Curriculum Vitae

I. Education

• Ph. D., Stanford University (1979)
• M. S., Stanford University (1974)
• B. S. E., Princeton University (1973)

II. Honors & Awards

• Listed in Who’s Who in the World, 2007 edition

• Nominated for a Michael J. Mungo Award for undergraduate teaching, 2006
• Listed in AcademicKeys Who’s Who in Engineering Education 2006

• Joseph M. Biedenbach Distinguished Service Award, 2003

• Listed in Who’s Who in America, 2002 to 2007 editions

• Listed in Who’s Who in Engineering, 7^th Edition (2003-2004)
• Samuel Litman Distinguished Professor of Engineering Award, 1994
• Nominated for a Michael J. Mungo Award for undergraduate teaching, 1993

• Mortar Board 1990 Excellence in Teaching Award

• Named Teacher of the Month by the USC Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, April 1987

• Listed in Outstanding Young Men of America, 1985

• Awarded U. N. fellowship to attend training program in Belgium, 1980

• Award to Best Teaching Assistant of 1977‑78, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University

• University Fellow, Stanford University, 1973‑74

• Graduation with “Highest Honors” in Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, 1973

• Elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi

• Achievement Award to the Outstanding Senior

• Undergraduate in Chemical Engineering of Princeton University, The American Institute of Chemists, New Jersey Chapter, 1973

• Member of the Engineering Council, Princeton University, 1972‑73

• Representative to the Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Committee, Princeton University, 1971‑72, 1972‑73

III. Memberships

• Bye Fellow, Robinson College, University of Cambridge, 2004
• U. N. fellowship to attend training program in Belgium, 1980
• University Fellow, Stanford University, 1973-74
• American Chemical Society
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• American Society for Engineering Education
• The Society of Rheology
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Sigma Xi
• Tau Beta Pi

IV. Publications

19. Sara A. Arvidson, B. Todd Rinehart, and Francis Gadala-Maria, “Concentration regimes of solutions of levan polysaccharide from Bacillus sp.” Carbohydrate Polymers 65(2), 144-149 (2006).

18. Ely R. Greenberg, Michael N. May, Jonathan Wise, and Francis Gadala-Maria, “Effect of Shear on the Electrical Conductivity of Suspensions of Graphite in an Unsaturated Polyester Resin.” Polymer Engineering and Science 45(11), 1540-1545 (2005).

17. Bart Hallmark, Malcolm R. Mackley, and Francis Gadala-Maria, “Hollow microcapillary arrays in thin plastic film.” Advanced Engineering Materials 7(6), 545-547 (2005).

16. Bart Hallmark, Francis Gadala-Maria, and Malcolm R. Mackley, “The melt processing of polymer microcapillary film (MCF).” Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 128, 83-98 (2005).

15. Venkata Giri Kolli, Shem O. Ogadoh, Steve M. Abel, Francis Gadala-Maria, and Thanasis D. Papathanasiou, “Particle Motion in the Fountain Flow Region During Filling of a Tube With a Viscoelastic Fluid.” Polymer Engineering & Science 42, 403-412 (2002).

14. Venkata Giri Kolli, Emily J. Pollauf, and Francis Gadala-Maria, “Transient Normal Force Response in a Concentrated Suspension of Spherical Particles,” Journal of Rheology 46, 321-334 (2002).

13. Corina Mihut, Dinyar K. Captain, Francis Gadala-Maria, and Michael D. Amiridis, “Recycling of Nylon from Carpet Waste,” Polymer Engineering & Science 41, 1457-1470 (2001).

12. Michael F. Petrou, Baolin Wan, Francis Gadala-Maria, Venkata Giri Kolli, and Kent A. Harries, “The Influence of Mortar Rheology on Aggregate Settlement,” American Concrete Institute Materials Journal 97, 479-485 (2000).

11. Michael F. Petrou, Kent A. Harries, Francis Gadala-Maria and Venkata Giri Kolli, “A Unique Experimental Method for Monitoring Aggregate Settlement in Concrete,” Cement and Concrete Research 30, 809-816 (2000).

10. Venkata Giri Kolli, Francis Gadala-Maria, and Ruth Anderson, “Rheological Characterization of Solder Pastes for Surface Mount Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology - Part B, 20, 1-8, (1997).

9.   S. N. R. Pakalapati, F. Gadala‑Maria, and R. E. White, “Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of a Uniaxial Continuous Carbon Fiber-Thermoplastic Composite Subjected to Anodic and Cathodic Currents” Polymer Composites 17, 620-626 (1996).

8.   Ruth Anderson, Francis Gadala-Maria, and Venkata Giri Kolli, “Solder Paste Rheology and Fine Pitch Slump,” Journal of Surface Mount Technology 8, 12-18 (1995).

7.   Chandis R. Brasington and F. Gadala-Maria, “Decrease in Fluorescence and Phosphorescence Intensity of Nylon 66 Impurities by Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science 55, 687-697 (1995).

6.   Chandis R. Brasington and F. Gadala-Maria, “Classification of Nylon 66 Impurities Using Digital Image Processing,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science 53, 747-753 (1994).

5.   F. Gadala-Maria and F. Parsi, “Measurement of Fiber Orientation in Short-Fiber Composites Using Digital Image Processing,” Polymer Composites 14, 126-131 (1993).

4.   F. Parsi, D. M. Husband, J. Lisk, F. Gadala-Maria, S. McNeill, and M. Sutton, “Application of Digital Image Processing to the Analysis of Two-Phase Materials With Spherical Inclusions,” Polymer Composites 11, 158‑163 (1990).

3.   F. Parsi and F. Gadala-Maria, “Fore-and-Aft Asymmetry in a Concentrated Suspension of Solid Spheres,” Journal of Rheology 31, 725‑732 (1987).

2.   D. M. Husband and F. Gadala-Maria, “Anisotropic Particle Distribution in Dilute Suspensions of Solid Spheres,” Journal of Rheology 31, 95‑110 (1987).

1.   F. Gadala-Maria and A. Acrivos, “Shear-Induced Structure in a Concentrated Suspension of Solid Spheres,” Journal of Rheology 24, 799‑814 (1980).

V. Invited talks and seminars

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

32. Francis Gadala-Maria (speaker) “Rheological Characterization of Extremely Concentrated Suspensions.” Invited talk to be presented at the IUTAM-Sponsored Symposium on Recent Advances in Multiphase Flow: Numerical & Experimental to be held in Istanbul, Turkey in June of 2007.

31. Francis A. Gadala-Maria (speaker), James R. Lisk, Jr., Matthew S. Garrett, and Michael Petr “The Rheology of Bulk Molding Compounds Used for the Manufacture of Bipolar Plates in Fuel Cells.” Contributed presented at the Second Annual Korea-USA Joint Symposium on Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Technologies, Columbia, SC, May 4, 2007.

30. Francis Gadala-Maria (speaker) and Thomas A. Davis “A helium loop for the transfer of heat between a nuclear reactor and a thermochemical plant.” Contributed paper presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of AIChE, San Francisco, California, November 16, 2006.

29. James R. Lisk, Jr., Matthew S. Garrett, Michael Petr, and Francis A. Gadala-Maria (speaker) “Rheological measurements on extremely concentrated suspensions using squeeze flow.” Contributed paper presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of AIChE, San Francisco, California, November 15, 2006.

28. Francis Gadala-Maria (speaker) and Christopher T. Williams “A Flexible Chemical Engineering Curriculum.” Contributed paper presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of AIChE, San Francisco, California, November 13, 2006.

27. Yushi Hirata (speaker), Kazunobu Matsumura, Yoshiro Inoue, Ryan C. Petty, and Francis Gadala-Maria “Dynamic Behavior of Stretching and Folding of Fluid Interface Induced by Reciprocating a Disk in a Cylindrical Vessel.” Contributed paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of AIChE, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 2, 2005.

26. Francis A. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “The South Carolina Sustainable Universities Initiative and its Impact on the University of South Carolina.” Invited paper presented at the 2005 Annual Spring Meeting of AIChE, Atlanta, Georgia, April 12, 2005.

25. Ely R. Greenberg and Francis A. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “Transient response of the electrical conductivity of suspensions upon a reversal in the direction of shear.” Contributed paper presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Lubbock, Texas, February 2005.

24. Ely R. Greenberg and Francis A. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “Effect of Shear-Induced Anisotropy on the Electrical Conductivity of Suspensions.” Contributed paper presented at the XIV International Congress on Rheology, Seoul, Korea, August 2004.

23. Venkata G. Kolli, Emily J. Pollauf, and Francis A. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “Normal-Stress Transitions upon Flow Reversal in a Concentrated Suspension of Spheres.” Contributed paper presented at the 2001 Annual AIChE Meeting, Reno, Nevada, November 2001.

