Dr Rigoberto Advincula

Rigoberto Advincula is Governor's Chair at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). He is also a Research Professor at Case Western Reserve University.  He is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS), a Fellow of the Polymer Science and Engineering Division (ACS), Fellow of the Polymer Chemistry Division (ACS). He received the distinguished Herman Mark Scholar Award in 2013. In 2018, he was elected National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Philippines. He recently has been appointed to the World Economic Forum, Advanced Materials Council. He is the Editor of MRS Communications and Reactive and Functional Polymers. He has held a number of visiting Professor positions including Waseda University in Japan. His group does research in polymer materials, nanocomposites, colloidal science, 3D printing, hybrid materials, and ultrathin films towards applications from smart coatings to biomedical devices. He is passionate about mentoring students and helping other countries in their STEM programs.