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Committee Member Biographical Information

VICKI L. COLVIN, Chair, joined Louisiana State University (LSU) in 2024 as the dean of the LSU College of Engineering and the Bert S. Turner Chair. Previously, she was the Victor Kreible Professor of Chemistry and Engineering at Brown University and director of its Institute for Biology, Engineering, and Medicine. Before her return to academic research and teaching, she served as Brown’s provost from 2014 to 2015 and as Rice University’s vice-provost for research from 2010 to 2014. She is an expert in nanoscience and nanotechnology, materials interactions with biology and the environment, and advanced optical and magnetic materials. She received her undergraduate degree in chemistry and physics from Stanford University in 1988 and her PhD in chemistry from the University of California (UC), Berkeley, in 1994. She has previously served on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study on National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) research related to nanotechnology’s safety and has testified twice before Congress on science policy and nanotechnology. Dr. Colvin was the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Biomedical and Environmental Nanotechnology from 2001 to 2011, the nation’s first center devoted to the study of the human health and environmental applications and implications of nanotechnology. Her graduate work on quantum dots and light-emitting diodes laid the foundation for developing quantum dot television sets and related optical devices. She has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, holds seven patents, and is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She has been named a Sloan Foundation Fellow and a Chemistry of Materials Highly Cited Researcher,

among other awards. She currently serves as an associate editor for the American Chemical Society (ACS) journal Nano Letters; is a board member of the nonprofit Schlumberger Foundation, which supports the international Faculty for the Future program; and has founded a company, Rhode Island Nanotechnology, that provides expert evaluation of nanotechnology-related intellectual property.

CATHERINE J. MURPHY, Vice Chair, is the Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry and current head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Prior to her appointment at UIUC in 2009, she was on the faculty of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Murphy has pioneered the colloidal synthesis of shape-controlled gold nanocrystals in aqueous solution in the 5–100 nm size range, which enables applications in chemical sensing, biological imaging, optical displays, enhanced energy conversion, mechanically improved polymer nanocomposites, and photothermal ablation of pathogenic cells. Her honors include the 2022 Centenary Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the 2020 ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry, among others. She is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Murphy earned two BS degrees, one in chemistry and one in biochemistry from UIUC in 1986, and her PhD in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1990. Dr. Murphy is an associate editor for Chemistry and a member of the editorial board for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She is a member of the board of directors of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the scientific advisory board of the Welch Foundation, and Dow’s Science and Technology Advisory Council. She is a co-author of the best-selling general chemistry textbook Chemistry: The Central Science, from the 10th to the present 15th edition.

CRAIG B. ARNOLD is currently the vice dean for innovation at Princeton University and the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science. Prior to his service as the vice dean for innovation, he was the director of the Princeton Materials Institute for 7 years where he oversaw Princeton’s micro and nanofabrication facility and its imaging and analysis center. Dr. Arnold’s research focuses on materials processing, including advanced manufacturing and nanostructuring of materials, and he is a fellow of SPIE and Optica. He received his BS in physics and mathematics from Haverford College and his AM and PhD from Harvard University in physics. Dr. Arnold currently serves on the National Academies’ National Materials and Manufacturing Board.

ANGELA M. BELCHER is a biological and materials engineer with expertise in the fields of biomaterials, biomolecular materials, organic–inorganic interfaces, and solid-state chemistry and devices. Her primary research focus is evolving new

materials for energy, electronics, the environment, and medicine. She received her BS in creative studies from UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). She earned a PhD in inorganic chemistry at UCSB, following with postdoctoral research in electrical engineering at UCSB. She now holds the title of James Mason Crafts Professor of Biological Engineering and Materials Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is faculty in the Department of Biological Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering and the Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research. She teaches undergraduate subjects in material sciences and engineering and biological engineering. In 2002, she founded the company Cambrios Technologies, Inc., and in 2007 she founded Siluria Technologies, Inc. Some recent awards include the Lemelson-MIT Prize for her inventions, the Eni Prize for Renewable and Non-Conventional Energy, and in 2009 Rolling Stone magazine listed her as one of the top 100 people changing the country. In 2007, Time magazine named her a “Hero” for her research related to climate change. Additionally, she has received many other prestigious awards and is a MacArthur Fellow, a Packard Fellow, an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, a Bose Fellow, a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and a member of the NAS.

STACEY F. BENT is the Jagdeep and Roshni Singh Professor at Stanford University, where she is a professor of chemical engineering, professor of energy science and engineering, and professor, by courtesy, of chemistry, of materials science and engineering, and of electrical engineering. She currently serves as the vice provost for graduate education and postdoctoral affairs. Prior to Stanford, Dr. Bent was on the faculty of the Department of Chemistry at New York University. She obtained her BS in chemical engineering from UC Berkeley and her PhD in chemistry from Stanford, and she was a postdoctoral fellow at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Dr. Bent’s research interests are in the understanding of surface chemistry and materials synthesis and the application of this knowledge to a variety of problems in sustainable energy, semiconductor processing, and nanotechnology. She has published more than 300 papers and has presented more than 350 invited talks. Dr. Bent was elected to the NAE in 2020. She is also a fellow of ACS and the American Vacuum Society and the recipient of the 2018 ACS Award in Surface Chemistry, the 2020 Semiconductor Research Corporation Technical Excellence Award, the 2021 ALD Innovator Award, and the 2021 Braskem Award for Excellence in Materials Engineering and Science from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

HAROLD G. CRAIGHEAD is a professor emeritus of applied and engineering physics and the Charles Lake Jr. Chaired Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Cornell University. He received his PhD in physics in 1980 after which he became

a member of technical staff at Bell Laboratories and a research manager at Bell-core where he formed the Quantum Structures Research Group. At Cornell, Dr. Craighead served as the director of the National Nanofabrication Facility, founding director of the Nanobiotechnology Center, principal investigator (PI) for the Center on the Microenvironment and Metastasis, and interim dean of engineering. He is a member of the NAE and the NAI. In 2000, Dr. Craighead co-founded the company Nanofluidics, Inc., which is now Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., a company based on single molecule DNA sequencing technology. His research focused on investigating the fabrication and properties of nanoscale devices and developing new approaches for biomolecular analysis. Research projects include studies of single molecule biophysics, chemical sensors, biomolecular analysis, surface chemical patterning, and the physics of nanoelectromechanical systems. Dr. Craighead was a member of the authoring committee for the National Academies’ 2020 report Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative: Nanoscience, Applications, and Commercialization.

TRAVIS EARLES is the managing partner of Sonder.Works. He previously led tech strategy and innovation for Lockheed Martin (LM) Space, developing technology roadmaps, innovation initiatives, and strategic partnerships critical for securing discriminating capabilities for enterprise platforms and system elements. From 2019 to 2021, he led far-reaching innovation for LM by cultivating a wholistic ecosystem to drive an agile process of ideation to implementation. From 2016 to 2019, Mr. Earles established the digital transformation structure and operations strategy for LM Rotary and Mission Systems, ensuring talent and emerging technologies are aligned to support production, sustainment, and base growth and driving digital transformation toward the future enterprise. Prior to 2016, he led advanced materials and nanotechnology innovation across LM. Before joining Lockheed in 2011, Mr. Earles led nanotechnology and emerging technology policy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, overseeing interagency coordination of the $1.8 billion U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative. At the National Cancer Institute until 2007, Mr. Earles played a central role launching the $144 million Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, which has generated more than 70 platforms now in clinical use or trials for diagnostic and/or therapeutic applications. His formal training is in biomedical engineering, and he also holds a master’s degree in technology management and an MBA from the University of Maryland.

OMOLOLA (LOLA) ENIOLA-ADEFESO is the dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago. She was previously the Vennema Endowed Professor of Chemical Engineering and the University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received a doctoral degree (2004) in

chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. She was a postdoctoral associate in pediatrics/leukocyte biology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Eniola-Adefeso joined the faculty of chemical engineering at the University of Michigan in 2006, where she runs the Cell Adhesion and Drug Delivery Laboratory. Since she arrived at University of Michigan, she has received several honors and awards, including the NSF CAREER Award, the American Heart Association (AHA) Innovator Award, and most recently, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) MIDCAREER Award. She is a fellow of AIMBE, the Biomedical Engineering Society, AHA, the Controlled Release Society, a senior member of NAI, and serves as the deputy editor for Science Advances. Additionally, she was recently elected to a 2-year term as the president of AIMBE. Her research is currently funded by multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, AHA, and NSF.

