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We are officially transitioning to LinkedIn! Go give our page a follow!
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May 12
🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Class of #PMSE Emerging Professionals!
We’re proud to recognize these rising leaders in polymer science & engineering.
🧪 Honorees will be featured in a symposium at #ACSFall2026
📍 Chicago, IL
🗓 Aug. 24–27, 2026
👏 Join us in celebrating them!
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Producing porous materials at scale is a challenge. @ufchem researchers developed a solvent-free thermal process to rapidly create high-surface-area mesoporous polymers, improving filtration and purification performance.
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Sumerlin Research Group retweeted
Apr 23
Congratulations to the 2026 Class of PMSE Future Faculty!
Join us at the PMSE Future Faculty Symposium during #ACSFall2026 in Chicago to celebrate these emerging leaders in polymer science and engineering.
📅 Aug 24–27, 2026
📍 Chicago, IL
#PMSE #FutureFaculty #PolymerScience
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Go check out our new paper in @ChemCommun! In collaboration with Prof. Xianyge Li at @ShandongUni1901, we report the photocatalytic decarboxylation of poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels to graft a hydrophobic shell from the surface! @Brent_Sumerlin
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This is the imaging setup behind a new @NatureMaterials study from IIN's Nathan Gianneschi, which let his team see a hydrogel in its native state for the first time, overturning decades of structural assumptions.
Full story: bit.ly/4lol7u1
#Nanotechnology #Hydrogels
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New paper in @angew_chem from @rhyswhughes6!
The end-groups of RAFT/photoiniferter-made polymers were chemoselectively removed via electrolysis, enhancing their thermal stability! @Brent_Sumerlin @AustinMEvans @ButlerPolymer @SHAQ
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Feb 6
I’m excited to share the first solo publication from my research group where we explore how branching influences the thermoresponsive behavior (LCST) of hyperbranched PNIPAM–PDMA block copolymers:
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Sumerlin Research Group retweeted
Jan 21
Excited to have played a role in this work, led by Graham (@ImqGilly), where we report the first electrochemical depolymerization of a vinyl polymer.
Our first publication of 2026 is out in @J_A_C_S now! #Graham and friends electrochemically depolymerized PMMA, with greater than 95% depolymerization observed! @ERG_Chem @AustinMEvans @ButlerPolymer
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Our first publication of 2026 is out in @J_A_C_S now! #Graham and friends electrochemically depolymerized PMMA, with greater than 95% depolymerization observed! @ERG_Chem @AustinMEvans @ButlerPolymer
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Sumerlin Research Group retweeted
.@UF researchers created SHINE-VH, a synthetic hydrogel that mimics healthy vaginal mucus to help prevent bacterial vaginosis. The material blocks harmful bacteria, supports the microbiome, and may reduce recurrence without antibiotics.
License today! 🔗: ufinnovate.technologypublish…
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Sumerlin Research Group retweeted
17 Dec 2025
.@UFChemistry researchers led by Dr. @Brent_Sumerlin developed a new way to turn everyday plastics into porous materials for batteries, filtration, and electronics. This "addition by subtraction" approach could enable future patents and cleaner tech!
🔗: innovate.research.ufl.edu/po…
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11 Dec 2025
Ultra-High Molecular Weight polymers enable self-supported late stage thermal curing of crosslinked thermoplastics. @ACSPublications @LowDispersity @ChemMater pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Sumerlin Research Group retweeted
29 Nov 2025
Excited to share our perspective on using decarboxylation as a tool to deconstruct polymers is out now in ACS Polymers Au. Shout-out to all my coauthors for getting this over the goal line. @ERG_Chem @LowDispersity
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3 Dec 2025
Ever found yourself lost in a sea of papers about decarboxylative polymer deconstruction? Well you're in luck! @seangitter96 and @cabelleades27 new perspective on that exact topic is out now in ACS Polymers Au! @MacroJrnls_ACS @Brent_Sumerlin @ERG_Chem
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30 Oct 2025
📢Attention all POLY members: Be sure to vote in the POLY Election by November 16th. Your vote helps shape POLY's future!
#2025POLYElection
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30 Oct 2025
The next saga of depolymerization is finally here: doing something with it! @KadenStevens12 new paper in @ACSCentSci uses depzn to etch polymerization-induced microphase separations (PIMS), giving mesoporous monoliths that uptake dye after PPM sulfonation!
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22 Oct 2025
Alert! New paper from @lehothi and @KA_Stew in Advanced Materials @WileyGlobal! They used PISA as a tool to create nanoparticle-laden vitrimers with boosted creep resistance! @Brent_Sumerlin @ufchem @ButlerPolymer
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Sumerlin Research Group retweeted
19 Oct 2025
Proud of this one with co-first author @lehothi (who crushed it): pushing PISA beyond a chemistry curiosity into a potent strategy for bulk materials design—embedding reactive nanospheres in associative networks for enhanced creep resistance.@LowDispersity advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley…
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