Credentials
Education
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Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- B. Tech. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Professional Appointments
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Associate Vice President for Research, Iowa State University
- Anson Marston Distinguished Professor and Carol Vohs Johnson Chair, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University
- Member, DOE Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC)
- Member, NSF Alan Waterman Award Committee
Honors & Awards
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Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
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Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- Fellow, International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE)
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
- AIChE Plenary Talk Award, Division of Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical area (15b)
- David R. Boylan Eminent Faculty Award for Research, Iowa State Univ.
- Big 12 “Rising Star” Award, Big 12 Center for Economic Development, Innovation and Commercialization
- Global Indus Technovator Award
- TR100 Award, MIT's Technology Review Magazine
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WiSE Champion, Program for Women in Science and Engineering, Iowa State U.
- Distinguished Service Award, AIChE Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering Division
- 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
- National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award
Areas of Expertise
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Bioinspired materials
Polymers
Biomaterials