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Biographical Information

Professional Experience

	University of Michigan Chemical Engineering Department Ann Arbor, Michigan
	Professor	1990 – present
	Chairman	1990-1995
	Associate Director, Electron Microbeam Analysis Laboratory	1986-2000
	Associate Professor	1984-1990
	Assistant Professor	1980-1984
	Engineering Research Assistant	1979-1980
	Postdoctoral Scholar	1978-1979
	University of Innsbruck, Austria Visiting Professor,	1987 - 1988
	Technical University, Vienna Austria Visiting Professor	1987

Honors and Awards

	Giuseppe Parravano Award for Excellence in Catalysis Research, 1994
	Research Excellence Award, College of Engineering, U of M, 1989
	Class of 1938 E Distinguished Service Award, U of M, 1986

Institutional and Professional Service during last 5 years

Committee Chair, Michigan Memorial Phoenix Laboratory rededication ChE Undergraduate Committee, ChE Safety Committee, Chair of CoE Task Force on Industrial Contracting; UM Hydrogen Taskforce; CoE Scholastic Standing Committee; CoE Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, CoE Library Committee; CoE Automotive Council; CoE Council on the Environment; Advisory Board, APTA (Advanced Power Technology Alliance), Center for Automotive ResearchEditor, Handbook of Chemical Sensors; Member of Editorial Board for e-journal “Sensors”; Board member, AIChE Detroit Local Section; NSF-SBIR Review Panels