School of Engineering

Linda S. Schadler
Professor
http://rpi.edu/~schadl/

Department Affiliation:

Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Education:

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Materials Science and Engineering

B.S., Cornell University
Materials Science and Engineering

Background:

Professor Schadler received her Ph.D. in materials science and engineering in 1990 from the University of Pennsylvania. She held a post-doctoral research position at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center from 1990-1992 and joined the faculty at Drexel University in 1992 as an assistant professor. While at Drexel she received a National Young Investigator Award. She joined the Rensselaer faculty in 1996.

Research Interests:

Properties of polymer nanocomposites with an emphasis on designed interfaces for tailored properties including mechanical, optical, and electrical response