Education Experience

PhD (2008), Polymer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Research & Scholarship Interests

Process-structure-properties relationships in polymer-based nano-composites fibers; polymer/nano-carbon interfacial interactions and interphase formations; lightweight composite materials; carbon-carbon composites

Honors & Awards

2017 Søren Buus Outstanding Research Award

2014 NSF CAREER Award

2008 Outstanding Symposium Paper Award, Materials Research Society

Teaching Interests

Materials Science and Engineering

Polymer Structures, Processing, and Properties

Professional Affiliations

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Materials Research Society (MRS)

Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE)