A chemical engineering professor at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University will lead the science programs of an center that is designing and developing next-generation nanoscale materials.
As the principal scientist for the , will continue to serve as ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering. He will also continue to oversee the , which he has led since 2002.
One of five Nanoscale Science ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Centers, the CNMS allows scientists and engineers to collaborate to more quickly make nanoscience discoveries and to develop ways to create new materials to be used in medicine, electronics and a wide variety of industrial applications. Cummings will work closely with CNMS Director Linda Horton to advance the center‘s research.
Cummings has served as a joint faculty member of ORNL since 1994, when he was also on the faculty of the . Joining the ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ engineering faculty in 2002, Cummings is the author of more than 280 refereed journal publications, three monographs, and 12 book chapters. Editor of the journal , he is a fellow of the and serves on the .
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