Program Director
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers
Division of Materials Research
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
National Science Foundation

• B.S. in Physics, John Carroll University (1981)
• Ph.D. in Physics, University of Colorado (1988)
• Post-doc at the Manuel Lujan Jr. Neutron Scattering Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Research Interests: Ferroelectric liquid crystals; Mass fractal aggregates; Small-angle x-ray and neutron scattering to determine nanoscale materials structure.