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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For research on the influence of polymers on the phase behavior, coagulation, and rheology of colloidal dispersions.

Overview

William B. Russel is a researcher affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their academic contributions have focused on the study of polymers and colloidal dispersions, particularly examining the influence of polymers on the phase behavior, coagulation, and rheology of these systems.

Throughout their career, Russel has been recognized by several prestigious institutions. In 1993, they were elected as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering for their research related to polymers and colloidal dispersions. Later, they were named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995. In 2011, they received the distinction of Fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Aspects of the scientist's work can be inferred from their awarded citation, which highlights a focus on understanding how polymers interact with and affect the physical properties of colloidal systems. This research area spans the investigation of phase transitions, control of particle coagulation, and examinations of flow and deformation behaviors (rheology).

While specific frequent co-authors, publication venues, and recent papers are not listed, the alignment of their research with polymer science and colloidal materials suggests a specialization in chemical engineering or materials science fields.

Russel's scholarly presence is associated with advancing knowledge in polymer science and soft condensed matter physics through their work at Princeton University.

Best Publications

  • Polymer-induced phase separations in nonaqueous colloidal suspensions

    A.P Gast;C.K Hall;W.B Russel

  • Hard sphere colloidal dispersions: Viscosity as a function of shear rate and volume fraction

    C. G. de Kruif;E. M. F. van Iersel;A. Vrij;W. B. Russel

  • Structure and breakup of flocs subjected to fluid stresses: I. Shear experiments

    Richard C. Sonntag;William B. Russel

  • Crystallization of hard-sphere colloids in microgravity

    Jixiang Zhu;Min Li;R. Rogers;W. Meyer

  • Review of the Role of Colloidal Forces in the Rheology of Suspensions

    W. B. Russel

  • Cracking in Drying Latex Films

    Mahesh S. Tirumkudulu;William B. Russel

  • Horizontal drying fronts during solvent evaporation from latex films

    Alexander F. Routh;William B. Russel

  • Reversible self-assembly and directed assembly of DNA-linked micrometer-sized colloids

    Marie Pierre Valignat;Olivier Theodoly;John C. Crocker;William B. Russel

  • A Process Model for Latex Film Formation: Limiting Regimes for Individual Driving Forces

    Alexander F. Routh and;William B. Russel

  • The rheology of suspensions containing polymerically stabilized particles

    Jan Mewis;William J. Frith;Trevor A. Strivens;William B. Russel

  • Controlled growth of hard-sphere colloidal crystals

    Zhengdong Cheng;William B. Russel;P. M. Chaikin

  • An experimental and theoretical study of phase transitions in the polystyrene latex and hydroxyethylcellulose system

    A.P Gast;W.B Russel;C.K Hall

  • Simple Ordering in Complex Fluids

    Alice P. Gast;William B. Russel

  • Phase transition, equation of state, and limiting shear viscosities of hard sphere dispersions.

    See Eng Phan;William B. Russel;Zhengdong Cheng;Jixiang Zhu

  • Electrophoresis of spherical polymer-coated colloidal particles

    Reghan J. Hill;D.A. Saville;W.B. Russel

  • Simplified predictions of hamaker constants from Lifshitz theory

    Dennis C Prieve;William B Russel

  • Disorder-to-Order Transition in Settling Suspensions of Colloidal Silica: X-ray Measurements.

    K. E. Davis;W. B. Russel;W. J. Glantschnig

  • Nature of the divergence in low shear viscosity of colloidal hard-sphere dispersions.

    Zhengdong Cheng;Jixiang Zhu;Paul M. Chaikin;See Eng Phan

  • Creating Periodic Three-Dimensional Structures by Multibeam Interference of Visible Laser

    Shu Yang;Mischa Megens;Joanna Aizenberg;Pierre Wiltzius

  • Deformation Mechanisms during Latex Film Formation: Experimental Evidence

    Alexander F. Routh;William B. Russel

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Chaikin
Paul Chaikin New York University
Robert K. Prud'homme
Robert K. Prud'homme Princeton University
Matthew B. Sullivan
Matthew B. Sullivan The Ohio State University
Norman J. Wagner
Norman J. Wagner University of Delaware
Scott T. Milner
Scott T. Milner Pennsylvania State University
Alfons van Blaaderen
Alfons van Blaaderen Utrecht University
Richard A. Register
Richard A. Register Princeton University
Carol K. Hall
Carol K. Hall North Carolina State University
Thomas O. Mason
Thomas O. Mason Northwestern University
Stephen Y. Chou
Stephen Y. Chou Princeton University

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