Professor Alan R. Greenberg received a PhD in biomedical engineering in 1978 from Drexel University. He was a NIH Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill before joining the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UCB in 1982. His research interests include polymer science, the mechanical behavior of materials and biomaterials, and the formation, characterization and performance of membranes. He served as director of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Membrane Science, Engineering and Technology (MAST) from 1999 until his retirement in 2015. Professor Greenberg is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the North American Membrane Society, and he has authored/co-authored over 150 publications and given over 350 technical presentations. He chaired numerous department, college and campus committees as well as technical sessions at major national and international meetings. Since his retirement, Professor Greenberg has remained active in research and has continued his involvement in campus organizations including recent service as CURFA secretary.