Education:

• Ph.D. 1990 Materials Science, University of Connecticut at Storrs
• M.S. 1986 Metallurgy, University of Connecticut at Storrs
• B.S. 1983 Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut at Storrs, cum laude

Experience:

• 2005-present Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Boise State University, College of Engineering
• 2004-present Professor, Boise State University, Materials Science and Engineering
• 1999-2004 Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (on leave of absence 1999-2001)
• 1998-2001 Director of Research, RadioVascular Systems, Inc., Atlanta, GA; company co-founder.
• 1992-1999 Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• 1990-92 Visiting Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Division of Materials Science and Technology
• 1984-90 Research Associate, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
• 1982-83 Research Associate, CBS Technology Center, Stamford, CT

Professional Societies:

TMS: Co-Organizer for High Temperature Coatings I-IV Symposia; ASM International, Materials Research Society (MRS); American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE);  Society for Biomaterials; Member, Scientific Committee, THERMEC 2006

Review Panels & Journal Reviews [2002-present]: 

Met. Trans. Key Reader; J. Electrochem. Soc.; Mat. Sci and Eng. A; Acta Mat.; Corrosion Science; Environmental Protection Agency; National Science Foundation; ABET member and reviewer

Honors and Awards 

·      Provost's Excellence in Advising Award, 2006

·      University of Connecticut Academy of Distinguished Engineers, 2004

·      National Science Foundation Career Award Recipient 1996-2003

·      The Wallace H. Coulter Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Finalist, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999.

·      Georgia Tech Foundation Teaching Fellow 1993-1994.

·      National Science Foundation post-doctoral fellow, Program for Long and Medium Term Research at Foreign Centers of Excellence, 1990-91.

·      State of Connecticut High Technology Scholar, 1987-1989. One of ten awarded state-wide in all the sciences.