Professional Service

• ASM international. Role: Member. Data Products Council. 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2024
• ASM International. Role: Membere. ASM Data products Council (2021-) Member of newly established ASM’s Data Product Council, Help with guiding the development and distribution strategy of all the digital and hardcopy books, manuals, journals, handbooks and databases (2021-present). 10/2021 - present
• ASM Inetrnational, International Materials Review . Vice-Chair, Editorial Board. 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2024
• TMS. Lead organizer of symposium on "Magnetic Materials for Energy Applications III", Six Sessions/3 days , TMS Annual meeting, San Antonio, March 3-7, 2013. 03/2012 - 03/2013
• Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. Editorial Board Member. 09/01/2011 - 08/31/2020
• ASM International . Member, Editorial Board of International Materials Reviews . 07/2010 - 06/2023
• National Science Foundation. Role: Memebr. Review panel 2010, “Materials World Network” . 01/2010 - 02/2010
• TMS-AIME. Lead Organizer and Editorial Advisor, Symposia “Global Innovations in Materials and Technologies for Energy Harvesting, and “Global Innovations in Photovoltaics and Thermoelectrics” at the TMS 2009 Annual meeting . 05/01/2008 - 04/01/2009
• TMS. Role: Member. TMS Magnetic materials Committee. 07/2007 - present

Internal Service

• Curriculum Committee. Co-chair, 07/2023 - present. College service.
• College of Science. Associate Dean, Academic Administration, 07/2023 - 06/2027. College service.
• University Innovation alliance Extended working Group to help enhance educational experiences and opportunities for students from under-represented ,and economically and other disdvantaged backgrounds. Member, 12/01/2022 - present. University service.
• CMES CAID Committee . 09/2020 - present. College service.
• University of Utah Enrollment Management Council, (2019- present). Member, 09/2019 - present. University service.
• Graduate Research Fellowship Selection Committee, Graduate school. Members, 03/2019 - 04/2019. University service.
• College Curriculum Committee. Chair, 09/2017 - 06/2023. College service.
• Director of Graduate Studies, Metallurgical Engineering. 08/16/2017 - present. Department service.
• University Curriculum Review Board, University Course fee Review committee. Member, 07/2017 - present. University service.
• USHE Engineering Council Member (2017- present). Member, 07/2017 - present. University service.
• Curriculem Policy Review Board. Member , 07/2017 - 06/2023. University service.
• Associate Dean for Academics. 06/01/2017 - 06/30/2023. College service.
• Acting Dean, College of Mines and Earth Sciences. 05/2015 - 07/2015. University service.
• Acting Dean, College of Mines and Earth Sciences . 06/30/2014 - 08/20/2014. University service.
• Acting Dean, College of Mines and Earth Sciences . 05/2013 - 08/2013. University service.
• University Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee . Member, 09/2012 - 08/2015. University service.
• Acting Dean, College of Mines and Earth sciences, Summer 2011. 05/16/2011 - 08/09/2011. College service.
• University of Utah Consolidated Hearing Committee . Panel Member, 08/16/2010 - 08/15/2016. University service.
• Acting Dean, College of Mines and Earth Sciences. 05/2010 - 08/2010. University service.
• Acting Dean, College of Mines and Earth Sciences, University of Utah. 07/01/2009 - 07/31/2009. University service.

Honors & Awards

• Outstanding Faculty Service Award. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 04/2023
• Vice-Chair, Editorial Board, 2014-present, Re-appointed. International Materials Reviews. ASM International , 07/01/2021
• Member of the Editorial Board, International Materials Reviews (2010-), ASM International, Reappointed for the 2020-2023 term. ASM International, 07/01/2020
• Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, for 2016-2017. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, 05/19/2017
• College Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award for 2016-2017. College of Mines and Earth Sciences, University of Utah, 05/05/2017
• Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, (2011-2016) Reappointed for the term 2017-2020. ASM International , 01/01/2017
• Outstanding Teaching Award, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, Univ. of Utah 2013-2014. 04/2014
• Lead Organizer, Symposium on "Magnetic materials for Energy III held during 2013 TMS Annual meeting in San Antonio. TMS-AIME, 03/2013
• ASM Fellow, Class of 2011. ASM International, 10/18/2011
• Member, Editorial Board of Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, ASM International, 2011-present. 08/17/2011
• University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award (2009-2010). 05/07/2010
• 2010 ASUU Student Choice Award. ASUU , 04/2010
• Member, Editorial Board, International Materials Review Journal, ASM International, 2010-present. 04/2010
• Utah Innovation award, Finalist/Honorable Mention, Salt Lake City, 2009 . State of Utah COE /Stoel Rieves , 2009
• College of Mines and Earth Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Utah, 2007-2008. 05/2008
• Outstanding Teaching Award, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, University. of Utah, 2007-2008. 04/2008
• College of Mines Outstanding Teaching Award, Univ. of Utah, 1990-91 . 05/1991
• Mellow Met Professor of the Year, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, 1990-91. 04/1991

Outreach

• Organizer, ASM Materials Camp for Teachers, held during Summers at the University of Utah, starting in 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019. 06/2014 - present