Doctor Bentley received his undergraduate (Bachelor of Science, "82) and Master of Engineering degrees ("83) from Cornell University and his Doctor of Philosophy ("89) from the University of Colorado, Boulder, all in chemical engineering.
Doctor Bentley worked for the International Paper Company, on alternative fuels and recovery process improvement.
He is also appointed in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park and the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology He has served on advisory committees and panels for the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department Of Defense, Department of Energy, United States Department of Agriculture, and several state agencies. Doctor At Maryland since 1989, Doctor Bentley has focused his research on the development of molecular tools that facilitate the expression of biologically active proteins, having authored over 200 related archival publications. Recent interests are on deciphering and manipulating signal transduction pathways, including those of bacterial communication networks, for altering cell phenotype.
Robert E. Fischell Distinguished Professor Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor (former) University System of Maryland (USM) Regents" Faculty Award for /Scholarship/Creative Activity (2011) Vice President At-Large, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2011-2014 United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, Level II (2010) Member, Advisory Council, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University (2008-2011) Member, Departmental Advisory Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University (2009-2012) Member, International Scientific Advisory Board, Austrian Center of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB) (2009) Elected Member, Managing Board, Society for Biological Engineers (2008) Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Schering-Plough Young Investigator Award (1996) Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award from the American Society for Engineering (1995) Best Abstract Award (with Doctor of Medicine Ramirez), Society of Industrial Microbiology (1993) Initiation Award, National Science Foundation. (1990) Society of Industrial Microbiology Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Sciences Award Washington Academy of Sciences Allen C. Davis Medal Maryland"s Outstanding Young Engineer, Maryland Science Center.
