Assistant Chemistry Professor at the University of Utah || Formally in the Sumerlin Group and Moore Group || "Professionally" Playing with Polymers @LessardLab
Joined August 2018
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Jacob J Lessard retweeted
23 Dec 2025
Research paper #2 from our group just dropped as Open Access in Adv Materials. In this paper, we probe pendant length in frontal polymerization and the resulting material properties. @KA_Stew absolutely crushed this one, check it out! @JacobJLessard1
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Jacob J Lessard retweeted
7 Oct 2025
A little teaser (preprint) of next things to come from postdoc work at Utah in @LessardLab. Wish us safe travels as we navigate peer review.
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Jacob J Lessard retweeted
13 Sep 2025
Our first paper on controlling molecular weight in Frontal Polymerization is live as Hot Paper in Angew. Chem. Check is out! @KA_Stew @JacobJLessard1 @angew_chem
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Checkout some Chemical Activation of FROMP from my time at UIUC. Big shout out to Anna Cramblitt for crushing this work! @ACSMacroLett @Mechanophore @BeckmanIllinois
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Check this new paper on decoding copolymers in MALDI pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Jacob J Lessard retweeted
23 Apr 2025
Happy to share the first published work from my PhD!
When I started 3D printing thermosets in my first year, I was immediately frustrated with the process. Resins took ages to prepare AND didn't last long.
@JacobJLessard1 and I cooked up this technique to solve the first problem - we didn't expect it to solve both!
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23 Apr 2025
Was great to be part of this cool project lead by @pranavkrn and Nancy Sottos. In this work we use Grubbs' 3rd gen to modify resins for direct ink writing with FROMP. @Mechanophore @BeckmanIllinois @MacroJrnls_ACS
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11 Apr 2025
Check out our paper hot off the press! One of my last (co)1st author papers from postdoc.
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14 Feb 2025
Pretty cool to be a part of this work during my postdoc that on its way to space @BeckmanIllinois @Mechanophore
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29 Jan 2025
Pretty rad paper depolymerization paper out of @LowDispersity. Check it out! @J_A_C_S @Brent_Sumerlin @KA_Stew @JamesBYoung14
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Jacob J Lessard retweeted
6 Dec 2024
Our group is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral researcher position in the field of neat polymerization for fiber-reinforced composite applications. Experience with polymer chemistry, resin formulation, and composite manufacturing is required. Please RT.
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Jacob J Lessard retweeted
7 Dec 2024
Check out our recent publication titled: "Reactive extrusion of frontally polymerizing continuous carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites" in Composites Part A, published under a special issue titled: Additive Manufacturing of #Composites. #3Dprinting
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1 Dec 2024
FROMPing continuous carbon fiber composites. Check it out! Led by @DrHmeidat. @BeckmanIllinois @Mechanophore
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Jacob J Lessard retweeted
7 Nov 2024
Our latest paper is out in @ACSEnergyLett. Huge thanks to @BeckmanFnd for their support through the Beckman Scholars program at @UtahChemistry and the @WilkesCenter at @UUtah.
6 Nov 2024
Chain-Melting Temperature Depression in the Organic Layer of Two-Dimensional Perovskites | ACS Energy Letters pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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New Group Website is up! Still a work in progress but feel free to check it out!
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I had a blast seeing everyone and giving a talk at UNH! Thanks for letting me share my science.
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Jacob J Lessard retweeted
9 Oct 2024
Our undergrad Rodrigo wondered if we could replace the bespoke chiral acid used in our recent asymmetric photochemistry with commercial (S)-TRIP. His protocol for enantioselective truxinate synthesis on 2-gram scale just dropped on @OrgSynth: orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=v1…
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Jacob J Lessard retweeted
8 Oct 2024
We have a new paper out in AnalyticalChemistry (@an_chem)! Detection of Inverse Stable Isotopic Labeling in Untargeted Metabolomic Data. doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem…
Congrats @TashiLieb and Ethan Murdock.
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18 Sep 2024
Super stoked to have been a small part of this super cool paper on FP patterning just published in @Nature. Huge congrats to the team and especially Justine for exceptional work!
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