Linda Schadler

Linda Sue Schadler is the Dean of the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Vermont.[1][2] Her research investigates the mechanical, optical and electric behaviour of polymer composites. She is a Fellow of the Materials Research Society.

Linda Schadler
Born
Linda Sue Schadler
Alma materCornell University (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsPolymers
Composites[1]
InstitutionsRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Drexel University
IBM
Thomas J. Watson Research Center
University of Vermont
ThesisA study of the micromechanics of the fiber-matrix interphase in mono-filament composites, in monotonic loading and cyclic fatigue (1990)
Websitewww.uvm.edu/cems/profiles/linda-s-schadler

Early life and education

Schadler grew up in Niskayuna, New York.[3] Her father worked in metallurgy at General Electric and her mother was a science teacher at Union College.[3] Schadler graduated top of her high school class, and decided to major in science at university.[4]  She studied materials science at the Cornell University and graduated in 1985.[5] She moved to University of Pennsylvania for her doctoral research, working on the mechanisms that underpin monotonic loading and cyclic fatigue.

Research and career

After her PhD, Schadler was a postdoctoral researcher at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Schadler was appointed to the faculty at Drexel University in 1992. She moved to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1996, where she served on the faculty for twenty two years. In 2012 she was made Russell Sage Professor.[6] Her research at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute included studies into polymer composites and other two-phase systems.[7] She eventually became Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education.[7] Schadler created a video called Molecules to the Max, which introduces the general public to materials science.[8][9] She created the beta classroom, an experimental space for novel teaching, as well as a seed fund for pedagogical innovation.[10]

In 2018 Schadler moved to the University of Vermont, where she was made Dean of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.[10][11] She was awarded a $5 million grant to create a database of polymer nanocomposites and metamaterials that will permit researchers to predict the properties of new materials.[12] At Vermont Schadler looks to ensure scientists and engineers receive training in the humanities.[13]

Awards and honours

Selected publications
  • Schadler, Linda (1998). "Load transfer in carbon nanotube epoxy composites". Applied Physics Letters. 73 (26): 3842–3844. Bibcode:1998ApPhL..73.3842S. doi:10.1063/1.122911.
  • {{Cite paper|last=Schadler|first=Linda|date=2000|title=Single-walled carbon nanotube–polymer composites: strength and weakness|url=|journal=Advanced Materials|volume=12|pages=|doi=10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(200005)12:10<750::AID-ADMA750>3.0.CO;2-6|via=}
  • Schadler, Linda (2005). "Quantitative equivalence between polymer nanocomposites and thin polymer films". Nature Materials. 4 (9): 693–698. Bibcode:2005NatMa...4..693B. doi:10.1038/nmat1447. PMID 16086021.
  • Islam, M. R.; Tudryn, G.; Bucinell, R.; Schadler, L.; Picu, R. C. (2017). "Morphology and mechanics of fungal mycelium". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 13070. Bibcode:2017NatSR...713070I. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-13295-2. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5638950. PMID 29026133.

Personal life

Schadler is married to Tom Feist, with whom she has two children.[19]

References
  1. Linda Schadler publications indexed by Google Scholar
  2. Linda Schadler publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  3. "Cooking up new nanocomposites". Times Union. 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. Walsh, Molly. "STEM Sell: New UVM Dean Linda Schadler Makes a Case for Science and Engineering". Seven Days. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  5. "Linda S. Schadler". uvm.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  6. "Linda Schadler Named Russell Sage Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute". newswise.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  7. "Linda S. Schadler | Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems". cmdis.rpi.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  8. "Linda Schadler". EngineerGirl. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  9. "The Molecularium Project". molecularium.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  10. "UVM Appoints New Dean of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences". uvm.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  11. "Schadler to lead engineering and math at UVM". Times Argus. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  12. "UVM dean part of multi-school team to receive $5 million NSF grant". Vermont Business Magazine. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  13. Walsh, Molly. "STEM Sell: New UVM Dean Linda Schadler Makes a Case for Science and Engineering". Seven Days. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  14. "NSF Award Search: Award#9696184 - NSF Young Investigator". nsf.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  15. "Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers Winners - ASM International". asminternational.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  16. Leibach, Tracey. "Linda Schadler Named Fellow of Materials Research Society". Every Day Matters. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  17. "Linda S. Schadler Appointed Journal of Materials Research Associate Editor for Polymers and Organic Materials". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  18. "2016 MRS Fellows". mrs.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  19. Walsh, Molly. "STEM Sell: New UVM Dean Linda Schadler Makes a Case for Science and Engineering". Seven Days. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
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