UB - University at Buffalo
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Faculty

 
  

Mark T. Swihart

Professor

Director, Integrated Nanostructured Systems

506 Furnas Hall
(716) 645-2911 ext. 2205
Fax: (716) 645-3822
swihart@eng.buffalo.edu

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Education

Ph.D. University of Minnesota Chemical Engineering
1997
B.S. Rice University
(Summa Cum Laude)
Chemical Engineering
1992

Professional Experience

UB Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Associate Professor
2004
Assistant Professor
1998
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
1997-98

Honors and Awards

Kenneth T. Whitby Award of the American Association for Aerosol Research
2007
Outstanding McNair Faculty Mentor from the UB Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program
2006
Licensed Innovation Award from the Research Foundation of SUNY
2005
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Outstanding Professor Award, determined by nomination and vote of undergraduates in the department
2004
J.B. Wagner Young Investigator Award of the High Temperature Materials Division of the Electrochemical Society
2003
Promising Inventor Award from the Research Foundation of SUNY
2003
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
1995-96
National Science Foundation Fellowship
1992-95

Professional Service

Director, UB2020 Strategic Initiative in Integrated Nanostructured Systems
2007-
Director of Graduate Studies for Chemical and Biological Engineering
2003-2007
Member of the Faculty Senate Research and Creative Activity Committee
2005-
AIChE Student Chapter Advisor
1998-2005
Freshman Engineering Mentor
1998-
Freshman Honors Program Mentor
1998-
Member of the Executive Committee of the High Temperature Materials Division of the Electrochemical Society
1999-
Deputy Director, Materials Division, The Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics
2002-
Lead organizer, editor of the proceedings volume, and session chair for several sessions for 'The Second International Symposium on Fundamental Gas-Phase and Surface Chemistry of Vapor-Phase Deposition', held at the Electrochemical Society National Meeting, March 2001, Washington, D.C. and for 'The Third International Symposium on Fundamental Gas-Phase and Surface Chemistry of Vapor-Phase Deposition' held at the Electrochemical Society National Meeting, May 2006, Denver, Colorado.
Reviewer for Science, Advanced Materials, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nano Letters, Advanced Functional Materials, Chemistry of Materials, Langmuir, The Journal of Physical Chemistry (A and B), Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Journal of the Electrochemical Society, The Journal of Materials Science, Chemical Vapor Deposition, The International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, The Journal of Crystal Growth, The Journal of Computational Chemistry, Journal de Physique IV, The Journal of Aerosol Science, Aerosol Science and Technology, The Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Surface Science, Physica E, The Journal of Nanophotonics and Applied Physics A.
Member, The Electrochemical Society (ECS), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), The American Chemical Society (ACS), The American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR), The Materials Research Society (MRS), Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi.

Last Updated: Octber 2007