Professional Service

Department/College/University Committees

Special Assignments

• Director, Particle Engineering Research Center, 1994-present
• Director, Mineral Resources Research Center, 1982-present

Departmental & College

• Served as a member of the Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2007-present
• Served as a member of the Market Equity Committee, 2007-present
• Served as a member of the Endowed Chairs Committee, 2005-present.
• Served as chair of the Departmental Long Range Planning Committee. During this time the committee recommended the areas for faculty recruitment, and established goals for further enhancing the academic reputation of the department.
• Served for three years as a chair and member of the College Personnel Board (CPB) which evaluates and recommends suitable candidates for promotion and/or tenure to the Dean of Engineering.

University

Currently serving as a member of the Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Engineering Technologies (NIMET) and as a member of the HHMI Distinguished Mentor Selection Committee. Served as a member of the University Senate for one year and University Patent Committee for three years. As a Patent Committee member suggested to the Patent and Licensing Office methodologies to assist the faculty in patenting their novel ideas, and to streamline the overall patenting process at the University.

Outside Professional Activities

Actively participated in the local, state and national events highlighting to the elected officials, corporate leaders and general public the significance of education and research missions of the PERC, College and the University. These events included oral/exhibit presentations for Corporate Leaders, members of Congress in Washington, University Trustees, Gainesville Area Innovation Network members, Visiting middle school students and their parents, and visiting high school students.

Served on about 20 research and education panels/site visit teams of NRC, NSF, DOE, FIPR and professional societies, over the last decade.

International Activities

Moudgil has been actively involved in the organization of a major NSF-funded International Forum on Sustainable Nano-Manufacturing held in Brisbane, Australia during February 2008. The 3-day forum/workshop brought together a selected group of internationally-inown experts and decision makers from industry, government, and academia to discuss sustainability issues related to nano-manufacturing. The Forum consisted of presentations by experts, workshop sessions, panel presentations and discussions, as well as focus meetings with an outcome of development of strategies, recommendations, and follow-up action plans to guide nano-tech R&D in consideraing the scientific aspects of sustainability towards the development of the industry's long-term technology roadmap.

He has been actively involved in organizing and chairing international conferences/sessions held in the U.S. and abroad. He has visited and presented invited seminars at a number of leading research organizations in Europe, India, South Korea, and Australia. He served as a member of the Advisory Board of Interdisciplinary Research Center in Australia (Australian Research Council Center of Excellence: Particulate Fluids Processing Center – University of Melbourne). In the past, he has served in a similar capacity for two European Centers of Excellence. Strategic alliances are being forged between PERC and the following institutions that have common vision and complimentary expertise in the area of particulate systems: University of Leeds, UK (Modeling), Kyoto University, Japan (Interaction Forces, Nano-Bio Systems), University of Melbourne, Australia (Processing & Modeling), Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (Nanostructure-Cell Interactions). The goal of the alliance is to collaborate on mutually rewarding educational & research projects. Participation in the international events has helped immensely in enhancing the professional reputation of the nominee among his peers, and the reputation of the University of Florida.

He has hosted a number of academic and industry researchers in particle technology from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, India, China, Japan, The Netherlands, and the U.K. Participation in the international events has helped immensely in enhancing the reputation of the Particle Engineering Research Center.

Editorial Board

• KONA Americas Editorial Board Chair (2005-Present)
• KONA Editorial Board Member (1995-Present)
• Powder and Bulk Engineering (CSC Publishing), Member (2003-Present)
• Journal of Colloids and Surfaces, Editorial Board Member (1996-2002)
• Minerals and Metallurgical Journal, Editorial Board Member (1996-2001)
• Colloids and Surfaces (Elsevier Science Publishers), Member (1994-1999)
• Minerals and Metallurgical Processing Journal (SME), Member (1986-1998)

Workshops and Short Courses

• “NSF Forum/Workshop on Sustainable Nano-Manufacturing,” International Forum, February 22-25, 2008, Melbourne, Australia, (Organizing Committee)
• “Developing Experimental Approaches for Evaluation of Toxicological Interactions of Nanoscale Materials,” International Workshop, November 3-4, 2004, Gainesville, FL (Co-Chair)
• “ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel,” September 29-30, 2004, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD (Steering Committee Member)
• “Surfactants: Principles & Applications,” 20th Annual Intensive Short Course, March 10-12, 2004, Gainesville, FL (with D.O. Shah)
• “Engineered Particulate Systems: From Synthesis and Surface Treatment to Targeted Applications,” Nanoparticles 2002, October 27, 2002, New York, NY (with Dr. P. Somasundaran and Dr. R. Partch)
• “Coating of Fine Particles: Syntheses, Technologies and Emerging Applications,” Orlando, FL, October 17, 1999 (with R. Singh and R. Partch)
• “Fundamentals and Materials Issues in Chemical Mechanical Polishing,” Gainesville, FL, January 27-28, 1999 (with R. Singh and D.O. Shah)
• “Chemical Mechanical Polishing: Materials Preparation, Technology Barriers and Emerging Trends,” New York, NY, November 8, 1998 (with R. Singh)
• “Surfactants: Principles and Applications,” Gainesville, FL, Spring 1983-2002 (Annual Short Course with D.O. Shah)

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