Professional Experience
| 2017 – present | Assistant Provost, Faculty Development Professor, Transdisciplinary Studies Co-Director, Engineering and Design Institute Kanbar College of Design, Engineering, & Commerce Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA |
| August -September 2017 | Fulbright Specialist, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa |
| Summer 2017 | Visiting Scientist RWTH Aachen University Institute für Textiltechnik Aachen, Germany |
| 2012- 2017 | Professor, Transdisciplinary Studies Co-Director, Engineering and Design Institute Nexus Learning Advocate Kanbar College of Design, Engineering, & Commerce, and Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2002–2012 | Professor, Engineering Co-Director, Engineering and Design Institute, Program Director, Architectural Engineering Kanbar College of Design, Engineering, and Commerce Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1995-2002 | Associate Professor (tenured 2001), Director of Research, Program Director: Textile Engineering Program Director: Fibrous Materials Science, School of Textiles and Materials Technology, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1995 | Visiting Research Professor, Department of Textiles, University of Gent |
| 1993-95 | Associate Professor, (tenured, 1995) Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry, and Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. |
| 1990-93 | Assistant Professor, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry, and Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. |
| 1988-94 | Visiting Research Professor, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (Summers) |
| 1988-90 | Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University Associate Director, Fibrous Materials Research Center, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. |
| 1984-88 | Research Engineer, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. |
Education
Ph.D. Materials Science, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, March 1988; A Processing Science Model for Three Dimensional Braiding
M.S. Mathematics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, June 1986. Concentration: Computer Aided Geometric Design.
B. A. Mathematics, LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA, June 1982
Recognized Creative and Professional Achievement
Honorary Research Professor, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017 – present
Associate Editor, Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, SAGE, 2017 – present
Dr. Jackie Rehkopf Best Paper Award, “Lightweighting Composites through Selective Fiber Placement”, C. Pastore, 2015 SPE Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition, Sept. 2015.
President’s Award for Excellence, Philadelphia University, 2015.
Citation for Distinction, National Institute of Building Sciences, for the MS Sustainable Design, February 2012,
Citizen of the Week, Ambler Gazette, September, 2010.
Best Practices in Communication – Honorable Mention, (for EcoMan and The Skeptic podcast), Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, December 2009.
Excellence in Education Award, (for MS in Sustainable Design Program) United States Green Building Council, 2009
Excellence in Sustainability Education, (for Engineering and Design Institute) Delaware Valley Green Building Council, 2007
Philadelphia Sustainability Award, (for Engineering and Design Institute) Pennsylvania Environmental Council, 2007
Leadership in Sustainable Building, (for Engineering and Design Institute) Pennsylvania Resources Council, 2004
Director’s Award, Systems Competency, National Textile Center, 2004
Best presentation, National Textile Center, Second Year Projects, 2002, Architectural Fabric Structures
Award for Distinguished Achievement in Basic or Applied Fiber Science, The Fiber Society, 2000
Commendation from Philadelphia School District – Career to School program, advising high school students in engineering curricula, 1998
Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 1994, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University
Academy of Outstanding Teachers, North Carolina State University, 1994Scholarly Activities
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Courses Taught
Philadelphia University
- Advanced Textile Composites
- Analytical Methods
- Architectural Engineering Senior Design
- Behavior of Materials
- Composite Materials: Design and Analysis
- Design of Green Materials
- Eco-Innovation and Sustainability (Environmental Science)
- Engineering Dynamics
- Engineering Senior Design I & II
- Engineering Statics
- Experimental Materials
- Experimental Structures
- Fabric Mechanics
- Fabric Studies
- Fibrous Composite Materials
- Foundations: Fabric Studies
- Integrative Design Process
- Introduction to Computer Programming
- Introduction to Structural Analysis
- Introductory Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanics of Textiles
- Numerical Methods
- Probability and Statistics
- Processing of Polymers and Fibers
- Structural Design of Compressive Systems
- Structural Design of Tensile Systems
- Structures I
- Structures II
- Textile Engineering Senior Design I & II
- Textile Materials
- Textile Problem Solving
- Yarn Mechanics
North Carolina State University
- Design of a Composite Baja Vehicle
- Introduction to Fiber Science
- Introduction to Textiles
- Mechanical Properties of Textiles
- Physical Properties of Textile Fibers
- Physical Properties of Textiles
- Textile Composite Materials
- Textile Composites
- Textile Honors Seminar
- Textile Materials Science Design I
- Textile Materials Science Design II
Drexel University
- Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Introduction to Materials Science
- Numerical Methods for Materials Engineering
- Senior Design Thesis