Timothy Weihs

Principal Investigator


Dr. Weihs has over 30 years experience in the fabrication and characterization of solid materials with a focus on thin films, structural materials, hard biomaterials, and reactive materials. He joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins in 1995, but took a three year leave of absence in 2002 to co-found and serve as CEO of Reactive NanoTechnologies. Prior to joining Hopkins Dr. Weihs earned a B.S. from Dartmouth College, an M.E. from Thayer School of Engineering and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He also completed postdoctoral research positions at Oxford University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Employment

  • Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2005 – present
  • Professor, Department of Mechnical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2005 – present
  • Director, Center for Leadership Development, Johns Hopkins University, 2010 – present
  • CTO (part-time), Reactive NanoTechnologies, 2005 – 2009
  • Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2000 – 2005
  • Co-Founder and CEO, Reactive NanoTechnologies, 2002- 2005
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1995 – 2000
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Chemistry & Materials Science Department, LLNL, 1992 – 1995
  • NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Materials, Oxford University, 1990 – 1992
  • Instructor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 1988 – 1989

Awards

  • Fullbright Fellowship, 2018
  • TMS Application to Practice Award, 2013
  • NanoTech 50 – for being one of the top 50 new Nanotechnologies, 2005
  • R&D 100 Award for NanoFoil Product, 2005
  • Innovator of the Year, Baltimore Tech Council, 2004
  • 3M Corporation Young Faculty Fellowship, 1997
  • NSF CAREER Award, 1997
  • NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1990
  • SAMPE International Graduate Student Award, 1989
  • MRS Graduate Student Award, 1988
  • Richard P. Olmstead Prize – to Top Engineering & Science Major at Dartmouth College, 1983