pos ium ▁on ▁Opt ical ▁Material s ▁( 1 9 9 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ), ▁Nan om aterial s ▁– ▁( 2 0 0 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁and ▁as ▁Techn ical ▁Program ▁Committee ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Electron ics ▁Engine ers ▁( IE EE ) ▁N AN O ▁( 2 0 0 1 ▁– ▁present ). ▁He ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁NAT O ▁S ens ors ▁and ▁Electron ics ▁Technology ▁Research ▁Techn ical ▁Group ▁on ▁" Sm art ▁Text iles ". ▁He ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁External ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Techn ological ▁University , ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Engineering ▁Mechan ics ▁Department ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy , ▁Office ▁of ▁Energy ▁Basic ▁Research , ▁Energy ▁Front iers ▁Research ▁Cent ers ▁( F ER C ) ▁Review ▁P anel . ▁He ▁holds ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁Buff alo , ▁Michigan ▁Techn ological ▁University , ▁and ▁Morgan ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Research ▁interests ▁Kar na ▁conduct s ▁basic ▁and ▁applied ▁research ▁in ▁nan om aterial s , ▁ment ors ▁young ▁scient ists ▁and ▁engine ers , ▁ident ifies ▁critical ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁areas ▁in ▁n anos cience ▁relevant ▁to ▁Army ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁work ▁with ▁Army ▁S & E ▁and ▁senior ▁leadership ▁to ▁develop ▁relevant ▁program , ▁identify ▁and ▁recommend ▁to ▁management ▁chain ▁R & D ▁lever aging ▁opportun ities ▁within ▁and ▁outside