Professional Service
- AIChE. Role: Chair/Organizer. Chair and Organizer of Chemical Engineers in Medicine Topical Conference. 2019 - 2022
- Role: Chair. Entity: AICIHE Chair and OrganizerTopical Session on Chemical Engineers in Medicine. 2017 - 2017
- Entity: National Institutes of Health Reviwer for R21 Rapid Proposal for Zika Virus. 2016 - 2016
- Role: Reviewr. Entity: National Science foudation Reviwer Nano Biosensing Program. 2016 - 2016
- Role: Reviewer. Entity: NIH Reviewer for NIH/NIBIB Panel For Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13). 2014 - 2014
- Entity: NanoUtah Organization Committee Help in making decisions regarding conference venue and judging of scientific posters during the conference. 2011 - present
Honors & Awards
- University wide Teaching Award for Excellence in Online Teaching (2020). University of Utah, 2020
- Top 15% instructor College of Engineering. University of Utah, 2015
- Postdoctoral Fellowship. California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), 2009
- NIH Graduate Training Grant. NIH, 2000
Internal Service
- Committee for the Advancement of Inclusion and Diversity, CMES. Member, 2020 - present. service.
- Academic Policy Advisory Committee. Committe Member, 2020 - 2020. service.
- Field Safety Program Working Group. Committee Member, 2020 - 2020. service.
- UPSTEM Inclusing Teaching Training. 2020 - 2021. service.
- Chemical Engineering Instrumentation Core Development. 2019 - present. service.
- CTLE Fellow for Development of Active learning methods and inclusive teaching traiing. 2019 - 2021. service.
- Undergraduate Committee. 2018 - present. service.
- Presentation at Ensign Elementary to Discuss Role of Science in Society. Presenter, 2017 - present. service.
- Engineering Day COE and CMES. Presenter, 2016 - present. service.
- Graduate Student Recruitment Fly In. Tour Of Renewable Energy Lab, 2016 - present. service.
- Undergraduate Committee. 2016 - present. service.
- Development of Renewable Energy Demonstration Lab on campus located at William Browning Buidling. Over-See Implentation, 2012 - present. service.
- Development of off-campus Additive Manufacturing Laboratory for researching friction surfacing methods for depositing coatings. Over-See Implentation, 2012 - present. service.
In the Media
- Weather Channel. 2019. https://twitter.com/pattrn/status/1179501306504871...
- UnDisciplined: The Archaeologist And The Chemical Engineer. 2019. https://www.upr.org/post/undisciplined-archaeologi...
- The Chemical Engineering. 2019. https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/new-proce...
- Utah Publi Radio. 2019. https://www.upr.org/post/utah-scientists-developed...
- Deseret News. 2019. https://www.deseret.com/2019/3/17/20668566/utah-en...
- KSL.com. 2019. https://www.ksl.com/article/46512727/utah-engineer...
- Science Daily. 2019. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/1903...
- Prokeraia.com. 2019. https://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a897741.ht...
- biotech-365.com. 2019. http://biotech-365.com/news-biotech-engineers-deve...
- Tech Explorist. 2019. https://www.techexplorist.com/turning-algae-fuel/2...
- biofuels-news.com. 2019. https://biofuels-news.com/news/engineers-lower-ene...
- Design World. 2019. https://www.designworldonline.com/engineers-develo...
- verdict.co.uk. 2019. https://www.verdict.co.uk/algae-fuel-biocrude/
- Slash Gear. 2019. https://www.slashgear.com/researchers-create-a-fas...
- The Economic Times. 2019. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/...
- ABC 4 News Utah. 2019. https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/university-of...
- Biofuels Digest. 2019. http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2019/03/04/u...
- democraticunderground.com. 2019. https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127124461
- PHYS.ORG. 2019. https://phys.org/news/2019-03-fast-method-algae-bi...
- College of Engineering Research Report. 2015.
- Continuum Magazine. 2014. http://continuum.utah.edu/archives/Continuum_Winte...