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Chancellor/Professor Emeritus Thomas F. George

Thomas F. George Vita


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Address:
1140 Cave Springs Trail
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88011, USA
1-314-960-4960
tfgeorge@umsl.edu
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Birth:  1947, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Citizenship:  USA

Education and Degrees:
High school diploma (with honors and varsity letters in soccer and wrestling), Friends' Central School (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania), 1963.
B.A. (Phi Beta Kappa), double major in chemistry (with honors) and mathematics (with honors), Gettysburg College, 1967.
M.S. in chemistry, Yale University, 1968.
Ph.D. in chemistry, Yale University, 1970.

Academic Positions:
Research Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970-71.
Postdoctoral Appointee, University of California, Berkeley, 1971-72.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 1972-74.
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 1974-77.
Professor of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 1977-85.
Mercer Brugler Distinguished Professor, University of Rochester, 1985 (declined).
Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics / Professor of Chemistry and Physics, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1985-91.
Adjunct Professor of Chemistry and Physics, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1991-93.
Provost and Academic Vice President / Professor of Chemistry and Physics, Washington State University, 1991-96.
Adjunct Research Professor of Physics, Korea University (Seoul, Korea), 1994-99.
Chancellor / Professor of Chemistry and Physics, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, 1996-2003.
Visiting Professor, College of Science, Korea University (Seoul, Korea), 1999-2006.
Chancellor / Professor of Chemistry and Physics, University of Missouri–St. Louis, 2003-19.
Chancellor Emeritus / Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Physics, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2019-.

Honorary Degrees:
 Honorary doctorate in physics (honoris causa), University of Szeged, Hungary, 2008.
Honorary Ph.D. in education for locality development, Phranakhon Rajabhat University, Thailand, 2013.

Honors and Awards:
Eagle Scout (with bronze/gold/silver palms, 62 merit badges, Order of the Arrow, Valley Forge Trail Medal and God & Country Medal), 1961.
Union League of Philadelphia Award, 1961.
Stine Chemistry Prize, Gettysburg College, 1967.
Undergraduate Award, Southeastern Pennsylvania Section, American Chemical Society, 1967.
Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society), 1970.
Postdoctoral Research Award, National Research Council–National Bureau of Standards, 1972-73 (declined).
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar, 1975-85.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow, 1976-80.
Marlow Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain, 1979.
New York Academy of Sciences Fellow, 1981.
University of Rochester Mentor, 1982-83.
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow, 1983-84.
American Physical Society Fellow, 1984.
Distinguished Alumni Award, Gettysburg College, 1987.
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Fellow, 1994.
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, 1994.
Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society), University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, 1999.
Faculty Scholar Award, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Chapter, Sigma Xi, 1999.
Outstanding Contributions to Chemistry Award, Central Wisconsin Section, American Chemical Society, 2002.
Distinguished Alumni Award, Friends' Central School, 2003.
Korean Academy of Science and Technology (foreign member), 2004.
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (honorary member), University of Missouri–St. Louis, 2006.
Outstanding Community Service Award, St. Louis County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2006.
Distinguished Higher Education Award, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Missouri State Celebration Commission, 2008.
St. Louis North County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, 2008.
Medal of Honor, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait, 2010.
Lifelong Vision Award, Lifelong Vision Foundation, St. Louis, 2012.
Diploma of Honour, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Finland, 2013.
Leadership Partner Award, Royal Vagabonds Foundation, St. Louis, 2015.
From the St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America: Alumnus of the Year Award, 2017; Cosmos Award (for STEM programs), 2017; Good Scout Award, Community for Scouting of North County, 2014; Silver Beaver Award, 2013.
Outstanding Leadership Award, North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice, 2017.
Paul F. Detrick Legacy Leadership Award, Christian Hospital Foundation Board, 2017.
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, National Eagle Scout Association, 2018.
Champion Award, African American Chapter of the UMSL Alumni Association, 2019.
Public Service Leadership Award, North County Inc. of St. Louis, 2019.
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (honorary member), Rho Lambda Chapter at University of Missouri–St. Louis, 2019.
Marquis Who's Who (and various other listings).

Lectureships:
John B. Zinn Seminar, Department of Chemistry, Gettysburg College, Gettsysburg, Pennsylvania, 1974.
Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 1978; five lectures presented.
Lecturer, NATO Advanced Study Institute on Semiclassical Methods in Molecular Scattering and Spectroscopy, Cambridge University, England,1979; six lectures presented.
Distinguished Speaker, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 1980.
Distinguished Lecturer, Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, 1980; three lectures presented.
Lecturer, NATO Summer School on Interfaces under Photon Irradiation, Maratea, Italy, 1986; two lectures presented.
Lecturer, Smithsonian Institution/American Chemical Society Lecture Series on Chemistry at the Cutting Edge, Washington, DC, 1990.
Lecturer, 5th International Topsøe Summer School on Nonlinear Optics, University of Aalborg, Denmark, 1992.
Dow Lecturer in Polymer Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Detroit Mercy, 1996.
Musselman Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1999; three lectures presented.
Distinguished Lecturer, Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea, 2003.
Frank and Elaine Moss Distinguished Lecturer, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Missouri–St. Louis, 2007.
Doctor Honoris Causa Lecturer, Department of General and Environmental Physics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary, 2008.

(442 lectures overall - 144 invited/plenary conference lectures and 298 seminars, colloquia and talks.)

Societies and Organizations:
American Chemical Society, 1968-; American Physical Society, 1968-; Sigma Xi, 1970-; Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), 1975-2014; New York Academy of Sciences, 1979-; Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, 1979-2015; Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, 1985-91; Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, 1986-; European Physical Society, 1986-2003; American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1989-; Materials Research Society, 1992-2013; Northwest Scientific Association, 1992-96; Northwest Academic Forum, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 1992-96; Kiwanis Club of Stevens Point, 1996-2003; National Wellness Institute, 1997-2003; Midwest Jazz Society, 1997; Boy Scouts of America (Samoset Council, Wisconsin, 1998-2003, Greater St. Louis Area Council, 2004-19); Girl Scouts of America (Woodland Council, Wisconsin), 1998; Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth, 1999-2003; American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, 2003; St. Louis Theatre Organ Society, 2005; Kiwanis Club of Normandy 24:1, 2012-19; CEOs Against Cancer of Missouri, 2014-19.
 
Offices:
Chair, Physical Division, American Chemical Society, 1987-88 (Chair-Elect, 1986-87; Vice-Chair, 1985-86).
Chair, Northwest Academic Forum, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 1994-95 (Program Chair, 1993-94).
Chair, United Way of Portage County Campaign, Wisconsin, 1999 (Vice-Chair, 1998).
President, Board of Directors, United Way of Portage County, Wisconsin, 2001-02.
President, Samoset Council Board, Boy Scouts of America, Wisconsin, 2002-03 (President-Elect, 2001-02).
Vice-President, Board of Directors, Stevens Point Area YMCA, Wisconsin, 2002-03 (Secretary/Treasurer, 2002).
Chair, Council of Presidents, Great Lakes Valley Conference (Athletics), 2009-13.
Chair, Board of Directors, Higher Education Consortium of Metropolitan St. Louis, 2010-19 (Secretary/Treasurer, 2007-10).
Vice-Chair, Council on Public Higher Education in Missouri, 2015-17.
President, Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, 2016-18 (Vice-President/Secretary/Treasurer, 2014-16).
 
