Tabbetha Dobbins

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Tabbetha Dobbins
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Herman Winick and Tabbetha Dobbins in 2019
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania, Lincoln University
Known forCharacterization of composite materials
Scientific career
Institutions Rowan University, NIST, Grambling State University, Louisiana Tech University
Website Dobbins' group (Rowan University)

Tabbetha A. Dobbins is an American physicist and an associate professor of Physics & Astronomy at Rowan University, [1] where she also serves as the vice president for research. [2] [3] Her research investigates the relationship between structure and dynamics in composite materials using neutron and X-ray scattering with applications to modern engineering problems in carbon nanotubes, gold nanoparticles, the hydrogen fuel economy and polymer self-assembly. [4] [2]

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Education

Dobbins received her Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree from The Pennsylvania State University in 2002. She received her Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Materials Science & Engineering from The University of Pennsylvania, and her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Physics from Lincoln University. [2]

Research and career

Dobbins was awarded the prestigious National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellowship to do research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. [1] [5]

Dobbins held simultaneous faculty positions at Grambling University and Louisiana Tech before becoming a professor at Rowan University. [6]

Dobbins serves as the interim vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School, Division of University Research at Rowan University. [6] [2]

Dobbins is a member of the American Physical Society, the Materials Research Society, ASM International, the National Society of Black Physicists, and she is part of the steering committee for Lightsources for Africa, the Americas, Asia and Middle East Project (LAAMP). [7] Dobbins is a member of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) TEAM-UP Implementation Workshop Organizing Committee (WOC). [6]

In 2020, Dobbins won a National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant to study and mitigate the effects of university closures due to COVID-19 on Black undergraduate students of physics. [6] [8]

Awards and honors

In 2007, Dobbins was one of 10 alumni to receive the Penn State University Alumni Association Achievement Award which recognizes extraordinary professional accomplishments of alumni aged 35 and under. [9] [5] She was awarded the National Science Foundation Early Faculty Career Award in 2009 [10] and a National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant in 2020. [6] [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rowan taps physicist to lead its research division". today.rowan.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. Rowan University appoints Dobbins as vice president for research, ROI-NJ (June 2020)
  4. Tabbetha Dobbins publications indexed by Google Scholar
  5. 1 2 "Alumna receives Penn State Award". thegramblinite.com. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "AIP TEAM-UP Implementation Workshop Organizing Committee (WOC)". www.aip.org. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  7. LAAMP steering committee
  8. 1 2 Dobbins, Tabbetha; Searles, Thomas. "RAPID: Understanding and Mitigating the Effects of University Closures due to COVID-19 on Black Students in Physics at the Bachelor's Level".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "Alumni Achievement Award Recipients". ems.psu.edu. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  10. Louisiana Tech University - Dobbins receives $400,000 five-year CAREER grant