Timothy M. Swager

Timothy M. Swager
Born	Timothy Manning Swager (1961-07-01) July 1, 1961 (age 62) Sheridan Montana
Education	Montana State University (BS) California Institute of Technology (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry, Materials science, Polymer science
Institutions	University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis	Precursor routes to conducting polymers from the ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cyclic olefins. (1988)
Doctoral advisor	Robert H. Grubbs
Other academic advisors	Mark S. Wrighton
Website	swagergroup.mit.edu

Timothy M. Swager (born 1961) is an American Scientist and the John D. MacArthur Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research is at the interface of chemistry and materials science, with specific interests in carbon nanomaterials, polymers, and liquid crystals. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Inventors.