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Bottlebrush polymer surfactants image

Research by Hong-Gyu Seong*, Zhan Chen*, Todd Emrick*, and Thomas P. Russell* was recently published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. This paper entitled, "Reconfiguration and Reorganization of Bottlebrush Polymer Surfactants... Read More...

March 16, 2022
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Research by Huyen Vu*, Jeremiah W. Woodcock, Ajay Krishnamurthy, Jan Obrzut, Jeffrey W. Gilman and E. Bryan Coughlin* was recently published in ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. This paper is entitled "Visualization of Polymer Dynamics in... Read More...

February 27, 2022
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Christopher W. Barney*, Ziyu Ye, Ipek Sacligil*, Kelly R. McLeod*, Han Zhang, Gregory N. Tew*, Robert A. Riggleman and Alfred J. Crosby* recently published a paper entitled Fracture of model end-linked networks in PNAS. In this work, a... Read More...

February 27, 2022

Research by Ivy Wu , Ryan J. Park , Ria Ghosh* , Mei-Chen Kuo , Soenke Seifert , E. Bryan Coughlin* and Andrew M. Herring was recently published in the Journal of Membrane Science. The paper is entitled, "Enhancing desalination... Read More...

February 7, 2022
PEG bottlebrush polymer image

Research entitled "Synthesis and characterization of poly(ethylene glycol) bottlebrush networks via ring-opening metathesis polymerization" was recently published in the Journal of Polymer Science by Brandon R. Clarke* and Gregory N.... Read More...

February 7, 2022
Phase-transforming metamaterial image

Research by Xudong Liang*, Hongbo Fu* and Alfred Crosby* entitled "Phase-transforming metamaterial with magnetic interactions"  was recently published in PNAS. Material phase transitions offer promise for driving motion and managing... Read More...

February 7, 2022
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Ayush Bhardwaj*, James Nicolas Pagaduan*, Yong-Guen Yu*, Vincent J. Einck*, Sravya Nuguri*, Reika Katsumata*, and James J. Watkins* have published a paper entitled "Large-Pore Ordered Mesoporous Turbostratic Carbon Films Prepared Using... Read More...

January 24, 2022
Uzo Okoroanyanwu photo

Research Professor Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu was recently selected as a 2022 Fellow of the International Society for  Optics and Photonics. Fellows are Members of distinction who have made significant scientific and technical contributions... Read More...

January 24, 2022
Polymer Protein Binding image

Research by Hazel C. Davis*, Nicholas D. Posey*, and Gregory N. Tew* was recently published in Biomacromolecules. In this work, "Protein Binding and Release by Polymeric Cell-Penetrating Peptide Mimics", Tew group investigates polymer–... Read More...

January 16, 2022
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Research by Marcel U. Brown*, Hong-Gyu Seong*, Khatcher O. Margossian*, Lauren Bishop*, Thomas P. Russell*, Murugappan Muthukumar* and Todd Emrick* was recently published in Macromolecular Rapid Communications. This paper, entitled "... Read More...

January 7, 2022
Image of Liquid Robots

The research, which appears in Nature Chemistry is the first to unveil a self-powered, “water-walking” aqueous robot that runs continuously without electricity. These liquid robots that are like tiny submarines, which dive below the... Read More...

December 10, 2021
Photo of Jim Watkins

Congratulations to Jim Watkins on being elected a member of the 2021 Fellow class of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors.

December 8, 2021
Fluorinated Polymer Zwitterions image

Fluorinated Polymer Zwitterions: Choline Phosphates and Phosphorylcholines was recently published by Le Zhou*, Alexandria Triozzi*, Marxa Figueiredo, and Todd Emrick* in ACS Macro Letters. The combination of fluorinated hydrocarbons and... Read More...

December 1, 2021
Cover artwork Journal of Polymer Science

Autumn's beautiful watercolor artwork was featured on the cover of a special issue of the Journal of Polymer Science. This issue was compiled to highlight the research of of Early Career Investigators. Molecular design of polymer... Read More...

November 19, 2021

On October 27, 2021 PSE held a virtual information session on our graduate program, life as a graduate student and insight into what happens after graduate school.

November 8, 2021

A paper entitled, "Rationalizing the Composition Dependence of Glass Transition Temperatures in Amorphous Polymer/POSS Composites" was recently published in ACS Macro Letters by Walter W. Young*, Joseph P. Saez, Reika Katsumata*. A... Read More...

October 20, 2021
Research Image for Small paper

Investigating Time-Dependent Active Motion of Janus Micromotors using Dynamic Light Scattering was recently published by Alex McGlasson* and Laura Bradley* in small. In this work, the active motion of Janus micromotors is studied using... Read More...

October 20, 2021

A paper entitled, "Polarization-Driven Asymmetric Electronic Response of Monolayer Graphene to Polymer Zwitterions Probed from Both Sides," was recently published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces by Nicholas Hight-Huf, Yehiel... Read More...

October 10, 2021

A paper by Cynthia Bukowski*, Tianren Zhang, Robert A. Riggleman and Alfred J. Crosby* entitled "Load-Bearing Entanglements in Polymer Glasses" was recently published in the Science Advances.

How do entanglements impact thin... Read More...

October 9, 2021

Research by Nora C. Buggy, Yifeng Du*, Mei-Chen Kuo, Soenke Seifert, Ryan J. Gasvoda, Sumit Agarwal, E. Bryan Coughlin*, and Andrew M. Herring was recently published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. The paper is entitled, "... Read More...

October 1, 2021

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