Journal / Book Series Editorships:
Editor, International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Group Theory and Nonlinear Optics, 1999-2018.
Editor, Advances in the Physical Sciences (Nova book series), 2018-.
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Science and Technology:  Material and Chemical, 2021-.
 
(Other editorships for books, conference proceedings and specific volumes of journals are listed under Edited Books and Volumes in Publications below.)

Journal Editorial Boards:
Advisory Editorial Board, Chemical Physics Letters, 1979-81.
Advisory Board, Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1980-84.
Editorial Board, Molecular Physics, 1984-92.
Editorial Advisory Board, Chemistry of Materials, 1989.
Editorial Board, Journal of Cluster Science, 1989-97.
Editor-at-Large, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1989.
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Quantum Nonlinear Phenomena, 1991-96.
Editorial Advisory Board, Nova Journal of Theoretical Physics, 1996-97.
Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Group Theory and Nonlinear Optics, 1998.
Editorial Advisory Panel, International Journal of Green Nanotechnology, 2009-.
Academic Editor, Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences, 2016-23.
Chief Editor, Physical Science International Journal, 2017-20 (Academic Editor, 2016-17).
Editorial Board, SciFed Journal of Quantum Physics, 2017-.
Editorial Board, International Journal of Optics and Photonic Engineering, 2018-.
Editorial Board, Advances in Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2018-.
Editorial Board, Progress in Human Computer Interaction, 2018-.
Editorial Board, International Journal of Nanoparticles and Nanotechnology, 2018-.
Editor, To Physics Journal, 2018-.
Editorial Advisory Board, Book Publisher International (Book Division of Sciencedomain International), 2018-22.
Editorial Board, Current Research in Applied Physics, 2018-.
Editorial Board, Science Journal of Chemistry, 2019-.
Editorial Board, Madridge Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, 2019-.
Editorial Board, International Journal of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, 2019-.
Editorial Board, Gazette of Renewable and Alternative Energy, 2019-.
Editorial Board, Annals of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology, 2019-.
Board of Academic Editors, Peer Research Nest, 2019-.
Editor-in-Chief, Open Journal of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2019-.
Editorial Board, Madridge Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2019-.
Editorial Board, Polymers, 2019-.
Editorial Board, Biomedical Research International, 2019-.
Editorial Board, Journal of Material Science and Technology Research, 2019-.
Editorial Board, Integrative Journal of Chemistry, 2019-.
Editorial Board, International Journal of Physics:  Study and Research, 2019-.
Editorial Board, Journal of Dynamics of Machines, 2019-.
Editorial Board, Journal of Physics and Astronomy, 2019-.
Editorial Board, SVOA (ScienceVolks Open Access) Materials Science and Technology, 2020-.
Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Chemical Science Research, 2020- (Editorial Board, 2018-20).
Editorial Board, Oxford Materials Science, 2020-.
Editorial Board, Universal Journal of Lasers, Optics, Photonics and Sensors, 2020-.
Editorial Board, Universal Journal of Cancer Science and Therapy, 2020-.
Editorial Board, Insights in Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2020-.
Editorial Board, Research International Journal of Chemistry and Analytical, Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2020-.
Academic Editor, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 2020-24.
Chief Editor, SunText Review of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020-.
Editorial Board, Gases, 2020-23.
Reviewer Board, Nanomaterials, 2020-.
Editorial Board, Stechnolock:  Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, 2021-.
Editorial Board, Archives of Materials Science, 2021-.
Editorial Board, Stechnolock:  Journal of Chemistry, 2021-.
Editorial Board, American Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, 2021-.
Editorial Board, American Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, 2021-.
Editorial Board, Ocean Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2021-.
Editorial Board, International Journal of Innovative Research in Sciences and Engineering Studies, 2021-.
Editorial Board, Global Health Open Access, 2021-.
Editorial Board, International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research, 2022-.
Editor, Journal of Biomedical Research and Environmental Sciences, 2022-.
Editorial Board, Radiology and Imaging Journal, 2022-.
Editorial Board, Journal of Composites and Biodegradable Polymers, 2022-.
Editorial Board, Japan Journal of Clinical and Medical Research, 2022-.
Associate Editor, Exploration of Digital Health Technologies, 2022-.
Editorial Board, Journal of Drugs Addiction and Therapeutics, 2023-.
Editorial Board. Journal of Cardiovascular and Cardiology, 2023-.
Editorial Board, Pharmacy and Drug Development, 2023-.
Editorial Board, Journal of Physics and Optics Sciences, 2023-.
Editorial Board, International Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2023-.
Editorial Board, CEOS Nanotechnology and Nanoscience, 2023-.
Editorial Board, Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2023-.
Advisory Board, International Innovations Journal of Applied Science, 2023-.
Editorial Board, Applied Sciences Research Periodicals, 2023-.
Editorial Board, Discover Polymers, 2024-.
Advisory Board, Gateway Journal for Modern Studies and Research, 2024-.
Editorial Board, Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanobiotechnology, 2024-.
Editorial Board, Journal of Men's Health and Reports, 2024-.
Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Sciences, 2024-.
Editorial Board, Open Access Journal of Physics and Science, 2024.
Editorial Board, Journal of All Physics Research and Applications, 2024-.

Civic and Professional Boards:
Board of Managers, Buffalo Museum of Science, 1986-92.
Board of Trustees (Alternate), Calspan-UB Research Center, 1989-91.
Executive Board, New York State Institute on Superconductivity, 1990-91.
Board of Directors (ex officio), University at Buffalo Sciences Alumni Association, 1989-91.
Board of Directors, Washington State Institute for Public Policy, 1991-96.
Board of Trustees, Washington State University Foundation, 1991-96.
Board of Directors, Washington Technology Center, 1992-96 (appointment by the Governor of Washington).
Administrative Board, State of Washington Water Research Center, 1993-96.
Board of Trustees and Board of Directors (Alternate), Associated Western Universities, 1993-96.
Board of Directors, Technology Alliance (State of Washington), 1996.
Board (Alternate), Joint Center for Higher Education, Spokane, Washington, 1996.
Board of Directors (ex officio), University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Foundation, 1996-2003.
Board of Directors (ex officio), University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Paper Science Foundation, 1996-2003.
Board of Directors, United Way of Portage County, Wisconsin, 1997-2003.
Board of Directors, Portage County Business Council, Wisconsin, 1998-2003.
Board of Directors, Stevens Point Area YMCA, Wisconsin, 1998-2003.
Midwestern Higher Education Commission, 1999-2005 (appointment by the Governor of Wisconsin).
Board of Directors, Saint Michael's Hospital, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1999-2003.
Founding Board of Directors, Distributed Learning Workshop, Midwestern Higher Education Commission, 1999-2003.
Advisory Panel, Gethrucollege.com, 1999.
Samoset Council Board, Boy Scouts of America, Wisconsin, 2000-03.
Melvin R. Laird Endowment Advisory Board (ex officio), 2000-03.
Board of Directors, WiSys Technology Foundation (subsidiary of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation), 2000-03.
Board of Directors, Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth, 2001-03.
Advisory Council, Educational Directories Unlimited, 2001-06.
Board of Commissioners, Academic Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory, University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Technical College Systems and U.S. Department of Defense, 2001-03.
Advisory Board, New Economy Workforce Coalition, Wausau, 2001-03.
Board of Directors, Marathon County Partners in Education, Wisconsin, 2002-03.
Advisory Council, Northern EDGE (Economic Development and Growing the Economy), Northern Wisconsin, 2002-03.
University of Missouri–St. Louis Chancellor’s Council, 2003-19.
Board of Governors, Fair St. Louis, 2003.
Board of Trustees, Missouri Botanical Garden (ex officio), 2003-19.
Board of Directors, Cortex Innovation Community, 2003-19.
Coalition for Plant and Life Sciences, 2003-11.
Board of Directors, Higher Education Consortium of Metropolitan St. Louis, 2003-19.
Board of Directors, Center for Emerging Technologies, 2003-16.
Board of Directors, St. Louis Regional Chamber (ex officio), 2003-19.
Board of Direction, St. Louis Mercantile Library (ex officio), 2003-19.
Board of Directors, United Way of Greater St. Louis, 2004-18.
Commission on Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, American Council on Education, 2004-07.
Executive Board, Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2004-19.
Board of Directors, Christian Hospital, St. Louis, 2004-19.
Board of Trustees, John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, 2004-19.
Metropolitan Board of Directors, YMCA of Greater St. Louis, 2005-15.
Commissioner, Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2005-09 (appointment by the governor of Missouri).
Board of Trustees, St. Louis Science Center, 2005-12.
St. Louis Coalition for Information Technology Board, 2006-07.
Advisory Board, Department of Physics and Optical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 2007-11.
Advisory Board, Halyard Education Partners, 2007.
St. Louis Center of Excellence Advisory Board (Life Sciences), 2007.
Board of Directors, Innovate St. Louis, 2007-13.
Advisory Board, Innovative Technology Enterprises, 2007-19. 
Board of Directors, Grand Center, St. Louis, 2009-19.
BioSTL Coalition, 2011-19.
Nanomedicine Program Board, Radiological Technologies University, South Bend, Indiana, 2012-.
Board of Directors, Beyond Housing, 2012-19.
Board of Commissioners, St. Louis Science Center, 2012-19.
Great Streets Natural Bridge Community Development Corporation, 2013-21.
Board of Directors, Lifelong Vision Foundation, 2013-18.
Advisory Board, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, 2014-19.
Board of Directors, Gateway Region YMCA, 2015-16.
Academy of Science of St. Louis: Advisory Board of Trustees, 2017-19; Board of Trustees, 2006-17.
Board of Directors, 911 Vision Foundation, 2018-19.

