Biographical Information
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Distinguished University Professor
Professor of Physics
Professor of Chemistry
Director, Center for Materials Research
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DATE OF BIRTH: June 2, 1945, Brooklyn, New York
MARRIED: August 3, 1969 to Paulayne T. Sklarsky
CHILDREN: 2 (Melissa Ann Epstein, b. 1974; Dana Michelle Epstein, b. 1978)
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
1962 Diploma (Honors), Stuyvesant High School, NY, NY
1966 B.S. Physics (cum laude), Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
1967 M.S. Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1971 Ph.D. Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1971-1972 Member Technical Staff, The MITRE Corp., McLean, VA
1972-1985 Principal Scientist, Xerox Webster Research Center, Webster, NY
1985-Present Professor of Physics and Professor of Chemistry, The Ohio State University
1989-Present Director, OSU Center for Materials Research
1997-Present Distinguished University Professor, The Ohio State University
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Experimental and theoretical study of electronic (optical), transport, and magnetic phenomena of
synthetic metals, semiconductors and magnets (polymeric and molecular
materials), including the study of excitations and their dynamics. Exploration of potential applications of
unconventional electronic/magnetic materials, including polymer-based light
emitting devices, polymer field effect devices, and organic-based spintronics.
Synthesis and processing of electronic polymers.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- 1977, 81, 96 Co-Organizer, International Conferences on Synthetic Metals (ICSM 77, 81, 96)
- 1977, 81, 96 Co-Editor, Proc. ICSM 1977, ICSM 1981, ICSM 1996
- 1982-Present Member, Executive Committee/Program Committee, International Advisory Committee
ICSM 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 98, 00
- 1979 Visiting Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
- 1984, 1992 Visiting Professor, Université de Paris Sud, France
- 1984, 1989 Visiting Professor, Technion, Haifa, Israel
- 1983-2000 Regional Editor, Synthetic Metals; Editor-in-chief, 2000-Present
- 1985-Present Consultant: DuPont, Eeonyx, Hexcel, Mitsubishi Rayon, NCR, Xerox
- 1990 Organizer, Focused Sessions on Electronic Polymers, Materials Physics Topical Group, American Physical Society,
Anaheim, California, March 1990
- 1993 Co-Organizer, Topical Conference on Metallic Phase of Conducting Polymers, Columbus, Ohio, 4-5 November 1993;
Co-editor of Proceedings (Synthetic Metals 65 (1994))
- 1994 Co-Organizer, Fourth International Conference on Molecule-Based Magnets, Salt Lake City, Utah, 11-20 October 1994;
Co-editor proceedings
- 1996 Organizer, Symposium on Electronic Polymers, Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC),
Indianapolis, Indiana, 6-8 May 1996
- 1996 Co-Organizer and Program Chair, International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals, Snowbird, Utah,
July 1996
- 1996-Present Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Molecule-Based Magnets, ICMM
96, 98, 00, 02
- 1997 Organizer, Short Course on Conducting Polymers, American Physical Society, Kansas City, Missouri, 16 March 1997
- 1999 Member, International Advisory Committee, The VIIIth IUPAC International Symposium on Macromolecule-Metal Complexes,
Tokyo, Japan, 5-8 September 1999
- 1999-2000 Member, Organizing/Fund Raising Committee, VII International Conference on Molecule-Based Magnets,
September 2000, San Antonio, Texas
- 1999-2000 Member, International Advisory Committee, The 4th International Topical Conference on Optical Probes of Conjugated
Polymers and Photonic Crystals, 15-19 February 2000, Salt Lake City, Utah
- 2000-2001 Member, International Advisory Committee, International Workshop on Quantum Transport in Synthetic Metals
(QTSM II & III), Seoul, Korea, 2000, 2001
- 2000 Organizer, Symposium in Honor of Joel S. Miller Receipt of the ACS Chemistry of Materials Award, March 2000 ACS Meeting,
San Francisco, California
- 2001 Organizer, Short Course on Application of Electronic Polymers, American Physical Society, 12 March 2001,
Seattle, Washington
- 2001 Co-Organizer, Symposium to Celebrate the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 4-5 may 2001,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 2002 Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on the Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals,
Shanghai, P.R. China, July 2002
- 2002 Member, International Advisory Committee, VIIIth International Conference on Molecule-Based Magnets (ICMM 2002),
5-10 October 2002, Valencia, Spain
- 2002-2003 Member, International Advisory Committee, Fifth International Topical Conference on Optical Probe of Conjugated
Polymers and Organic and Inorganic Structures, 2-14 February 2002, Venice, Italy
- 2002-2003 Organizer, Tutorial Session on Introduction to a New Class of Magnetic Materials,
American Physical Society, 2 March 2003, Austin, Texas
SELECTED AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:
- Fellow, American Physical Society, 1981
- Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1983-87
- Frontiers of Science Lecturer, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, October 1984, October 1996
- Sigma Xi Lecturer, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, December 1987
- "Hottest" Paper in Chemistry, Institute of Scientific Information, January-February, 1990
- Distinguished Scholar, The Ohio State University, 1991
- Finalist, Outstanding Teacher Award, The Ohio State University, 1994
- Plenary Lecturer, International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals, Seoul, Korea, July 1994
- Plenary Lecturer, The Fifth International Conference on Molecule-Based Magnets, Osaka, Japan, July 1996
- Keynote Lecturer, 7th International Symposium on Macromolecule-Metal Complexes, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, October 1997
- Distinguished University Professor, The Ohio State University, 1997
- Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1997-Present
- Lecturer, Weissberger Williams Lecture Series, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, 9 December 1997
- Visiting Lecturer of the Chemistry Research Promotion Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, January 2000
- Technology Partnership Award, The Ohio State University, 2000
- Distinguished Lecturer, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1 March 2000
- Guest Professor, hosted by University of Tokyo, Wasada University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Kyoto University,
and Osaka University, November 2001
- University Distinguished Lecturer 2001-2002, The Ohio State University
- Watkins Visiting Professor, Wichita State University, 4-6 March 2002
- Lecturer, Center for Molecular Science Forum, Beijing, PRC, 16 July 2002
- Honorary Professor, Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PRC, 2002
- Honorary Professor, Jilin University, Changchun, PRC, 2002
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002
- Highly Cited Researcher in Physics, ISI, 2002
- X Symposium Lecturer, MRS Fall Meeting, 2002
PUBLICATIONS: More than 600
PATENTS: More than 30 patents and patents pending
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES: More than 300
GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE ADVISEES (since joining OSU in 1985): More than 30 students supervised to Ph.D.
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