Nicholas Winograd
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1970 Ph.D. in Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1967 B.S. in Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Professional Experience
1970-1975 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
1975-1979 Associate Professor of Chemistry, Purdue University
1979-1985 Professor of Chemistry, Penn State University
1985-present Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry, Penn State University
2010-present Visiting Professor, University of Manchester, UK
Honors and Awards
National Institute of Health Graduate Fellow, 1968-1970
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow, 1974-1977
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow, 1977-1978
Texas Instruments Foundation 1984 Founders’ Prize
Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement, 1985
Awarded Evan Pugh Professor, 1985.
The Akron American Chemical Society Section Award, 1986
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, 1987
American Microchemical Society Bennedetti-Pichler Award, 1991
Outstanding Alumnus Award, Case Western Reserve University, 1991
The Phyllis Johnson Patrick Award, Kansas State University, 1999
American Vacuum Society Fellow, 2002
Elected Chair of Evan Pugh Professors at Penn State, 2002
Elected Chair of The SIMS International Committee, 2005-2013
Elected Councilor to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2007-2010
American Chemical Society Award in Analytical Chemistry, sponsored by Battelle Memorial Institute, 2012.
Professional Affiliations
AAAS
American Chemical Society
American Physical Society
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Advisory Boards and Panels
National Science Foundation Chemistry Advisory Board (1987-90)
Department of Energy Assessment Panel (1989 and 2005)
Office of Naval Research Board of Visitors (1989)
Office of Naval Research, Chemistry Division, Technical Advisory Group (1989)
Lehigh University Chemistry Department Visiting Committee (1989-92)
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Panel
(1990-1992)
NSF PYI Selection Panel (1989-91)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Chemical Sciences Review Panel
(1990-96)
International Workshop on Post-Ionization Techniques in Surface Analysis (1990- )
Materials Research Institute Board of Directors (1993-2004)
European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis
(1993-1998)
International Conference on Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (1992-95)
International Conference on Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (1996)
Co-Chairman
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Scientific Advisory and Review Committee of the Chemical and Materials Chemistry Directorate (1997-2003)
Board of Directors, Atom Sciences, Inc.
National Research Council Associateship Program Review Panel (1997-2004).
Review of Delaware Science Curriculum Standards (1994).
NIH study section in Enabling Bioanalytical and Biophysical Technologies,
ad hoc member, 2004.
Committee of Visitors, Basic Energy Sciences, Department of Energy, 2005
PITSA International Committee, Chair (2006- ).
Editorial Boards
Surface and Interface Analysis (1979-82)
Journal de Microscopie et de Spectroscopie Electroniques (1979-90)
Chemtracts Contributing Scholar (1988-90)
Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques (1982-94)
Analytical Chemistry (1985-1988)
Analytical Chemistry Oversight Committee (1989)
Annual Review of Physical Chemistry Editorial Board (1992-96)
Research Trends, “Trends in Vacuum Science and Technology” (1995- )
Vacuum (1995-2012)
Recent Distinguished Lectures
The Phyllis Johnson Patrick Lecture, Kansas State University, April, 1999.
Meloche Lecture, University of Wisconsin, November, 1999.
Eli Lilly Distinguished Lecture, Indiana Univesity, December, 1999.
Fassel Lectures, Iowa State University, May, 2001.
Keynote Lecture, Thirteenth International SIMS meeting, Nara, Japan, November, 2001.
Lectures at the Leading Edge, University of Toronto, November, 2005.
International Lecturer, The University of Manchester, UK, April, 2007.
Commencement speaker, Penn State University Graduation, May 2007.
The Sidney Ross Lecturer in Colloid and Surface Chemistry,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, June, 2007.
Plenary Lecture, 18th International SIMS meeting, Trento, Italy, September 2012
Consultancies
Shell Oil Company – Surface Analysis (1975-94)
Atom Sciences – Trace Analysis in Semiconductors (1990-2010 )
Adler, Kaplan & Begy (1991-93)
The West Company (1994-96)
Clark-MXR – Applications of Ultra-Short Pulsed Lasers (1994-2000)
Pharmacopeia – Combinatorial Chemistry (1997-2002)
Astra Pharmaceutical Company (1999)
Precise Technology, Inc. (2003-04)
Vistakon Division of J&J Vision Care (2003-06)
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals (2003-05)
Alcoa Corporation (2006-2007)
MDX Sciex (2007-2010)
Meetings Organized
Summer Symposium on Analytical Chemistry, Clarkson College, June 1983.
