Dr. Rigoberto Advincula is formerly, Full (now Research) Professor at the Dept. of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University. He is currently Governor’s Chair at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee. He is Past-Chair of the Polymer Chemistry Division (ACS) and previous President of the Philippine American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE) and was inducted member of the World Economic Forum, Futures Council.

Post-Doctoral, Stanford University. Post-Doctoral, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. PhD in Chemistry, University of Florida. 1994. BS in Chemistry, University of the Philippines. 1987.