2003)
• George H. Blessis Outstanding Advisor Award (2003)
• U.S. DOE Energy Challenge National Competition, 1st Place Prize, Kitty Hawk, NC (2003)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Advanced Materials (2002)
• Senior Design Team Advisor Award for 1st Place, Multidisciplinary Design (2002)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Macromolecular Rapid Communications (2002)
• NC State Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professorship (2001-2003)
• Senior Design Team Advisor Award for 1st Place, Multidisciplinary Design (2001)
• NC State Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award (2000)
• College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award; inducted into the NCSU Academy of Outstanding Teachers (2000)
• Micrograph featured on the annual cover of Macromol. Materials & Engineering (2000)
• Visiting Professorship, National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines (1999)
• Micrograph featured on the front cover of Microscopy Today (1999)
• Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, University of Freiburg (1998, 2000)
• Micrograph featured on the front cover of Langmuir (1997)
• Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award (1996)
• Micrograph featured on the front cover of the Journal of Materials Science (1996)
• Senior Design Team Advisor Award for 1st Place (1996)
• Micrograph featured on the front cover of Langmuir (1996)
• Micrograph featured on the front cover of Langmuir (1995)
• Sigma Xi Outstanding Research Achievement Award (1995)
• Sigma Xi Research Society (1995)
• Alpha Sigma MuMaterials Science& Engineering Society (1995)
• Becton Dickinson Research Center Young Investigator Award (1994)
• Senior Design Team Advisor Award for 1st Place (1994)
• Micrograph featured on the cover of Microscopy Research & Technique (1994)
• National Center for Electron Microscopy Visiting Scientist Fellowship (1994)
• Microscopy Society of America Traveling Exhibit Poster Award (1994)
  

Procter & Gamble Company

• Corporate Research Division Team Achievement Award (1992)
• Electron Microscopy Society of America Traveling Exhibit Poster Award (1992)

Institute for Energy Technology

• Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Fellowship (1989)

University of Cambridge

• Institute of Metals Edward Emley Award (1989)
• NATO Advanced Study Institute Scholarship (1989)
• Visiting Associateship, Clare Hall (1988) [extended to life membership in 1990]

University of California at Berkeley

• American Chemical Society Sherwin-Williams Award Finalist (1987)
• Microbeam Analysis Society Distinguished Scholar Award (1987)
• Western Regional Electron Microscopists&Microbeam Analysts Award (1987)
• Electron Microscopy Society of America Presidential Award (1986)
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (1985)

Pennsylvania State University

• University Scholars Medal (1983)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (1982)
• Golden Key Honor Society (1982)
• Phi Lambda Upsilon Chemistry Honorary Society (1982)
• Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honorary Society (1982)
• Schuylkill Campus Engineering, Mathematics and Chemistry Awards (1981)
• U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Superior Cadet Decoration (1981)
• Schuylkill Campus Director's Saber Award (1981)
• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary Society (1981)
• Scabbard & Blade Military Honorary Society (1981)
• President's Freshman Scholar Award (1980)
• U.S. Army Center for Military History Award for Excellence in Military History (1980)

Synergistic Activities

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Chemical & Process Engineering (2014-)
• Editorial Board Member, NanoSciTech Open Library (2014-)
• Associate Editor, Open Chemistry Journal (2014-)
• Editorial Board Member, The Open Journal of Biochemistry (2014-)
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Nanotechnology and Materials Science (2014-)
• Editor, Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences (2014-)
• Editorial Board Member, German Journal of Materials Science (2013-)
• Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Chemical Engineering (2013-)
• Editorial Board Member, Nanoscience & Technology: Open Access (2013-)
• Editorial Board Member, Chemical Engineering & Process Techniques (2013-)
• Editorial Board Member, SOJ Materials Science & Engineering (2013-)
• Annual Editor-in-Chief, Innovations in Materials Science & Engineering (2013)
• Editorial Board Member, Materials Science & Engineering Progress (2013-)
• Editorial Board Member, Nanomaterials and Nanoscience (2013-)
• University Faculty Senator (2012-2014)
• Editorial Board Member, Advances in Nanoparticles (2012-)
• Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Advanced Mechanical Engineering (2011-12)
• Co-Editor-in-Chief, Open Journal of Organic Polymer Materials (2011-)
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences (2011-)
• Editorial Board Member, Res. Bull.Aust. Inst. High Energetic Mater. (2010-)
• Editor-in-Chief, Soft Nanoscience Letters (2010-14)
• Editorial Board Member, Langmuir (2008-2010)
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Polymer Science (2008-)
• Editor-in-Chief, Open Colloid Science Journal (2008-14)
• Editorial Board Member, Open Macromolecules Journal (2007-14)
• Invited instructor, International Center for Materials Research, UC Santa Barbara (2007)
• Guest co-editor (with T. Nenoff, Sandia National Lab), MRS Bulletin, October (2006)
• Editorial Board Member, Macromolecules (2003-2005)
• Inaugural Editorial Board Member, Materials Today (2002-2007)
• Editorial Board Member, Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics (2001-)
• Editorial Board Member, Macromolecular Rapid Communications (2001-)
• Director of Chemical Engineering Graduate Admissions (1999-2003)
• Guest co-editor (with D. Martin, University of Michigan), Polymer (1995)
• Co-organized/chaired symposia at ACS, MSA, ICEE meetings; chaired APS, MRS sessions
• Reviewer for >80 journals, including Science, Nature, Nature Mater., Adv. Mater., PRL