Prof. Brenner received his B.S. from the State University of New York in 1982, and his Ph.D. from Penn. State University in 1987, both in Chemistry. He then joined the research staff of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory as a member of the Theoretical Chemistry Section. In 1994 Brenner joined the faculty at NC State, where he is currently a Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor and Department Head in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His research focuses on the development and use of atomic, multi-scale and statistical modeling methods for the virtual design, development and characterization of advanced materials. His awards include the 2002 Feynman Prize for advances in nanotechnology, the 2013 Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Achievement Award, and the 2016 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence. 

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