Short Curriculum Vitae
RICHARD A. REGISTER
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Princeton University , Princeton , NJ 08544-5263
Tel: (609) 258-4691 Fax: (609) 258-0211
E-mail: register@princeton.edu
Research Interests: morphology, properties, and dynamics of multiphase polymeric materials, particularly block copolymers, polymer blends, semicrystalline polymers, and ionomers; polymer phase transitions; rheology of associating polymers; semicrystalline block copolymers; fiber-reinforced thermoplastics; electroluminescent and semiconducting polymers; novel nanopatterning and nanofabrication technologies; applications of small-angle scattering.
Born: September 6, 1963 ; Cheverly , Maryland
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. Chemistry, 1983
B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1984
M.S. Chemical Engineering Practice, 1985
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, 1989 (with Stuart L. Cooper)
Professional Appointments:
7/00-present Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University
Chair, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (7/08-present)
Member, Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials(11/03-present)
Director, Princeton Center for Complex Materials (9/05-11/08);Assoc. Dir. (9/03-8/05)
7/96-7/00 Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University
Visitor, Exxon Corporate Laboratories (9/97-2/98, sabbatical leave)
1/90-6/96 Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University
Honors:
Graduate Mentoring Award, Princeton University , 2008
Charles M.A. Stine Award, Materials Engineering and Sciences, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2002
Fellow, American Physical Society, 2001
National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, 1992-1997
NEC Preceptor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, 1993-1996
DuPont Young Professor, 1993-1996
Unilever Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 1992
Emerson Electric Company Faculty Advancement Award in Engineering, 1990
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship, 1987-89
S.C. Johnson and Son Research Fellowship, 1986-87
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Fellowship, 1986
Rockwell International Graduate Fellowship, 1984
Robert T. Haslam Cup for Outstanding Professional Promise, MIT, 1984
Chevron Scholarship, 1983-84
Presidential Scholar, Maryland , 1980
Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi
Professional Affiliations and Activities:
Member, Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee, National Research Council (2008-2011)
Editorial Board Member, Polymers for Advanced Technologies (1995-present); Journal of Polymer Science B: Polymer Physics (2001-present;now Executive Editor); Polymer (2002-present); Macromolecules (2004-2006); Macromolecular Rapid Communications (2007-present); Materials Science and Engineering R (2007-present)
American Physical Society (Division of Polymer Physics, DPOLY: Publications Committee, 1998-2001; DPOLY Vice-Chair 2002, Chair-Elect 2003, Chair 2004, Past Chair 2005)
American Chemical Society (Division of Polymer Chemistry, Events Committee Chair and Board Member, 1990-1992; Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Member-at-Large and Executive Committee Member, 1993-96 and 1998-2001, Technical Program Co-Chair, 1996-1998)
Materials Research Society (MRS Bulletin 2007 Volume Organizer)
Society of Plastics Engineers, Society of Rheology
