CANEUS 2009 Workshops

Enrique Barrera

Rice University, USA

• Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science
• Structure-Property Relations of Materials. Interface studies of Composites, Coatings, and Thin Films. Applications of Fullerenes and Nanotubes. Development of nanotube advanced materials.
• PI for the Functionalized Nanomaterial Thrust of the NASA URETI Center (TiiMS)
• Organizer of the Material Technology Consotium
• Hispanic Engineering National Achievement Award Conference (HENNAC) Award Recipient (2003)

Education

• Presidential Award fo Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (2002)
• Recipient of a NASA Group Achievement Award (2001)
• NASA National Research Council (NRC) Senior Fellow at the Johnson Space Center (1999)
• Hispanic Engineering National Achievement Award Conference (HENNAC) Award Recipient (1994)
• For Outstanding Technical Achievements
• National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award Recipient (1993)