Professional Service

Bridgette Maria Budhlall, Ph.D.Bio Professional Service

Professional Service Activites

Leadership in Professional Societies

  • 2013-present      SPE Polymer Modifiers and Additives Division (PMAD)  board of directors: participated in monthly meetings.
  • 2015-2017            PMAD Education Chair (2015-2017): reviewed student applications for the annual PMAD Challenge Award.

 

Membership in Professional Societies:

  • American Chemical Society (ACS), Division Memberships:
    • Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry (POLY), Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE)
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 
  • Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) 
  • Society for Biomaterials (SFB) 

 

 Conference Organizer:

Session Chair / Co-Chair, “Colloidal Nanoscience and Technology” session. 80th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. (June 2006)

   

                    Reviewer / Panelist for Grant Proposals:

  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
    • Reviewer & Panelist, (10 proposals/program)
      • Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers, MRSEC, – Partnership for Research and Education in Materials, PREM, Division of Materials Research (DMR).
      • Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environ., and Transport Systems (CBET) – (i) Particulate and Multiphase Processes Program (PMP), (ii) Interfacial Processes & Thermodynamics Program (IPT) & (iii) Interdisciplinary Research Program (IDR).
      • Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) – (i) Nanomanfacturing (NM), (ii) Materials Engineering and Processing (MEP) and (iii) Sensors and Sensing Systems Program (SSS) programs.
    • Remote Reviewer, (10 proposals/program)
      • Division of Materials Research (DMR) – Polymers Program.
      • Division of Chemistry – Macromolecular, Supramolecular & Nanochemistry (MSN) Program.
  • American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) Reviewer, Doctoral New Investigator (DNI). (1/yr)
  • National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Reviewer, Research Grant Council (RGC) of Hong Kong. (1/yr)
  • PhD Dissertation Reviewer: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, India. (1/yr)
  • Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
    • Reviewer & Panelist, UML Seed Proposals. (reviewed 5 proposals/year)

 

Journal Editorial Board Member:

  • Responsibilities: management of the peer review of manuscripts by members of the peer community, which includes (1) handling 5-7 manuscripts per year, (2) screening the manuscripts, (3) soliciting and inviting reviewers, (4) evaluating the comments from reviewers, and (5) recommending a decision to the Editor-in-Chief (Accept, Revisions or Reject).
  1. ISRN Nanomaterials (2012-present)
    • A peer reviewed, open access journal published by the International Scholarly Research Network (ISRN) that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of nanomaterials.
  2. Journal of Nanoparticles, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, (2012- present)
    • A monthly peer-reviewed journal that includes synthesis, assembly, transport, reactivity, and stability of structures and devices with novel functions obtained via precursor nanoparticles.

 

Reviewer for Refereed Journals (1-2 per year):

  • Soft Matter and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

 

Honors and Awards

  • 2016     UML Faculty Symposium Award – contributions to research – Vice Provost Office.
  • 2011, 2012        Mark Saab Endowed Professorship in Sustainability – Plastics Engineering.
  • 2006     Int. Network of Emerging Science & Tech. (INEST) Fellow – Phillip Morris USA.
  • 1998     Ticona Award – received for outstanding achievement in research as recommended by the Materials Research Center, Lehigh University, PA – Society for Plastics Engineers.
  • 1998     Ken Earhart Award – received for excellence in research and service – Emulsion Polymers Institute. Department of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University. PA.
  • 1996     Henry Mason Award – received for highest score in the Polymer Science and Engineering Ph.D. Qualifying examination, Lehigh University. PA.

 

Non-teaching Talks Given (industrial interactions)

  • 2017     Osram Sylvania, Wilmington, MA. “Polymer Encapsulated Quantum Dots.”
  • 2016     Valspar Packaging Coatings, (merged with Sherwin-Williams), “Self-healing Coatings.”
  • 2015     T2 Biosystems, Inc, Lexington, MA. “Hydrophillic Polymers.”
  • 2015     Alcyone Lifesciences, Inc, Lowell, MA. “Bioartificial Pancreas.”
  • 2015     Innovative Chem. & Environmental Technologies Inc, Norwood, MA. “Polymer Synthesis.”
  • 2014     Carestream, Portland, OR. “Polymer Encapsulated Quantum Dots.”
  • 2014     TE Connectivity “Stimuli-Responsive Polymers.”
  • 2014     Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp., Summit, NJ. “Shape Memory Polymers.”
  • 2013     Nanovirusides., New Haven, CT: “Antimicrobial Polymers.”
  • 2012     Biosurfaces, Ashland, MA: “Electrospun Polymers for Wound Healing Applications.”
  • 2012     MicroChem, Newton, MA: “Smart Polymers for e-Skin Sensors.”
  • 2011     Raytheon, Tewksbury, MA: “Polymer Films for Chemical Sensors.”
  • 2010     Raytheon, Andover, MA: “Polymer Encapsulation for Liquid Energy Transfer System.”
  • 2009     Instrumentation Laboratories, Lexington, MA: “PVC Resins for GEM4000 Sensor Card.”