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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 |
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, 1994-present
Honors and Distinctions:
Director, Energy Frontier Research Center, University of Massachusetts, 2009-present
Arthur K. Doolittle Award, ACS, Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, 1984
Fellow, American Physical Society, 1990
Consulting Professor, Stanford University, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, 1992-1995
Chairman, Division of High Polymer Physics, American Physical Society, 1993
Vice President, Neutron Scattering Society of America, 1993-1996
Chairman, Steering Committee for the Spallation Neutron Source, 1996-1998
Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, University of Massachusetts, 1997-2009
Chairman, Solid State Science Committee, National Research Council, 1998-1999
Scientific Advisory Committee, Spallation Neutron Source, 1998-2003
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002
American Chemical Society Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science and Engineering, 2003
Rhodia Professorship, Rhodia Corporation, 2003
Dutch Polymer Award, 2004
Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts, 2004
Polymer Physics Prize, Division of Polymer Physics, American Physical Society, 2004
Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity, UMass Amherst, 2005
Board of Directors, Materials Research Society, 2006
Principle Investigator, World Premier Institute, Advanced Institute for Materials Science, 2006-present
Fellow, Neutron Scattering Society of America, 2007
Elected Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2008
Fellow, Materials Research Society, 2010
Fellow, Polymer Materials Science and Engineering Division, American Chemical Society, 2010
Adjunct Professorship, Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology, 2010-present
Barnett F. Dodge Distinguished Lecturer, Yale University, Spring 2010
Editorial Board Member, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, April, 2011-present
Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity, UMass Amherst, 2011
Honorary Distinguished Professor, Chinese Academy of Science, Chang chun Institute of Applied Chemistry, 2011-present
International Advisory Board, Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2011-present
Electorate Nominating Committee, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2012 – 2015
Provost Lecture, University of Pennsylvania, March 12, 2012
Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecturer, Materials Research Society, April 2012
John B. Derienx Lecturer, North Carolina State University, April 30, 2012
