Matthew Tirrell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matthew Tirrell
Occupation	Scientist
Date Of Birth	Sep 5, 1950(1950-09-05)
Age	74
Birthplace	Phillipsburg
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Virgo

Matthew Tirrell Biography

Matthew Tirrell is one of the most popular and richest Scientist who was born on September 5, 1950 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States.

Matthew Tirrell (born 5 September 1950) is an American chemical engineer. In 2011 he became the Founding Pritzker Director and Dean of the Institute for Molecular Engineering (IME) at the University of Chicago, in addition to serving as senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. In 2019, IME became the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Tirrell was named Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor and Dean. Tirrell’s research specializes in the manipulation and measurement of polymer surface properties, polyelectrolyte complexation, and biomedical nanoparticles.

Tirrell’s interest in polymer confinement led to the investigation of what happens when polymers stick (adhere, adsorb) to the walls confining them. His research group became especially interested in a prediction made in the late 1970s by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, about the situation where a polymer molecule is tethered by its end to a surface but no other segments were attracted to the surface, a situation that has become known as a polymer brush. De Gennes predicted that a dense layer of such end-tethered chains would result in the chains stretching out normal to the tethering surface to a high degree, resulting in a surface that is resistant to adhesion and has very low friction. Tirrell conceived and implemented the first experimental system to test these predictions by adsorbing block copolymers, and demonstrated the theoretically anticipated stretching and long-range repulsion. His interest in this field, amassing more than 3500 citations, continues today, especially in the area of charged polymer brushes, which are bio-medically relevant in situations such as mucosal and cartilage surfaces.

Matthew Tirrell Net Worth

Matthew Tirrell is one of the richest Scientist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matthew Tirrell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tirrell was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey on September 5, 1950. He received a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (B.S. Ch.E.) in 1973 Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in 1977 from University of Massachusetts Amherst in Polymer Science and Engineering under Stanley Middleman.

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Top Facts about Matthew Tirrell

1. Matthew Tirrell is an American chemical engineer born in 1950.
2. He has made significant contributions to the field of biomolecular engineering.
3. Tirrell served as the Dean of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara.
4. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1997.
5. Tirrell has published over 400 scientific papers throughout his career.
6. He co-founded multiple successful biotechnology companies, including Surface Logix Inc.
7. Tirrell received numerous prestigious awards for his research and leadership.
8. His work focuses on understanding and manipulating molecular interactions at interfaces.
9. He pioneered the use of polymers for controlling protein behavior.
10. Tirrell’s research has implications in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and materials science.