Group Leader

Education

• 2012  Ph.D. in Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
• 2007  M.S. in Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
• 2005  B.S, Appl. Physics and Math, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia

Professional Appointments

• 2022-       Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
• 2016-22  Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
• 2012-16  PostDoctoral Researcher, Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, IL)
• 2012-       Adjunct Professor in Physics, summer semester, Moraine Valley Community College (Palos Hills, IL)
• 2008-12  Research Assistant, North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Academic Service

• 2021-current  UNT MTSE Graduate Affairs Committee, member
  
• 2020-current  UNT MRF User committee, member
  
• 2022-2023  UNT CENG Dean search committee, member
  
• 2022-2023  UNT Faculty search committee, MTSE, member
  
• 2019-2021  UNT Department Chair search committee, MTSE, member
  
• 2018-2019  UNT VPRI search committee, member
  
• 2018-2019  UNT Faculty search committee, MTSE, member
  
• 2018-2019  UNT Faculty search committee, Chemistry, member
  
• 2018-2019  UNT Faculty search committee, BioDiscovery Institute, member
• 2016-2018  UNT Graduate Society, MTSE, advisor

Honors / Awards

• 2022  Research and Creativity Award, University of North Texas
• 2021  NSF Early Career Award, National Science Foundation
• 2021  xTechHBCU Prize Competition, finalist
• 2020  Presidential Early Career Professorship Award, University of North Texas
• 2018  Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Early Career Academic Professional Award
• 2017  Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from ORAU
• 2017  TechConnect National Innovation Award 2017 for “Direct method to grow single and multilayer graphene on insulting substrate at wafer-scale in 1 min” technology
• 2016  Outstanding Postdoctoral Performance Award, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
• 2016  TechConnect National Innovation Award 2016 for “Graphene-nanodiamond solution for achieving superlubricity” technology
• 2014  Best Poster Preview Award, Gordon Research Conference
• 2008  Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi