Associate Professor
Soft Materials Chemistry
Office: 3108 Biltmore Hall

Background

• B.S., University of Florida, 1990
• Ph.D., University of Florida, 1996 (Advisor: Prof. Kirk S. Schanze)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, NSF Center for Photoinduced Charge Transfer, University of Rochester, 1996-1997 (Advisor: Prof. David G. Whitten)

Awards & Affiliations

• Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science (2007)
• South China University of Technology (Guangzhou, China) US Research Scholar Travel Fellowship (2007)
• College of Natural Resources Community for Diversity Dean's Office Award (2006)
• NSF Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Award (1998)
• NSF US-Japan Research/Teaching Award (1997)
• Merck Company Graduate Student Research Award (1995)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Cellulose & Renewable Materials Division of ACS