Timothy M. Swager
John D. MacArthur Professor
Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bldg. 18-597
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: (617) 253-4423
Fax: (617) 253-7929
Email: tswager@mit.edu
PERSONAL: Born July 1,1961 in Sheridan, Montana.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John D. MacArthur Professor of Chemistry: July 1, 2005 - present
Head of The Department of Chemistry: July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2010
Associate Director Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies: June 1, 2002 - June 30, 2005
Professor of Chemistry: August 1, 1996 - July 1, 2005
University of Pennsylvania
Professor of Chemistry: July 1, 1996 - July 31, 1996
Assistant Professor of Chemistry: July 1, 1990 - June 30, 1996
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral Fellow, Advisor: Professor Mark S. Wrighton: August 1988 - July 1990
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Chemistry, California Institute of Technology: May 1988
Research Advisor: Professor Robert H. Grubbs
B.S., Chemistry, With Highest Honors, Montana State University: June 1983
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Electronic Materials, Chemical Sensors, Supramolecular Science, Polymer Science, Liquid Crystals, Synthetic Conductors, Molecular Recognition, Molecular Electronics, Photonics
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
National Academy of Inventors Fellow 2020; Polymer Chemistry Award (ACS) 2019; Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (DoD) 2018; Chandler Medal, Columbia University 2017; Pauling Medal 2016, Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest 2016; Humboldt Senior Research Award 2014; Council for Chemical Research-Diversity Award 2014; Fellow of the American Chemical Society 2013; Award for Creative Invention (ACS) 2013; Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) Centenary Prize 2012; Fellow of the Division of Polymer Chemistry (ACS) 2009; John Scott Award 2008; Elected to the National Academy of Sciences 2008; Honorary Doctorate of Science, Montana State University 2008; Lemelson-MIT Award for Invention and Innovation 2007; Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2006; Christopher Columbus Foundation Homeland Security Award 2005; The Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award (ACS-Polymer Div) 2005; Clare Hall Visiting Fellow (U. Cambridge, England) 2005; Visiting Professor (Université Bordeaux) 2003; Vladimir Karapetoff Award (MIT) 2000; Cope Scholar Award (ACS) 2000; Union Carbide Innovation Recognition Award 1997-8; Philadelphia Section Award (ACS) 1996; Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar 1995-1997; Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow 1994-1996; DuPont Young Faculty Award 1993-1996; NSF-Young Investigator 1992-1997, Office of Naval Research Young Investigator 1992-1995, Lawton Chiles Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biotechnology (NIH) 1989; Herbert Newby McCoy Award For Outstanding Graduate Research (California Institute of Technology) 1988; Advanced Technologies Graduate Fellow (Aerojet General, General Motors, TRW) 1988; IBM Graduate Fellow 1984-1987; Most Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major (American Institute of Chemists) 1983; Merck Index Undergraduate Chemistry Award 1983
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Service to the Federal Government: National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology 2012-2018 (Co-Chair 2012-2015), TSA Blue Ribbon Panel, Project Newton 2009, Naval Studies Board 2009-2014, National Research Council Science & Technology Committee for Countering Terrorism 2002, Member of JIEDDO Standing Committee 2006-2007, Defense Science Board Task Force on Chemical Warfare Defense 2001-2002, National Science Foundation (Organizer: Materials Chemistry Workshop 1996, Review of Materials Chemistry 1997, Organizer US-UK Bilateral Assistant Professor Workshop 2004-2005), Organizer UK-US Conference on Chemical and Biological Sensors and Detectors 2007. Service on Numerous Other Panels for NIH, NSF, DoD, US Senate Commerce Committee.
Scientific Advisory Boards: Inkbit 2019- Via Separations 2017-2018; Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (Holland) 2016-2019; Nano-C Inc. Westwood, MA 2006-; ICx Technologies Science & Technology Council, Washington DC 2006-2010; Coatue Corp., Cambridge MA, 2001-2003; Mitsubishi Chemical Company, Tokyo 2002, Nomadics Inc., Stillwater OK and Cambridge MA, 2000-2005; Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc., Hingham, MA, 2001-4, Plextronics Inc. Pittsburgh PA, 2006-2014, E-ink, Cambridge MA, 1999-2002; Polaroid Corp., Cambridge MA, 1999-2002
Scientific Founder: Iptyx Corp., 2003-2009, (High Performance Polymers) Acquired by ICx Technologies; DyNuPol Inc., 2009-, Newton MA (Agents for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Enhancement); PolyJoule, 2011-, Billerica MA (Energy Storage Devices); C2 Sense, 2014-, Watertown MA (Gas Sensors); Xibus Systems, 2018-, Watertown MA (Bacteria Detection Systems).
Editorial Advisory Boards: Chemistry of Materials 1997-2002; Accounts of Chemical Research 1998-2000, 2002-2014; J. of Polymer Science 1999-; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000-2002; Supramolecular Chemistry 2001-2006; Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2001-2010; J. Supramolecular Chemistry 2001-2006; Associate Editor of Synfacts, 2005-, Chemistry Letters 2010-, Associate Editor of Macromolecules 2010-2019, Angewandte Chemie International Advisory Board 2017-2020
PUBLICATIONS:
PROCEEDINGS
>70 additional manuscripts have been published in proceedings volumes.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Swager, T. M.; Xu, B. “Liquid Crystalline Calixarenes” pages 389-398. in Calixarenes 50th Anniversary: Commemorative Issue Vicens, J.; Asfari, Z.; Harrowfeild, J. M. (Eds.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, Holland, 1994
Swager, T. M. “Polymer Electronics for Explosives Detection” pages 29-38 in Electronic Noses and Sensors for the Detection of Explosives, Gardner J.; Yinon, J., (Eds.) NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 2004
Tovar, J. D.; Swager, T. M. “Synthesis of Tunable Electrochromic and Fluorescent Polymers” Chapter 28, pp 368-376 in Chromogenic Phenomena in Polymers, Jenekhe, S. A.; Kiserow, D. J. (Eds.) ACS Symposium Series, Volume 888, 2004
Swager, T. M. “Semiconducting Poly(arylene ethylene)s” pages 233-258 in Acetylene Chemistry: Chemistry, Biology, and Materials Science, Diederich, F.; Stang, P. J.; Tykwinski, R. R. (Eds.) Wiley-VCH 2005
Swager, T. M. “Realizing the Ultimate Amplification in Conducting Polymer Sensors: Isolated Nanoscopic Pathways” pages 29-44 in Redox Systems Under Nano-Space Control, Hirao, T. (Ed.) Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Thomas, S. W., III; Swager, T. M. “Detection of Explosives Using Amplified Fluorescent
Polymers” pages 203-220 in Detection of Illicit Chemicals and Explosives; Oxley, J. C.; Marshall, M., (Eds.) Elsevier: New York, 2008.
B. VanVeller, T. M. Swager, “Poly(aryleneethynylene)s” pages 175–200 in Design and Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers, M. Leclerc, J. Morin (Eds.) Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, 2010.
Andrew, T. L.; Swager, T. M. “Exciton Transport through Conjugated Molecular Wires” in
Charge and Exciton Transport through Molecular Wires Siebbeles, L. D. A.; Grozema, F. C. (Eds.) Wiley-VCH: Weinheim 2010
Levine, M.; Swager, T. M. “Conjugated Polymer Sensors: Design, Principles, and Biological Applications” Chapter 4, Pages 81-133, in Functional Supramolecular Architectures: for Organic Electronics and Nanotechnology Vol. 1 Samori, P.; Cacialli, F. (Eds.) Wiley-VCH: Weinheim 2010
PATENTS
1. Grubbs, R. H. and Swager, T. M.; “Ring-Opening Polymerization of 3,4-Dimethylene Cyclobutene Derivatives,” U.S. Patent 4,645,814.
2. Grubbs, R. H., Dougherty, D. A., Swager, T. M., and Ginsburg, E. J.; “Synthesis of Polyacetylene From High Energy Polymer Formed by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization,” U.S. Patent 5,026,783 (10/24/88)
3. Swager, T. M.; Xu, B. “Calixarene-Based Transition Metal Complexes and Photonic Devices Comprising the Same” U.S. Patent 5,453,220 (1/29/93)
4. Swager, T. M.; Marsella, M. J. “Derivatized Polythiophenes and Devices Comprising Same” U.S. Patent 5,519,147 (2/23/95)
5. Epstein, A. J.; Wang, Y.; Gebler, D. D.; Swager, T. M. “Electroluminescence in Light Emitting Polymers Featuring Deaggregated Polymers” U.S. Patent. 6,623,870 (7/29/97)
6. Epstein, A. J.; Wang, Y.; Gebler, D. D.; Swager, T. M. “Electroluminescence in Light Emitting Polymers Featuring Deaggregated Polymers” U.S. Patent. 6,962,757 (9/27/03)
7. Swager, T. M.; Kingsborough, R. P.; Zhu, S. “Conducting Polymer Hybrid Materials and Sensors” U.S. Patent 6,323,309 (12/01/98)
8. Swager, T. M. et al “Stable Chemically Sensitive Fluorescent Polymer Films” U.S. Patent. 60/084.247 (5/5/98), European Patent 99921696.3: Application No. 10/324,064 (12/18/02)
9. Swager, T. M. “Insulated Nanoscopic Pathways, Compositions, and Devices of the Same” U.S. Patent 7,186,355 (2/4/01)
10. Swager, T. M.; Long, T. M., Zhu; Z. “Polymers with High Internal Free Volume” U.S. Patent 6,783,814 (9/21/01)
11. Swager, T. M.; Long, T. M., Zhu; Z. “Polymers with High Internal Free Volume” U.S. Patent 7,494,698 (1/26/04)
12. Variy; R. V.; Heffernan; M.; Buchwald, S. L.; Swager, T. M. “Stereoisomers of p-Hydroxy-Milnacipran, and Methods of use Thereof” U.S. Patent 7,038,085 (10/22/03)
13. Swager, T. M.; Yang, J.-S.; Williams, V.; Miao, Y.-J.; Lugmair, C. G.; Levitsky, I. A.; Kim, J.; Deans, R. “Emissive Polymers and Devices Incorporating These Polymers” U.S. Patent 7,208,122 (4/24/07)
14. Swager, T. M.; Yang, J.-S.; Williams, V.; Miao, Y.-J.; Lugmair, C. G.; Levitsky, I. A.; Kim, J.; Deans, R. “Emissive Polymers and Devices Incorporating These Polymers” U.S. Patent 7,662,309 (10/17/05)
15. Swager, T. M.; Yang, J.-S.; Williams, V.; Miao, Y.-J.; Lugmair, C. G.; Levitsky, I. A.; Kim, J.; Deans, R. “Emissive Polymers and Devices Incorporating These Polymers” U.S. Patent 7,393,503 (10/17/05)
16. Madden, J. D.; Pullen, A. E.; Yu, H.-H.; Hunter, I. A.; Anquetil, P.; Madden, P.; Swager, T. M. “Molecular Actuators and Methods of Use Thereof” U.S. Patent 7,138,075 (11/21/06)
17. Anquetil, P.; Hunter, I. A.; Madden, J. D; Madden, P.; Pullen, A. E.; Swager, T. M.; Yu, H.-H.; Xu, B. “Molecular Actuators and Methods of Use Thereof” U.S. Patent 7,658,868 (11/21/06)
18. Swager, T. M.; Zahn, S. “Emissive, High Charge Transporting Polymers” U.S. Patent 7,041,910 (7/15/03)
19. Swager, T. M. “Reversible Resititivity-Based Sensors” U.S. Patent 7,291,503 (11/6/07)
20. Buchwald, S. L.; Swager, T. M.; Variy, R. V. “Methods for the Synthesis of Milnacipran and Congeners Thereof” U.S. Patent 7,309,799 (04/01/05)
21. Hirsh, J.; Kibanov, A. M.; Swager, T. M.; Buchwald, S. L.; Lo, W. Y.; Fleming, A. B.; Variy, R. V. “Abuse-Deterrent Pharmaceutical Compositions of Opiods and Other Drugs” U.S. Patent 7,399,488 (7/15/2008)
22. Swager, T. M.; Zhang, S. –W. "Fluorescent Sensors for Detection of Chemical Warfare Agents and Fluoride Ion" U.S. Patent 8,367,001 (04/12/2004)
23. Swager, T. M.; Kim, Y.-M. “Fluorescent, Semi-Conductive Polymers and Devices Comprising Them” U.S. Patent 7,700,366 (12/06/04)
24. Rose, A.; Swager, T. M.; Zhu, Z.; Bulovic, B.; Madigan, C. F. “Organic Materials Able to Detect Analytes” U.S. Patent 7,759,127 (12/06/04)
25. Swager, T. M.; Seeberger, P. H.; Zheng, J.; Disney M. D. “Polymers for Analyte Detection” U.S. Patent 8,617,819 (9/17/04)
26. Swager, T. M.; Bouffard, J. “High Internal Free Volume Compositions for Low-k Dielectric and Other Applications” U.S. Patent 7,671,166 (1/20/06)
27. Swager, T. M.; Thomas, S. W. “Detection of Explosives, Toxins, and Other Compositions” U.S. Patent Application 60/835,828 (08/04/06)
28. Swager, T. M.; Amara, J. P. “Polymer Synthetic Technique” U.S. Patent 8,283,423 (09/29/06)
29. Swager, T. M.; Liao, J. H. “Emissive Compositions with Internal Standard and Related Techniques” U.S. Patent No. 8,802,447 (10/05/06)
30. Swager, T. M.; Andrew, T. L.; Thomas, S. W., Bouffard, J. “Determination of Explosives Including RDX” U.S. Patent 7,666,684 (10/16/06)
31. Swager, T. M.; Hoogboom, J. “Compositions Including Polymers Aligned via Interchain Interactions” U.S. Patent 9,376,623 (11/01/06)
32. Swager, T. M. “Devices and Methods Involving Polymers Aligned via Interchain Interactions” U.S. Patent Application 11/641,127 (12/18/06)
33. Swager, T. M.; Thomas, S. W.; Venkatesan, K. “Sensor of Species Including Explosives and Chemical Warfare Agents” U.S. Patent 9/429.522 (10/27/06)
34. Tsui, N. T.; Thomas, E. L.; Swager, T. M. “Protective Polymeric Materials And Related Devices” U.S. Patent 8,273,848(03/08/07)
35. Swager, T. M.; Zhang, W. “Functionalization of Nanoscale Articles including Nanotubes and Fullerenes” U.S. Patent 8,212,132 (03/07/07)
36. Deans, R.; Rose, A.; Bardon, K. M.; Hancock, H. F.; Swager, T. M. “Detection of Explosives and Other Species” U.S. Patent 7,799,573 (4/5/07)
37. Griffin, R. R.; Hu, K.-N.; Swager, T. M.; Song, C.; Dane, E. “Biradical Polarization Agents for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization” U.S. Patent 7,985,594 (5/10/2007).
38. Swager, T. M.; Thomas, S. W. “Luminescent Detection of Hydrazine and Hydrazine Derivatives” U.S. Patent 8,158,437 (8/2/2007)
39. Swager, T. M.; Wang, F. “Devices and Methods for the Determination of Species Including Chemical Warfare Agents” U.S. Patent 8,951,473(3/4/2009)
40. Swager, T. M.; Wang, F. “Stable CNT Dispersions and Their Use to Produce Sensors with High Sensitivity and Selectivity” U.S. Patent 9,267,908(3/4/2009)
41. Swager, T. M.; Schnorr, J. M. “High Charge Density Structures, Including Carbon-Based Nanostructures and Applications Thereof” U.S. Patent 8,735,313(12/11/2009)
42. Swager, T. M.; Schnorr, J. M. “High Charge Density Structures, Including Carbon-Based Nanostructures and Applications Thereof” (12/11/2009) U.S. Patent 9,114,377
43. Swager, T. M.; Lobez, J. M. “Method and Apparatus for Determining Radiation” U.S. Patent 8,187,887 (10/6/2009)
44. Swager, T. M.; Gu, H. “Field Emission Devices Including Nanotubes or Other Nanoscale Articles” (5/29/2009) U.S. Patent 8,456,073
45. Swager, T. M.; Lobez, J. M.; Wang, F.; Andrew, T. l. “Compositions, Methods, and Systems Comprising Poly(thiophenes)” (9/29/2011) U.S. Patent 8,847,068
46. Swager, T.M.; Lim, J.; Takeda, Y. “Compositions, Methods, and Systems Comprising Fluorous-Soluble Polymers” U.S. Patent 9,156,938
47. Swager, T. M.; Weizmann, Y.; Chenoweth, D. M. “Nanostructured Devices Including Analyte Detectors, and Related Methods (04/11/2010) U. S. Patent 12,939,539
48. Swager, T. M., Izuhara, D. “Charged Polymers and Their Uses in Electronic Devices” (2/23/2011) U.S. Patent 8,318,894
49. Swager, T. M.; Collins, W. R.; Lewandowski, W.; Schmois, E.; Walish, J. J.; Sydlik, S. A.; Goods, J. B. “Compositions Comprising and Methods for Forming Functionalized Carbon-Based Nanostructures and Related Methods” (11/03/2011) U.S. Patent 9,770,709
50. Swager, T. M.; Goods, J. B.; Collins, W. R.; Lewandowski, W.; Schmois, E.; Walish, J. J.; Sydlik, S. A. “Compositions Comprising and Methods for Forming Functionalized Carbon-Based Nanostructures” (11/03/2011) U.S. Patent 8,476,510
51. Swager, T. M.; Andrew, T. L. “Detection of Analytes Including Nitro-Containing Analytes” U.S. Patent 8,999,722 (3/30/2012)
52. Hunter, I. W.; Swager, T. M.; Zhu, Z. “Devices and Methods Including Polyacetylenes” (03/13/2013) U.S. Patent 9,831,044
53. Buchwald, S. L.; Swager, T. M.; Watson, D. A.; Su, M.; Tererovskiy, G. “Organic Conductive Materials and Devices” (10/30/2013) U.S. Patent 9,595,682
54. Swager, T. M.; Griffin, R. R.; Haze, O.; Corzilius, B.; Smith, A. A.: “Radical Polarizing Agents for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization” (03/15/2012) U.S. Patent 8,715,621
55. Swager, T. M.; Esser, B.; Schnorr, J. M. “Ethylene Sensor” (03/15/2013) U.S. Patent 9,739,737
56. Swager, T. M.; Mirica, K.; Azzarelli, J. M.; Schnorr, J. M.; Esser, B.; Weis, J. G. “Methods for Deposition of Materials Including Mechanical Abrasion” (04/13/2013) U.S. Patent 9,459,222
57. Swager, T. M.; Cox, J. R. “Photoalignment of Materials including Liquid Crystals” (06/04/2012) U.S. Patent 9,441,163
58. Swager, T. M.; Zhong, Y. L. “Methods Involving Graphene and Functionalized Graphene” (10/17/2012) U.S. Patent 13,788,819
59. Swager, T. M.; Bulovic, V.; Han, G. D., Andrew, T. L. “Functionalized Nanostructures and Related Devices” (10/17/2012) U.S. Patent 9,755,150
