Biography
Michael Rubinstein
Professor
Ph. D., Harvard University , 1983
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Department: Chemistry
Address: Venable Hall 18-1K
Email:
mr@unc.edu
Homepage:
http://www.chem.unc.edu/people/faculty/rubinsteinm/mrindex.html
Phone: 919-962-3544
Fax: 919-962-9312
Research Statement:
The research of our group is in the field of polymer theory and computer simulations. The unique properties of polymeric systems are due to the size, topology and interactions of the molecules they are made of. Our goal is to understand the properties of various polymeric systems and to design new systems with even more interesting and useful properties.
Our approach is based upon building and solving simple molecular models of different polymeric systems. The models we develop are simple enough to be solved either analytically or numerically, but contain the main features leading to unique properties of real polymers. Computer simulations of our models serve as an important bridge between analytical calculations and experiments.
Education:
| 1979 | B.S., Physics, California Institute of Technology |
| 1980 | M.A., Theoretical Physics, Harvard University |
| 1983 | Ph.D., Theoretical Physics, Harvard University |
Positions:
| 1999 - | Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1995 - 99 | Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1998 | Visiting Professor, College de France, Paris, France |
| 1994 | Juliot Curie Professor, Groupe de Physico-Chimie Theorique, ESPCI, Paris, France |
| 1985-95 | Research Scientist, Research Laboratories, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY |
| 1987-95 | Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY |
| 1983-85 | Postdoctoral Fellow, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ Summer |
| 1982 | Research Assistant, IBM Watson Center, Yorktown Heights, NY |
Selected Honors:
- 2001 Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 1998 College de France, Paris, France: Visiting Professor - Invited Lectures
- 1994 Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, Paris, France Awarded Joliot Curie Visiting Professor
- 1987 Eastman Kodak Company, C.E.K. Mees Award: In Recognition of Excellence in Scientific Research and Reporting
- 1979 California Institute of Technology, elected to the Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society
- 1978 California Institute of Technology, Carnation Prize: Merit award for most academically talented students
