I love teaching! I cannot remember a time when I did not want to be a teacher. Teaching is exactly what I want to do in my life.

• Materials Engineering (MATE 210)
• Introduction to Materials
• Engineering, Honors (MATE X211)
• Materials Engineering Laboratory (MATE 215)
• Mechanical Behavior of Materials (MATE 350)
• Mechanical Behavior of Materials Laboratory (MATE 355)
• Materials Selection in Mechanical Design (MATE 460)
• Senior Project Design Laboratory III (MATE X484)

• Consultant, Rockwell Scientific Company, Friction Stir Welding Projects;
• Manager, Advanced Materials, Howmet Corporation, Operhall Research Center;
• Senior Development Engineer, Howmet Corporation, Operhall Research Center;
• Research Scientist, McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratories
• Ph.D Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, 1986
• M.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, 1983
• B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University, 1981

• Materials Research Society
• TMS
• Alpha Sigma Mu
• Tau Beta Pi
• Phi Kappa Phi

• Dow Outstanding New Faculty (American Society for Engineering Education) 1999
• TRW Excellence in Teaching Award (College of Engineering) 1998

• MatE Representative, College of Engineering Curriculum Committee
• MatE Representative, College of Engineering Assessment Committee