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Prof. Thomas P. Russell |
| Silvio O. Conte Distinguished Professor,Polymer Science and Engineering Department |
| Director, Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC)—Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy |
| Associate Director, MassNanoTech |
| Associate Editor, Macromolecules |
| Principle Investigator of WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research |
Mailing Address:
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
Room A516, Conte Research Center
University of Massachusetts Amherst
120 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003Phone: 413-545-2680 ; 413-577-1511
Fax: 413-577-1510
Email: russell@mail.pse.umass.edu
Education:
- Ph. D., Polymer Science and Engineering, 1979, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
- M. S., Polymer Science and Engineering, 1976, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
- B. S., Chemistry, 1976, Boston State College
Employment:
- Universitaet Mainz, Institut fuer Physikalische Chemie, Research Fellow, Mainz, Germany,
1979-1981 - International Business Machines Corporation, Research Division, Research Staff Member,
1981-1996 - University of Massachusetts at Amherst,
Research Assistant, Polymer Science and Engineering, 1974-1979
Professor, Polymer Science and Engineering, 1996-present
Distinguished University Professor, Polymer Science and Engineering, 2004-present
Honors and Distinctions:
- Arthur K. Doolittle Award, American Chemical Society, Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (with J. T. Koberstein), 1984
- Invention Achievement Award, IBM, 1989
- Fellow, American Physical Society, 1990
- Advisory Board, Macromolecules, 1992-1995
- Advisory Board, Acta Polymerica, 1991-present
- Advisory Board, Advances in Chemical Physics, 1992-present
- Consulting Professor, Stanford University, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, 1992-1995
- Elected Chairman, Division of High Polymer Physics, American Physical Society, 1993
- Elected Vice President, Neutron Scattering Society of America, 1993-1996
- Chairman, Steering Committee for the Spallation Neutron Source, 1996-98
- Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, University of Massachusetts, 1997-present
- Chairman, Solid State Science Committee, National Research Council, 1998-99
- Advisory Board, Journal of Polymer Science, Physics Edition, 1999-present
- Scientific Advisory Committee, Spallation Neutron Source, 1998-present
- Scientific Advisory Board, Symyx Technologies, 1999-present
- Dorn Lecture, Northwestern University June 2000
- Associate Editor, Macromolecules, 2001-present
- Silvio P. Conti Faculty Fellowship Award, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2001
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002
- 2003 American Chemical Society Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science and Engineering (with C.J.Hawker)
- Rhodia Professorship, Rhodia Corporation, 2003
- Advisory Board, Advanced Materials, 2004-present.
- Dutch Polymer Award, 2004
- Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts, 2004
- Polymer Physics Prize, Division of Polymer Physics, American Physical Society, 2004
- Editorial Board, Polymer Journal, 2005
- International Editorial Advisory Board Member, Soft Matter, 2005
- Board of Directors, Materials Research Society, 2006
- Elected Member, Executive Advisory Board, Macromolecular Journals, 2006
- Elected member, Editorial Board, Journal of Chemical Physics, 2007
- Elected Fellow, Society of Neutron Scattering, 2007
- Elected Member, International Advisory Board, Macromolecular Research, 2008
- Elected Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2008
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