Research Interests
Surface mechanics/surface engineering
Nanomechanical properties of materials
Ion-solid interactions
Precision engineering
Ultraprecision manufacturing and synthesis processes

Awards and Recognition
Valedictorian, St. Joseph High School, Hammonton, NJ, 1972.
John McMullen Scholar, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1972-76.
Wire Awareness Award, Wire Association International, 1979.
Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1990.
Halliburton Outstanding Young Faculty Award, Oklahoma State University, 1993.
Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, 1997.
Distinguished Service Award, American Society for Precision Engineering, 1998.
Halliburton Outstanding Faculty Award, Oklahoma State University, 1998.
Fellow, Collège International pour la Recherche en Productique (CIRP), The International Academy for Production Engineering, 1999.
Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2003.
Mercator Professorship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany, 2003.
Honorary Doctorate (Dr.h.c.), Universität Bremen, Bremen, Germany, 2005.
Regents Distinguished Research Award, Oklahoma State University, 2006.
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2006.
OSU Eminent Faculty Award, Oklahoma State University, 2010.
Mercator Fellow, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany, 2013.
Russell Severance Springer Professorship, University of California, Berkeley, 2014.
Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2014.
Member, German National Academy of Science and Engineering, 2019.