Nicholas A. Peppas, Sc.D.

Professional Societies and Positions Held

National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
- Awards Committee (2010-12)
- Recruiting Committee, ChE section (2007- )

Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST)
- Awards Committee of O’Donnell Award, Medicine Section (2008-09)
- Chair, Awards Committee, of O’Donnell Award, Medicine Section (2009- )

Académie Nationale de Pharmacie (France)

American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
- Chair, College of Fellows (2007-08)
- Chair, Fellows Selection Committee (2008- )
- Organizing Committee of 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Meeting
- SFB Representative to the Council of Societies (2004)
- AIChE Representative to the Council of Societies (1995- )
- Public Policy Committee (1996-2004)
- Fellows Committee (1993, 1998-00, 2006-08)
- Program Committee (1993, 2000-02)
- Foreign Fellows Committee (1994).

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- Chairman, AIChE Awards Committee (2011-2014)
- Vice Chairman, AIChE Awards Committee (2009-2010)
- Member, AIChE Awards Committee (2006-2009)
- Director (2000-02)
- Member, Bioengineering Task Force (2002-05)
- Member, Nominating Committee (2001-02)
- Member, Board Award Committee (2001-02)
- Member, Council of Technology (2000-02)
- Member, RANTC (2000- )
- Liaison with Bioengineering Division (2000-02)
- Chairman, Materials Division (1988-90)
- First Vice-Chairman, Materials Division (1986-88)
- Chairman, Nominating Committee, Materials Division (1991-92, 1994-95)
- Chairman, Awards Committee, Materials Division (1991-92)
- Program Chairman, Materials Division (1986-88)
- Director, Materials Division (1981-82; 1984-86)
- Vice Chairman, Committee on Polymers, Area 8a (1994-95)
- Chairman, Committee on Polymers, Area 8a (1995-97)
- Director, Food, Pharmaceuticals and Bioengineering Division (1994-97)
- Chairman, New Materials Committee (1983-87)
- Member, Awards Committee of Materials Division (1981-83; 85-88)
- Member, History of Chemical Engineering Committee (1989-92)
- Member, AIChE Chemical Engineering Education Projects Committee (1979-88)
- Editorial Committee, "Chemical Engineering Faculties" (1984-87)
- Editor, Materials Newsletter (1978-80)
- Member, Committee on Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science, Area 15d/e (1977- )
- Member, Committee on Biomaterials, Area 8b (1980- ); Chairman (1980-84)
- Member, Continuing Education Committee (1986-88)
- Organizer, Topical Conference on Biomaterials (1997)
- Organizer, Topical Conference on Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering (2003)
- Organizer, Topical Conference on Medical Engineering, Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Systems (2006)
- Nanotechnology Forum (2002- )
- Chair, Bionanotechnology Area 22b (2002-05)
- Organizer, Topical Conference on Bionanotechnology (2004)
- Organizer, Topical Conference on Bionanotechnology (2005)

American Physical Society (APS)
- Fellow (1997)

American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Chairman, Program Committee, Division of Industrial Engineering Chemistry (1982-84)
- Member, Program Committee, Division of IEC (1979-82; 85-89)
- Chairman, Organizing Committee of Winter Symposia of IEC (1979-81), Member (1982-85)
- Member, Murphree Award Committee (1983-86)
- Member, Technical Program Committee, Division of Polymer Chemistry (1980-82)
- Member, Education Committee, Division of Polymer Chemistry (1982-86)

Materials Research Society (MRS)
- Coordinator (1993-97)
- Member, External Affairs Committee (1995-98)

Council of BME Chairs
- Vice-Chair (2010-11)
- Chair (2011-12)

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

International Society of BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology

American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)
- Fellow (1999)

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
- Member Committee for Selection of Meritorious Manuscript Award (2004-06); Chair 2005
- Fellow (1990)
- Review Panel PPD Division (1990-91)
- Strategic Alliance/Globalization Committee (1995-02)
- Resource Fellow on Controlled Release (1992-02)

Controlled Release Society (CRS)
- President (1987-88)
- Past President (1988-89)
- Board of Trustees (1988-93)
- Chairman, By-laws Committee (1988-89)
- President-elect (1986-87)
- Vice-President (1985-86)
- Governor (1984-85)
- Organizer, First Workshop and Exhibition of Controlled Release in Consumer Products (1990)
- Organizer, Second Workshop and Exhibition of Controlled Release in Consumer Products (1992)
- Organizer, Third Workshop and Exhibition on Controlled Release in Consumer Products (1993)
- Program Chairman, 20th International Meeting on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials (1993)
- Program Chairman, 12th International Meeting on Controlled Release of Bioactive Materials (1985)
- Chairman, Committee on Consumer Products (1990-92)
- Member, Strategic Planning Committee (1991-94)
- Chairman, Global Network Subcommittee (1993-95, 96-98)
- Chairman, Premier Organization Status Subcommittee (1991-92)
- Chairman, Heller Award Committee (1997-2000)
- Member, Founders Award Committee (1991-97)
- Member, Nominating Committee (1991-92)
- Member, Awards Committee (1985-87)
- Member, Pennwalt Award Committee (1984-85)
- Newsletter Editor (1985-86)
- Newsletter Columnist (1988-92)
- Chairman, Publications Committee (1985-86)
- Chairman, Education Committee (1985-86)

Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
- Member of the Board (2008-11)
- Chairman, Affiliations Committee (2006-08)
- Chairman, By-laws Committee (1992-97)
- Member, Fellows Committee (2008- )
- Member, Whitaker Awards Committee (1993-95)
- Member, Awards Committee (1988-91)

North American Membrane Society (NAMS)

International Union of Societies of Biomaterials Science and Engineering
- President (2008-12)

Society for Biomaterials
- President (2003-04)
- Past President (2004-05)
- President-Elect (2002-03)
- Chair, Past Presidents Committee (2004-05)
- Chair, Awards and Nominations Committee (2004-05)
- Chair, Meetings Committee (2003-05)
- Chair, Long Range Planning Committee (2002-03)
- Chair, Liaison Committee (2006- )
- Editor-in-Chief, Society for Biomaterials/Wiley Book Series (2009- )
- Delegate to International Union of Biomaterials Societies (2006- )
- Representative to AIMBE (2004)
- Secretary, Executive Committee of Fellows (1997-02)
- Chairman, Controlled Release Special Interest Group (1995-97)
- Program Chairman, Ophthalmological Biomaterials Special Interest Group (2000-01)
- Member, Awards and Nominations Committee (1996-98)
- Nominating Committee (1986-88)

Tissue Engineering Society

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- Westinghouse Award Committee (1993)
- Dow Award Committee (2007-09)

New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)

Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
- Director, Medical Plastics Division (1980-86)
- Member, Program Committee (1984-86)
- Member, Technical Volumes Committee (1979-81)
- Vice Chairman, National Committee of SPE Student Chapters (1979-80)

Adhesion Society

Sigma Xi
- President, Purdue Chapter (1995-96)
- Vice President, Purdue Chapter (1994-95)
- Past President, Purdue Chapter (1996-97)
- Chairman, Awards Committee (1996-97)

Phi Kappa Phi

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