Macromolecular Synthesis & Materials Chemistry

Biopolymers, bioconjugation & biocompatibile chemistries
Hybrid organic/inorganic materials syntheses
Polymerization catalysis and circularity of monomer- polymer chemistries
Sequence defined macromolecules & controlled polymer architectures
Silicone-Based Materials

Kenneth Carter

Professor

Our group is interested in the design and fabrication of advanced materials with highly tailored properties. We possess expertise in synthetic polymer chemistry, surface modification, advanced manufacturing techniques, high resolution roll-to-roll patterning and device fabrication & characterization and work to solve problems impacting a number of technology areas including electronics, optics, sensors, clean air & water, and chemical safety. We also seek to exploit renewable resources, such as nanocellulose, in these advanced materials applications.

E. Bryan Coughlin

Professor

We strive, through development of novel, and adaptation of known synthetic methods, to create new polymeric materials with properties suitable for a range of demanding applications. Our projects begin with synthesis and sustainability as a major motivators, however characterization studies to test our hypotheses and to inform the next round of synthetic efforts is also given significant emphasis.

Todd Emrick

Professor

Researching synthetic organic/polymer chemistry, functionalization of nanoscale and 2-D materials, aqueous polymer assembly and the preparation of polymer-based therapeutics.

Thomas McCarthy

Distinguished Professor

Researching silicones, Reactive polymer networks, Wetting – contact lines and capillary bridges, Covalently attached monolayers; Polymer and inorganic surface modification

Melody Morris

Assistant Professor

The Morris group will engineer sustainable macromolecular materials to enable next-generation biomaterials, nanoreactors, and membranes, via automated and high-throughput tool development combined with multiscale physical characterization. The longevity and stability of most synthetic polymers has proven to be a major bottleneck in creating a sustainable materials world.

Gregory Tew

Professor

Macromolecular research in this century will be defined by discoveries at the interface of chemistry, biology, and materials science. Research in the Tew group is focused on problems at this interface.