Oklahoma State University

Professional Honors and Affiliations

Education

  • Ph.D. in physical chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1981.
  • M.S. in physical chemistry, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 1977.
  • B.S. in chemistry, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 1976.


Professional Employment

  • Regents' Professor, OSU, 7/11.
  • Harrison I. Bartlett Chair, Professor and Chair of Chemistry, OSU, 1/10.
  • Visiting Professor, Physical Chemistry 1, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
  • Curators' Professor of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology,* Rolla, MO, 1994-2009.
  • Professor of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, 1990-1993.
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 06-2009 (UMR).
  • Senior Research Investigator, Materials Research Center, 1989-2010 (UMR); Research Investigator, 1986-89 (UMR).
  • Visiting Scientist, IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA, 1992.
  • Associate Professor of Chemistry , University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO, 1986-1990.
  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 1981-1986.
  • Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1977-1981.
  • Teaching Assistant, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, 1976-1977.


*Note: The University of Missouri-Rolla became Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) on Jan. 1, 2008.

Professional Honors and Affiliations

  • Regents' Professorship, OSU, 7/11.
  • Special Service Award, Div. Polymer Chem., ACS, 8/10. (More info. and pic.)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 8/09.
  • Harrison I. Bartlett Chair, OSU, 1/10.
  • Curators' Professorship, UMR, 1/94.
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Eastern Illinois University, 2001.
  • Exxon Education Foundation Award, 1994, 1997.
  • Alcoa Foundation, Scientific Support Program Award, 1992.
  • President (07-08), President-Elect (06-07), Secretary (05-06), Parliamentarian (04-05) - Academic Council and Faculty Senate (UMR and MST)
  • Faculty Excellence Award, 1987-88, 88-89, 89-90, 90-91, 92-93 (UMR).
  • Research Scholar Award, 1983-84 (Drexel U.).
  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • Councilor, Polymer Division, ACS, (11-13).
  • Councilor, South Central Missouri Section, ACS, (87-89, 90-92, 93-95, 96-98, 99-01, 02-04, 05-07, 08-10).
  • Member Council Committee on Nominations and Elections (05-07, 08-10).
  • Chair, Divisional Activities Committee, ACS, (2000, 01, 02).
  • Society Committee on Publications, Assoc. Member, 1996, Member, 1997-98.
  • Member: Divs. of: Colloid and Surface Chemistry; Chemical Technicians; Polymer Chemistry; and Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering).
  • Program Chair, Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Lake of the Ozarks, MO, October 1997.


Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. (ACS):

  • Vice Chair, 1997; Chair Elect, 1998; Chair, 1999, past-Chair 2000.
  • Secretary, 1990-92, 1992-95.
  • Assistant Editor, "Polymer Preprints," 1986-1990.

Materials Secretariat (ACS):

  • Secretary-General Elect, 1995.
  • Secretary General, 1996, 1997.

Editorial Board, "Drexel Polymer Notes", 1986-1990.
Other University of Missouri-Rolla Activities:

  • President, Graduate Council, 94-95, 95-96.
  • Director, Institute for Applied Chemistry and NMR, 91-present.
  • Director, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Laboratory, 1986-present.
  • Co-Director, Friction Materials Laboratory, 1988-1996.