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Education
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Ph.D., Chemistry, Northwestern University - 1993
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M.A., Chemistry, University of Arizona - 1988
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B.S., Chemistry, Indiana University - 1984
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Professional Experience
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Chemist, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory - 2005-current
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Biomolecular Materials Program Leader, Argonne National Laboratory - 2002-present
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Assistant Chemist, Argonne National Laboratory - 1999-2002
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Chemist, Department of Defense, Walter Reed Army Institute of Medicine - 1998-1999
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory - 1996-1997
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana - 1994-1996
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Awards
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Appointed - advisory committe for NSFCenter on Optical Sciences, Deleware State University - 2006-present
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Recognized as a life sciences innovator by the Illinois Biotechnology Industry organization and Midwest University consortium - 2006
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Elected Member Advance Photon Source Users Organization - 2005-2007
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ANL Pacesetter Award - March 2004
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IBM Graduate Fellowship (Polymer Science & Technology) - 1991-1992
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Professional Activities
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Invited MRSEC review panel, NSF, Arlinton, VA - November 14-15, 2007
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Co-editor of Biosurfaces and Biointerfaces of Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 950 - 2006
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Invited participant at the National Nanotechnology Initiative on X-rays and Neutrons: Essential Tools for Nanoscience Research", Washington D.C. - June 16-18, 2005
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Invited participant at the National Nanotechnology Initiative Workshop on Nanoscience Energy Needs. Arlington, VA - March 16-18, 2004
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Research Interests
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Soft and condensed matter (liquid crystals, complex fluids, hydrogels, polymers)
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X-ray andneutron scattering
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Biomimetic and composite materials
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Ionic liquids and poly (ionic liquids)
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