Ken Shull is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University, where he is also currently serving as the associate department chair. His research interests involve the interfacial properties of amorphous polymers, with a particular emphasis on adhesion. Recent interests include the large-strain deformation and fracture behavior of 'soft' materials including polymer gels, and the interfacial behavior of biopolymers. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Materials Science from MIT, followed by a Ph.D. in Materials Science from Cornell University, which he received in 1990. He worked as a research staff member at the IBM Almaden Research Center for 3 years before joining Northwestern in 1993. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, and currently serves on the executive committee of the Polymer Division of the APS. He is also active in the American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society and the Adhesion Society.

Experience

2003-present: Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University

1999-2003: Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University

1993-1999: Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University

1990-1993: Research Staff Member, IBM Almaden Research Center

1990: Ph.D., Materials Science, Cornell University

1985: MS, Electronic Materials, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1984: BS, Materials Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2002: Fellow of the American Physical Society

1995: Materials Science and Engineering Teacher of the Year

1994: NSF Young Investigator Award

1993-1996: Morris Fine Junior Professorship, Northwestern University

1986-1990: AT&T Ph.D. Scholar, Cornell University