Present Position
- Professor and Associate Chair
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
Education
- B.C.E. in Civil Engineering (1966)
- The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
- M.C.E. in Structural Engineering (1968)
- The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
- Ph.D. in Materials Science (1973)
- The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Professional Experience
| 1966 – 1967 | Assistant Design Engineer | Naval Facilities Engineering Command |
| 1967 – 1972 | Structural Research Engineer | Naval Ship R&D Center |
| 1972 – 1979 | Ceramic Research Engineer | Naval Research Laboratory |
| 1979 – 1984 | Member of Technical Staff | Sandia National Laboratories |
| 1984 – 1990 | Associate Professor | Pennsylvania State University |
| 1992(summer) | Visiting Faculty | Sandia National Laboratory |
| 1995-1996 | Associate Director of Materials | ONR London (sabbatical) |
| 2000(summer) | Visiting Faculty | Sandia National Laboratory (NM) |
| 2001(summer) | Visiting Faculty | Sandia National Laboratory (NM) |
| 2002(summer) | Visiting Professor | University of New Mexico (NM) |
| 2003(summer) | Visiting Faculty | Sandia National Laboratories (NM) |
| 2004 -2010 | Associate Chair | MSE Department at UF |
| 2006 (Spring) | Visiting Research Scientist | NIST (sabbatical) |
| 2009-2010 | Trustee | UF Board of Trustees |
| 2010 (Summer) | Visiting Professor | Imperial College, London, UK (FEO Award) |
| 2013 (Spring) | Visiting Professor | University of Cambridge, UK (Sabbatical Leave) |
| 1990-Present | Professor | University of Florida |
Research Interests
Microstructure/mechanical interactions in glass ceramics, ferroelectrics and ceramic composites; application of fracture mechanics to brittle materials; fractal fracture
Professional Activities
- Fellow Member
- The American Ceramic Society; Chairman, Morey Award Committee; Membership Committee [Glass Division]; Vice Chairman, New Mexico Chapter; Chairman, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, Chair Schwartzwalder-PACE committee.
- Member
- American Society of Testing and Materials; Chairman, Subcommittee on Fracture Testing of Brittle Materials [E24,07]
- Member
- Materials Research Society
- Member
- Sigma Xi, NICE, Keramos
Awards and Honors
| ASCE Fall Award | 1966 | NDEA Grant | 1969 |
| Outstanding Young Men of America | 1971 | ASTM Research Award | 1971 |
| Patent Award | 1982 | Outstanding Performance Award | 1974 |
| Fellow, American Ceramic Society | 1983 | Publication Award, NRL | 1976 |
| Schwartzwalder – PACE Award | 1984 | MSE Award for Productivity | 1999 |
| Gordon Conference Session Chair | 1988 | MSE Award for Excellence | 2000 |
| Gordon Conference Speaker | 1981 | Who’s Who in the South | 1992 |
| Plenary Speaker ACerS Fall Mtg. | 2002 | UF Engineering Teaching Award | 2003 |
| Invited SpeakerLorentz Workshop | 2004 | Who’s Who in Science & Engineering | 2006 |
| Board of Trustees ACerS | 2006 | Board of Directors ACerS | 2007-2010 |
| UF Faculty Senate Chair | 2009-2010 | Member Board of Trustees UF | 2009-2010 |
| COE Doctoral Advisor/Mentoring Award | 2009-2010 |