Program in Polymers and Soft Matter (PPSM)
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Core Curriculum (2021-22)
Core Curriculum (2020-21)
Core Curriculum (2019-20)
Core Curriculum (2018-19)
Core Curriculum (2017-18)
Core Curriculum (2016-17)
Core Curriculum (2015-16)
Core Curriculum (2014-15)
Core Curriculum (2013-14)
Core Curriculum (2012-13)
Core Curriculum (2011-12)
Core Curriculum (2010-11)
Core Curriculum (2009-10)
Past Polymer Seminar Speakers (1993-2021)
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2023 Polymer Day
Polymer Day 2022
Polymer Day 2019
Polymer Day 2018
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Polymer Day 2016
Polymer Day 2015
Polymer Day 2014
Polymer Day 2013
Current Projects
Research Project/Thrust Area
Faculty Name
Adsorption of Soft materials under Non-Equilibrium Conditions
Alexander-Katz
Artificial Chlorosomes for Controlled Exciton Transport
Olsen
Cell Migration Through Biological Gels
Ribbeck
Chemomechanics at the cell-material interface
Van Vliet
Chemomechanics of complex gels
Van Vliet
Chemomechanics of defected crystals and nanocomposite interfaces
Van Vliet
Cohen Group Current Research
Cohen
Conducting Polymer Actuators
Swager
Conjugated Polymer Monolayers
Swager
Blankschtein Group Current Research
Blankschtein
Dendritic and Peptide Block Copolymers: Assembly Behavior and Gene and Drug Delivery
Hammond
Die Swell
McKinley
Doyle Group Current Research
Doyle
Dynamics of Non-Gaussian Polymers
Olsen
Electrode-driven Biocatalysis
Sikes
Electrospun Fiber Scaffolds for Medical Use
Rutledge
Enzyme Engineering
Sikes
Griffith Group Current Research
Griffith
Imaging Agents
Swager
Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD); Oxidative Chemical Vapor Deposition (oCVD) of Conducting Polymers;
Gleason
Invasion of Mucus Barriers by Pathogens
Ribbeck
Investigating the Live Mucosa in Zebrafish
Ribbeck
Johnson Group Current Research
Johnson
Laboratory for Bio-inspired Research
Holten-Andersen
Laser Sensors
Swager
Layer-by-Layer for Electrochemical Energy, Display and Sensor Applications
Hammond
Materials for Cancer Immunotherapy
Irvine
Modeling of Crystallization
Rutledge
Modeling of Nanofibers and Nonwoven Materials
Rutledge
Modeling of Semicrystalline Polymer
Rutledge
Modeling of Surface Properties
Rutledge
Multiscale Modeling
Rutledge
Nanofiber Membranes
Rutledge
Nanolayer Assemblies for Biomaterials and Delivery
Hammond
Nanoparticles for Intracellular Drug and Vaccine Delivery
Irvine
Naturally Occurring Polymers
McKinley
Novel Organization Methods
Swager
Open Syphon 2
McKinley
Ortiz Current Research
Ortiz
Physical Properties of Mucus Barriers
Ribbeck
Polymer Electronics and Molecular Wires for Chemical Sensors
Swager
Polymerization-based Amplification
Sikes
Probing and Controlling Immune Cell Chemotaxis
Irvine
Processing and Properties of Electrospun Fibers
Rutledge
Responsive Polymer Systems
Hammond
Responsively Nanostructured Injectable Protein Hydrogels
Olsen
Rubner Group Research
Rubner
Self-Assembly of Globular Proteins Using Block Copolymers
Olsen
Self-assembly of Polymers, Block copolymers, and supramolecular systems
Alexander-Katz
Shear History Extensional Rheology Experiment
McKinley
Slug Mucus
McKinley
Soft Materials Under Non-Equilibrium Conditions
Alexander-Katz
Synthetic Biomaterials
Hammond
The “Open Syphon” or “Fano Flow”
McKinley
The “Weissenberg Effect” or “Rod-Climbing Experiment”
McKinley
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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