Isaac Ramírez Marrero (he/him)

Biographical Statement

Isaac completed his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez in 2020. He conducted research in synthesis and detection of highly energetic materials for counterterrorism with Dr. Samuel Hernández-Rivera and synthesis of composite metal organic framework for wastewater treatment with Dr. Arturo Hernández-Maldonado. He was also a mentor at the Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering. Currently he is investigating the effect of polymer chemistry on the physical properties of solid polyelectrolyte complex films and is a mentor of the STEM Ambassadors Program.

Dr. Isaac Ramírez Marrero successfully defended his PhD dissertation on Polyelectrolyte Complex Materials: Design Rules and Applications on December 6th, 2024. Dr. Ramírez Marrero was the eighth PhD student to graduate from the Perry Lab! He will be moving on to a postdoctoral position with Prof. Antonia Statt and Prof. Simon Rogers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Publications

1. I. Ramírez Marrero, L. Boudreau, R. Gutzler, N. Kaiser, B. von Vacano, R. Konradi, S.L. Perry, "Decoupling the Effects of Charge Density and Hydrophobicity on the Phase Behavior and Viscoelasticity of Complex Coacervates," Macromolecules, (2024), 57(10), 4680-4694. [PDF]
2. J. Madinya, H. Tjo, X. Meng, I.A. Ramírez Marrero, C.E. Sing, S.L. Perry, "Surface Charge Density and Steric Repulsion in Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant Coacervation," Macromolecules, (2023), 56(11), 3973-3988. [PDF]

Honors and Awards