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Akbar’s education, research focus, and professional trajectory in materials science and engineering. The document highlights doctoral work on demixing under temperature gradients and solid-state physics foundations, followed by long-term teaching and research responsibilities at The Ohio State University. It also documents leadership as founding director of the NSF-funded Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements, plus extensive service and international engagement through committees, advisory roles, invited lectures, and editor positions. Awards and honors across academia and engineering societies are listed chronologically.","DR. SHEIKH A. AKBAR  \nProfessor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering  \nFounder, NSF Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements (CISM)  \nThe Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA Telephone: (614) 292-6725 Fax: (614) 292-1537 e-mail: [akbar.1@osu.edu](akbar.1@osu.edu)  \nEducation  \n1981-1985: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA  \nPh.D. in Materials Engineering (1985)  \nTopic: Demixing of Materials under a Temperature Gradient, Advisor: Prof. H. Sato  \n1980-1981: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA  \nPh.D. Student (transferred to Purdue), Research Area: Solid State Physics  \n1975-1980: University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria  \nB.S. & M.S. in Solid State Physics (1980)  \nThesis: Superionic Conductors, Advisor: Prof. Ivan Z. Kostadinov  \n1973-1975: University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh  \nB.S.(hons) Student (continued at University of Sofia), Major: Physics Employment  \n1999-present: Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Responsibilities include teaching and research in the areas of thermodynamics, kinetics, modeling electrical behavior of ceramics, solid electrolytes, ceramic sensors, thin-films and nano-structures.  \n1996-1999: Director, Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements (CISM). Founding Director of a $1 million/year Center funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), State of Ohio and a consortium of industries.  \n1993-1999: Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.  \n1988-1993: Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio  \nState University, Columbus, OH.  \nHonors and Awards  \n2018-Editor, Sensors and Actuators B, Elsevier, Switzerland  \n2018 Fellow, The Electrochemical Society (ECS), USA  \n2017 Distinguished Lecturer, Zhi-Hong International Summer School of Advanced Materials (ISS-AM), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China  \n2017 Mars G. Fontana Outstanding Teaching Award in MSE, OSU, Columbus, OH 2016 Invited Speaker, NANO KOREA 2016, July 13-15, Ilshan, Korea  \n2016 Invited Speaker, IMCS 2016, July 10-13, Jeju Island, Korea  \n2016 Mars G. Fontana Outstanding Teaching Award in MSE, OSU, Columbus, OH 2013-present, Member, International Advisory Board (IAB) of NANOSMAT  \n2012-14, ICON Professor, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  \n2012 Outstanding Achievement Award (international award), Sensor Division, The Electrochemical Society, USA  \n2011 Plenary Speaker, ISOEN 2011, Rockefeller Center, New York City, USA  \n2011 Invited Speaker, Korea University, Seoul, Korea  \n2011 Visiting Professor, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China  \nSheikh A. Akbar Page 2  \n2011 Invited Speaker, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia  \n2010-present, External Advisory Board Member, Center for Nanotechnology, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia  \n2010 Invited Speaker, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia  \n2010 Invited Speaker, Institute of Superconductivity and Electronics Materials, University of Wollongong, Australia  \n2010 Visiting Consultant, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  \n2010 Keynote Speaker, The 5th Annual Meeting of the Saudi Physical Society, Abha, KSA 2009 Keynote Speaker, ISFM 2009, Jinju, Korea  \n2008 Keynote Speaker, NIMS Annual Symposium, Tsukuba, Japan  \n2009 Visiting Professor, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea  \n2009 Visiting Professor, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea  \n2008 Visiting Professor, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA  \n2007 R&D 100 Award on NOx sensor, National Award  \n2006-2008, Chair, 12th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS-12)  \n2007 Visiting Professor, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  \n2007 Visiting Professor, Korea University, Seoul, Korea  \n2006 Visiting Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dahran, KSA 2006 Visiting Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China  \n2006 “Our Pride Award”, BAFI, USA  \n","cbCaiswFc9g47NJu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiswFc9g47NJu","pdf",256805,2,1,29,"English","en",105,"# Education\n## Academic degrees and research topics\n# Employment\n## Teaching, research, and leadership roles\n# Honors and Awards\n## Editorial, fellowships, teaching awards, and invited roles","[{\"question\":\"What are Dr. Sheikh A. 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