Timothy M. Swager | |
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| Born | Timothy Manning Swager July 1, 1961 |
| Education | Montana State University (BS) California Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, Materials science, Polymer science |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Precursor routes to conducting polymers from the ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cyclic olefins. (1988) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert H. Grubbs |
| Other academic advisors | Mark S. Wrighton |
| Website | swagergroup |
Timothy M. Swager (born 1961) is an American Scientist and the John D. MacArthur Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research is at the interface of chemistry and materials science, with specific interests in carbon nanomaterials, polymers, and liquid crystals. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Inventors.