Thomas G. Mason
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of Physics and Astronomy
California NanoSystems
Institute
University of California- Los Angeles
mason@chem.ucla.edu
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Education
- Ph.D. Physics: Princeton
University (June, 1995): "Rheology of Monodisperse Emulsions"
- M.A. Physics: Princeton
University (June, 1991).
- B.S. Electrical
Engineering: University of Maryland, College Park (May, 1989).
- B.S. Physics with High Honors: University of
Maryland, College Park (May, 1989).
Honors and Awards
- 2018: Rheologica Acta Publication Award
- 2008: Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 2007: Gallery of Fluid
Motion Award (American Institute of Physics and APS DFD)
- 2006: Intel New Faculty
Award (Intel Corporation)
- 2006: Glenn T. Seaborg
Award (Beta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma)
- 2006: Gallery of Fluid
Motion Award (American Institute of Physics and APS DFD)
- 2005: NSF CAREER Award
(National Science Foundation)
- 2003: John McTague Career
Development Chair (UCLA Dept. of Chemistry & Biochem.)
- 1992: Exxon Graduate
Research Fellow
- 1989: NSF Graduate Research
Fellow (National Science Foundation)
- 1989: Joseph Henry Prize in
Physics (Princeton University)
- 1989: Summa cum Laude in
Physics and Electrical Engineering (University of Maryland, College Park)
- 1985: Maryland
Distinguished Scholar (State of Maryland)
- 1985: Chancellor's Scholar
(University of Maryland, College Park)
Professional Experience
- Professor: Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Department of Physics and Astronomy,
UCLA (July, 2009 - present).
- Associate Professor: Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Department of Physics and Astronomy,
UCLA (July, 2006 - June, 2009).
- Assistant Professor: Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Department of Physics and Astronomy,
UCLA (July, 2003 - June, 2006).
- Research Associate: Corporate
Strategic Research, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., Annandale, NJ
(Feb., 2003 - June, 2003).
- Senior Physicist: Corporate
Strategic Research, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., Annandale, NJ
(Nov., 1997 - Jan., 2003).
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
MD (Aug., 1996 - June, 1997).
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist:
Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, CNRS, Bordeaux, France (May, 1995 - April,
1996).
- Consultant: Rhone-Poulenc
Silicones Division, Lyon, France (May, 1995 - April, 1996).
- Postdoctoral Research Physicist:
Princeton University (Dec., 1994 - April, 1995).
Present Research Interests
- Microrheology: measuring
the dynamic mechanical shear properties of viscoelastic soft materials
over an extraordinarily large range of time scales by optically observing
the diffusive motion of micron-sized probe particles embedded in these
materials
- Shear-induced structures in
complex fluids: emulsification, shear-banding, shear-ordering
- Neutron and light
scattering from nanomaterials: asphaltenes, clays, droplets, polymers
- Directed assembly of
nanoparticles in solution using shape-dependent attractive interactions
- Free boundary flows in
microfluidic devices
- Structure and dynamics of
soft complex fluids
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