Committees:
Committee on Recommendations for U.S. Army Basic Scientific Research, 1978-81.
Sakhorov International Committee, 1980.
Harrison Howe Award Committee, Rochester Section, American Chemical Society, 1980.
Awards Committee, Procter and Gamble Student Prizes in Physical Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 1982-3.
External Review Committee, Department of Chemistry, Gettysburg College, 1984.
Executive Committee, University of Rochester Chapter, Sigma Xi, 1984-85 (Membership Committee, 1981-84).
Chair, Canvassing Committee, Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 1987-1988 (member, 1986-88).
Steering Committee, New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Health-care Instruments and Devices, 1988-90.
Site Visit Team, New England Association of Schools and Colleges Ten-Year Accreditation of Boston University, 1989.
Peer Review Panel, Medical Free-Electron Laser Program, American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1989.
Review Panel, Research Experiences for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation, 1989.
Review Panel, Science and Technology Research Centers, National Science Foundation, 1989.
Resource Group to Help Develop New York State's Action Plan for the 1990's in Science and Engineering, 1990.
Review Panel, Office of Naval Technology/American Society for Engineering Education Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, 1990.
Site Visit Committees, Proposed Science and Technology Research Center in the Southwest, National Science Foundation, 1988,90.
Chair, Steering Committee, New York State Institute on Superconductivity, 1990-91 (member, 1987-91).
Chair, Canvassing Committee, Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 1990-91 (member, 1989-91).
Council on Academic Affairs, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, 1991-96.
Washington Technology Center Review Committee, 1991-92.
Executive Committee, Northwest Academic Forum, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 1992-96.
Review Panel, Graduate Research Traineeships, National Science Foundation, 1992.
Commission on Human Resources and Social Change, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, 1992-96.
Executive Committee, Physical Division, American Chemical Society, 1979-82,85-89,94-97.
National Nominating Committee, Outstanding Young Men of America, 1996.
Academic Affairs Subcommittee on Scientific Education Research and Training, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1996-98.
Commission on the Future of Gettysburg College, 1996-97.
Project 435 District Leadership Council, Wisconsin Association for Biomedical Research and Education/Research!America, 1997-98.
Review Panel, Preproposals for Science and Technology Centers, National Science Foundation, 1998.
Council of State Representatives, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1998-2002.
Portage County Urban Area Comprehensive Planning Committee, Wisconsin, 2000.
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Budget Committee, 2001-03.
Executive Group for On-Line Learning, University of Wisconsin System, 2001-03.
Federal Relations Council, University of Wisconsin System, 2001-03.
Board Quality Assurance Committee, 2001-03, and Finance Committee, 1999-2001, Board of Directors, Saint Michael's Hospital, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
Workforce Development Committee, Wausau/Marathon County Chamber of Commerce, 2001-02.
State Higher Education Executive Officers Committee on the Midwestern Higher Education Commission Services, 2001-03.
Boy Scouts of America in Wisconsin:  National Council, 2002-03; Nominating Committee, 2002-03, and Finance Study Chair for 2000-05 Strategic Planning, 1999-2000, Samoset Council, Wisconsin; Volunteer Resource Committee Chair, 1999, and Exploring Chair, 1998, Mushkodany District, Samoset Council.
Workshop on Exploring the Concept of Undergraduate Research Centers, National Science Foundation, 2003.
Stevens Point Area YMCA: Co-Chair, Strong Kids Campaign, 2003; Chair, Finance Committee, 2002-03.
Chair, American Heart Walk, Portage and South Wood Counties, Wisconsin, 2003.
Council on Public Higher Education in Missouri, 2003-.
Steering Committee, St. Louis Regional Competitiveness Initiative, 2004-05.
Strategic Vision Advisory Committee, St. Louis Zoo, 2005.
Task Force on Mathematics and Science Enrollments, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2005-06.
Chair, Policy Research Advisory Committee, Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2006-09 (member, 2005-09).
Chair, Plant and Life Science Network, Regional Chamber and Growth Association, 2007.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri:  Board Development Committee, 2007-10; Nominating Committee, 2005.
St. Louis Public Schools Advisory Council for Creating the Best Choice in Urban Education, 2007.
Christian Hospital, St. Louis: Community Relations Committee, 2009-13; Joint Conference Committee, 2004-16; Finance & Planning Committee, 2004-16.
Chair, Advisory Committee on the "Closing the Gap Initiative," Midwestern Higher Education Compact and National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, 2009.
National Science Foundation: Chair, Committee of Visitors, Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education and Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program, 2011; Federal Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources, 2009-12.
United Way of Greater St. Louis:  Chair, Education Division Campaigns, 2005,06,12-14; Chair, University and Colleges Section, Campaign, 2004.
Cortex Innovation Community: Real Estate and Planning Committee, 2011-19; Governance Committee, 2011-19; Chair, Search Committee for President/CEO, 2010.
Grand Center Governance Committee, 2012-18.
Project Clear Stakeholder Engagement Committee, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, 2013-16, 19.
Great Streets Natural Bridge Community Development Corporation, 2013-19.
Boy Scouts of America, St. Louis Area Council:  Chair, Youth Council, 2014-19; Chair, Membership Section, Strategic Plan Committee, 2012; Chair, Special Needs Scouting, 2010-14; Chair, Learning for Life Committee, 2006-09.
Gateway Region YMCA: Metro Child Care/Camp Executive Committee, 2014-19; Chair, International Committee, 2009-10 (member, 2005-16).
Strategic Direction Task Force, Incarnate Word Academy, 2014-15.
St. Louis Science Center:  Chair, Education Committee, 2015-19; Strategic Planning Committee, 2015-; Science and Leadership Committee, 2010-11.
Job Readiness Task Force for Missouri, 2015.
Great Lakes Valley Conference (Athletics):  Presidential Membership Task Force, 2016; Council of Presidents, 2003-19.
Missouri Botanical Garden: Chair, Science Mission Council, 2017-19; Science and Conservation Committee, 2007-10; Awards Committee, 2007-09; Butterfly House Advisory Committee, 2007-08.
Beyond Housing: Program Committee, 2018-19; Education Committee, 2013-17.
Missouri Department of Higher Education Commissioner's Advisory Group, 2019.
Chair, Canvassing Committee, Ahmed Zewail Award in Ultrafast Science and Technology, American Chemical Society, 2020 (member, 2015,20).
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities: Selection Committee, Barbara A. Holland Scholar-Administrator Award, 2019-2022; Search Committee, Executive Dirrector, 2022; Executive Committee, 2012-19 (Membership Subcommittee, 2022).
 
