1991-2004, with Dept of Bioengineering and 1997-2003, Founding Director, Center for Nanotechnology, University of Washington, Seattle. 2002-04, US Representative, Council of Scientists, Human Frontier Science Programme. Currently, Head, Laboratory of Applied Mechanobiology, Dept of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich. Member, PCAST sub-panel that finalized the National Nanotech Initiative (White House). Member, scientific advisory boards, including: Wyss Institute, Harvard; Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces; Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore; Excellence Cluster, Nano Initiative Munich. Member of the Board of Regents, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich. Rapporteur, Max Planck Society. Recipient of awards and honours, including: Solvay Chair in Chemistry, Brussels (2012); Honorary Doctorate, Tampere, Finland (2012).