Rigoberto C Advincula

Bio

Dr. Advincula is a Governor's Chair Professor and Group Leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Tennessee. His research and group interests are: design, synthesis, and characterization of polymers and nanomaterials capable of controlled-assembly, nanostructuring, and self-organization in ultrathin films and monoliths. This includes functional macromolecules, coordination polymerization, polymer brushes, electropolymerization, and preparation of nanoparticles and hybrid materials. Properties include: smart coatings, stimuli-responsive, toughened, conducting, energy translating, optically active, or biocompatible. Surface sensitive spectroscopy and microscopy is systematically utilized to probe materials properties at interfaces. They are also involved in investigating nanoparticles, nanostructured surfaces, nanocomposite materials, 3-D printing, coatings, biomaterials, and process development. 

Dr. Advincula has led major projects including a fiber composite project with the DOE, EERE, AMO. He has a number of major awards with the American Chemical Society (ACS) and Fellow Honors; FRSC, FIMMM, NATAS Fellow, PMSE Fellow, Poly Fellow. Most recently he received Fellow status with the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the International Prize of the Society of Polymer Science of Japan (JSPS). He is most passionate in mentoring young minds in to the STEM disciplines.

Professional Experience

• 2020-Present: Governor’s Chair Professor, ORNL-UT, Group Leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN and University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering and 

• 2020-Present: Adjunct Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland, OH.

• 2012-2019: Professor (Secondary Faculty), Case Western Reserve University, Department of Chemistry and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland, OH.

• 2012-2019: Full Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland, OH.

• 2007-2011: Professor, University of Houston, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering, Houston, TX.

• 2005-2007: Associate Professor Joint Appointment, University of Houston, Department of Chemical Engineering, Houston, TX.

• 2002-2007: Associate Professor, University of Houston, Department of Chemistry, Houston, TX.

• 1997-2002: Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Chemistry, Birmingham, AL. Tri-Campus Materials Program Faculty and Adjunct Prof. with Department of Materials Eng. and Dept. of Biomedical Eng.

Awards

• Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

• International Prize, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan

• Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining

• NATAS Fellow, North American Thermal Analysis Society, 2023

• Co-President, 2023 Pacific Polymer Federation (PPF) of Polymer Societies

• Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023, polymer chemistry contribution 

• Lifetime Distinguished Achievement Award, University of the Philippines Alumni Assoc. 2022

• National Academy of Science and Technology (Philippines), Elected Member, 2018

• Editor in Chief, MRS Communications (Materials Research Society) 2017

• Chair, Polymer Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2015

• Herman Mark Scholar Award, Poly. Chem. Div., American Chemical Society, 2013

• Fellow, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2010

• Fellow, Polymer Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division 2011, ACS

• Fellow, Polymer Chemistry Division 2011, ACS

• Editor, Reactive and Functional Polymers (Elsevier) 2012-2017

• Editor, Macromolecular Research (Springer) 2010-2017

• Associate Editor, Polymer Reviews (Taylor & Francis) 2014-2017

• Regional Editor, Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers (Sage) 2011-206

• ISI Knowledge Citation Summary from 1991-present and Google Scholar: H-index = 81, average of 450 citations per year, average of 30 citations per article, and 23,145 total citations.

• World Economic Forum, Council Member, Global Future Council, 2016-2018.

• National Science Foundation, Biomaterials: Tools and Foundry Workshop, Organizer and Leader, Arlington, VA 2016.

• Chair, Nanotechnology and Corrosion TEG 474X Technical Committee of NACE, 2016

• Member, NAKFI Imaging Science Report Review Committee, Keck Foundation and National Academies (NAS, NAE, IM) 2016

• Polymer Pacific Federation, Council Member 2015

• IUPAC Division 4 (Polymer) Council, Member (elected) 2015

• Elected to National Institute of Health (NIH) College of CSR Reviewers, 2010

• NSF Hybrid Flexible Electronics and Photonics Workshop, Invited 2010

• National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, Keck Futures Initiative in Imaging Science, Invited Participant, 2010

• Excellence in Science and Technology Award, Philippine Dev-USA Foundation, 2010

• Koh Science Award, Philippine-American Academy of Scientists and Engineers, 2010

• Balik Scientist Awardee, Dept. of Science and Technology (DOST) Philippines 2009 

• Engineering Research and Development Technology (ERDT) Fellow, Philippines, 2008.

• Technical Focus Lecturer Award, American Coatings Association (FSCT), ICE 2007.

• Research Excellence and Scholarship Award, University of Houston, 2007.

• Arthur Doolittle Award, American Chemical Society, PMSE Division, 2003.

• NSF-CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 1999.

• Alexander Von Humboldt Research Fellow, Germany, 1995.

• Visiting Professor of Venture Business Laboratory TUAT, VBL Program, Japan, 1997.

• NSF Molecular Electronics Workshop, Invited, 2007.

• National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, Keck Futures Nanoscience Initiative, Invited, 2004.

• NSF Materials Chemistry Workshop, Invited, 2002.

• Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, elected, April 1995

Education

• Ph.D. in Chemistry 1994. The University of Florida, Department of Chemistry, Gainesville, FL
• B.S. in Chemistry, 1987. The University of the Philippines, Institute of Chemistry, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

• 1996-1997: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford, CA. Advisors: Curt Frank and Wolfgang Knoll.

• 1995-1996: Alexander Von Humboldt Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany. Advisor: Wolfgang Knoll.

• 1991 and 1993: Visiting Scientist, Institut Charles Sadron and IPCMS- Group Materiaux Organique, CNRS, Strasbourg, France. 

Professional Affiliations

• Membership: American Chemical Society (ACS), Materials Research Society (MRS), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS), Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE), and Society of Petroleum Engineers

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