Fabric and Soft Materials Composites for Bio-inspired Adhesives and Prosthetics
Advisor: Al Crosby
Dissertation Defense
Daniel King
Omkar Vyavahare
Investigation of Hydration Induced Structural Rearrangements of Poly(lactic acid)
Advisor: Shaw Ling Hsu
Jinhye Bae
Assembly and Deformation of Amphiphilic Copolymers and Networks at Fluid Interfaces
Advisor: Ryan Hayward
Maria Chiappelli
Tunable Photonic Multilayers from Stimulus-Responsive, Photo-Crosslinkable Polymers
Advisor: Ryan Hayward
Katie Gibney
Design and Synthesis of Polybetaines for Nonfouling Applications
Advisor: Greg Tew
Jonathan Pham
Mechanics of Helical and Fabric-like Mesostructures from Polymer-nanoparticle Hybrids
Advisor: Al Crosby
Jimmy Lawrence
Functional Nanostructures from Nanoparticle Building Blocks
Advisor: Todd Emrick
Irem Bolukbasi
Tailoring Nanoparticles and Polymers for Cooperative Interfacial and Surface Interactions
Advisor: Todd Emrick
Yan Wang
Synthesis, Characterization and Surface Modification of Polydimethylsiloxane and Its Composites
Advisor: Thomas McCarthy
Andreas Kourouklis
Cell Adhesion Biophysics on Dynamic Polymer Constructs
Advisor: Harry Bermudez