Enrique Jose Lavernia

Background

Lavernia, Enrique Jose was born on July 30, 1960 in Havana, Cuba. Son of Carlos Manuel and Ana Margot (Borrego) Lavernia. came to the United States, 1965.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Solid Mechanics with honors, Brown University, 1982. Master of Science in Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986.

Career

Research assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982—1986, postdoctoral associate, 1986, research associate, 1986—1987. Assistant professor Department Chemical and Aerospace Engineering University California-Irvine, 1987—1991, associate professor Department Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 1991—1995, professor, 1995—2002, department head, 1998—2002. Dean College Engineering University California-Davis, 2002—2009, professor Department Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, since 2002, distinguished professor, since 2007, provost and executive chancellor, since 2009.

Visiting professor Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart, Germany, 1997. Advisory board Advanced Composites Newsletter, since 1994, Key Engineering Materials, Trans Tech, since 1996. Board review Journal Applied Composite Materials, since 1994, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, since 1994, International Journal Non-Equilibrium Processing, since 1996.

Co-editor Journal Materials Synthesis and Processing, since 1996. Editorial board Electronic Journal, Ciencia Abierta, University of Chile, since 1999, Journal Materials Processing Technology, since 1999. Associate editor Journal Metastable and Nanostructured Materials, since 2000.

Advisory board National Science Foundation-Center for Advanced Materials & Smart Structures, North Carolina State University, since 1998. Member National Materials Advisory Board, since 2002.

Achievements

• Enrique Jose Lavernia has been listed as a noteworthy academic administrator, engineering professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Metals (International Bradley Stoughton award for Young Teachers 1993), Materials Research Society, The Metallurgy Society (secretary commission on synthesis and analysis in materials processing, organizer/chairman variousmeeting sessions), American Powder Industries Federation, Phi Delta Beta (national.hon. society Alpha Kappa chapter), Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, jogging, handball, scuba diving.

Connections

Married Julie M. Schoenung, October 4, 1986.

Father:

Carlos Manuel Lavernia

Mother:

Ana Margot (Borrego) Lavernia

Spouse:

Julie M. Schoenung