Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering

Joined August 2017
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Many thanks to our friends and colleagues from Hokkaido University--Takyuo Isono, Feng Li, and Toshifumi Satoh--for visiting @UMassPSE for a great day of science and ideation!!
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A terrific day of undergraduate research presentations on Thursday at UMass! Congrats to all of the speakers and it was amazing to witness your scientific growth during the course of the summer in Amherst :)
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Coming June 18 in @UMassPSE Polymer Materials and Interfaces: from Fundamental Studies to Industrial Connections Looking forward to a great day of talks and poster presentations! umass.edu/cumirp/events/inde…

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CONGRATULATIONS to all of the 2025 @UMassPSE graduates!! :)
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Latest work from Chris Cueto, et al. (now @hawkernation) - - adapting PAG concepts of photolithography to color tuning in polymer-perovskite nanocomposites!! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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Congrats to Kyoungwon Lee for advancing the role of sulfur-containing monomers, i.e. disulfides, in metathesis polymerizations!! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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A terrific day at @JuniataCollege for the Chemistry Department Centennial Celebration! (gave a talk titled "The Katrina Kratz (now Celanese), Zak Page (@zakpage) & Chris Cueto (now @HawkerNation) show"), all outstanding JC alums from my group @UMassPSE. juniata.edu/academics/chemis…
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Congrats Dr. Meissner!! 🎉 @Emrickgroup @aljcrosby
Congratulations, Dr. Conny Meissner! Conny defended her PhD work on mesoscale ribbons, diving deep into how we design and functionalize materials at the mesoscale, pushing the boundaries of what's possible! 🎀👩‍🎓 We’re so proud of her achievements! Well done, Dr.!
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Chris Cueto (now Dr. Chris Cueto) defending his Ph.D. thesis on polymer-perovskite NC composite materials in @UMassPSE. Congrats to Chris as he is off to @HawkerNation!!!
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Todd Emrick retweeted
Project meeting of Grace Leone from Todd Emrick group (@Emrickgroup) at  #UMassAmherst and Christoph Lindenmeir from my group at #TUM during #F24MRS conference in #Boston
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Many many thanks to Steve Rosa and Lorena Lopez of Agilent Technologies for visiting us today in @UMassPSE and for an excellent presentation on the latest Agilent SEC-MALS system!!!
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Terrific work by Hong-Gyu Seong (now Dr. Seong in the @hawkernation) connecting metathesis polymerizations with disulfide monomers...... pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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@UMassPSE @UMassAmherst is hosting Ph.D. program info sessions on October 24, 2024. Please register!😃 10:30-11:30am (ET) (lu.ma/me0r1l56) 7:30-8:30pm (ET) (lu.ma/74esipzg) Application fees for the Fall 2025 PhD program will be waived if you register & attend!
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I was extremely pleased to work on this special issue for JPS with Joseph Krumpfer and his team at @JPolymSci ! A very big THANK YOU to all of the authors and contributors that made it happen!!! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Todd Emrick retweeted
UMass-Amherst has had a profound effect on the development and education of many generations of polymer scientists. Check out our new Special Issue highlighting the work of faculty and alumni as they enter a New Era of Polymer Research! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…
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Congratulations to Dr. Hong-Gyu Seong - new @UMassPSE alum after a successful defense!! - Designing Bottlebrush Polymers as Surfactants for Segregation to Fluid Interfaces umass.edu/polymer-science/ev…
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Great talks on polymer synthesis, mechanical properties, and bioengineering on Friday by the UMass ASCENDS REU students! Front and center group: Dulciana Davis from Spelman, Shamona Morris from Howard U, Vincente Do from Xavier U Louisiana, and Kenneth Seals from Alcorn State.
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Friday August 2nd in @UMassPSE: The ASCENDS REU Symposium with morning presentations by the summer undergraduate scholars and an afternoon industry panel!
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Coming to @UMassPSE on Friday June 14, honoring Irem Bolukbasi. Looking forward to a special day of science and reflection....
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