Faculty Directory
Dr. Heather Broadhead
Associate Teaching Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymers with biomedical and personal care applications, surface modification, antimicrobial activity, bacteriophages.
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Tristan Clemons
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymer Chemistry, Biomaterials, Supramolecular Assembly
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Graham Collier
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymer Chemistry, Organic Electronics, Photo- and Electroactive Polymers
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Xiaodan Gu
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymer physics, Organic electronics, X-ray scattering, Neutron scattering, Block copolymers
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Roger Hester
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
Dr. William Jarrett Jr
Associate Research Professor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Robert Lochhead
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
Dr. Boran Ma
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymer physics, Polymer engineering, Molecular modeling and simulations
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Lon Mathias
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Kenneth Mauritz
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
Dr. Charles McCormick
Emeritus
Areas of Expertise
Water Soluble Polymers, RAFT polymerization
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
Dr. Olivia McNair
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
High-Temperature Polymers and Composites, Tuning thermal and mechanical performance of carbon-carbon composites, High performance polymer systems from sustainable resources
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Sarah Morgan
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Bioinspired water soluble polymers, morphology control, nanocomposites, high performance polymers
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Sergei Nazarenko
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymer Science and Engineering
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Brian Olson
Assistant Teaching Professor
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Joshua Otaigbe
Emeritus
Areas of Expertise
Polymer engineering and science, materials processing, biomaterials, phosphate glasses, micro(nano)composites, university/industry partnerships.
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
Dr. Derek Patton
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymer Synthesis, polymer surfaces, surface characterization, degradable materials
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Zhe Qiang
Associate Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymer Engineering and Physics, Nanomaterials, Sustainability and Circular Economy
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. James Rawlins
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Surface Coatings, Corrosion Control, Biomass and Biobased Materials
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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Dr. Shelby Thames
Emeritus
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
Dr. Jeff Wiggins
Professor
Areas of Expertise
Polymer Matrix Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Science and Engineering
College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering
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