EDUCATION: Ph.D. Engineering Science, 1993 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (Co-administered with the USF Department of Surgery) Dissertation: Mechanically Facilitated Cell-Cell Electrofusion M.S. Chemical Engineering, 1990 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Thesis: An Instrument System for the Acquisition and Analysis of Arterial Pressure and Flow Waves B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1990 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2002-Present Associate Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. 1999-present, Member of the USF Center for Molecular Delivery. NIH MARC U-STAR Program Director (2005 to 2009) 1996-2002 Research Assistant Professor Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. 1993-1996 Associate in Research Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 1989-1993 Graduate Research Assistant Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 1984-1987 Engineering Technician Advanced Separations Technology, Lakeland, FL

Physical Systems for Drug and Gene Delivery (Non-Viral) Pulsed Electric Fields for Drug and Gene Delivery Plasma Mediated Drug and Gene Delivery Cell-Cell Electrofusion Novel Cancer Treatments In Vivo Electrophoresis for the Mass Transport of Molecules Silicon Carbide Biocompatibility for Sensors and Implants Biomedical Instrumentation Microfluidic Devices for Biological Analysis

Drug and Gene Delivery, Electrofusion, Biomedical Instrumentation, Electrophoresis