William B. Russel

William Bailey Russel (born 1945) is an American chemical engineer, Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus, and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School at Princeton University. He earned his BA and MChE degrees at Rice University in 1969 and his PhD at Stanford University in 1973. He was a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow at Cambridge University in 1974.[1]

Russel joined the faculty of Princeton University in 1974 as an assistant professor. He was the director of the Princeton Materials Institute, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served as the Dean of the Graduate School of Princeton University for 12 years before retiring in 2014.[2]

Russel is known for his significant contribution to the study of surface and colloid chemistry, and is published widely in these scientific fields.[3][4]

He was awarded the Bingham Medal in 1999 by the Society of Rheology. [5]

References
  1. "William B. Russel". princeton.edu. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. "Rice Distinguished Alumni Awards". alumni.rice.edu. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  3. "Books written by William B. Russel". Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  4. "Articles by William B. Russel". Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  5. "Bingham Medalist". Society of Rheology. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
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