Expert Details
Colloids, Nanoscience, Particles, Nanomaterials, Microfluidics, Bio-nano Materials, Surfactants, Gels, Coatings, Suspensions, and 3D printing
ID: 733946
North Carolina, USA
Expert has consulted for a number of international corporations, startups, and mid-level companies.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1998 | Degree: Post-doctoral Fellow | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: University of Delaware |
| Year: 1996 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Physical Chemistry | Institution: University of Sofia and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
| Year: 1989 | Degree: BS and M.Sc. | Subject: Chemical Physics and Theoretical Chemistry | Institution: University of Sofia, Bulgaria |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2009 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: INVISTA Professor | Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
Responsibilities:Distinguished (chaired) university professor |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2009 | Employer: NC State University | Title: Professor | Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
Responsibilities:University professor |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2008 | Employer: NC State University | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
Responsibilities:University professor |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2006 | Employer: NC State University | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: Chemical Engineering |
Responsibilities:University professor |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2001 | Employer: Univ. of Delaware | Title: Research Assistant Professor | Department: Chemical Engineering |
Responsibilities:University research-engaged professor |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 1995 | Employer: Protein Array Project | Title: Research scientist | Department: Japanese Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology |
Responsibilities:Scientist |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Elected Fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS) Elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS) American Chemical Society (ACS) American Inst. of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Materials Research Society (MRS) Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Section Editor of two sections (2014 – present and 2009 – 2014) of Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science; Member of the Editorial Boards, Langmuir, 2008 – 2016, Biomicrofluidics, 2006 – present, Particle 2012 – present, Chemistry of Materials, 2008 – 2015, Adv. Colloid Interface Science 2012 – 2015; Leader of Interdisciplinary Research Group 1 (IRG 1) and member of the Steering Committee of the Triangle MRSEC on Programmable Soft Matter (2011 – present). |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering (AIChE) 2017 Fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS) 2017 R.J. Reynolds Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension (NCSU) 2017 Dinesh O. Shah Annual Lecture in Surface Science (UFL) 2017 Chancellors' Innovation Fund Award (NCSU) 2016 Springer 1st Colloid and Polymer Science Lecture Award 2014 NC ACS 2013 Distinguished Speaker Award (NC ACS Section) 2013 Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor (NCSU) 2013 Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS) 2011 Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award (NCSU) 2011 Innovator of the Year Award (Employer) 2011 Mercator Visiting Professor Fellowship (DFG – Germany & TU-Berlin) 2010 Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award (NCSU) 2010 INVISTA named professorship (Employer) 2009 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation) 2006 Employer Academy of Outstanding Teachers 2006 3M Nontenured Faculty Award (3M Company) 2006 Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award (Sigma Xi NCSU Chapter) 2004 CAREER award (The National Science Foundation) 2003 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award (Oak Ridge Associated Universities) 2002 Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award (Camille and Henry Dreyfus Found.) 2001 |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 188 peer-reviewed publications, including ones in Nature, Science, Nature Mater., Nature Nanotech., Adv. Mater, JACS, and other outlets. H-index = 64 and more than 18,500 citations reported by Google Scholar (H index of 54 and 13,400 citations by Web of Science database). 8 patents, 12 pending patent or provisional patent applications |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Original native language |
| Russian | Profficient |