Blends and Synthetic Membranes
Polymer Nanocomposites
Polymer Processing
Rheology
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology B.S. Chemical Engineering 1984
University of California at Berkeley Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 1988
IBM Almaden Research Center (post-doc) Polymer Physics 1989-90
2019 - present Director of First-Year Engineering
2009-2019 Chair, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
2007-present Professor, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
2001-2003 Acting Dean, The Graduate School, University of Kentucky
1998-2001 Senior Associate Dean, The Graduate School, University of Kentucky
1996-2007 Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
1990-1996 Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky