Rudolf Faust

Professor Rudolf Faust University of Massachusetts Lowell Department of Chemistry 1 University Ave Lowell, MA USA 01854 Email: Rudolf_Faust@uml.edu Biographical Sketch: Rudi Faust received his Ph.D. in Colloid Chemistry in 1978 from Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary. Subsequently, he was a Visiting Scientist, at The University of Akron, before joining the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1988. He is currently Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry. He served as Editor of Polymer Bulletin (1998-2007) and currently serves as Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Macromolecular Science (1991-present). In 2006 he received the prestigious Ralph Milkovich Memorial Lecturer award from the University of Akron. He pioneered living carbocationic polymerization, a terminationless and transferless process for the polymerization of alkenes. His research is directed toward the synthesis, characterization and properties of new thermoplastic elastomers based on block and graft copolymers, functional polymers by in situ functionalization and polymers for medical applications. He has advised 15 Ph. D. students and 30 postdoctorals. He has published over 200 papers and 19 patents.