Race Matters, 30-minute episode interviewed by Merleyn Bell, KGOU, appeared Fall 2016
Phi Beta Kappa Public Lectures at 9 colleges and universities (2015-2016).
TSRC Public lecture, “Advancing science through diversity,” in Telluride, CO (2013).
Pinhead Scholar in the Schools, Telluride, CO (2012).
TSRC Public lecture, “Tipping Points: Avoiding collapse in economic, molecular and social networks,” in Telluride, CO (2009).
Quoted in The 2007 American Chemical Society Annual Report (2008).
Featured in The 2006 American Chemical Society Annual Report (2007).
Filmed and featured in a 2006 Video prepared by the Department of Local Sections ofthe American Chemical Society encouraging members to become volunteers (2006).
Featured on the p.96 article in the February 13, 2006 issue of C&EN on “How Some Chemists Got Involved in Politics,” and pictured next to Congressman Lewis in hisWashington DC office (2006).
Appeared on WTOC11 in Savannah, Georgia emphasizing the use of Internet2 to facilitate computational sciences (2005).
SERMACS Symposium on Federal Science, Education and Technology (FedSET) Policy, organizer (2003)
Delivered the Keynote Address on “Reach for the stars, but settle for the moon” atthe Induction Convocation of the Georgia Tech Chapter of the National Society ofCollegiate Scholars (2002).
TSRC Public lecture, “Nature’s symmetries: on the parallels between glassesand proteins,” in Telluride, CO (2000).
Filmed and featured in a video promoting the Freshman Experience at Georgia Tech(2000).
Invited Workshops, Panels & Boards
Editorial Advisory Board, Chemical Reviews (2022 – present)
Committee on Opportunities in Science (COOS), AAAS; member (2020-present), chair (2022-present)
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Physical Chemistry (2019 – present)
Sloan MPHD Advisory Committee, Sloan Foundation, inaugural member (2013-present).
DOE Virtual Workshop, “At the Tipping Point: A Future of Fused Chemical and DataScience,” Council on Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Sponsored bythe Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division. member (2020)
National Awards Advisory Board, ACS, Chair (2018-2021)
Science and Software Advisory Board (SSAB), Molecular Sciences Software Institute(MolSSI), member (2017-2020), Vice-Chair (2018), Chair (2019-2020)
Scialog Review Committee, Chemical Machinery of the Cell, Research Corporation(RCSA), member (2018-2021)
Board of Directors, American Chemical Society (2014-2019)
STEM Education Review Committee, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), member (2015-2016)
Scialog: Molecules Come to Life, Research Corporation (RCSA), Senior Scientist and Discussion Leader (2015, 2016, 2017)
International Advisory Board, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs): Computa- tional Molecular Science, member (2009-2020)
Cottrell Scholars Advisory Committee (CSAC), Research Corporation (RCSA), Chair (2016-2017) and inaugural member (2011-2013,2014-2016,2017)
NSF Workshop on Mid-scale Chemical Instrumentation—Workshop to develop con- sensus around needs/opportunities for chemical instrumentation in the $4M – $120M range, Invited Participant (2016-2017).
DOE Committee of Visitors, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Bio- sciences, member (2014)
National Academies Panel on Materials Science and Engineering, [Review of NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL)], member (2010)
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST), National Academies, member (2007-2010)
DOE BES/ASCR Workshop on “Discovery in Basic Energy Sciences: The role of computing at the extreme scale”, invited participant (2009)
National Academies Panel on Armor and Armaments, Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board, [Review of ARL], member (2005-2011)
Board of Directors, Telluride Science Research Center, member (2007-2009)
Cottrell Scholar 2008 Conference Program Committee, member (Fall 2007)
Steering Committee, NSF Workshop on Complexity and Emergent Phenomenon inChemistry, member (2007)
External Review Committee, Morehouse College, Department of Chemistry, member(2007)
National Academies BCST Committee on revealing chemistry through advancedchemical imaging, member (2005-06) “Visualizing Chemistry, The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging,” (National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. 2006), http://fermat.nap.edu/catalog/11663.html.
