| 1992 | Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| 1996-2001 | Director, Center for Applied Control, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
| 1998-2000 | Associate Professor, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
| 1999-2000 | Chief Technology Officer, Imeron, Cary, North Carolina |
| 2000-2001 | Professor, Duke University |
| 2001-2003 | Jeffrey N. Vinik Professor, Duke University |
| 2001-2007 | Director, Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Duke University |
| 2001-2003 | Senior Associate Dean for Research, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University |
| since 2003 | Secondary Appointment, Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| Thomas Lord Professor of Engineering, Duke University |
| 2003-2007 | Senior Associate Dean, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University |
| 2007 | Chair, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University |
| 2007-2008 | Dean, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University |
| since 2008 | Professor, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester |
| 2008-2016 | Dean, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester |
| since 2010 | Director, Minerals Technologies Incorporated (MTX) |
| 2012-2016 | Senior Vice President for Research, University of Rochester |
| since 2016 | Provost and Senior Vice President for Research, University of Rochester |
| 1972 | BSc Umea University |
| 1974 | MSc Umea University |
| 1978 | PhD Lund University |
| 1982 | DSc Lund University |
| 1989-1997 | Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry (Chair 1997) |
| 1996-2003 | Dean of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Stockholm |
| 1999-2003 | Rector, Linköping University |
| 2004-2007 | European Science Foundation in Strasbourg as its Chief Executive. |
| 2007 | NTU's first Provost |
| 2000-2006 | Member of the Nobel Foundation |
| 2004-2007 | Vice President, European Research Advisory Board (EURAB) of the European Commission |
| 2011 | NTU's third President |
| | Member of the Board of Trustees of the Nobel Foundation |
| | Professor of Biochemistry, Linköping University; Adjunct Professor, Umeå University; visiting Professor and Fellow, Imperial College London |
| | Research adviser to the Swedish government |
| | Adviser to business activities in the area of biotechnology and pharma |