Y. SHIRLEY MENG is a professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. She serves as the chief scientist of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science at Argonne National Laboratory. Dr. Meng is the PI of the Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion, which was established at UC San Diego (UCSD) since 2009. She held the Zable Chair Professor in Energy Technologies at UCSD from 2017 to 2022. Dr. Meng received several prestigious awards, including the C3E technology and innovation award (2022), the Faraday Medal of RSC (2020), and many others. She is an elected fellow of the Electrochemical Society, a fellow of Materials Research Society (MRS), and a fellow of AAAS. She is the author and co-author of more than 300 peer-reviewed journal articles, two book chapters, and eight issued patents. She is editor-in-chief for the MRS journal MRS Energy & Sustainability. Dr. Meng received her PhD in advance materials for micro and nano systems from the Singapore-MIT Alliance in 2005. She received her bachelor’s degree in materials science with first class honor from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore in 2000. Dr. Meng was a member of the Basic Energy Science Advisory Committee (2020–2023) for the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, and she actively participated in the 2021 report Can the U.S. Compete in Basic Energy Sciences? Critical Research Frontiers and Strategies.

CHRISTINE PAYNE is the Yoh Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University. She began her independent career in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2007 and moved to Duke University in 2018. Her research focuses on understanding how cells interact with nanomaterials. This includes fundamental questions of nanoparticle transport within cells, as well as applied research to understand the pulmonary response to the inhalation of nanoparticles in a manufacturing

setting. Her team uses an interdisciplinary approach that includes elements of materials science, chemistry, biophysics, and laboratory automation. Dr. Payne has received many honors, including an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award in 2009 and a Defense Advanced Research Applications Young Faculty Award in 2011. She is a fellow of RSC and a member of RSC, ACS, BPS, MRS, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. She served as a Jefferson Science Fellow with the Department of State in 2024. She earned a BS in chemistry from the University of Chicago (1998) and a PhD in chemistry from UC Berkeley (2003). Dr. Payne spent 2003–2006 as an NIH National Research Service Award postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University.

RICARDO RUIZ is a staff scientist at The Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is also the director of the Center for High Precision Patterning Science (CHiPPS), a Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences–funded Energy Frontier Research Center dedicated to advance patterning science in the extreme ultraviolet lithography era for semiconductor manufacturing. Dr. Ruiz is an expert on nanofabrication, patterning, and self-assembly with 15 years of experience in the magnetic storage and semiconductor memory industry. From 2006 to 2019 he held various appointments at Hitachi GST/HGST/Western Digital where he contributed to magnetic bit patterned media and non-volatile memories, and he managed a research group dedicated to block copolymer and nanoparticle lithography. Dr. Ruiz is a fellow of the American Physical Society. He received his PhD in physics from Vanderbilt University in 2003 and he was a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University and at IBM T.J. Watson. Dr. Ruiz previously served on the National Academies’ Committee for the Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative in 2019.

MICHAEL G. SPENCER is currently a professor and the chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan State University. He is also a professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. At Cornell, Professor Spencer served as the associate dean for the College of Engineering. Professor Spencer has expertise in electronic materials principally wide bandgap materials silicon carbide, gallium nitride, and cubic boron nitride and two-dimensional materials such as graphene. Prior to teaching at Cornell, Professor Spencer taught at Howard University where he co-founded and ran the Material Science Center of Excellence, which was a member of the first National Nanofabrication Network. Professor Spencer received his BS, MEng, and PhD from Cornell University.

JESSE B. TICE is currently a consulting research scientist at Northrop Grumman Corporation. He has expertise in nanomaterials and nanotechnology research and

development as it relates to aerospace systems. While at Northrop Grumman, he oversees a nanomaterials research laboratory and nanotechnology research portfolio that includes both basic research and applied technology development. Dr. Tice bridges the gap between academic research, small business innovation, and industrial application to both air and space platforms. He has participated in the NAE Frontiers of Engineering symposium. He has been recognized with many innovation accolades at Northrop Grumman during his tenure including invention recognitions and President’s awards. Dr. Tice received his PhD from the Arizona State University School of Molecular Sciences in 2008. He has more than 65 publications and patents with more than 1,300 citations, including review articles related to two-dimensional materials and nanomaterials with applications in aerospace.