Summary
Rachel A. Segalman is the Edward Noble Kramer Professor and Department Chair of Chemical Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Her laboratory works on semiconducting block polymers, polymeric ionic liquids, and hybrid thermoelectric materials.[1] She is the associated director of the Center for Materials for Water Energy System, an associate editor of ACS Macro Letters,[2][3] and co-editor of the Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.[4]
Rachel A. Segalman | |
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| Born | 1975 |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Thesis | Topographic control of block copolymer order (2002) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward J. Kramer |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Website | www |
Early life and education edit
Segalman was born in 1975 in Madison, Wisconsin.[5] Her family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where as a high schooler she did research at Sandia National Laboratories.[5] She is a third generation female chemical scientist.[5]
Segalman studied chemical engineering at University of Texas at Austin (UT). She graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1998. She moved UCSB for her graduate studies, where she received her Ph.D. in 2002. At UCSB she worked under the supervision of Edward J. Kramer.[5][6] Her research thesis was on controlling long range order in block copolymer thin films.[7] After completing her Ph.D., Segalman was a Chateaubriand postdoctoral fellow at the Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux working under Georges Hadziioannou.[8]
Research and career edit
In 2004 Segalman was appointed as the Charles Wilke Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley, and a Faculty Research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) Materials Science Division.[8][9] In 2013 she was appointed as the acting director of LBL Materials Science Division.[10]
Segalman was recruited to UCSB in 2014 as the Kramer Professor of Materials in the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Materials.[11] The same year she was also appointed as the chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Warren and Katherine Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering.[11] She is the associate director of the Center for Materials for Water Energy System, a joint center between UCSB, LBL, and UT funded by the Department of Energy.[3]
Segalman's research focuses on understanding and controlling the self-assembly, structure, and properties of functional polymers.[12] Her laboratory studies polymeric materials for applications such as thermoelectrics, photovoltaics, and anti-fouling coating for ships.[12][13]
Awards and honors edit
- 2021 Elected member of the National Academy of Engineering[1]
- 2019 Elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14][15]
- 2018 Elected Board of Directors, Materials Research Society[16]
- 2016 Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society[17]
- 2015 Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award[18]
- 2012 John H. Dillon Medal of the American Physical Society[19]
- 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Fellow[20][21]
- 2008 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)[22]
- 2007 TR35: Technology Review's Top Innovators Under 35[23]
- 2006 3M Untenured Faulty Award[5]
- 2005 NSF CAREER Award[24]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Academy of Engineering Elects 106 Members and 23 International Members". NAE Website. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "ACS Macro Letters: Editors & Editorial Board". ACS Publications. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "MWET: Our Team". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Current Editorial Committee". Annual Reviews. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Rachel Segalman draws inspiration from both sides of her family tree". Catalyst. Vol. 3, no. 1. Spring 2008. pp. 6–7. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Issuu.
- ^ "Obituary of Edward J. Kramer". McDermott-Crockett & Associates Mortuary. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Dissertation: Topographic control of block copolymer order by Rachel A. Segalman". University of California, Santa Barbara Library. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "Rachel A. Segalman". Segalman Group. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "About the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering". College of Chemistry, UC Berkeley. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Rachel Segalman Appointed Acting Division Director for Materials Sciences". Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "Segalman Named Chair of UCSB Department of Chemical Engineering". McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering. August 17, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "Rachel Segalman". Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Segalman Group". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Rachel A. Segalman". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Four UCSB Professors Join 2019 Class of American Academy of Arts and Sciences". Noozhawk. April 28, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Hearne leads MRS Board of Directors for 2018". MRS Bulletin. 43 (1): 58–61. January 1, 2018. Bibcode:2018MRSBu..43...58.. doi:10.1557/mrs.2017.316. ISSN 1938-1425.
- ^ "Professors Segalman and Squires Elected Fellows of the American Physical Society". Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara. October 15, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award". Wiley Online Library. doi:10.1002/(ISSN)2642-4169. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "John H. Dillon Medal". American Physical Society. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Past Fellows". Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "02.17.2009 - Sloan fellowships awarded to seven young faculty members". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "White House Announces 2007 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers". The White House Archives. December 19, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Technology Review Reveals the 2007 TR35 List of the 35 Top Young Innovators Under 35". PRWeb. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Award#0546560 - CAREER: An Integrated Approach to Understanding and Controlling the Self-Assembly of Rod-Coil Block Copolymers with an Educational Program in Materials Exploration". National Science Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2021.