BS Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 1983 
PhD Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988 
Postdoctoral Associate,  University of Georgia, 1988-1991
Postdoctoral Associate,  Los Alamos National Lab, 1991-1993

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 1993-1999
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 1999-present
Program Director, National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry, 2003-2004

Honors and Awards:
National Science Foundation Career Award, 1995
Research Corporation Cottrell Scholars Award, 1996

Professor Tissue's group studies nanomaterials prepared by gas-phase condensation. Luminescence, surface analysis, and other methods aim to understand their fundamental optical properties and to explore their uses in functional devices such as phosphors, catalysts, and analytical sensors. Current research projects include:

• Nucleation and growth mechanisms in gas-phase condensation of nanoparticles.
• Preparation, surface modification, and luminescence of nanoparticles.
• Catalytic activity of gold/metal oxide nanocomposites.

1. W. O. Gordon, J. R. Morris, and B. M. Tissue, “Control of morphology in inert-gas condensation of metal oxide nanoparticles,” J. Mater. Sci. 2009, 44, 4286–4295; senior author.
2. J. M. D. Zapiter, B. M. Tissue, and K. J. Brewer, “Ruthenium and rhodium complexes anchored to europium oxide nanoparticles,” Inorg. Chem. Comm. 2008, 11, 51-56; 
3. W. O. Gordon, B. M. Tissue, and J. R. Morris, “Adsorption and decomposition of dimethyl methylphosphonate on Y2O3 nanoparticles,” J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111(8), 3233 3240
4. B. E. Trice and B. M. Tissue, “Nonlinear luminescence quenching in Eu2O3,” Spectrosc. Lett. 2007, 40(2), 333-348
5. M. W. Pitcher, S. V. Ushakov, A. Navrotsky, B. F. Woodfield, G. Li, J. Boerio-Goates, and B. M. Tissue, “Energy Crossovers in Nanocrystalline Zirconia,” J. Amer. Ceram. Soc. 2005, 88, 160-167