22. Francis A. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “Shear-Induced Anisotropy in Suspensions of Spheres: Causes and Consequences.” Invited paper to be presented at the 3rd International Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Rheology dedicated to Professor Andreas Acrivos on occasion of his retirement, Patras, Greece, June 2001.

21. Venkata G. Kolli, Emily J. Pollauf, and Francis A. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “Normal-Stress Transitions in a Concentrated Suspension of Spheres.” Contributed paper presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, February 2001.

20. F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), M. Petrou, and Kent Harries, “Aggregate Settlement in Concrete.” Contributed paper presented at the AIChE Spring 2000 Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2000.

19. M. F. Petrou, K. A. Harries (speaker), F. Gadala-Maria, and V. G. Kolli, “A Unique Experimental Method for Monitoring Aggregate Settlement in Concrete.” Contributed paper presented at the ACI Spring Convention, San Diego, California, March 2000.

18. F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), V. G. Kolli, and E. Pollauf, “Transient Response upon Flow Reversal of the Normal Stresses in a Concentrated Suspension of Spheres,” Contributed paper presented at the 1998 Annual AIChE Meeting, Miami, Florida, November 1998.

17. S. O. Ogadhoh, V. Kolli, F. Gadala-Maria & T.D. Papathanasiou (speaker), “On the Evolution of Microstructure During Injection Molding of Particulate Composites,” Contributed paper presented at Mechanics of Nonlinear Materials, Banff, Canada, May 1998.

16. Francis Gadala-Maria (speaker), Venkata Giri Kolli, T. Glenn Hanna, Stephen R. McNeill, and Michael A. Sutton, “A Digital Image Processing Technique to Quantify Deformation and Slip Velocities During the Rheological Characterization of Materials.” Contributed paper presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Galveston, Texas, February 1997.

15. V. G. Kolli, F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), and Ruth Anderson, “Effect of Mixing on The Rheology of Solder Pastes.” Contributed paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 1994.

14. Ruth Anderson (speaker), Francis Gadala-Maria, and Venkata Giri Kolli, “Solder Paste Rheology and Fine Pitch Slump.” Contributed paper presented at the Surface Mount International Conference & Exposition, San Jose, California, August-September 1994.

13. V. G. Kolli, F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), and Ruth Anderson, “The Rheology of Solder Pastes.” Contributed paper presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1993.

12. C.-G. Kim and F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “The Microstructure of Sphere-Filled Composites.” Contributed paper presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 1990.

11. F. Parsi and F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “Flow and Curing Induced Orientation in Short Fiber Composites.” Contributed paper presented at the 2nd Topical Conference on Emerging Technologies in Materials of the 1989 Annual AIChE Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 1989.

10. F. Parsi (speaker) and F. Gadala-Maria, “Application of Digital Image Processing to the Measurement of the Fiber Orientation Parameter of Two-Phase Materials.” Contributed paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Gainesville, Florida, February 1989.

9.   C. G. Kim and F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “The Role of Interparticle Forces on the Transient Rheological Behavior of Suspensions.” Invited paper presented at the 3rd Chemical Congress of North America & 195th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Toronto, Canada, June 1988.

8.   J. Lisk (speaker) and F. Gadala-Maria, “Application of Digital-Image-Analysis Techniques to the Characterization of the Microstructure of Composites.” Con­tributed paper presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1987.

7.   C. G. Kim and F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “The Rheology of Concentrated Suspen­sions: Effect of Surface Forces and Particle Arrangement.” Invited paper presented at the Conference on Emerging Technologies in Materials, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1987.

6.   C. G. Kim and F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “A Model Relating the Structure of Suspensions to their Bulk Properties.” Contributed paper presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 1986.

5.   F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), F. Parsi, and D. M. Husband, “The Microstructure of Sheared Suspensions and its Effect on their Bulk Properties.” Contributed paper presented at the Tenth U.S. National Congress of Applied Mechanics, Austin, Texas, June 1986.

4.   F. Parsi and F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “Correlation Between Shear Stress and Particle Arrangement in Concentrated Suspensions.” Contributed paper presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 1985.

3.   D. M. Husband (speaker), S. McNeill, F. Gadala-Maria, and M. Sutton, “Development of an Optical Image Processing Technique for the Analysis of Two-Phase Materials.” Contributed paper presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Blacksburg, Virginia, February 1985.

2.   D. M. Husband, F. Parsi, and F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “Particle Distribution in Sheared Suspensions of Solid Spheres.” Invited paper presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Blacksburg, Virginia, February 1985.

