Dr. Frank has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications and has served as an editor of the book Thin Films on Silicon: Electronic and Photonic Applications. He has given more than 80 invited and contributed presentations and holds more than 100 U.S. patents. He serves on the Nanoelectronic Computing Research (nCORE) Science Advisory Board of the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth (Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung, IKZ), on the Editorial Board of the Journal Materials, and as a Nominator for the Japan Prize. From 2006 to 2010, he served on the Advisory Board of the German Academic International Network (GAIN). From 2008 to 2011, he served on the IEEE Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference (SISC) Executive Committee, in 2010 as a General Chair. He also chaired symposia at the 2015 and 2016 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meetings, at the 2006 and 2008 European MRS (E-MRS) Spring Meetings, and at the 2006 Seventh International Conference on Microelectronics and Interfaces (AVS-ICMI).