Colloid Chemist and Polymer Consultant Specializing on Surface and Interface Chemistry

Technical Consultant #2520

Educator

Taught a variety of courses mainly in physical and polymer chemistry specializing in thermodynamics, kinetics and surfaces, polymer physical chemistry, polymer chemistry and spectroscopy.
Course design: In response to departmental and campus-wide needs, developed a new course, Introduction to Chemistry Research. This course not only introduced incoming graduate students to faculty research topics, but also introduced the students to important topics like: plagiarism, ethics, choosing and advisor, presentations, writing research papers and proposals. This course has been implemented at OSU.
Conducted workshops for: Organic and inorganic Hybrid Polymers and Organic and inorganic Hybrid Polymers Materials.

Undisclosed University, Professor of Chemistry (Regents), 2011 - Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) and Co-Chair, Professional Development Task Force, 2012

Reviewed the roles of GTAs across OSU with special emphasis on non-native English speaking GTAs.
Developed a comprehensive plan for entry level training/evaluation and continued mentoring of GTAs.
Professor and Chair of Chemistry, 2009 - 2011
As Chief Officer of the Department of Chemistry responsible for approximately, 40 undergraduate students, 65 graduate students, 5 postdoctoral fellows, 7 staff members, 5 chemical professionals and 21 faculty members.
Provide strategic planning, interaction with external constituencies, and budgeting. In the first three years and successfully hired six tenure-track faculty members.

Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla MO, 1986 - 2010

President, President-Elect, Secretary, Parliamentarian, and Chair, 2004 - 2009

Served as founding President of the Faculty Senate (MS&T) and last President of the Academic Council (UMR). These positions were part of the yearly Presidential succession of this representative faculty body.
As an officer, dealt with a variety of academic and personnel issues.
Conducted meetings with Chancellor and Provost to forge faculty and administration partnerships on a monthly basis.
Played a major role in changing the faculty bylaws and the UM system collected rules and regulations to accommodate the campus structure without schools, colleges and deans.
Assisted in reinventing processes dealing with tenure and curricula.
Attended Board of Curators' meetings and represented the faculty at these meetings.

Other Positions

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 1981 - 1986

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Lectures and Symposiums

Invited guest at academic institutions and companies in the United States, Sweden, England, Ireland, Germany, France, and the Netherlands addressing the subject areas:
Polyaniline and related nanocomposites
Unusual properties of polymer surfaces
The goop at the bottom of the flask, polymer chemistry
Multinuclear NMR studies in polymer systems
Structure and dynamics in micelles liquid crystals and microemulsions
Transport in polymer and surfactant systems
Dynamics of surface-bound species
Molecular motion of adhesion promoters on oxide surfaces
Molecular motion and the physical properties of composites
One - and two - dimensional deuterium NMR studies of polymers
Magnetic Resonance
Polymeric Microemulsions: Formation and Reactions of Polymerizable Microemulsions
Magnetic Resonance in Polymers
NMR of Surfactants
Polymer Science and Polymer Technology
Colloids and Interfacial Phenomena
NMR of Polymers
Polymer Interfaces
Dispersed Systems and Effect of Added Polymer
Advances in Filler TechnologyPolymer Surfaces and Interfaces

Research Funding

Research Publications

Authored and co-author over 215 technical papers, in chemical-related fields with focus on surface-adsorbed species and surface-active agents of relevance to materials science and friction materials.

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Secretary, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., ACS
Councilor, South Central Missouri Section, ACS
Member: American Chemical Society (ACS Divs. of: Colloid and Surface
Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, and Polymeric Materials); American Physical Society (APS, Div. of Polymer Physics); Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Director: Institute for Applied Chemistry (UMR)
Director: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Lab. (UMR)
Co-Director: Friction Materials Laboratory
Director, Molecular Modeling Computer Learning Center
Member, Paint and Coatings Short Course Program (UMR)
Editorial Board, "Drexel Polymer Notes"
Assistant Editor, "Polymers Preprints", Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., ACS

Awards

Faculty Excellence Award, University of Missouri-Rolla.
Outstanding Achievement and Contribution to Polymer Science and the Profession.
Curators' Professorship: Highest rank in the University Missouri System., providing leadership to the faculty, administration on the importance of scholarly activity and fairness in interactions.
Special Service Award, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. Recognized for service to the Division especially as founding Webmaster.
Outstanding Graduate Alumni Award (Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL).
Research Scholar Award, Drexel University.
Regents' Professorship for the unique contributions in several areas including research, artistic performance, creativity, teaching, and extension.