1.   D. M. Husband and F. Gadala-Maria (speaker), “Anisotropy in Sheared Dilute Suspen­sions of Solid Spheres.” Contributed paper presented at the 9th International Congress on Rheology, Mexico, October 1984.

SEMINARS

10. F. Gadala-Maria, “Shear-Induced Anisotropy in Suspensions of Spheres: Causes and Consequences.” Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge, England, June 22, 2004.

9.   F. Gadala-Maria, “Shear-Induced Anisotropy in Suspensions of Spheres: Causes and Consequences.” Polymer Fluids Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge. April 22, 2004.

8.   F. Gadala-Maria, “Shear-Induced Anisotropy in Suspensions of Spheres: Causes and Consequences.” Dana Corporation, Paris, Tennessee, June 9, 2003.

7.   F. Gadala-Maria, “Effect of Processing on the Properties of Suspensions and Filled Composites.” Bulk Molding Compounds, Inc., West Chicago, Illinois, April 5, 2002.

6.   F. Gadala-Maria, “Total Cost Assessment (TCA) Methodology: An Introduction.” Part of “Green Chemical Technology for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing,” a Continuing Professional Environmental Education Seminar presented by the School of the Environment, University of South Carolina. March 22, 2002.

5.   F. Gadala-Maria, “Shear-Induced Anisotropy in Suspensions of Spheres: Causes and Consequences.” Invited seminar presented at Texas Tech University, October 19, 2001.

4.   F. Gadala-Maria, "From Anisotropic Suspensions to Anisotropic Composites." Invited seminar presented at the Department of Chemical Engineering of City College of New York, November 1990.

3.   F. Gadala-Maria, "From Anisotropic Suspensions to Anisotropic Composites: Enhancing Composite Materials Through Process Modifications." Invited seminar presented at the Department of Chemical Engineering at State University of New York at Buffalo, September 1990.

2.   F. Gadala-Maria. Invited seminar presented at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Auburn University.

1.   F. Gadala-Maria. Invited seminar presented at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Clemson University.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

1.   Francis Gadala-Maria (speaker) “The Strange Behavior of Non-Newtonian Fluids.” USC Bicentennial Middle School Workshop, Columbia, SC, Oct 6, 2001.

VI. Other Publications

9.   W. A. Summers, et al., “Centralized Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Power: Infrastructure Analysis and Test-case Design Study”, NERI Project 02-160 Final Report, April 28, 2006.

8.   Ely R. Greenberg and Francis A. Gadala-Maria, “Effect of Shear-Induced Anisotropy on the Electrical Conductivity of Suspensions.” Proceedings of the XIV International Congress on Rheology, Seoul, Korea, August 22-27, 2004, pp. SU03-1 to SU03-3.

7.   S. O. Ogadhoh, V. Kolli, F. Gadala-Maria & T. D. Papathanasiou, “On the Evolution of Microstructure During Injection Molding of Particulate Composites,” Mechanics of Nonlinear Materials, Banff, Canada, May 1998.

6.   Michael D. Amiridis and Francis A. Gadala-Maria, “Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina,” Chemical Engineering Education Vol. 30, Number 1, pp. 2-7 (1996).

5.   Ruth Anderson, Francis Gadala-Maria, and Venkata Giri Kolli, “Solder Paste Rheology and Fine Pitch Slump.” The Technical Program. Surface Mount International Conference & Exposition, San Jose, California, August 28 - September 1, 1994.

4.   F. Parsi and F. Gadala-Maria, “Flow- and Curing-Induced Fiber Orientation in Short-Fiber Composites,” AIChE Second Topical Conference on Emerging Technologies in Materials, Extended Abstracts of Technical Presentations, November 1989.

3.   C. G. Kim and F. Gadala-Maria, “The Rheology of Concentrated Suspensions: Effect of Surface Forces and Particle Arrangement,” AIChE Conference on Emerging Technologies in Materials, Extended Abstracts of Technical Presentations, August 1987.

2.   D. M. Husband and F. Gadala-Maria, “Anisotropy in Sheared Dilute Suspensions of Solid Spheres,” Advances in Rheology 2, 521‑528, (1984): Proc. 9th Intl. Cong. Rheology, Mexico.

1.   Acrivos, D. J. Jeffrey, F. Gadala-Maria and E. Herbolzheimer, The Rheology of Concentrated Suspensions and Their Settling Characteristics in Vessels Having Inclined Walls, E.P.R.I. AF-1085 Final Report (RP 314‑1), May 1979.