Kenneth S. Suslick | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology, Stanford University |
Known for | Sonochemistry, sonoluminescence, chemical sensors and artificial olfaction, mechanochemistry |
Awards | National Academy of Sciences (USA), ACS Hildebrand Award for Chemistry of Liquids, RSC Sir George Stokes Medal, MRS Medal, ACS Nobel Laureate Signature Award, RSC Centenary Prize, ASA Rayleigh-Helmholtz Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Doctoral advisors | James P. Collman and John I. Brauman |
Doctoral students | Sara E. Skrabalak, Hyeon Taeghwan, Mark W. Grinstaff |
Kenneth S. Suslick (born 1952) is the Marvin T. Schmidt Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. His area of focus is on the chemical and physical effects of ultrasound,[1] sonochemistry, and sonoluminescence.[2] In addition, he has worked in the fields of artificial and machine olfaction, electronic nose technology, chemical sensor arrays, and the use of colorimetric sensor arrays as an optoelectronic nose.[3][4]