BS: Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University (1982) PhD: Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (1990) Post-doctoral: Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (1990), Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany (1991-92)

Correlation of macroscopic material properties and function with molecular structure and dynamics, particularly in heterogeneous macromolecular solids. Synthesis and characterization of self-assembled inorganic-organic and mesoporous materials for catalysis, separations, and opto-electronic applications. Molecular dynamics and structure in hierarchically ordered polymers, liquid crystals, nanocrystals, and biominerals. Development and application of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods for characterizing structure, dynamics, adsorption, transport, and reaction properties of new solid-state materials.