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Graduate Student Office: 123 Mason Lab Phone: (203) 436-4059 |
Since July 2012, PhD student, Yale University, School of Engineering & Applied Science, Department of Chemical Engineering January – August 2012, Research Associate, Geacintov Lab, New York University, Department of Chemistry January 2012, B.S. in Chemistry, Cornell University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology |
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My current research involves the synthesis of phenol-terminated liquid crystal mesogens that can incorporated into block copolymers through hydrogen bonding. The phenol terminated species can be used for supramolecular attachment to polymer backbones with available nitrogens, like in poly(4-vinylpyridine). Since these liquid crystal mesogens are anisotropic and align parallel to an applied magnetic field, upon incorporation, they can be used to drive alignment of entire block copolymers systems. This research can be applied to the development of ultrafiltration membranes, where post-alignment, channels can be created by leeching one of the cylindrical blocks. By using different mesogens, and systematically modifying their concentrations in various block copolymer systems, this work also provides insight into the physics of directed self-assembly in block copolymers. |
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