Rate My Professor Donald Leo

Throughout his career, Leo has been principal investigator on 50 research grants and contracts, securing about $12 million in extramural funding, and has authored or co-authored more than 200 research publications. Notable works include "Voltage Dependence and Modulation of Bacterial Channel MscL" (2019), "The voltage-dependence of MscL has dipolar and dielectric contributions and is governed by local intramembrane electric field" (2018), "Encapsulating Networks of Droplet Interface Bilayers in a Thermoreversible Organogel" (2018), "Chemoelectric and Electromechanical Modeling of Ionic Polymer Materials: University of Maryland 15–17 October 2001" (2017), and "A 3D printing method for droplet based biomolecular materials" (2017). A Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, Leo's leadership at UGA tripled engineering enrollment from fewer than 1,000 to over 2,800 students, broadened the research enterprise, increased industry and community partnerships, and led the multiyear renovation of the Driftmier Engineering Center into a state-of-the-art instructional hub. His contributions have profoundly impacted engineering education and research in the field.