(In addition to the above, various local committees associated with university appointments at Rochester, Buffalo, Washington, Wisconsin and Missouri.)

Conference Administrative Responsibilities:
Organizer, National Science Foundation Workshop on Theoretical Aspects of Laser Radiation and Its Interaction with Atomic and Molecular Systems, Rochester, New York, 1977.
Vice-Chair, VIth International Conference on Molecular Energy Transfer, Rodez, France, 1979.
Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Energy Transfer, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, 1981.
Program Committee, 4th-6th International Conferences on Lasers and Applications, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1981,82, and San Francisco, California, 1983.
Committee of the Symposium on Recent Advances in Surface Science, Rochester Section of the American Chemical Society, Rochester, New York, 1982.
Program Committee, International Laser Science Conference, Dallas, Texas, 1985.
Organizer, Symposium on Laser-Induced Molecular Excitation/Photofragmentation, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, New York, New York, 1987.
Program Chair, Division of Physical Chemistry Symposia, 193rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 1987.
Program Chair, Division of Physical Chemistry Symposia, 194th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1987.
Program Committee, Second Annual Conference on Superconductivity and Applications, Buffalo, New York, 1988.
Co-Organizer, Symposium on Physical Chemistry of High-Temperature Superconductors, 196th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Los Angeles, California, 1988.
Co-Organizer, Symposium on High-Temperature Superconductors, Materials Research Society Meeting on Frontiers in Materials: Advanced Ceramics, Alfred, New York, 1988.
Chair, Symposium on Photochemistry in Thin Films, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers OE/LASE '89, Los Angeles, California, 1989.
International Program Advisory Committee, International School on Lasers and Applications, Sayanogorsk, East Siberia, USSR, 1989.
Co-Author, Centerpiece Paper for the Governor's Conference on Science and Engineering Education, Research and Development: Developing New York State's Action Plan for the 1990's, Albany, New York, 1989.
International Advisory Committee, Xth International Vavilov Conference on Nonlinear Optics, Novosibirsk, West Siberia, USSR, 1990.
American Coordinator, Information Exchange Seminar on Theoretical Approaches to Energy Transfer and Photochemical Processes, United States-Japan Cooperative Research Program on Photoconversion and Photosynthesis, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1990.
Program Committee, International Workshop on Quantum Nonlinear Phenomena in Optics and Condensed Matter, Dubna, Russia, 1993.
International Advisory Board, International Conference on Advanced Laser Technologies, Moscow, Russia, 1992 and Konstanz, Germany, 1994.
Co-Organizer, Northwest Academic Forum 1994 and 1995 Annual Meetings, Portland, Oregon, 1994,95.
Program Committee, Optical Society of America Topical Meeting on Radiative Processes and Dephasing in Semiconductors, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1998.
Scientific Committee, Sixth Brijuni International Conference on Interdisciplinary Topics in Physics and Chemistry: End of Century State of Science, Brijuni Isles, Croatia, 1998.
Super-Regional Steering Committee, Wisconsin Economic Summit I, 2000.
Chair, Central Wisconsin Regional Task Force, Wisconsin Economic Summits I and II, 2000,01.
Program Committee, Conference 3:  Nanotechnology, International Symposium on Microtechnologies for the New Millennium, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Gran Canaria, Spain, 2003.
Planning Committee, Missouri Governor’s Higher Education Conference, 2004.
International Advisory Committee, 9th International Conference on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations, Besançon, France, 2005.
Chair, St. Louis Local Committee, 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, 2006.
Review Committee, 28th Annual Conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, Washington, DC, 2023.

(In addition to the above, session chair or panelist at 67 conferences.)

Teaching:
Experience in all aspects of teaching at the undergraduate level (with course enrollments ranging as high as 750 students), the graduate level (including supervision of master’s and doctoral students), and other settings such as Elderhostel, both as a faculty member and as an administrator; introduced the use of computers into pedagogy as early as the 1970s for a non-majors course in physical chemistry with the help of funding from the Dreyfus Foundation; established Virtual WSU while serving as provost at Washington State University, which was a university-wide effort to utilize technology to enhance teaching and learning; as chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, worked with the university community to develop a strategic plan for which technology-enhanced learning was a key theme, and organized a technology summit which evolved into an annual teaching conference between the fall and spring semesters, attracting participants from around the state; co-principal investigator on a grant from the National Science Foundation (2003-05) to develop a sophomore-level course and textbook on nanotechnology; with the help of funding funding from the St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine (2009-11), developed a collaboration with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley for introducing nanomedicine into the undergraduate curriculum.

Research:
Theory of laser-induced chemical/materials physics, nonlinear optics, molecular collision dynamics, chemical reactions, energy transfer, molecular clusters/nanostructures, fractals, surface and solid-state chemistry/physics, high-temperature supcoerconductivity, polymers, nanoscience and nanomedicine.
 
806 papers; 9 authored books on various topics including quantum/classical mechanics, chemical/materials/optical/nanophysics and nanomedicine; 34 edited books/volumes; 240 conference abstracts; various other writings, such as book reviews, technical reports and general interest articles in local university publications.

Since 1972, grants/contracts from the American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund, National Science Foundation, Research Corporation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, National Resource for Computation in Chemistry, Office of Naval Research, Army Research Office, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, New York State Institute on Superconductivity and North Atlantic Treaty Organization; 583 service units of computer time at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and Cornell National Supercomputer Facility. The following are three research grants at the University of Missouri–St. Louis: (1) National Science Foundation for studies of ultrafast phase changes in semiconductors (with scientists in Hungary); (2) Army Research Office for studies of diamond-like and self-assembling organic nanostructures; and (3) North Atlantic Treaty Organization for studies of rapid-detection sensors (with scientists in Romania).

Musical Activities:

Co-owner (1990-2009) of Vivace Press, a music publishing company specializing in women and underrepresented composers.

    Philadelphia, New Haven and Boston areas, 1964-70:  Substitute church organist.

