Associate Editor, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, ASME, 2004-2009

Guest Editor, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, ASME, 2003

Guest Editor, Journal of Composite Materials, 2002

Guest Editor, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, ASME, Oct. 2001

Editor, Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composite Materials and Structures, AMD Vol. 232, MD-Vol. 86, ASME, 1999-00

Guest Editor, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (JEMT), ASME, Oct. 1999

Co-Editor, Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Materials, MD-Vol. 84, ASME, 1998

International Journal of Fracture, reviewer

International Journal of Plasticity, reviewer

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (JEMT), reviewer

Journal of Mechanics of Materials, reviewer

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), reviewer

Journal of Composite Materials, reviewer

Journal of Porous Materials, reviewer

Invited Panels and Proposal Reviews

NSF CMS/CMMI, Review Panelist, 1998, 2000-2008

AFOSR:  Structural Mechanics Division, Proposal Reviewer, 2005

AFOSR/ONR/NSF Tribology Meeting, Duck Key, FL, June 4-8, 2001

American Academy of Mechanics/National Science Foundation, Evanston, IL, March 30-31, 2001

ASME (PALC) Public Affairs Leadership Conference, Arlington, VA, Sept. 24- 25, 1999

ARO: Mechanical and Environmental Sciences Division, Proposal Reviewer, 1999

NSF: Small Business Innovation Research Program, Review Panelist, 1998

Symposia Organized and Chaired  

ASME Applied Mechanics and Composite Materials Committees, IMECE, Novel Approaches in Heterogeneous Materials Analysis and Characterization, Symposium Organizer, 2007, 2008

ASME Applied Mechanics and Composite Materials Committees, IMECE, Application of Composites in Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Symposium Organizer and Co-Chair, 2006, 2007, 2008

ASME Applied Mechanics and Composite Materials Committees, IMECE, Nanoarchitectured Composites, Symposium Organizer and Chair, 2006

ASME Applied Mechanics and Composite Materials Committees, IMECE, Interfaces Heterogeneous Materials and Structures, Symposium Organizer and Co-Chair, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

ASME Composite Materials Committee, IMECE, Durability and Damage Tolerance of Heterogeneous Materials and Structures, Symposium, 2001

Co-Organizer and Chair, Student Paper Competition, Society of Engineering Science Conference, San Diego, CA, 2001.

Chair, Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composite Materials and Structures, ASME, IMECE, 2000.

ASME Composite Materials Committee, IMECE, Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composites, Symposium Organizer, 1999.

Chair (invited), 40th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Structural Dynamics Meeting (SDM), Experimental Failure Behavior in Composites, 1999.

ASME Composite Materials Committee, IMECE, Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composites Symposium, Co-Organizer 1998.

Chair, Durability and Damage Tolerance of Composite Materials and Structures, ASME, IMECE, 1998.

Institutional and Departmental Activities  

Rutgers University, University Laboratory Safety & Design Committee, 2008

MAE Faculty Recruiting Committee, 2007-2008

MAE Ad Hoc Award Committee, 2006-2008

Rutgers University, P-16 committee, 2006-2007

MAE Laboratory Director, 2005-present

MAE Laboratory Committee, Chair, 2005-present

MAE Retreat Organizing Committee, 2003, 2004

MAE Graduate Study Committee, 2001

MAE Academic Advisor

MS Examination Committee, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003

Instructional Laboratories Committee, 2000, 2003

Ph.D. Qualifying Examination, Solid Mechanics Committee, 2000, 2001, 2002

ASME Student Section Advisor, 2000-present

J. J. Slade Scholar Advisor, 2000-01, 2005-06

Open House Organizer, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University, 1999, 2000

Fellow, Douglass College, 1999-present

SUPER project, Group Advisor, February 1998-present

SUPER project, Mentor, February 1998-present

Professional Affliliations

ASME Minority Leadership Program/Government Relations Committee, 1999-2000

Intern, Government Relations Board, Minority Leadership program, ASME, 1999-2000

Fellow, Douglass College for Women, 1999-present

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1994-present

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 1994-present

American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM), 1995-2002

American Helicopter Society (AHS), 1995-2002

Alumni Society of Georgia Tech, 1992-present

Hellenic Society of Georgia Tech (President, 1994-1995), 1992-1997

Professional Development Activities

Public Affairs Leadership Conference, Invited, ASME, Sept. 24-25, 1999

NSF Supported Short Course in Applied Optics, Oakland University, MI, Aug. 3-14, 1998

Awards 

2002              3rd Place Ingersol Rand Contest  (Region II), ASME, Faculty Advisor
1998-2007      ASME, Applied Mechanics Div., Materials Div., Certificates of Appreciation