Professor Jan Genzer has Received an Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award

Professor Jan Genzer has received a 2022 Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award. The award recognizes outstanding graduate-level teaching at NC State.

Prof. Genzer is an S. Frank & Doris Culberson Distinguished Professor and has served as the CBE Associate Department Head since 2007. Known for his exceptional efforts mentoring graduate students in research, for helping to develop the CBE graduate curriculum and our online M.S. degree program, and for leading interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary efforts on behalf of the department, he epitomizes the teacher/scholar ideal.

Originally from the (now) Czech Republic, Prof. Genzer earned his Dipl. Ing. in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at the Prague University of Chemistry and Technology and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include materials self-assembly and directed assembly, and the behavior of polymers at surfaces, interfaces, and in confined geometries.

Prof. Genzer is the author or co-author of nearly 300 peer-reviewed research papers with more than 23,000 citations, and he’s the author or co-author of 11 book chapters. As a research mentor, he has advised or co-advised 44 Ph.D. graduates and 10 post-doctoral researchers.

Genzer is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and a recipient of the society’s John H. Dillon Medal. He is also the recipient of a National Science Special Creativity Award. At NCSU, he is a recipient of the Sigma Xi Research Award, the Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award, the Alumni Association Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award, the Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award, and the Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award. Recently he was inducted into the NCSU’s Research Leadership Academy.

Genzer is also the recipient of an R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Extension, which recognizes a career of excellence in scientific and educational achievements and is the most prestigious award the College of Engineering bestows upon a faculty member.

Congratulations to Professor Genzer for this recognition of your professional excellence!