    Western New York, 1978-91:  Solo jazz keyboardist and leader of a combo appearing in local restaurants/lounges and university/community events in Rochester, Buffalo and elsewhere in Western New York; classical piano accompanist for various church choirs; arranger and accompanist for cabaret shows; performer on radio and television; accompanist on a locally-produced choir album; guest lecturer/performer for a class in the Department of Music at the State University of New York at Buffalo; performer in concert with Russian and Armenian jazz musicians in Krasnoyarsk, East Siberia, 1990.

    Washington, 1991-96:  Performer at receptions and various university/community events (recruitment, fund-raising, etc.) in Pullman, Spokane and Seattle; performer in concert with the WSU Jazz Big Band; featured performer on several KWSU television shows in the series "Palouse Performance" with repeated showings and webcasting years later; member of different jazz combos appearing on campus and in local restaurants/lounges; performer and choir accompanist in local churches; lecturer/performer in Elderhostel and guest lecturer/performer for a class in the School of Music and Theatre Arts at Washington State University; arranger and performer in a duo with a trumpeter/flügelhornist on a compact disc entitled Close Your Eyes: Women Jazz Composers (Label:  Hester Park 7701, Pullman, Washington, 1995 | MSR Classics 1543, Newton, Connecticut, 2020;  Distributor:  Albany Music Distributors, Albany, New York) - for a sample review, see Review of Musical CD.

    Wisconsin, 1996-2003:  Performer as soloist and with combos/ensembles (including singers) and bands at receptions and events at the University and throughout the state; performer with vocal jazz ensembles at the Stevens Point Area Senior High School; performer in musical plays; local airing on radio and television; performer and choir accompanist for local churches; accompanist for a classical violinist for the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth; performer in a class under the auspices of Elderhostel; performer in local restaurants/lounges; guest appearance in the Madison Music Collective Series.

    Missouri, 2003-:  Performer as soloist and with combos/ensembles (including singers) throughout the St. Louis community, the state and at the university, including the University Jazz Ensemble; live performances on local television and radio; guest appearance with the Maynard Ferguson Band; soloist with high-school and other bands at the Missouri Music Educators' Association Annual Conference; performer in local restaurants and churches; performer/arranger at the following venues/places in Missouri: Sheldon Concert Hall, Finale, Jazz St. Louis, Black Cat Theatre, Chapel, Gaslight Theatre, Kranzberg Arts Center, New Jewish Theatre, St. Louis Country Club, Touhill Performing Arts Center, Powell Hall, University of Missouri (in both Columbia and St. Louis), Harris-Stowe State University, Dark Room, Federal Reserve Bank, St. Louis Women’s Club, Link Auditorium, St. Louis Jazz & Heritage Festival, St. Louis Route 66 Festival, Normandy Jazz Festival, Bissinger’s Chocolate Shoppe, and Monday Noon Series of the UMSL Center for the Humanities; performer outside Missouri at Art in the Park in Belleville, Illinois, Jacoby Arts Center in Alton, Illinois University of Arkansas, Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, Nanjing University and Northwestern Polytechnical University in China, city of Szeged in Hungary, West University of Timisoara in Romania, Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait, University of Sarajevo in Bosnia, University of Dubrovnik in Croatia, and the Muscat Cultural Centre in Oman; arranger and performer in a trio with a trumpeter/flügelhornist and bassist on two compact discs: Twilight: Tribute to Women Jazz Composers (MSR Classics 1705, Newtown, Connecticut, 2019) and (2) Stardust: Tribute to Hoagy Carmichael (MSR Classics 1706, Newtown, Connecticut, 2020); key organizer and performer on a compact disc entitled Chancellor Tom George and Friends Present “Love from St. Louis” (University of Missouri–St. Louis, 2007); keyboard performer in 2009 for the following: (1) two tracks on a locally-produced gospel/blues/jazz compact disc entitled Down by the Riverside and (2) a track on a compact disc entitled Vocal Music - Music of Barbara Harbach, Volume 5 (MSR Classics 1256, Newtown, Connecticut, 2009).

Spouse:
 Married since 1970 to Dr. Barbara Harbach, Curators' Distinguished Professor Emerita of Music, former chair of the Department of Music, former director of the School of Fine and Performing Arts, and former director of Women in the Arts, University of Missouri–St. Louis (also, formerly professor of music, Washington State University, and associate professor of mathematics and computing, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, specializing in web and digital media development); organist, harpsichordist, recording artist and composer; former senior editor of WomenArts Quarterly Journal, co-owner (1990-2009) of Vivace Press, and owner (2009-present) of Harbach Music Publishing. B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.M.A., Yale University; D.M.A., Eastman School of Music; konzertdiplom, Musikhochschule, Frankfurt, Germany; honorary doctorate in music (honoris causa), Wilmington College, Ohio.

Academic Administration:

Available upon request (from tfgeorge@umsl.edu) are responsibilities and accomplishments associated with the following four positions: chancellor at the University of Missouri–St. Louis (2003-19) and at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (1996-2003); provost/academic vice president at  Washington State University (1991-96); dean of natural sciences and mathematics at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1985-91). 

Publications:

Music:

  Compact Discs:

  1. T. F. George (piano) and M. Kaupa (trumpet/flügelhorn), Close Your Eyes:  Women Jazz Composers, Volume 1 (Label:  Hester Park 7701, Pullman, Washington, 1995 | MSR Jazz, MS 1543, Newton, Connecticut, 2020;  Distributor:  Albany Music Distributors, Albany, New York), 65 minutes.
  2. T. F. George (piano) and various instrumentalists and vocalists, Chancellor Tom George and Friends Present “Love from St. Louis” (University of Missouri–St. Louis, 2007), 61 minutes.
  3. M. Kaupa (trumpet/flügelhorn), R. Vice (bass) and T. F. George (piano),  Twilight: Tribute to Women Jazz Composers, Volume 2 (MSR Jazz, MS 1705, Newtown, Connecticut, 2019), 52 minutes.
  4. T. F. George (piano), M. Kaupa (trumpet/flügelhorn) and R. Vice (bass), Stardust: Tribute to Hoagy Carmichael (MSR Jazz, MS 1706, Newtown, Connecticut, 2020), 51 minutes.

  Compositions:

  1. B. Harbach and T. F. George, “Were You There?” Vocal solo with keyboard accompaniment (Vivace Press, St. Louis, 2014 – vivacepress.com), 4 pages.
  2. B. Harbach and T. F. George, “Were You There?” Organ solo (Vivace Press, St. Louis, 2014 – vivacepress.com), 3 pages. 

    Authored Books:

Scientific: 

  1. F. Battaglia and T. F. George, Notes in Classical and Quantum Physics (Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1990), 280 pages [Italian translation: F. Battaglia, T. F. George and E. Gallicchio, Lezioni di Fisica Classica e Quantistica (Casa Editrice Dott. Antonio Milani, Padova, Italy, 1996)].
  2. F. Battaglia and T. F. George, Fundamentals in Chemical Physics (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1998), 326 pages.
  3. H. F. Arnoldus and T. F. George, Phase Conjugation in a Layer on Nonlinear Material (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2005), 124 pages [reprinted from H. F. Arnoldus and T. F. George, "Phase Conjugation in a Layer on Nonlinear Material," International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Group Theory and Nonlinear Optics 10, 285-369 (2003)].
  4. T. F. George, L. Braescu, A. M. Balint, L. Nánai and S. Balint, Microcomputer Modeling of Growth Processes of Single-Crystal Sheets and Fibers (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2007), 199 pages.
  5. L. Tilstra, S. A. Broughton, R. S. Tanke, D. Jelski, V. A. French, G. P. Zhang, A. K. Popov, A. B. Western and T. F. George, The Science of Nanotechnology:  An Introductory Text (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2008), 185 pages.
  6. R. R. Letfullin and T. F. George, Computational Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology: Lectures with Computer Practicums (Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, 2016), 704 pages.
  7. F. Battaglia and T. F. George, Understanding Molecules: Lectures on Chemistry for Physicists and Engineers (CRC Press | Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, 2019), 322 pages.
  8. G. P. Zhang, G. Lefkidis, M. Murakami, W. Hübner and T. F. George, Introduction to Ultrafast Phenomena:  From Femtosecond Magnetism to High-Harmonic Generation (CRC Press | Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, 2021), 336 pages.
  9. G. P. Zhang, M. Si and T. F. George, Quantum Mechanics (De Gruyter GmbH, Berlin, 2024), 390 pages.
  10. A. K. Zhukov and T. F. George, The World of Quasiparticles (Springer, Heidelberg), publishing agreement/contract signed by the authors and Springer.

