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Kenneth Shull

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

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2220 Campus Drive
Cook Hall 2036; Office - Cook 2083
Evanston, IL 60208

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Shull Research Group

Departments

Materials Science and Engineering

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Education

Ph.D. Materials Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

M.S. Electronic Materials, MIT, Cambridge, MA

B.S. Materials Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA


Research Interests

Our focus is on the properties of polymer surfaces and interfaces, with an emphasis on the adhesion of "soft materials." Examples range from traditional pressure-sensitive adhesives (sticky tape) to highly specialized polymeric gels commonly used in biomedical applications.

There is little understanding of the relationship in these systems between polymer adhesion and the structure of the interface on molecular or submolecular scale. We seek to make this connection through studies of well-characterized model systems synthesized in our own lab and through carefully designed fracture mechanics experiments.

Related problems of interest to us include polymer/inorganic composites and the origins of adhesion and mechanical response in biological systems.


Significant Recognition

  • Fellow, American Physical Society, 2002
  • NSF Young Investigator Award, 1994–99
  • Department Teacher of the Year, 1995
  • McCormick Adviser of the Year, 1998

Selected Publications

  • Wang, Qifeng; Griffith, William B.; Einsla, Melinda; Zhang, Sipei; Pacholski, Michaeleen L.; Shull, Kenneth R., Bulk and Interfacial Contributions to the Adhesion of Acrylic Emulsion-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives, Macromolecules
  • Sturdy, Lauren F.; Wright, Madeleine S.; Yee, Alexander; Casadio, Francesca; Faber, Katherine T.; Shull, Kenneth R., Effects of zinc oxide filler on the curing and mechanical response of alkyd coatings, Polymer
  • Nagaraj, Rajini; Stack, Trevor; Yi, Sijia; Mathew, Benjamin; Shull, Kenneth R.; Scott, Evan A.; Mathew, Mathew T.; Bijukumar, Divya Rani, High density display of an anti-angiogenic peptide on micelle surfaces enhances their inhibition of αvβ3 integrin-mediated neovascularization in vitro, Nanomaterials
  • Shull, Kenneth R.; Taghon, Meredith; Wang, Qifeng, Investigations of the high-frequency dynamic properties of polymeric systems with quartz crystal resonators, Biointerphases
  • Collinson, David W.; Eaton, Matthew D.; Shull, Kenneth R.; Brinson, L Catherine, Deconvolution of Stress Interaction Effects from Atomic Force Spectroscopy Data across Polymer-Particle Interfaces, Macromolecules
  • Delgado, David E.; Sturdy, Lauren F.; Burkhart, Craig W.; Shull, Kenneth R., Validation of quartz crystal rheometry in the megahertz frequency regime, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics
  • Chen, Yaoyao; Shull, Kenneth R, Thermothickening Behavior of Self-Stabilized Colloids Formed from Associating Polymers, Macromolecules
  • Sadman, Kazi; Delgado, David E.; Won, Yechan; Wang, Qifeng; Gray, Kimberly A.; Shull, Kenneth R., Versatile and High-Throughput Polyelectrolyte Complex Membranes via Phase Inversion, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces