Polymer Chemistry
Research in polymer chemistry covers a broad set of initiatives, from the synthesis of new monomers to the development of new theories for polymerization dynamics. Materials of interest include polymers for microelectronics, packaging, fibers, membranes, and electro–optical devices. Researchers make use of instrumentation available in the Polymer Education and Research Center, which includes facilities for solid–state nuclear magnetic resonance, thermal analysis, gel permeation chromatography, and X–ray diffraction. The research is highly collaborative, with close ties to other academic laboratories and with industrial partners.
Polymer Faculty
Haskell W. Beckham
Molecular-mobility directed polymer synthesis, multidimensional solid-state NMR
Jean-Luc Brédas
Theoretical and experimental investigations of electronic and optical materials
Uwe H. F. Bunz
Conjugated polymers, carbon rich organometallics
David M. Collard
Electronically conductive polymers, polymers for bioengineering
L. Andrew Lyon
Bioanalytical and materials chemistry; responsive polymer nanoparticles;
biosensors
Seth Marder
Organic, materials, organometallic, and optical science, photonic organic
materials
John Reynolds
E lectroactive and conducting polymers, organic synthesis, materials analysis
Mohan Srinivasarao
Physical chemistry of polymers, liquid crystals, confocal microscopy
Laren M. Tolbert
Organic photochemistry, photobiology, electronic materials
C. P. Wong
Polymer bonding materials, polymer encapsulation