ADVINCULA IS THE ONLY TRIPLE FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Rigoberto 'Gobet' Advincula, 2012 President of PAASE, was recently inducted as a fellow of the American
Chemical Society (ACS), as well as being named a fellow in two of its technical
divisions – the Polymer Chemistry Division and the Polymer Materials Science
and Engineering Division. The ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and
one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information.
Achieving fellow status is a competitive process, based on research,
contribution and service accomplishments to science and society. “It is a rare
distinction to become a triple fellow with the ACS, which has more than 163,000
members,” Advincula said. “With only one out of every 1,000 members qualifying
for selection as a fellow, I am extremely honored to achieve this trifecta for
my work in advancing polymer and nanomaterial research and applications.” He asserts that much
of this is really a tribute to his research group at UH, saying that his
discovery-driven laboratory provides an environment that allows for readily
filing patents, authoring publications and mentoring future scholars and
inventors. He says the joy of working with students and budding scientists and
engineers is reflected in his record of mentoring, with nearly 20 Ph.D. students,
50 undergraduates and dozens of high school students coming through his lab
over the years.