       Non-Scientific: 

D. Jelski and T. F. George, Your Future Job:  Building a Career in the New Normal (Plattekill Press, Modena, New York, 2015), 146 pages.

    Edited Books and Volumes:

  1. T. F. George, Editor, Theoretical Aspects of Laser Radiation and Its Interaction with Atomic and Molecular Systems, Report of a National Science Foundation Workshop (University of Rochester, Rochester, 1977), 53 pages.
  2. T. F. George, Guest Editor, January/February 1980 issue (Volume 19) of Optical Engineering featuring "Laser Applications to Chemistry," 112 pages.
  3. T. F. George, Feature Editor, February 1987 issue (Volume 4) of the Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B, featuring "Laser-Induced Molecular Physics at Surfaces," 108 pages.
  4. T. F. George and M. Poliakoff, Guest Editors, February 1987 issue (Volume 43) of Spectrochimica Acta, Part A, Proceedings of the International Conference on "Chemistry by Infrared Lasers," 180 pages.
  5. D. L. Nelson and T. F. George, Editors, Chemistry of High-Temperature Superconductors (American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1987), American Chemical Society Symposium Series, Volume 351, 340 pages (translated into Russian and printed in Russia).
  6. D. L. Nelson and T. F. George, Editors, Chemistry of High-Temperature Superconductors II (American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1988), American Chemical Society Symposium Series, Volume 377, 349 pages.
  7. T. F. George, Editor, Photochemistry in Thin Films (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, Washington, 1989), Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Volume 1056, 278 pages.
  8. D. A. Jelski and T. F. George, Editors, Computational Studies of New Materials (World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore, 1999), 464 pages.
  9. V. A. Markel and T. F. George, Editors, Optics of Nanostructured Materials (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2001), Lasers and Applications Series, 565 pages.
  10. H. F. Arnoldus and T. F. George, Editors, Theoretical Physics 2001 (Nova Science Publishers, Huntington, New York, 2002), Horizons in World Physics, Volume 238, 295 pages.
  11. T. F. George, X. Sun and G. P. Zhang, Editors, Modern Topics in Chemical Physics (Research Signpost, Trivandrum, India, 2002), 419 pages.
  12. T. F. George and H. F. Arnoldus, Editors, Theoretical Physics 2002, Part 1 (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2002), Horizons in World Physics, Volume 239, 231 pages.
  13. T. F. George and H. F. Arnoldus, Editors, Theoretical Physics 2002, Part 2 (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2002), Horizons in World Physics, Volume 243, 261 pages.
  14. G. A. Mansoori, T. F. George, L. Assoufid and G. P. Zhang, Editors, Molecular Building Blocks for Nanotechnology:  From Diamondoids to Nanoscale Materials and Applications (Springer, New York, 2007), Topics in Applied Physics, Volume 109, 440 pages.
  15. H. F. Arnoldus and T. F. George, Editors, New Topics in Theoretical Physics (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2007), Horizons in World Physics, Volume 258, 89 pages.  
  16. T. F. George, D. Jelski, R. R. Letfullin and G. P. Zhang, Editors, Computational Studies of New Materials II:  From Ultrafast Processes and Nanostructures to Optoelectronics, Energy Storage and Nanomedicine (World Scientific, Singapore, 2011), 540 pages.
  17. T. F. George, R. R. Letfullin and G. P. Zhang, Editors, Perspectives in Theoretical Physics (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2011), 296 pages.
  18. T. F. George, R. R. Letfullin and G. P. Zhang, Editors, Theoretical Physics and Nonlinear Optics:  Theories and Models (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2012), 253 pages.
  19. T. F. George, Guest Editor, Theory and Applications of Chemistry, Volume 1 (Book Publisher International, West Bengal, India | London, UK, 2019), 152 pages.
  20. T. F. George and F. Khan, Guest Editors, Theory and Applications of Chemistry, Volume 3 (Book Publisher International, West Bengal, India | London, UK, 2019), 189 pages.
  21. T. F. George, Guest Editor, New Insights into Physical Science (Book Publisher International, West Bengal, India | London, UK): Volume 10 (2020), 181 pages; Volume 7 (2020), 170 pages; Volume 4 (2020), 146 pages; Volume 1 (2020), 151 pages.
  22. T. F. George, Guest Editor, Newest Updates in Physical Science Research (Book Publisher International, West Bengal, India | London, UK): Volume 15 (2021), 152 pages; Volume 9 (2021), 135 pages; Volume 3 (2021), 160 pages; Volume 1 (2021), 165 pages.
  23. T. F. George and Y. Al-Douri, Guest Editors, Special Issue of Nanomaterials:  Selected Papers from the 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Materials (Beijing, China, 2021).
  24. T. F. George, Guest Editor, Research Trends and Challenges in Physical Science (Book Publisher International, West Bengal, India | London, UK): Volume 7 (2022), 164 pages; Volume 3 (2021), 185 pages.
  25. T. F. George, Guest Editor, New Trends in Physical Science Research, Volume 3 (Book Publisher International, West Bengal | London, UK, 2022), 168 pages.
  26. T. F. George, Guest Editor, New Frontiers in Physical Science Research, Volume 8 (Book Publisher International, West Bengal, India | London, UK, 2023), 168 pages.
  27. P. Chiarelli, Author | T. F. George, Guest Editor, Quantum Geometrization of Spacetime in General Relativity (Book Publisher International, West Bengal, India | London, UK), in press. 

Course Material:

T. F. George and D. H. Turner, General Chemistry Materials, 1985 Edition (Ginn Press, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1985), 457 pages.

