Dr. Antonios Zavaliangos

Education

• Ph.D (Mech. Eng.) 1992, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MS (Civil Eng. & Eng. Mechanics) 1987, Columbia University
• Diploma (Mech. Eng.) 1986, National Technical University Athens, Greece

Current position

• 2009-present Dept. Head Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
• 2004-present Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
• 2007-present, Director of CMSE - Graduate Assistantship in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program, Drexel University
• 2009-present, co-Director of GAANN-Pharma - Graduate Assistantship in Areas of National Need (GAANN), DoE program, Drexel University
• co-Director of Drexel Research Experiences in Advanced Materials NSF REU Site at Drexel University

Professional History

• 2007-8 Interim Dept. Head Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
• 2007 Visiting Scientist, Merck In & Co. Center for Materials Science, Blue Bell, PA (on sabbatical)
• 2006, Visiting Scientist, Johnson&Johnson Pharmaceutical R&D, Spring House, PA (on sabbatical)
• 2006-2009 co-Director of DREAM - Graduate Assistantship in Areas of National Need (GAANN), DoE program, Drexel University
• 1998-2004 Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
• 1999-2000 On Sabbatical in the Genie de Physique et Mechanique des Materiaux (GMP2-CNRS Grenoble France)
• 1994-1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University
• 1992-1994 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University

Honors and Awards

• National Science Foundation, Young Faculty Early CAREER Award, 1996
• Highest Dedication and Service to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Award, 2002
• Neal Rice Award (Best paper) 28th IBA Conference, Santa Fe, September 14-16, 2003