60. Swager, T. M.; Azzarelli, J. M.; White, K. R. “Selective Detection of Alkenes or Alkynes” (4/6/2013) U. S Patent N10,545,093
61. Swager, T. M.; Im, J. “Filter Materials Including Functionalized Cellulose” (9/6/2013) U. S Provisional Application No.: 61/874,615
62. Swager, T. M.; Im, J.: Petty, A., Schmadicke, C.; Schnorr, J. M. “Devices and Methods Including a Preconcentrator Material for the Detection of Analytes” (9/6/2013) U. S Patent No.: 14,916,839
63. Swager, T. M.; Azzarelli, J. M.; Ravnsbaek, J. B.; Mirica, K. “Chemical and Physical Sensing with a Reader and RFID Tags” (10/30/2013) U. S Patent 9,563,833
64. Swager, T. M.; Azzarelli, J. M.; Ravnsbaek, J. B.; Mirica, K. “Chemical and Physical Sensing with a Reader and RFID Tags” (10/30/2013)U. S Patent 10,157,340
65. Swager, T. M.; Liu, S. F.; Petty A. R.; Sazama, G. T.; Schnorr, J. M. “Gas Sensors Based Upon Metal Macrocycle-Carbon Composites” (3/4/2014) U. S Patent 10/466,218
66. Swager, T. M., Frazier, K. M., Mirica, K. A.; Walish, J. J. “Methods and Devices for Selective Deposition of Materials Including Mechanical Abrasion” (8/20/2014) U. S. Patent 9,995,719
67. Andrew, T. L.; Bulovic, V.; D’Asaro, M. E.; Deotare, P. B.; Lang, J. H.; Lee, H.-S.; Muraka, A.; Niroui F.; Sletten E.; Swager, T. M.; Wang, A. I.-J. "Tunneling Nanoelectromechanical Devices for Analog and Digital Switches" (06/05/2018) U.S. Patent 9,991,076
68. Swager, T. M.; Zarzar, L. D.; Sresht, V.; Sletten, E. M.; Kalow, J. A.; Blankschtein, D. “Compositions and Methods for Arranging Colloid Phases” (10/31/2014) U. S. Patent 14,929,131
69. Swager, T. M.; Zarzar, L. D.; Sresht, V.; Sletten, E. M.; Kalow, J. A.; Blankschtein, D. “Compositions and Methods for Arranging Colloid Phases” (10/31/2014) U. S. Patent 10,005,058
70. Swager, T. M.; Zarzar, L. D.; Sresht, V.; Sletten, E. M.; Kalow, J. A.; Blankschtein, D “Compositions and Methods for Forming Emulsions” (10/31/2014) U. S. Patent 10,252,231
71. Swager, T. M.; Gutierrez, G. D. “Compositions, Articles, and Methods for Down-Converting Light and Other Applications” (11/26/2014) U. S. Patent: 14,952,199
72. Swager, T. M.; Liu, S. F.; Sazama, G. T. “Detection of Amines” (4/2/2015) U. S. Patent 10,684,266
73. Baldo, M. A.; Kawesumi, K.; Swager, T. M.; Van Voorhis, T. A.; Wu, T.; Zhu, T. “Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Materials for Light Emitting Devices" (3/19/2019) U.S. Patent 10,236,450
74. Schnorr, J. M.; Zentner, C. A.; Petty, A. R.; Swager, T. M. Formulations for Enhanced Chemiresistive Sensing (07/15/2014) U.S. Patent Application No.: 62/024,924
75. Swager, T. M.; Zuniga, C. A.; Goods, J. B.; Cox, J. R. “Compositions of and Methods for Making Stable Carbonaceous Nanomaterials” (6/1/2015) U. S. Patent 10,082,016
76. Swager, T. M.; Yoon, B.; Liu, S. F.; Söylemez, S. “A Polymer/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite for Gas Detection” (5/5/2017) U. S. Patent 10,697,918
77. Swager, T. M.; Ishihara, S.; Azzarelli, J. M.; Zhu, R. “Dynamic Resonant Circuits for Wireless Chemical and Physical Sensing with a Reader and RFID” (3/8/2016) U. S. Patent 15,453,217
78. Swager, T. M.; Moh, L. C. H.; Goods, J. B. “Functionalized Triptycenes and Their Uses” (7/20/2016) U. S. Patent 15,215,410.