    Papers Since 2014:

  1. J. H. Johnson, Jr. and T. F. George, “Public-Private Partnership, Entrepreneurship Strategy, and Regional Economic Development:  A Case Study,” Metropolitan Universities:  An International Forum 25, 5-38 (2014).
  2. A. V. Zhukov, R. Bouffanais, N. N. Konobeeva, M. B. Belonenko and T. F. George, “Influence of Multi-Level Impurities on the Dynamics of Ultrashort Electromagnetic Pulses in Carbon Nanotubes,” Europhysics Letters 106, 37005/1-5 (2014).
  3. A. V. Zhukov, R. Bouffanais, M. B. Belonenko, N. N. Konobeeva and T. F. George, “Few-Cycle Optical Pulses in a Thin Film of a Topological Insulator,” Optics Communications 329, 151-3 (2014).
  4. H. F. Arnoldus, F. Battaglia and T. F. George, "Photon Statistics of Resonance Fluorescence in the Limit of Separated Spectral Lines," Journal of Physical Chemistry A 118, 6514-20 (2014).
  5. R. R. Letfullin, C. E. W. Rice and T. F. George, “X-Ray Optics of Gold Nanoparticles,” Applied Optics 53, 7208-14 (2014) [Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics 9, Issue 13 (December 23, 2014)].
  6. B. Harbach, T. F. George and B. A. Lynerd, “Billie Holiday:  Composer and Singer,” Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music 20, 20-3 (2014).
  7. T. F. George, “Maintaining a Personal Program of Research and Scholarship While Serving as President/Chancellor,” in Academic Leadership in Higher Education:  From the Top Down and the Bottom Up, edited by R. J. Sternberg, E. Davis, A. C. Mason, R. V. Smith, J. S. Vitter and M. Wheatley (Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland, 2015), pp. 23-9.
  8. C. Wang, R. A. Chen, S. Li and T. F. George, “Deep Localized Distortion of Alternating Bonds and Reduced Transport of Charged Carriers in Conjugated Polymers under Photoexcitation,” Nanoscale 7, 479-86 (2015).
  9. R. A. Chen, D. Y. Jiang, S. Li and T. F. George, “Time-Dependent Spectra During Radiative Decay of Singlet Excitons in Conjugated Polymers,” Electrochemical Society Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 4, R60-5 (2015).
  10. R. R. Letfullin, A. R. Letfullin and T. F. George, “RF Heating of Nanoclusters for Cancer Therapy,” in Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications X (Photonics West 2015:  BiOS - NanoBiophotonics), edited by W. J. Parak, M. Osinski and X. J. Liang, Proceedings of  the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers 9338, 93381G/1-9 (2015).
  11. R. R. Letfullin, A. R. Letfullin and T. F. George, “Absorption Efficiency and Heating Kinetics of Nanoparticles in the RF Range for Selective Nanotherapy of Cancer,” Nanomedicine:  Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine 11, 413-20 (2015).
  12. G. P. Zhang, M. S. Si and T. F. George, “Laser-Induced Ultrafast Demagnetization Time and Spin Moment in Ferromagnets:  First-Principles Calculation,” Journal of Applied Physics 117, 17D706/1-4 (2015).
  13. G. P. Zhang, M. S. Si, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “Magnetic Spin Moment Reduction in Photoexcited Ferromagnets Through Exchange Interaction Quenching:  Beyond the Rigid Band Approximation” Journal of Physics:  Condensed Matter 27, 206003/1-7 (2015).
  14. A. V. Zhukov, R. Bouffanais, M. B. Belonenko, N. N. Konobeeva, Y. V. Nevzorova and T. F. George, “Two-Dimensional Extremely Short Electromagnetic Pulses in a Bragg Medium with Carbon Nanotubes,” European Physical Journal D 69, 129/1-4 (2015).
  15. G. P. Zhang, H. P. Zhu, Y. H. Bai, J. Bonacum, X. S. Wu and T. F. George, “Imaging Superatomic Molecular Orbitals in a C60 Molecule Through Four 800-nm Photons,” International Journal of Modern Physics B 29, 1550115/1-10 (2015).
  16. K. Sós, T. F. George, C. T. Robinson and L. Nánai, “Investigation of Building Materials and the Street’s Surface Radioactive Emission,” Advances in Natural Science 8, 10-5 (2015).
  17. R. A. Chen, W. K. Chen, D. Y. Jiang, S. Li and T. F. George, “Hidden Confinement Induced by Charged Excitons:  External Electric Field Adjustment to Achieve Highly Efficient Fluorescence in PLEDs,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119, 20312-8 (2015).
  18. G. P. Zhang, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “A New and Simple Model for Magneto-Optics Uncovers an Unexpected Spin Switching,” Europhysics Letters 112, 27001/1-6 (2015).
  19. D. Y. Jiang, Y. S. Zhang, W. K. Chen, S. Li and T. F. George, “Transport of Excited Charge Carriers in Conjugated Polymers,” Electrochemical Society Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 5, R3096-9 (2016).
  20. V. A. Popov and T. F. George, “On the Use of Mechanical Alloying to Engineer Copper Matrix Composites Reinforced with Nanodiamonds,” Journal of Basic and Applied Research International 15, 263-73 (2016).
  21. R. R. Letfullin, C. E. W. Rice and T. F. George, “Nanoparticle-Enhanced X-Ray Therapy for Cancer,” in Reporters, Markers, Dyes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Probes for Biomedical Applications VIII (Photonics West 2016:  BiOS), edited by S. Achilefu and R. Raghavachari, Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers 9723, 97230S/1-14 (2016).
  22. G. P. Zhang, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “Ultrafast Reduction of Exchange Splitting in Ferromagnetic Nickel,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 28, 236004/1-8 (2016).
  23. G. P. Zhang, T. Latta, Z. Babyak, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “All-Optical Spin Switching:  A New Frontier in Femtomagnetism – A Short Review and a Simple Theory, Modern Physics Letters B 30, 1630005/1-33 (2016).
  24. G. P. Zhang, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “Switching Ferromagnetic Spins by an Ultrafast Laser Pulse: Emergence of Giant Optical Spin-Orbit Torque,” Europhysics Letters 115, 57003/1-6 (2016).
  25. F. Battaglia and T. F. George, “Lorentz Transformations Without Light,” Physics Education (Indian Association of Physics Teachers) 32(4), Article Number 3, 6 pages (2016).
  26. W. Chen, D. Jiang, R. Chen, S. Li and T. F. George, “Intrinsic Delocalization During the Decay of Excitons in Polymeric Solar Cells,” Polymers 8, 414/1-9 (2016).
  27. G. P. Zhang, Y. Bai and T. F. George, “Effects of Electron Correlation and Band Relaxation on Laser-Induced Ultrafast Demagnetization,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena (Optical Society of America, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2016), No. UTh4A.16, 2 pages.
  28. D. Jiang, W. Chen, Y. Zhang, S. Li and T. F. George, “Photoinduced Localized Phonons and Instantaneous Structure Contributing to Amplified Spontaneous Emission of Conjugated Polymers,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121, 1055-61 (2017).
  29. Y. Zhang, W. Chen, Z. Lin, D. Jiang, S. Li and T. F. George, “Formation of Hot Excitons, Annealing and Relaxation in Conjugated Polymers under an External Optical Field,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121, 8731-7 (2017).
  30. A. Choudhary, T. F. George and G. Li, “Surface Plasmon-Induced Variation in the Properties of Gold Nanoparticle-Doped Nematic Liquid Crystals,” in Surface Plasmon Resonance:  Advances in Research and Applications, edited by D. Howell (Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York, 2017), pp. 51-86.
