Kenneth S. Suslick
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Kenneth S. Suslick is the Marvin T. Schmidt Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, and Professor of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the world’s leading expert on the chemical and physical effects of ultrasound
and has received numerous awards for his work on sonochemistry
and sonoluminescence
. Professor Suslick has also introduced new technology in chemical sensing, specifically the use of colorimetric sensor arrays as an optoelectronic nose.
Professor Suslick is a Fellow of the Materials Research Society, the Acoustical Society of America and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Professor Suslick has mentored more than 50 Ph.D. students and 30 postdoctoral associates. He has published more than 300 scientific papers, edited four books, and holds more than 20 patents. His papers have been cited more than 13,000 times and his h-index is 62 (i.e., 62 papers with 62 or more citations), as of March, 2010. His five most cited papers are listed below.
Some of his recent publications include papers and reviews on
sonochemistry
sonoluminescence
and chemical sensing and electronic nose
technology
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is thus not separated from "normal" sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is...
and has received numerous awards for his work on sonochemistry
Sonochemistry
In chemistry, the study of sonochemistry is concerned with understanding the effect of sonic waves and wave properties on chemical systems. The chemical effects of ultrasound do not come from adirect interaction with molecular species...
and sonoluminescence
Sonoluminescence
Sonoluminescence is the emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.-History:The effect was first discovered at the University of Cologne in 1934 as a result of work on sonar. H. Frenzel and H. Schultes put an ultrasound transducer in a tank of...
. Professor Suslick has also introduced new technology in chemical sensing, specifically the use of colorimetric sensor arrays as an optoelectronic nose.
Career
Ken Suslick received his B.S. from the California Institute of Technology in 1974, his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1978, and came to the University of Illinois immediately thereafter. He was promoted to full professor at the age of 35, held the first William H. & Janet Lycan Professorship in Chemistry, and then in 2004 became the inaugural Marvin T. Schmidt Professor of Chemistry.Professor Suslick is a Fellow of the Materials Research Society, the Acoustical Society of America and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Professor Suslick has mentored more than 50 Ph.D. students and 30 postdoctoral associates. He has published more than 300 scientific papers, edited four books, and holds more than 20 patents. His papers have been cited more than 13,000 times and his h-index is 62 (i.e., 62 papers with 62 or more citations), as of March, 2010. His five most cited papers are listed below.
Some Selected Awards and Honors
- Sir George Stokes Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry
- American Chemical Society Nobel Laureate Signature Award
- Materials Research Society Medal
- American Chemical Society Senior Cope Scholar Award
- Acoustical Society of America Mentorship Award
- Wolfgang Göpel Award, Intl. Soc. on Olfaction & Electronic Noses.
- NIH Research Career Development Award
- Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship
- Silver Medal of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce
- Harold S. Johnston Lectureship in Physical Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley.
- Charles William Murtiashaw III Lectureship, University of South Carolina, Columbia.
- J.T. Donald Lectureship, McGill University, Montreal.
- University of Melbourne Special Public Lectureship.
- W. Heinlen Hall Lectureship, Bowling Green State University.
- Robert A. Welch Foundation Lecturer.
Research interests
The Suslick Research Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is multi-disciplinary with three major research areas: (1) the chemical effects of ultrasound (which includes nano-materials synthesis and sonoluminescence); (2) the bioinorganic and materials chemistry of metalloporphyrins; and (3) chemical sensing, molecular recognition, and artificial olfaction, particularly the development of his patented "optoelectronic nose". Suslick Group Website with Recent PublicationsSome of his recent publications include papers and reviews on
sonochemistry
Sonochemistry
In chemistry, the study of sonochemistry is concerned with understanding the effect of sonic waves and wave properties on chemical systems. The chemical effects of ultrasound do not come from adirect interaction with molecular species...
sonoluminescence
Sonoluminescence
Sonoluminescence is the emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.-History:The effect was first discovered at the University of Cologne in 1934 as a result of work on sonar. H. Frenzel and H. Schultes put an ultrasound transducer in a tank of...
and chemical sensing and electronic nose
Electronic nose
An electronic nose is a device intended to detect odors or flavors.Over the last decade, “electronic sensing” or “e-sensing” technologies have undergone important developments from a technical and commercial point of view...
technology
Quotations
Suslick's Scheme of Priorities:
If it isn't worth doing, it isn't worth doing right.
Suslick's Law of Threes:
It always takes three times to do anything right. The first time you either overshoot or undershoot; the second time you either over-compensate or under-compensate; it's not until the third time that you have a chance to get it right.
Suslick's First Law of Maps:
All countries are the same size—one map page.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
Science is fundamentally a neurotic behavior. The 'well-adjusted', by definition, do not wish to understand or change the world; they simply accept it. Only the neurotic wants to know why and how. Only the neurotic wants change.
Never be intimidated by your own ignorance. All of us are mostly ignorant of what is known and infinitely ignorant of everything that isn't!
Ego is a house cat. It's nice to stroke, but watch out for the claws; it needs feeding often, and heaven help you if it gets out the front door.
Ties are what administrators use to cut off the flow of blood to their brains.
Student Leader: a thug with big friends. Political Leader: a thug with rich friends. World Leader: a thug with an army.
Cynicism is the first refuge of the romantic.