79. Swager, T. M.; Zhao, Y “Sensor and Method of Detecting an Analyte using 19F NMR” U.S. (7/15/2015) Patent No.: 10,620,143
80. Swager, T. M.; Zhao, Y.; Rocha, S. V. “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Iptycenes” (8/26/2016) U. S. patent No.: 10,160,715
81. Swager, T. M., Azzarelli, J. M., Zhu, R. “Ionic Liquid Carbon Nanotube Composites for Wireless Chemical Sensing” (6/16/2016) U. S. Patent Application No.: 15/626,041
82. Swager, T. M.; Zhang Q., Savagatrup, S.; “Systems Including Janus Droplets Capable of Binding an Analyte and Changing Orientation to Provide a Detectable Change” (9/19/2016) U. S. Patent No.: 10,060,913
83. Swager, T. M.; Zarzar, L. D.; Nagelberg, S.; Kolle, M. “Tunable Microlenses and Related Methods” (2/3/2017) U. S. Patent Application No.: 62/454,663
84. Swager, T. M.; Zhu, R.; Desroches, M.; Yoon, B. “Wireless Oxygen Dosimeter” U. S. Patent Application No.: 62/480,292
85. Bulovic, V.; Lang, J. H.; Niroui, F.; Sletten, E.; Swager, T. M. “Tunneling Nanoelectronic Switches” (11/12/2019) U. S. Patent No.: 10,475,601
86. Sletten, E. M.; Swager, T. M.; Caram, J. “Near and Shortwave Infrared Polymethine Dyes” ((3/4/2018) U. S. Patent No.: 62/481,061
87. Swager, T. M.; Ong, W. J. “Polymers for Selective Heavy Metal Removal” (7/25/2017) U.S. Provisional Application Application No.: 62/536,768
88. Swager, T.M.; Savagatrup, S.; Schröder, V.; He, M.; Lin, S.; Zhang, X.-X.; Salama, K. “Sensors Including Redox-Active Metal Complexes” (9/18/2017) U. S. Patent Application No.: 62/560,186
89. Swager, T. M; Jeon, I. “High Functionalization Density Graphene” (11/6/2017) U.S. Patent Application No: 62/582,074
90. Swager, T. M.; Zeininger, L.; He, M. “Materials for Ionizing Radiation Detection” (3/19/2018) U. S. Patent Application No.: 62/644,842
91. Swager, T. M.; Lin, S. “Chemiresistive Sensors Based on Carbon Nanotubes and Transition Metal Complexes” (2/15/2018) U.S. Provisional Application No.: 62/630,793
92. Swager, T. M.; Schröder, V. “Chemiresistive Sensors and Methods of Sensing” (3/15/2018) U.S. Provisional Application No.: 62/643,743
93. Swager, T. M., Smith, Z. P.; Benedetti, F. M.; He, F.; Lin, S. “Side Chain Rigidity and Backbone Flexibility: New Microporous Polymers for Gas Separation” (6/9/2018) U.S. Patent Application No.: 16/435,397
94. Hunter, I. A.; Swager, T. M.; Jeon, I.; Park, G. H. “Macroscopic Superlubricity of Crumpled Graphene Nanoballs” (5/02/2018) U.S. Application No.: 62/665,601
95. Swager, T. M.; Kolle, M.; Zeininger, L.; Nagelberg, S.; Harvey, K.; Herbert, M. B. “Tunable Microlenses and Related Methods” (5/18/2018) U.S. Provisional Application No.: 62/673,506
96. Swager, T. M.; Zhang, Q. “Systems Including Janus Droplets” (11/27/2018) U.S. Patent Application: 16/201,961
97. Swager, T. M.; Johnson Sikes, H.; Zhang, Q.; Miller, E. A.; Zeininger, L.; Sung, K.-J.; Yoshinaga, K. “Systems Including Janus Droplets” (11/27/2018) U.S. Patent Application No.: 16/202.007
98. Swager, T. M.; Li, J.; Savagatrup, S.; Yoshinaga, K.; Nelson, Z. P.; Zentner, C. A. “Systems and Methods for Affecting Interactions of Electromagnetic Radiation with Janus Droplets for Sensitive Detection of Species”. (9/18/2019) U.S. Provisional Application No.: 62/902,367
99. Swager, T. M.; Concellon Allueva, A.; Zentner, C. “Complex Liquid Crystal Droplets”. (10/24/2019) U.S. Provisional Application No.: 62/925,756
100. Swager, T. M; Fong, D.; Liu, S.; Da Silveira Andre, R. “Ultra-Trace Ethylene Sensing via Wacker Oxidation” (02/18/2020) U.S. Provisional Application No.: 62/978,266.