  31. Y. Zhang, W. Chen, Z. Lin, S. Li and T. F. George, “Ultrafast Optical Pulse Converter Caused by Oscillations of the Energy Level Structure in the Conjugated Polymer Poly(p-Phenylene Vinylene,” Optics Express 25, 2033-42 (2017).
  32. R. R. Letfullin and T. F. George, “Nanotherapy of Cancer by Photoelectrons Emitted from the Surface of Nanoparticles Exposed to Nonionizing UV Radiation,” Nanomedicine 12, 1107-17 (2017).
  33. G. P. Zhang, Z. Babyak, Y. Xue, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “First-Principles and Model Simulation of All-Optical Spin Reversal,” Physical Review B 96, 134407/1-9 (2017).
  34. G. P. Zhang, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “Is Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy Essential to All-Optical Ultrafast Spin Reversal in Ferromagnets?” Journal of Physics:  Condensed Matter 29, 425801/1-8 (2017).
  35. R. R. Letfullin, S. A. Szatkowski and T. F. George, “Silver Nanoparticles as a Near-UV Contrast Agent Injected Into Gel Phantom,” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanomedicine 1, 9-14 (2017).
  36. T. Guba, L. Nánai and T. F. George, “Physical Limits of Computation,” Journal of Quantum Information Science 7, 155-9 (2017).
  37. S. K. Manna, T. F. George and G. Li, “Electrically-Driven Self-Organized Chiral Liquid-rystalline Nanostructures: Organic Photonic Crystal with Tunable Bandgap, in Functional Organic and Hybrid Nanostructured Materials: Fabrication, Properties, and Applications, edited by Q. Li (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany, 2018), pp. 359-81.
  38. A. K. Popov, S. A. Myslivets, V. V. Slabko, V. A. Tkachenko and T. F. George, “Shaping Light in Backward-Wave Nonlinear Hyperbolic Metamaterials,” Photonics 5, 8/1-24 (2018).
  39. D. Jiang, W. Chen, Z. Lin, S. Li and T. F. George, “Photoinduced Slowdown of Charge Carrier Transport and Phonon Emission in Conjugated Polymers,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122, 15063-9 (2018).
  40. G. P. Zhang, M. S. Si, M. Murakami, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “Generating High-Order Optical and Spin Harmonics from Ferromagnetic Monolayers,” Nature Communications 9, 3031/1-7 (2018).
  41. A. Choudhary, T. F. George and G. Li, “Conjugation of Nanomaterials and Nematic Liquid Crystals for Futuristic Applications and Biosensors,” Biosensors 8, 69/1-17 (2018).
  42. G. P. Zhang, M. Murakami, M. S. Si, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “Understanding All-Optical Spin Switching: Comparison Between Experiment and Theory,” Modern Physics Letters B 32, 1830003/1-27 (2018).
  43. G. P. Zhang, Y. H. Bai, T. Jenkins and T. F. George, “Laser-Induced Ultrafast Transport and Demagnetization at the Earliest Time: First-Principles and Real-Time Investigation,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 30, 465801/1-11 (2018).
  44. Z. Lin, Y. Zhang, W. Chen, T. F. George and S. Li, “Transient Aspects and Ultrafast Dyamical Processes of Amplified Spontaneous Emission in Conjugated Polymers,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B 122, 10762-6 (2018).
  45. W. Chen, Z. Lin, Y. Zhang, T. F. George and S. Li, “Breaking of Lattice Potential Well-Induced Confinement of Carriers in Conjugated Polymers,” Optics Express 27, 26476-85 (2019).
  46. G. P. Zhang, M. Murakami, Y. H. Bai, T. F. George and X. S. Wu, “Spin-Orbit Torque-Mediated Spin-Wave Excitation as an Alternative Paradigm for Femtomagnetism,” Journal of Applied Physics 126, 103906/1-8 (2019).
  47. E. G. Federov, A. V. Zhukov, R. Bouffanais, B. A. Malomed, H. Leblond, D. Mihalache, N. N. Rosanov, M. B. Belonenko and T. F. George, “Asymptotic Dynamics of Three-Dimensional Bipolar Ultrashort Electromagnetic Pulses in an Array of Semiconductor Carbon Nanotubes,” Optics Express 27, 27592-609 (2019).
  48. R. R. Letfullin, T. F. George and A. Kh. Ramazanov, “Multifunctional Cosmic Ray Shielding of Spacecrafts with Elements of Systems Engineering Design,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 56, 1312-21 (2019).
  49. V. A. Popov and T. F. George, “Development of Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with Non-Agglomerated Nanodiamonds,” in Current Research in Science and Technology, edited by S. M. Lawan (Book Publisher International, West Bengal/London, 2019), pp. 9-24.
  50. K. J. Guenther, T. F. Swanstrom and T. F. George, “Pursuing the Anchor Mission in a Fragmented Suburban Setting: Assets, Capacity and Collective Action,” Metropolitan Universities 30, 42-54 (2019).
  51. J. Chen, Y. Zhang, Z. Lin, J. Shen, T. F. George and S. Li, “Photoexcitation-Induced Local Phonon Spectra and Local Hot Excitons in Polymer Solar Cells,” Optics Express 28, 1385-93 (2020).
  52. Z. Lin, J. Chen, Y. Zhang, J. Shen, S. Li and T. F. George, “Charge Accumulation of Amplified Spontaneous Emission in a Conjugated Polymer Chain and Its Dynamical Phonon Spectra,” Molecules 25, 3003/1-11 (2020).
  53. G. P. Zhang, R. Meadows, A. Tamayo, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, "An Attempt to Simulate Laser-Induced All-Optical Spin Switching in a Crystalline Ferrimagnet," American Institute of Physics Advances 10, 125323/1-4 (2020).
  54. E. G. Federov, A. V. Zhukov, R. Bouffanais, N. N. Konobeeva, E. V. Boroznina, B. A. Malomed, H. Leblond, D. Mihalache, M. B. Belonenko, N. N. Rosanov and T. F. George, “External Light Control of Three-Dimensional Ultrashort Far-Infrared Pulses in an Inhomogeneous Array of Carbon Nanotubes,” Physical Review B 103, 085111/1-12 (2021).
  55. G. P. Zha77ng, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “Spin Berry Points as Crucial for Ultrafast Demagnetization,” Modern Physics Letters B 35, 2150215/1-18 (2021).
  56. Y. Zhang, H. Shi, J. Luo, J Shen, S. Li and T. F. George, “Lattice Vibrations and Time-Dependent Evolution of Local Phonon Modes During Exciton Formation in Conjugated Polymeric Molecules,” Polymers 13, 1724/1-10 (2021).
  57. G. P. Zhang, M. Q. Gu, Y. H. Bai, T. L. Jenkins and T. F. George, “Correlation Between Spin and Orbital Dynamics During Laser-Induced Femtosecond Demagnetization,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125, 14461-7 (2021).
  58. G. P. Zhang, Y. H. Bai and T. F. George, “Optically and Thermally Driven Huge Lattice Orbital and Spin Angular Momenta from Spinning Fullerenes,” Physical Review B (Letters) 104, L100302/1-7 (2021).
  59. R. Qu, T. F. George and G. Li, “Development in Liquid Crystal Microcapsules: Fabrication, Optimization and Applications,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C 10, 413-32 (2022).
  60. G. P. Zhang, Y. H. Bai, M. S. Si and T. F. George, “First-Principles Insight into All-Optical Spin Switching in the Half-Metallic Heusler Ferrimagnet Mn2RnGa,” Physical Review B 105, 054431/1-8 (2022).
  61.  M. Gu, Y. H. Bai, G. P. Zhang and T. F. George, “Spin-Phonon Dispersion in Magnetic Materials,” Journal of Physics:  Condensed Matter 34, 375802/1-10 (2022).
  62. G. P. Zhang, Y. Q. Liu, M. S. Si, N. Albritton, Y. H. Bai, W. Hübner and T. F. George, “Gateway to All-Optical Spin Switching in Heusler Ferrimagnets:  Pancharatnam-Berry Tensor and Magnetic Moment Ratio,” Physical Review B (Letters) 109, L220401/1-8 (2024).