Thomas F. Hash Endowed Chair in Sustainable DevelopmentDirector of Clemson University Center for Advanced ManufacturingProfessor 2018 - present

Fulbright - Hall Distinguished Faculty Scholar at WU -(Vienna University of Economics and Business) in the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation comparing Clean Energy Technology Innovation Pathways in Central Europe and the US .

Research Professor 2015-2018Associate Professor (tenured) 2008-2015Assistant Professor 2002-2008Visiting Scientist 2001-2002Department of Materials Science and EngineeringFREEDM Systems Center an NSF Engineering Research CenterTechnology, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (TEC) Program

https://energy.gov/eere/amo/advanced-manufacturing-officeAdvanced Manufacturing Office in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) of DOE• SES/IPA post reporting to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency/EERE• Lead strategy, planning, public outreach, execution and review of portfolio of research, development & technology deployment programs while managing team of federal and non-federal contractor professionalsTechnology Research and Development Programs: Critical Materials Institute (CMI), Clean Energy Manufacturing Institutes (ManufacturingUSA/NNMI), and Additive Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF), High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4MFG) Technology R&D Projects for Energy Efficiency for Energy Intensive and Energy Dependent Industries, Advanced Materials, Information and Process Technologies for Clean Energy, Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP: Cyclotron Road, Innovation Crossroads, Chain Reaction Innovation), Small Business Vouchers, SBIR (SBV/SBIR), Technologists in Residence (TIR) and Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative.Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR) and Office Multiyear Program Plan (MYPP)Technology Partnership Programs: Better Plants, Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Program (CHP - TAP), Superior Energy Performance / ISO50001 (SEP), University based Traineeships, and Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC)

Program Director (PD) at US Department of Energy / Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Launched ARPA-E's electric Grid Storage and Rare-Earth portfolios with the Gridscale Rampable Intermittent Dispatchable Storage (GRIDS) program and Rare Earth Alternatives for Critical Technologies (REACT) program. Program Director on team at ARPA-E under initial ARRA stand-up as new government agency.

Co-founder and early leader of venture backed university spin-off focused on wide bandgap semiconductor (GaN/Si) materials and device technology. (Firm ultimately acquired by M/A Com in 2014)

Early member of start-up - subsequently resulted in acquisition (2001)

Early member of start-up team - subsequently resulted in merger/public offering (1999)