People

Education
Ph.D., Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2013
B.S.E., Materials Science & Engineering, University of Michigan, 2008

Selected Honors and Awards

• Virgina Tech CoE Dean’s Fellow (2025)
• Virginia Tech Commercialization Champions Award (2025)
• Forbes ‘Discovery of the Week’ for work on recyclable and healable electronics (2025)
• MRS Early Career Distinguished Presenter (2024)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering (2024)
• National Academy of Inventors Senior Member (2024)
• Excellence in Research Award, VT CoE (2024)
• NSF CAREER Award (2023)
• John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow(2023)
• National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Frontiers of Engineering Program Attendee (2023)
• Distinguished Paper Award from the Adhesion Society (2023)
• College of Engineering Faculty Fellow, VT CoE (2023)
• Outstanding New Assistant Professor Award, VT CoE (2022)
• Small Rising Star (2022)
• ONR Young Investigator (YIP) Award (2021)
• ICTAS Junior Faculty Award (2021)
• Soft Matter Emerging Investigator (2021)
• DARPA Director’s Fellowship Award (2020)
• Adhesion Society Early Career Scientist Award (2020)
• DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) (2018)
• 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award (2017)
• Outstanding Faculty Award- ISU Engineering Student Council (Student nominated) (2017)
• Circle of Technical Excellence & Innovation Award (Nomination) – 3M (2014)
• Alan Gent Distinguished Student Award – Adhesion Society (2013)
• Frank J. Padden Jr. Award (Finalist) – American Physical Society (2013)