 Professor
Phone: 413-545-2160 Email: tsemrick@mail.pse.umass.edu
Meet the Emrick Group!
| Degree Information: B.S. Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, 1992 Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Chicago, 1997
Mailing Address:Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Room: A613, Conte Research Center University of Massachusetts Amherst 120 Governors Drive Amherst, MA 01003
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Current ResearchResearch Interests:
Synthetic organic/polymer chemistry, functionalization of nanoscale and 2-D materials, aqueous polymer assembly and the preparation of polymer-based therapeutics
Honors and Distinctions:
- 2016 College of Natural Sciences Outstanding Research Award, University of Massachusetts
- 2016 Elected to the 2016 class of POLY Fellows of the American Chemical Society
- 2015 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award, American Chemical Society
- 2014 Selected as a member of the 2014 class of Fellows of the American Chemical Society
- 2013 Selected to the National Academy of Inventors
- 2013 Landmark Award, Commercial Ventures in Intellectual Property University of Massachusetts (10th awarded patent)
- 2013 Elected to the 2013 Class of PMSE Fellows of the American Chemical Society
- 2011 Chair, Macromolecular Materials Gordon Research Conference, Ventura CA
- 2011 Chair, Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering (PMSE) Division of the ACS
- 2010 Keynote Speaker, Bayer Material Science Innovation Technology Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2010 Milestone Award, Commercial Ventures in Intellectual Property, University of Massachusetts (5th awarded patent)
- 2009 Featured speaker, Hybrid Materials 2009, Tours, France
- 2006 Arthur K. Doolittle Award, Polymer Materials Science & Engineering (PMSE) Division of the American Chemical Society
- 2005 Juniata College Young Alumni Achievement Award
- 2004 Technology Development Award, Persident's Office, University of Massachusetts
- 2003 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- 2003 NSF travel award: CERC-3 Conference in Gotenborg, Sweden
- 2003 Selected as a U.S. representative to the U.S.-German Polymer Symposium, Bayreuth, Germany
- 2002 Center for UMass-Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP): Exploratory Research Award
- 2001 Omnova, Inc. Signature Young Faculty Award
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