( Professor)
Address Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Rhodes 489
The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0012
Citizenship US Citizen
Education
Ph.D. (Materials Science-Polymers), 1990, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs.
M. Sc. (Polymer Science & Tech.), 1984, Univ. of Manchester, U.K.
Ph.D. Dissertation Title : "Thermoplastic Matrix Composites Via In-Situ Electropolymerization"
M.Sc. Thesis Title : "Nucleation in Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene"
Professional Affiliations
ASM International
Society of Plastics Engineer, SPE
Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering, SAMPE
Adhesion Society
Fields of Special Interest
Processing and Properties of Composites; Conducting Elastomers and
Composites, Electrochemical Synthesis; Surface Coatings and Corrosion of Metals, Processing of Thin Films and Coatings
Honors, Awards and Recognition
Fellow, Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE), 2003
NRC/USAF Senior Research Assocaiteship Award, AFRL, (2001)
Sigma Xi Young Investigator, University of Cincinnati, (2001)
ONR Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research, ('95-99)
Research Initiation Award, Engineering Foundation/The Air Force ('92-94) Research Challenge Awards, University of Cincinnati, (1994).
Best Poster Paper Award, 11th Annu. Advanced Composite Conference, Michigan (1995).
Best Poster Paper Award, New England SPE Regional Meeting, University of Connecticut, Storrs. CT., (1988).
Special Funds Award, Gordon Research Conf., Gordon Research Conf. on Thermosets, New London, NH. (1989).
Commendable Teaching Evaluation, University of Cincinnati, Summer 1993, Summer 1994.
Co-Inventor "Electrochem. Tech. For In-Situ Impregnation of Graphite Fiber-Polyimide Composites"
Faculty Advisor of the Year Award, SAMPE, 1998, 1999, 2000
Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Connecticut, (1986-1990)
Study Fellowship, Federal University of Tech., Owerri, Nigeria (1986-1990)
Biographee, Marquis Who's Who in the World and (1998-2001)
Biographee, Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering (1996, 1998, 2000)
Biographee, Marquis Who's Who in America (1997, 1998) and (2000, 2001)
Professional Recognition
Guest Editor, Surface Engineering (2001)
NSF-SBIR Proposal Panel Reviewer, NSF SBIR Program, NSF-DMII, 2001
NSF-IGERT Proposal Panel Reviewer, NSF IGERT Program, NSF-DMR, 2001
Director of Graduate Studies, Materials Science and Engineering Dept., University of Cincinnati, Jan 00 – Aug. 31, 2001.
Vice-Chair, Surface Engineering Sector, ASM International, '00-
Secretary, Surface Engineering Sector, ASM International, '99-'00
Conference Co-Organizer "Polymer Structural Determination Using FTIR-Based Techniques" Annual Technical Conference of SPE, ANTEC '99, NY, NY.
Session Chairman "Polymer Structural determination Using FTIR-Based Techniques III"- Annual Technical Conference of SPE, ANTEC '99, NY., NY.
Session Chair. Plasma Processing, ASM I Materials Solution '99, Cinti., OH.
Session Chairman Polymeric Coatings, ASM I Materials Solution '99, Cinti.,OH
Conference Co-Organizer "Surface Modification by Plasma", ASMI Materials Solution '99, Cincinnati, OH.
Conference Co-Organizer "Polymeric Coatings", ASM Inter. Materials Solution, 1999, Cincinnati, OH.
Conference Co-Organizer "Applications of Coatings", ASM I Materials Solution, 2000, St. Louis, MO.
Conference Co-Organizer "Processing of Coatings and Thin Films", ASM I Materials Solution 2000, St. Louis, MO.
Session Chairman, "High Temp. Interfaces", Third Inter. Con. Composite Eng., ICCE-3, (1996), New Orleans, LA.
NSF-CAREER Proposal Panel Reviewer, NSF CAREER Program, CMS (1997).
NSF-SBIR Proposal Panel Reviewer, NSF SBIR Program, NSF-DMII, 2000
Nominee, The National Research Council, NRC Panel Reviewer, 2001
Adhesion Society Student Award Committee, Member, (1994)
Faculty Advocate and Mentor for Minority Engineering Students, 1992-Faculty Advisor, University of Cincinnati, Student Chapter of SAMPE,1993-Reviewer of Tech. Papers: Polym. Eng. & Sci., Chem. of Materials ('94, '95-00), ANTEC '99, ASM 1999, SMT-14, 2000, Electrochemica Acta (1997), JAPS('98-'00), J. Adhesion Sci. & Tech (1997) .
Session Chair, “Surface treatment for Corrosion and Joining, ASMI Materials Solution, Indianapolis, Nov. 5-8, 2001;
Session Chair “Materials Properties II”, AIAA, Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Science Symposium, Dayton, March 30, 2001.