Associate Professor Simon A. Rogers has been named Editor-in-Chief of Rheologica Acta, the official journal of The European Society of Rheology. The journal was established to “advance the science of rheology, by publishing high quality peer reviewed articles, invited reviews and peer reviewed short communications.”
Rogers has been on the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Illinois faculty since 2015, where his multidisciplinary research focuses on advanced colloidal, polymeric and self-assembled materials for biomedical, energy and environmental applications.
He has received several honors for his research and teaching, including the Arthur B. Metzner Early Career Award from the Society of Rheology (2022), a National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2019) and New Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (2018). In 2022, Rogers received a Campus Distinguished Promotion Award from UIUC in recognition of the scope, quality and impact of his scholarship, teaching, service and engagement efforts.
Rogers will serve a three-year term as Editor-in-Chief. Giovanni Ianniruberto of the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II also serves as an Editor-in-Chief and as Editor-in-charge for the journal.