David A. Tirrell
Chair, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

B.S., Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974; Ph.D., Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1978

Office Location: 225 Spalding
Mail Code: 210-41
Phone: (626) 395-3140
Fax: (626) 793-8472

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Research Group: David A. Tirrell

Research
Biocatalysis; Biomaterials; Polymer Science; Protein Engineering; Macromolecular Chemistry

Awards and Honors

Presidential Young Investigator Award, NSF, 1984;Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, 1987;
Creative Polymer Chemistry Award, ACS, 1991;Harrison Howe Award, ACS, 1996; Chancellor's Medal, University of Massachusetts, 1997;Fellow, Division of Polymeric Materials, American Chemical Society, 2000;American Chemical Society Award in Polymer Chemistry, 2001;Doctor honoris causa, Technical University of Eindhoven, 2001;Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2003;

University Fellow, 1974-77; Lilly Teaching Award, 1979-80; Julius Ashkin Teaching Award (Outstanding Teacher in the College of Science), 1983; Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, 1982-84; Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1984-89; Polymer Science and Engineering Department Best Teacher Award, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992; Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, 1987; Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award (ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry), 1991; Elected Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, 1994; Rotschild Fellow, Institut Curie, 1995-97;Hougen Professor, University of Wisconsin, 1995; Faculty Fellow, University of Massachusetts, 1995-96; Harrison Howe Award (Rochester Section ACS), 1996;Chancellor’s Medal, University of Massachusetts, 1997;