NSF MPS Theory Workshop, Invited participant (Oct. 2004)
NSF Workshop on “Undergraduate Research Centers,” participant (2003)
Workshops and Symposium
Symposia and Conference Organization Symposium on “Reimagining Diversity & Equity in honor of Robert Lichter,” ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Co-Chair (2020) postponed; Atlanta, GA, Co- Chair (2021)
Telluride Summer Research Workshop on the Chemistry and Dynamics in Complex Environments, co-organizer (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
All-Hands Meeting, Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, Baltimore, MD, Co-Chair (2018)
Bridges to Germany, Mainz, GERMANY, Facilitator (2017)
Symposium on Social and Chemical Science of Diversity Equity, Committee on Minority Affairs, ACS Fall National Meeting, Philadelphia, MA, Co-Chair (2016)
Symposium on Multiscale Chemistry, Computers in Chemistry Theme, ACS Spring National Meeting, San Diego, CA, Co-Chair (2016)
NSF-sponsored Workshop (cCWCS) on Theoretical and Computational Chemistry forfaculty at small colleges (Summers: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Symposium Chair, Using Molecular Scale Computing to Solve Real-World Problems, Engineering Research Symposium, Society of Hispanic and Professional Engineers(SHPE) Conference, Indianapolis, IN (2013)
Co-Chair, Cottrell Scholars Conference, Tucson, AZ (2012)
Telluride Summer Theory Course (TSTC): lecturer (2009) and organizer (2011)
ACS PHYS Division Symposium on Multiscale nanomaterials, polymer, and biomole-cular dynamics, co-organizer (Spring 2010)
75th Herty Medal Symposium, Atlanta, GA, chair (2009)
ACS PHYS Division Symposium on Emergence of Function in Molecular Assemblies,co-organizer (Fall 2007)
Annual Herty Medal Banquet, Atlanta, GA, chair (2006-present)
Herty Medal Undergraduate Research Symposium (HMURS), Atlanta, GA, founderand co-chair (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
SERMACS Symposium on Nonequilibrium Statistical Methods for Complex Materials,Atlanta, GA, organizer (2003)
Southeastern Theoretical Chemistry Association Meeting (SETCA), Atlanta, GA, co-organizer (2002)
Nation’s Symposium on Frontiers in Biomolecular Simulations, Atlanta, GA, co-organizer (2001)
Review Panels & Reviewing
Goldwater Scholarships Review Panel, member (Feb. 2022)
NSF Panel, member (Feb. 2022)
Jankunas Award Selection committee, Division of Chemical Physics, APS (Dec. 2021)
NIH ZRG1 F04B-H Study Section, ad hoc member (Dec. 2021)
NSF HRD Panel, member (Nov. 2021)
NIH ZRG1 F04B-H Study Section, ad hoc member (July 2021)
RCSA Program Selection Committee, member (June 2021)
Goldwater Scholarships Review Panel, member (Feb. 2021)
NSF Chemistry Panel, member (Nov. 2020)
DOE CCS Center Review Panel, member (Nov. 2020)
DOE BES Panel, member (2016)
NIH ZRG1 BCMB-S Study Section (Dec. 2014)
NSF Chemistry Panel, member (Mar. 2014)
NSF Chemistry Panel, member (Feb. 2013)
NIH MSFB Study Section (charter membership: 2009-2013)
NSF Chemistry Panel, member (Feb. 2012)
Proposal Review Committee, Center for Nanophase Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratories (2010-2015)
NSF Chemistry Panel, member (October 2011)
NSF EPSCoR Panel, member (September 2011)
NSF Chemistry Panel, member (Jun. 2011)
DOE BES Panel, member (Spring 2011)
ACS National Award Selection Committee (2010-2012)