101. Swager, T. M.; Bezdek, M. “Sensor Enabled by Catalytic System”. (04/30/2020) U. S. Provisional Application No.: 63/018,412
102. Deans, R.; Goods, J. B.; Petty, A. R.; Schnorr, J. M.; Swager, T. M.; Theis, T. M.; Tschiegg, L. J.; Walish, J. J.; Keller, N. K. “Gas Sensing Identification” (1/31/2019) U. S. Provisional Application No.: 62/799,540
INVITED LECTURES
Since 1990 Swager has given over 400 university/industrial lectures and more than 300 invited, plenary, or keynote lectures at professional meetings.
Noteworthy Named University Lectureships
Class of 1960 Lecture, Williams College 1998
Mona Zacharia Lecture, University of Rhode Island 1999
Merck Frosst Lecture, University of Ottawa, 2000
Hall Lecture Series, Bowling Green State University 2002
Boerhinger-Ingelheim Lecturer, Colorado State University 2003
Five College Lecturer, U. Mass. Amherst, Smith, Hampshire, Amherst, Mt. Holyoke, 2004.
Jerome Berson Lecture, Yale University 2004
Merck Frosst Lecture, University of Alberta, 2007
Rohm and Haas Lecturer, Pennsylvania State University, 2007
Guthikonda Lecture, Columbia University 2007
Dawson Lecture, University of Kentucky 2007
Hirshmann Lectures, University of Wisconsin 2008
John Wiley Jones Distinguished Lecturer, Rochester Institute of Technology 2008
Nakamoto Lecture, Marquette University 2008
Barré Lecturer, University of Montreal 2009
Powell Lecturer, University of Richmond 2009
Troisième Cycle Lecturer, Switzerland 2009
Distinguished University Lecturer, University of York (UK) 2009
Bayer Lecturer, Cornell University 2010
MacLean Lectureship, McMaster University 2010
Lundbeck Lecturer, Université de Sherbrooke 2010
Ingold Lecture, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, Ottawa 2010
Konarka-Tripathy Lecture, University of Massachusetts, Lowell 2010
Frontiers in Chemistry Lecturer, Case Western Reserve University 2011
Arnold Lecture, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale 2011
Haines Lecture, University of South Dakota 2011
John D. Roberts Lecture, California Institute of Technology 2011
Raucher Memorial Lecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2011
Herron Lecture, Florida State University, 2012
J. T. Donald Lectures, McGill University 2012
Joullie Lecture, University of Pennsylvania, 2012
Harold A. Iddles Lectures, University of New Hampshire, 2012
George Wheland Lecture, University of Chicago, 2013
Sackler Lecturer, Tel-Aviv University, 2013
William Dauben Lecture, University of California, Berkeley, 2013
Roseman Lecture, Johns Hopkins University 2013
Aldrich Lecture, Georgia Institute of Technology 2013
Lind Lecture, University of Tennessee and Oakridge National Laboratory, 2015
Jones Lecture, Queens’s University, 2015
Ritter Memorial Lecture, Miami University 2015
Dow/Karabatsos Lecturer, Michigan State University 2016
Jean Dreyfus Boissevain Lectureship, Harvey Mudd College, 2016
Lord Lewis Lectureship, University of Cambridge, UK, 2016
Lemieux Lecturer, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2016
Chute Lecturer, Dalhousie University, Halifax Canada 2016
Aggarwal Lecturer in Polymer Chemistry, Cornell University, 2017
YeeFong Lecturer, National Taiwan University, Taipei Taiwan, 2017
Global Lecturer, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou China, 2017
Chandler Medal Lecture, Columbia University 2017
Lord Lecturer, Allegheny College 2018
Carl S. Marvel Lecturer, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign 2018
GM Distinguished Lecturer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2019
Scripps Research Frontiers in Chemistry 2020