University of Massachusetts Amherst

Polymer Science and Engineering

Prof. Thomas P. Russell
Silvio O. Conte Distinguished Professor,Polymer Science and Engineering Department
Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Polymers
Associate Director, MassNanoTech
Associate Editor, Macromolecules

 

Mailing Address:

Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
Room A516, Conte Research Center
University of Massachusetts Amherst
120 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003

Phone: 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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