Educational Background
B.S., 1984, University of California, Davis
Ph.D., 1990, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Honors and Awards
- Walters Prize for outstanding publication in the Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 2016
- Poste rouge, CNRS, Université de Paris-Sud (Laboratoire FAST), 2005/06
- Whitaker/Childs Teacher-Scholar Award 2001-2004
- AIChE Student Awards for UG teaching (1995, 2001, 2003)
- NSF CAREER Award, 1995-1999
- Dow Teaching Prize, MIT, 1989
- National Science Foundation fellowship, 1985 – 1988
- College of Engineering Medal, UC Davis, for graduating first in the College of Engineering, 1984
- AIChE Northern California Outstanding Senior Award, 1984
