2019-2023 Faculty Senator, representing the Plastics Engineering Department at UML.
2016 COE Faculty Member, NSF NRT Proposal Planning Meetings for Engineering-wide January 2018 proposal submission (12 meetings/year).
2016 COE Participant, STEM Articulation and Alignment Summit with Middlesex Community College faculty.
2014-2015 COE Member, Perry Hall Renovations Planning Committee. (12 meetings/year).
2012-2015 Faculty Member, Planning for Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences Program.
2008-2012 Member, Emerging Technologies & Innovation Center (ETIC) Building Advisory Group, worked with architects AGI Abbie Gregg, Inc., and CUH2A to design and outfit the Nano-Bio Lab (ETIC 204) and the Nano-Bio Clean room (ETIC 100).
2008-2011 Faculty Senator representing the Plastics Engineering Department at UML.
2007-2009Co-advisor to Society for Women Engineers (SWE), co-advisor with Prof. Carol Barry for the UML student SWE chapter.
Department Level Service:
Jan 2018-present Associate Chair of PhD Graduate Programs., monitored the progress of each PhD student to ensure academic success and worked in concert with Faculty advisors to monitor their progress. Administered PhD qualifying examination (~16 students/year).
2016-present Graduate Student Recruitment, in collaboration with the Graduate Student office, participated in recruitment Webinars to prospective international graduate students into our PhD degree programs. (2 sessions/year).
2016- Jun 2018 Associate Chair of MS Graduate Programs., Faculty advisor for non-thesis MS degree and Graduate Certificate programs (~150 students/year). Developed MS degree brochure for graduate student recruitment at Open houses and PlastIndia.
2017-2018Member, Faculty Search Committee, evaluated 100+ resumes, conducted 40+ phone interviews and 12 on-site interviews of faculty candidates. Recommended hire of 4 tenure-track Plastics Engineering Faculty for FY19:
Davide Masato,
Amy Peterson,
Jay Park,
Wan-Ting (Grace) Chen.
2017-present Chair, Department Graduate Committee, reviewed and implemented Graduate Co-op program for students in the Master’s degree program in Plastics Engineering.
2015-2016 Undergraduate and Transfer Coordinator, Faculty advisor to incoming freshmen in the BS degree program as well as to students transferring into the program (for a total ~60 students/year).
2014-present Faculty Marshal, attended Commencement every year (undergraduate and/or graduate sessions) to guide and oversee graduates during the procession.
2013-present Member, Department Personnel Committee, reviewed promotion, tenure, sabbatical and leave of absence requests from Faculty in Plastics Engineering.
2007-present Member, Department Undergraduate Committee, reviewed and implemented improvements to Plastics Engineering Undergraduate curriculum for ABET accreditation.
2007-present Member, Department Facilities Committee, worked with department Chair to coordinate the renovations of OH403B for the Polymer Science undergraduate laboratories. Coordinated with the Assoc. Dean of Graduate Studies to identify and accommodate laboratory swing space for Chemical Engineering Faculty for research space in ETIC 214 and for Chemistry and Civil Engineering Faculty for teaching space in OH403B during Olney and Perry Hall renovations, respectively.
2016-2017 Dean’s List Participant, Plastics Engineering (~60 students/year).
2015-2016 Faculty Search Committee Member, solicited, screened and interviewed Faculty candidates for two tenure-track positions in the Plastics department.
2013-2014 Vice Chair, Plastics Engineering ABET Review Committee (4 meetings/year). Assisted Chair in developing and implementing the ABET Review Committee (ARC) to review Student Outcome Performance Assessment (SOPA) for continuous improvement.
2011 Coordinated (with Prof. Malloy) the renovations of the Polymer Science Laboratory (Olney 403B).
2010-2016 Faculty Advisor for NSF REU students each summer.
2010-present Guest Lecturer in numerous courses in the Departments of Plastics Engineering and Biomedical Engineering.
2012 Plastics Engineering Representative on the Ph.D., in Pharmaceutical Sciences Program.
2011 Faculty Representative of Plastics Engineering on Honors Council subcommittee on Scholarships.
2011 University Marshal at University of Massachusetts, Commencement Ceremony.
2011 Coordinated the renovations (with Prof. Malloy) of the Polymer Science Laboratory (Olney 403B).
2010-present Faculty Advisor for NSF REU students each summer.
2010-present Guest Lecturer in numerous courses in Plastics Engineering & Biomedical Engineering.
2008 Member of the Emerging Technologies & Innovation Center (ETIC) advisory group: worked with architects AGI Abbie Gregg, Inc., and CUH2A to design and outfit the Nano-Bio General Lab and the Nano-Bio Clean room.
2008 Member of communications committee for the Nanomanufacturing Center at UML.
2008US-Ireland International Collaboration: As one of only 5 researchers from UML, took part in a 8 day visit to Queens’ University, Belfast, Northern Ireland and Dublin City University (DCU) and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. The purpose of the visit was to explore possible programmatic, scholarship and research collaboration between faculty and students at the respective institutions.
2007-2009Co-advisor to Society for Women Engineers (SWE) served as co-advisor with Prof. Carol Barry for the UML student SWE chapter.
2007-2008 Member, UMASS Life Sciences Task Force for Shared Research & Development.
2007-present Open house participant (typically twice every year) for the Department of Plastics Engineering, giving department tours to students, prospective students and their parents and explaining the programs of study and research available.
