Dr. Osswald holds a dual Ph.D. degree (2008) in Materials Science and Engineering (Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA) and in Physics (Ilmenau University of Technology, Ilmenau, Germany), as well as an MBA from the Lebow College of Business (Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA). Prior to joining Purdue University, Dr. Osswald held appointments as Assistant Professor of Physics at the Naval Postgraduate School (2010-2014) in Monterey, CA, and as Postdoctoral Associate (2008-2010) in the Department of Materials Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA.