Kenneth J. Shea

Professor of Chemistry and

Chem. Eng. & Material Science

University of California, Irvine

 

Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine - 2001-2004.

Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine - 1986 to present.

Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine - 1980 to 1986.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine - 1974 to 1980.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Professor Robert G. Bergman, California Institute of Technology, 1973-1974.

Graduate Research with Professor Philip S. Skell, The Pennsylvania State University,

   1968-1973.

 

Synthetic and Mechanistic Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Materials Research.

 

 

Professor Shea’s research interests are in synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry and polymer and materials chemistry. He has mentored over 120 graduate and postdoctoral students at the University of California. In addition, over 60 undergraduates have been associated with his research program.  Professor Shea and his students have published over 260 manuscripts, presented 175 papers at various scientific meetings and symposia. He has been awarded 7 US Patents. He has given over 325 invited and plenary lectures at international symposia, academic and industrial institutions.

 

American Chemical Society; Materials Research Society; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi, University of California Regents Faculty Fellow (1975); Physical Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award (1978); DuPont Visiting Research Scientist (1985); Ad Hoc Member NIH Special Study Sections (1987-1994); Winston Churchill College Overseas Fellow, Cambridge University (1990); NIH Senior International Fellow (1990); Sandia National Laboratories Visiting Scientist (1993); NSF Two Year Extension for Special Creativity (1995); Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1995); Scientific Advisory Board, Society for Molecular Imprinting (1997-present); Advisory Board, Division of Dental Materials, NIST (1997-2001), International Advisory Board, Polymers and Organic Chemistry (POC), (2002-present,) Scientific Advisory Board, Aspira Biosystems (2000-2008), Editorial Board, Biosensors and Bioelectronics (September 2003 – present). International Symposium on Polymer Chemistry Advisory Committee (2006-present), President, Society of Molecular Imprinting (2006-present), American Chemical Society Cope Scholar Award 2007, Standing Member, Physical and Life Science Directorate External Review, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (2009-present) Visiting Professor, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, NAS Committee to Review the Quality of the Management and of the Science and Engineering Research at the Department of Energy's National Security Laboratories.