Thomas Vogt, Ph.D., Director of the Nanocenter as well as a Professor of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina. As an author of more than 240 publications in peer reviewed scientific journals with three U.S. patents, he regularly promotes and speaks to the mission of the NanoCenter in forums around the world.
Biographical Profile
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Tenure Status
Tenured
International Activity
International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Research, Teaching, Service
Countries
Nigeria, South Korea, Germany, Australia
Description
Teach at African University of Science and Technology in Abuja, Nigeria. Collaborate with students and faculty at Yonsei University, Korea. Support and advise the neutron scattering community in Australia at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization
Institution/Entity
African University of Science and Technology
Yonsei University
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization
Institutional Focus Areas
Nanotechnology, Materials Research, Science and Engineering (Other), Computational Sciences
Inorganic chemistry, Electron microscopy and Imaging at the nanoscale, x-ray and neutron scattering and diffraction, auxetic materials, phosphors for lighting
Institutional Focus Areas
Nanotechnology, Materials Research, Science and Engineering (Other), Computational Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Crystallography, electron, neutron and x-ray scattering, Inorganic Phosphors, Ethical, Legal, Societal Implications of Nano/emerging technologies., Imaging at the nanoscale,auxetic materials and pressure enduced hydration
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
09/1985 - 08/1986
Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
Toulouse, France
Experimental part of Doctoral Thesis
09/1985 - 08/1986
Laboratoire pour L'Utilisation du rayonnement Electromagnetique (LURE)
Paris, France
Experimental part of Doctoral Thesis
05/1985
Eberhard-Karls Universitat
Tubingen, Germany
Diploma
Chemistry
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
2003 - Present
Membership
Member, Technical Advisory Board for IMAGO
2005
Membership
Member, Program Advisory Committee and co-editor of foresight report based on NMI3-sponsored workshop on "Neutrons, Earth Sciences and Environment" - Vienna
2006 - 2007
Membership
Member, Research Equipment Program Committee - University of South Carolina
2007 - 2008
Membership
Member, Research Advisory Council - University of South Carolina
03/2008 - Present
Membership
Member, SC Research Foundation
Membership
Member, Industrial Mathematics Institute , University of South Carolina
Membership
Member, Materials Research Society
Membership
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Membership
Member, American Physical Society
Membership
Member, American Chemical Society
2004
Professional Activity
Past Organizer, Materials Research Society Symposium "Materials for Hydrogen Storage"
Professional Activity
Past Member, International Advisory Team for the neutron Powder Diffraction at the Replacement Research Reactor Project at the Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organization - Sydney, Australia
Professional Activity
Past Head, Industrial Advisory Board for the Department of Materials Science & Engineering - SUNY Stony Brook
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
05/1982 - 05/1983
Research student - IBM Research Center , San Jose, California
03/1987 - 12/1987
Postdoctoral appointment - HASYLAB (Frankfurt, Germany) and Institute Laue-Langevin (Grenoble, France)
01/1988 - 07/1992
Scientist - Institute Laue-Langevn, France
08/1992 - 10/1995
Associate Physicist - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
01/2003 - 09/2005
Technical Coordinator for scientific equipment in the CFN project - BNL
01/2003 - 09/2005
Cluster leader of Materials Synthesis in the Center for Functional Nanomaterials - BNL
01/2003 - 09/2005
Head of Materials Synthesis & Characterization Group - BNL
10/2005
Director, USC NanoCenter
01/2006 - 01/2009
Centenary Research Professor, University of South Carolina
04/2004
Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy - University of South Carolina
10/1995
Physicist - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
11/2009
Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina
Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy - University of South Carolina
01/2000
Group Leader, Powder Diffraction Group - Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Chief Technology Officer, Nanosource, LLC, LUMINOF, LLC and Sens4, LLC
Past Member, International Advisory Team for the Neutron Powder Diffraction at the Replacement Research Reactor Project at the Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organization - Sydney, Australia
10/2005
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry - USC
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2018
Award
NSSA Fellows certificate
Neutron Scattering Society of America
2018
Award
Carolina Trustee Professorship Award
University of South Carolina
2019
Award
USC Educational Foundation Research Award for Science, Mathematics and Enginnering
University of South Carolina
Award
R&D 100 award from R&D Magazine
Award
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Award
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Award
International Visiting Research Fellowship - University of Sydney, Australia
Award
Design and Engineering Award of Popular Mechanics
2008
Fellowship
American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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