Matt Tirrell Professor and Chair, Department of Bioengineering Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering 306 Stanley Hall mailcode: 1762 510-642-5833 fax: 510-642-5835 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Joined the UC Berkeley Faculty in 2009

Research Interests

Tirrell's research is focused on the manipulation and measurement of surface properties of polymers, bringing microscopic measurements of intermolecular forces to bear on polymer surface problems, and new insight into polymer technology particularly in the area of surface modification with amphiphilic polymers and bimolecular materials.

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University 1973

Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts 1977

Major Awards

2002 Turner Alfrey Lectures, Michigan Molecular Institute

2004 Chemcon Distinguished Speaker, AIChE/IIChE

2004 W.N. Lacey Lectureship in Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology

2005 ICI Distinguished Lectures, University of Alberta

2005 Le Prix Dedale de la Societe Francaise d'Adhesion

2005 NSF Engineering Distinguished Lecture

2009 Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques

Professional Experience

University of California, Berkeley - Professor of Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Professor and Chair of Bioengineering, 2009 - present

University of California, Santa Barbara Professor, Chemical Engineering, Materials Richard A. Auhll Professor and Dean, College of Engineering 1999- 2009

University of Minnesota Head of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science 1995-99

University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Professor of Biomedical Engineering 1993-97

University of Minnesota Professor (Acting Head, 1992-93) 1985-99

University of Minnesota Shell Distinguished Chair in Chemical Engineering 1986-91

University of Minnesota Associate Professor 1981-85

University of Minnesota Assistant Professor 1977-81

University of Massachusetts Teaching and Research Assistant 1973-77

Cincinnati Milacron Chemicals, Inc (cooperative education program) 1970-72

Selected Publications

“Microsurface potential measurements: Repulsive forces between polyelectrolyte brushes in presence of multivalent counterions”, C. Schneider, A. Jasufi, R. Farina, F. Li, P. Pincus, M. Tirrell, and M. Ballauff, Langmuir, 24, 10612-10615 (2008).

“Peptide-Mediated Targeting of Liposomes to Tumor Cells”, E. Rezler, D. Kahn, R. Tu, M. Tirrell and G. Fields, Methods in Molecular Biology, 386, 269-298 (2007).

“Noncovalent Self-assembling Nucleic Acid-Lipid Based Materials”, W. Smitthipong, T. Neumann, S. Gajria, Y. Li, A. Chworos, L. Jaeger and M. Tirrell, Biomacromolecules, 10, 221-228 (2008).

“Targeting of albumin-embedded paclitaxel nanoparticles to tumors”, P. Karmali, V. Kotamraju, M. Kastantin, M. Black, D. Missirlis, M. Tirrell and E. Ruoslahti, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 5, 73-82 (2009).

“Reversible Structural Switching of a DNA-DDAB Film”, T. Neumann, S. Gajria, M. Tirrell and L. Jaeger, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 3440-3441 (2009).