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| Wade Adams, Ph.D. Rice University Wade Adams is the Chairman of the Board for TNI and the Director of the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Rice University. The Center is devoted to the development of new innovations on the nanometer scale. Some of CNST’s current thrusts include research in carbon nanotubes, medical applications of C60, nanoporous membranes, molecular computing, and nanoshell diagnostic and therapeutic applications. CNST is part of a major initiative at Rice to expand activities in nano, bio, info and enviro science and engineering, and to expand interactions with the Texas Medical Center, the largest concentration of medical research facilities in the world. Wade retired from the US Air Force senior executive ranks in January 2002, as the Chief Scientist of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He was responsible for providing advice to the laboratory director and staff on the technical and scientific merit of the laboratory's research and development programs, and he also directed the in-house research program. Wade was appointed a senior scientist (ST) in the Materials Directorate of the Wright Laboratory in 1995. Prior to that he was a research leader and in-house research scientist in the directorate. For the past 31 years he has conducted research in polymer physics, concentrating on structure-property relations in high-performance organic materials. He is internationally known for his research in high-performance rigid-rod polymer fibers, X-ray scattering studies of fibers and liquid crystalline films, polymer dispersed liquid crystals, and theoretical studies of ultimate polymer properties. He has written more than 190 publications on these topics, including several review articles and two edited books. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the Air Force Research Laboratory. Dr. Adams retired from the Air Force Reserve in the rank of Colonel in 1998. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science degree in physics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. Master of Science degree in physics, Vanderbilt University Master of Science degree in polymer science and engineering, University of Massachusetts Doctor of Philosophy in polymer science and engineering, University of Massachusetts CAREER CHRONOLOGY 2003 - present, Chairman of the Board, Texas Nanotechnology Initiative 2002 – present, Director, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 1997 - 2002, Chief Scientist, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 1996 - 1997, Associate Chief Scientist, Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 1990 - 1995, Materials Research Engineer, Hardened Materials Branch, Materials Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 1989 - 1990, Assistant Chief, Integration and Operations Division, Materials Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 1974 - 1989, Materials Research Engineer, Polymer Branch, Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 1968 - 1974, Air Force officer AWARDS AND HONORS 1968 Atomic Energy Commission Fellow 1979 Scientific Achievement Award, Air Force Systems Command 1983 Presidential Scholarship Award, Microscopy Society of America 1989 American Physical Society Fellow 1991 Wright Laboratory Fellow (now AFRL Fellow) 1994 Outstanding Dayton Area Scientist Award 1994 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Outstanding Civilian Executive, Air Force Association 1997 International Research Award, Society of Plastics Engineers PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS Air Force Association American Association for the Advancement of Science American Chemical Society American Crystallographic Association American Physical Society, Fellow Materials Research Society Microscopy Society of America Neutron Scattering Society of America Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Editorial Board, Polymer Editorial Board, Materials Technology Board of Governors, Past-Chair, Dayton Engineering and Science Foundation Engineers Club of Dayton, Past-President National Aviation Hall of Fame, Selection Committee Board of Governors, Texas Nanotechnology Initiative |
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