BSc in Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech; MSc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering, MIT. Formerly, more than 25 years with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); 2008-13, led the Mechanical Engineering Department. Dean of Engineering, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor of Engineering, Columbia University. Research focuses on materials and mechanics, particularly in the areas on multi-scale and nonlinear mechanics of polymers and soft composites, both those that are man-made and those formed naturally. Research has been documented in over 170 archival journal articles. Launched a Columbia MakerSpace; created Ignition Grants to support student physical and digital ventures; sponsored Columbia Design Challenge: Confronting the Ebola Crisis; and established the SEAS Senior Design Expo. Inaugurated SEAS participation in the Columbia Startup Lab; expanded entrepreneurship programming and the Columbia Venture Competition in partnership with Columbia Entrepreneurship Initiative. Fellow: American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Engineering. Recipient of honours and awards, including: as a MacVicar Faculty Fellow, MIT; Joseph Henry Keenan Innovation in Undergraduate Education Award, MIT.