Office of Naval Research Contractors’ Meeting on Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Penn State University, June 1986
Post-Ionization Techniques in Surface Analysis (PITSA ’91), Penn State University, May 1991
ACS Symposium on “The Surface Chemical Bond”, Anaheim, CA, April 1995
Applied Surface Analysis Conference, Penn State University, June 1995
8th International Conference on Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy and Its Applications, Penn State University, July 1996
Pittcon – Chemical Imaging of Biomaterial Surfaces and Interfaces, March 2005
Pittcon – Chemical Imaging of Biomaterial Surfaces and Interfaces, March 2006
Patents
N. Winograd and F. K. Fong, “Reversible Photogalvanic Cells for the Conversion of Solar Radiation into Electricity”, Patent Number 4,022,950, May, 1977.
N. Winograd and S. J. Benkovic, “Molecular Imaging Systems”, Patent Number 5,272,338
S. J. Benkovic, N. Winograd, C. L. Brummel and I. N. W. Lee, “Method for Identifying Members of Combinatorial Libraries”, Patent Number 5,834,195, November, 1998.
N. Winograd, D. E. Riederer, R. Chatterjee, “Method to Identify a Surface-Bound Molecule”, Patent Number 6,432,716, August 2002.
R. Braun, R. J. Hessler and N. Winograd, “Combinatorial Chemistry System and Method of Use”, Foreign Patent Pending Application No. PCT/US98/23697.
Meetings Organized
Summer Symposium on Analytical Chemistry, Clarkson College, June 1983
Office of Naval Research Contractors’ Meeting on Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Penn State University, June 1986
Post-Ionization Techniques in Surface Analysis (PITSA ’91), Penn State University, May 1991
ACS Symposium on “The Surface Chemical Bond”, Anaheim, CA, April 1995
Applied Surface Analysis Conference, Penn State University, June 1995
8th International Conference on Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy and Its Applications, Penn State University, July 1996
Publication Citations
h-index 57
~700 citations per year over the last 4 years, 12000 overall.
Graduate Students sponsored over last 5 years, including Undergraduate Institution
Undergraduate Institution Current Location
Anna Bloom Juniata College Penn State University
Daniel Brenes University of Houston Penn State University
Anthony Carado Penn State University PNNL
Juan Cheng Nankai University Merck
Lauren Jackson Marist College Penn State University
Joseph Kozole DeSales University Homeland Security
Andrew Kucher The College of New Jersey Penn State University
Michael Kurczy Salem State College Gothenburg
Jordan Lerach Youngstown State University Penn State University
Caiyan Lu Nankai University Seagate Technology
Dan Mao Shanghai Jiaotong University Penn State University
Abigale Marcus King’s College Glaxo, Smith, Kline
Carolyn McQuaw Linfield College Schroedinger Inc
Shawn Parry Brigham Young University Alliant Technologies
Melissa Passarelli Union College Gothenburg
Paul Piehowski St. John’s University PNNL.
Nick Popczun University of Akron Penn State University
Kan Shen Sichuan University Penn State University
Edward Smiley Moravian College Penn State University
Chris Szakal Muhlenberg College NIST
Jay Tarolli SUNY Binghamton Penn State University
David Willingham Wilkes University Argonne National Lab
Lu Yuan Hunan University Penn State University
Lei Liang Zheng Fudan University Evans and Associates
Zihua Zhu Peking University PNNL
Total number of graduate students advised: 80
Postgraduate Scholars sponsored over last 5 years, including Ph.D. Institution
Ph.D Institution Current Location
Jui-Hsien Chang University of Warwick Penn State University
Anita Durairaj University of Cincinnati Penn State University
Selda Keskin Middle East Technical University Penn State University
Jung-Hwan Kim Seoul National University Penn State University
Alan Piwowar University of Buffalo DOW
Total number of postgraduate scholars advised: 37