
L. Andrew Lyon, Ph.D.
Professor
Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler School of Engineering
Schmid College of Science and Technology
Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
Email: lyon@chapman.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/l-andrew-lyon/
ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-7828-7345
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Editorships
Colloid and Polymer Science; Regional Editor: North and South America, 2006-2017
Frontiers in Physics – Soft Matter Physics; Associate Editor, 2022-present
Education and Experience
B.A., Chemistry, Rutgers College (w/Prof. Stephan Isied, 1992)
M.S., Physical Chemistry, Northwestern University (1993)
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Northwestern University (w/Prof. Joseph Hupp, 1996)
Postdoctoral, Penn State (w/Prof. Michael Natan, 1997-1998)
Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech (1999-2002)
Associate Professor, Georgia Tech (2003-2007)
Professor, Georgia Tech (2007-2014)
Associate Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Tech (2010-2013)
Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Tech (2013-2014)
Dean, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University (July 2014-December 2018)
Founding Dean, Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler School of Engineering, Chapman University (January 2019-July 2023)
Entrepreneurship
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer – Sanguina, Inc.
Co-Founder and President – SelSym Biotech, Inc.
Honors and Awards
Research Corporation Research Innovation Award (2000)
NSF CAREER Award (2000)
Beckman Young Investigator (2000)
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (2002)
Blanchard Fellow (2003)
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2003)
National Fresenius Award of Phi Lambda Upsilon (2006)
Senior Member – National Academy of Inventors (2020)