Vita: Germano S. Iannacchione

Head and Associate Professor, Department of Physics

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Olin Hall, Worcester, MA 01609-2280

Telephone: (508) 831-5420 (office), -5282 (lab), and -5886 (fax)

Email: gsiannac@wpi.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Physics; AC-Calorimetric Study of Liquid Crystal Phase Transitions in Restrictive Geometries,

D. Finotello advisor, Kent State University, 18 December 1993.

M.S. Physics; Influence of Polydispersity and Curative/Resin Ratio on Molecular Mobility in Epoxy

Networks, E. von Meerwall advisor, University of Akron, 7 January 1990.

B.S. Physics; University of Akron, 31 May 1987.

CAREER

2006- now Head, Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

2004- now Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

1998-2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

1999-2000 Consultant, Planar Systems / Standish Inc., Madison WI.

1998-1999 Research Affiliate, Center for Materials Science and Engineering, M.I.T.

1996-1998 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry and Center for Materials

Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

1994-1996 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Physics, Kent State University.

1989-1993 Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Kent State University.

1987-1989 Morton-Thiokol Research Associate and Graduate Assistant, Department of Physics,

University of Akron.

TEACHING

Courses: 11 as Lecturer/co-lecturer, 24 as Conference Instructor, 2 as Lab Coordinator.

Projects: MQPs: 35 completed and 1 in progress.
IQPs: 6 completed and 3 in progress.

Advising: Academic (current): 8 undergraduate and 4 graduate students

Research (total): 8 graduate students (graduated 3 PhDs and 6 MSs)

SCHOLARSHIP

Publications: 62 refereed papers, 2 submitted, and 5 in preparation.

Grants: 4 funded, 3 submitted, and 1 in preparation.

Presentations: 30 invited seminar/colloquium and 73 contributed abstracts.

SERVICE

Membership: American Physical Society (Lifetime member), International Liquid Crystal Society,

American Association of University Professors, American Association for the

Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi (Lifetime member).

Reviewer: Physical Review B, E, and Letters, J. of Chemical Physics, J. of Physical Chemistry,

Liquid Crystals, Molecular Crystals Liquid Crystals, National Science Foundation,

U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation, Petroleum Research Fund.

Committees: 5 Departmental (Physics, WPI)

1 Institute Wide (CASL)