Thomas P. RussellPrincipal Investigator, Ph.D.
| Job | Principal Investigator, AIMR Silvio O. Conte Distinguished Professor, Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst Visiting Professor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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| Group | Soft Materials Group |
| Laboratory | T.Russell Laboratory |
| Address | Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts (120 Governors Drive, Amherst, MA 01003) Materials Science Division, Rm.: 62-207, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (One Cylclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94703) |
| Tel | +1-413-577-1516 +1-413-658-8380 |
| russell@mail.pse.umass.edu | |
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Research Interests
- surface and interfacial properties of polymers
- phase transitions in polymers
- directed self-assembly processes
- interfacial assembly of nanoparticles
- wrinkling and crumpling behavior of thin polymer films
Main Publication List
- Popple, D.; Shekhirev, M.; Dai, C.; Kim, P.; Wang, K. X.; Ashby, P.; Helms, B. A.; Gogotsi, Y.; Russell, T. P.; Zettl, A. All-Liquid Reconfigurable Electronics Using Jammed MXene Interfaces, Advanced Materials 2023, 35 (13), 2208148. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202208148.
- Hashemi S A; Ghaffarkhah A; Goodarzi M; Nazemi A; Banvillet G; Milani A S; Soroush M; Rojas O J; Ramakrishna S; Wuttke S; Russell T P; Kamkar M; Arjmand M. Liquid-Templating Aerogels, Adv. Mater. 2023, 35 (42): 2302826. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202302826.
- Gleeson S E; Fink Z; Ashby P D; Russell T P; Helms B A. Transient structuring of liquids using dissipative interfacial assemblies, Matter 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2023.12.025.
- Wu X; Xue H; Bordia G; Fink Z; Kim P Y; Streubel R; Han J; Helms B A; Ashby P D; Omar A K; Russell T P. Self-Propulsion by Directed Explosive Emulsification, Adv. Mater. 2024, 36 (19): e2310435. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202310435.
- Zhu S; Cui H; Pan Y; Popple D; Xie G; Fink Z; Han J; Zettl A; Cheung Shum H; Russell T P. Responsive-Hydrogel Aquabots, Adv. Sci. 2024 e2401215. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202401215.
Award
- American Chemical Society Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science and Engineering, 2003
- Dutch Polymer Award, 2004
- Polymer Physics Prize, Division of Polymer Physics, American Physical Society, 2004
- Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecturer, Materials Research Society, 2012
- Otto Warburg Prize, University of Bayreuth, October, 2012
- Society of Polymer Science Japan, International Prize, 2016
- American Chemical Society Applied Polymer Science Award, 2016
- Clifford G. Shull Prize, Neutron Scattering Society of America. 2020
Related Information
- November 13, 2025 Media & Award Prof. Thomas P. Russell, Prof. Magda Titirici named in 2025 list of Highly Cited Researchers
- November 16, 2023 Media & Award Prof. Thomas P. Russell, Prof. Qikun Xue and Prof. Magda Titirici selected as Highly Cited Researchers 2022
- November 17, 2022 Media & Award Prof. Mingwei Chen, Prof. Thomas P. Russell, Prof. Qikun Xue, Prof. Magda Titirici and Prof. Takeshi Fujita selected as Highly Cited Researchers 2022
- January 31, 2022 Research Highlights Liquid robotics: A continuous, autonomous, cargo-shuttling droplet
- November 17, 2021 Media & Award Prof. Eiji Saitoh, Prof. Mingwei Chen, Prof. Thomas P. Russell, Prof. Qikun Xue, Prof. Magda Titirici and Prof. Takeshi Fujita selected as Highly Cited Researchers
- May 31, 2021 Research Highlights Magnetic materials: Hydrodynamics explore a soft material’s magnetic handle
- November 19, 2020 Media & Award Prof. Eiji Saitoh, Prof. Mingwei Chen, Prof. Thomas P. Russell, Prof. Qikun Xue and Prof. Takeshi Fujita selected as Highly Cited Researchers
- July 28, 2020 Media & Award Prof. Thomas P. Russell won the 2020 Clifford G. Shull Prize
- July 27, 2020 Research Highlights Soft-matter physics: Droplets hanging from a liquid surface
- November 20, 2019 Media & Award Prof. Eiji Saitoh, Prof. Mingwei Chen, Prof. Thomas P. Russell and Prof. Qikun Xue selected as Highly Cited Researchers
- September 30, 2019 Research Highlights Magnetic materials: A magnet that can twist and turn
- December 12, 2018 Media & Award Prof. Russell elected as the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow
- November 29, 2018 Media & Award Prof. Saitoh, Prof. Chen, Prof. Russell, Prof. Xue and Dr. Takahashi selected as Highly Cited Researchers
- October 29, 2018 Research Highlights Colloidal nanocrystals: Mesostructured matter in a jam
- June 25, 2018 Research Highlights Soft-matter physics: 3D printing a liquid into a liquid
- April 23, 2018 Research Highlights Encapsulation: Wrapping up in a hurry
- November 20, 2017 Media & Award Prof. Saitoh, Prof. Russell and Prof. Khademhosseini selected as Highly Cited Researchers
- December 13, 2016 Media & Award Prof. Russell and Prof. Khademhosseini selected as Highly Cited Researchers
- May 10, 2016 Media & Award Prof. Russell received the SPSJ International Award
- April 27, 2012 Media & Award Professor T.P. Russell delivered the Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecture in Nanoscience at the 2012 MRS Spring Meeting.