Degrees

Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles CA (1990)
B.A. Chemistry, Reed College Portland OR (1985)

Research Area

Laser-Materials Interactions

Current Research

Resonant Infrared Pulsed-Laser Deposition (RIR-PLD)

Previous Positions

2010 - 2011 Research Assistant Professor of Physics
2005 - 2011 Senior Lecturer of Physics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN.
2001 - 2005 Research Assistant Professor of Physics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN.
2003 (Spring) - Research Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN.
1996 - 2001 Director of Technology, Vinings Industries Inc., Kennesaw GA.
1994 - 1996 Sr. Vice President, Lion Industries Inc., Vancouver WA.
1991 - 1994 Vice President, Lion Industries Inc., Vancouver WA.
1989 - 1991 Technical Manager, Lion Industries Inc., Vancouver WA.

Professional Societies

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Physical Society (APS)
SPIE

Professional Honors

1996-1999 TAPPI "Finest Faculty" Award
1985 Phi Beta Kappa
1984-1985 Harold Zeh Scholar (Portland Section ACS)
1984-1987 Beinecke Memorial Scholar

Miscellaneous

2008 – 2009Vanderbilt English Language Center (ELC) Foundation Year Course Instructor in Physics for prospective engineering undergraduates
Nov 2007Demonstrations Night Organizer, SE Section APS Meeting
2006Activity-Based Physics Faculty Institute Participant
2003ACS-PRF Summer School Participant: “The Chemistry of Information Technology,” Center for Materials & Devices for Information Technology Research (CMDITR)
2001 – 2002National Advisory Council, Reed College, Portland OR
1999 – 2000Corporate Representative, NSF Particle Engineering Research Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1999 – 2000Corporate Representative, Industrial Research Institute, Washington DC
1998 – 2000Corporate Representative, Auburn Pulp & Paper Foundation, Auburn AL
1997Instructor, asociación mexicana de técnicos de las industrias de la celulosa y del papel, a.c. (atcp) Simposium Internacional de Destintado, Cuernavaca, Mexico
1996Instructor, Canadian Pulp & Paper Association Tech 96 Recycling & Deinking Short Course, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada, 14 – 19 April
1996 – 2000Instructor, TAPPI Recycling Short Course
1996 – 1999Board Member, Housing Initiative of North Fulton, Roswell GA (Board President 1998 – 1999)
1994 – 1999Board Member, Friends of the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo UT
1993 Instructor, TAPPI Introduction to Wet End Chemistry Short Course, Portland OR