Program in Polymers and Soft Matter (PPSM)
Current Students
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR JUNE 2019 PPSM Graduates!
Reginald Avery (BioEng)
Deborah Ehrlich (Chemistry)
Yuan He (Chemistry)
Wade Wang (Chemistry)
| Just Graduated | Name |
Research Interest
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Advisor(s) | |
| Antilla, Sarah | Proteins/Drug delivery |
santilla@mit.edu | Bradley Pentelute | |
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Avery, Reginald | Injectable hydrogels |
rkavery@mit.edu | Bradley D. Olsen and Alireza Khademhosseini |
| Av-Ron, Sarah | Recycling of rubber and biodegradable microplastics | savron@mit.edu | Bradley D. Olsen | |
| Bader, Andrew |
CRISPR Delivery via Nanocarrier in vivo | arbader@mit.edu | Robert S. Langer | |
| Beech, Haley | Exploration of Molecularly Optimized Networks |
beech@mit.edu | Bradley D. Olsen | |
| Bhagchandani, Sachin | Self-assembled hydrogels for delivery of therapeutics |
sachb@mit.edu | Jeremiah A. Johnson and Robert S. Langer | |
| Cazzell, Seth | Using Color to Understand Mechanical Properties in Metal-Coordinate Gels |
cazzell@mit.edu | Niels Holten-Andersen | |
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Chopra, Sunandini | Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery |
schopra@mit.edu | Rohit Karnik |
| Christoff-Tempesta, Ty | Supramolecular Nanomaterials | tchristo@mit.edu | Julia H. Ortony | |
| Church, Richard | Structurally Integrated 3-D Batteries |
rbchurch@mit.edu | John Hart | |
| Colombe, Pierre | PENDING |
colombep@mit.edu | Myron Spector and Alfredo Alexander-Katz |
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| Deiss-Yehiely, Elad |
PENDING |
eladdy@mit.edu | Paula T. Hammond |
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Ehrlich, Deborah | PENDING | ehrlichd@mit.edu | Jeremiah A. Johnson |
| Geiger, Brett |
Injectable Polymeric Nanoparticles for Cartilage Loss Prevention
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bgeiger@mit.edu | Paul T. Hammond |
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| Gu, Yuwei |
Hydrogel chemistry, gelation physics, and cell migration
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yuweigu@mit.edu | Jeremiah A. Johnson |
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| He, Yanpu |
Layer-by-layer Coated Microneedles for Immunotherapy of Skin Cancer |
heyanpu@mit.edu | Paula T. Hammond | |
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He, Yuan |
High Fluorinated Copolymer Surfactants |
yhe23@mit.edu | Timothy M. Swager |
| Hilburg, Shayna | Theory and atomistic molecular dynamics simulation of polymer mediated biomineralization |
shilburg@mit.edu | Alfredo Alexander-Katz | |
| Hong, Celestine | Hemostasis systems for internal bleeding field care |
chjh@mit.edu | Paula T. Hammond and Bradley D. Olsen | |
| Huang, Aaron | PENDING |
aaronh@mit.edu | Bradley D. Olsen | |
| Johnston, Brandon | Avascular Tissue Drug Delivery |
bmjohnst@mit.edu | Paula T. Hammond | |
| Khare, Eesha | TBA |
ekhare@mit.edu | Robert J. Macfarlane | |
| Krucker, Emily | Nonlinear Electrokinetics |
ekrucker@mit.edu | James Swan | |
| Kubiak, Joshua | Directed assembly of polymer grafted silica nanoparticles into 3D crystals |
kubiak@mit.edu | Robert J. Macfarlane | |
| Lai, Erica | Marine Inspired polymer sealant materials for non-vascular tissue surgery |
elai@mit.edu | Niels Holten-Andersen | |
| Lee, Margaret | Directed self-assembly of nanocomposites |
mlee22@mit.edu | Robert J. Macfarlane | |
| Liu, Xinyue | Living materials and hydrogel interface |
xinyliu@mit.edu | Xuanhe Zhao | |
| Lundberg, David | Applied PolyMOC Gels |
davidjl@mit.edu | Jeremiah A. Johnson and Zachary P. Smith | |
| Mizrahi, Katherine | PENDING |
katmiz@mit.edu | Zachary P. Smith |
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| Mohapatra, Somesh | Inverse Design of Sequences |
someshm@mit.edu | Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli | |
| Parada, German | PENDING |
gparada@mit.edu | Bradley D. Olsen and Xuanhe Zhao | |
| Pearson, Matthew | PENDING |
pearsonm@mit.edu | Jeremiah A. Johnson | |
| Qin, Peter Ke | IEG Polymers |
qink@mit.edu | Jeremiah A. Johnson | |
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Ranka, Mikhil | High performance polymers for applications in enhanced oil recovery |
mikhilr@mit.edu | T. Alan Hatton |
| Rasid, Irina Mahmad | PENDING |
irasid@mit.edu | Niels Holten-Andersen andBradley D. Olsen | |
| Ravi, Basuhi | TBA |
basuhi@mit.edu | Elsa A. Olivetti | |
| Song, Jake | Mechanics and stress relaxation of networks |
jakesong@mit.edu | Gareth H. McKinley and Niels Holten-Andersen |
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| Sourakov, Alexandra | Topological Defects in Polymer Networks |
sourakov@mit.edu | Jeremiah A. Johnson | |
| Stolberg, Michael | Polymer Electrolytes for Li-Batteries |
stolberg@mit.edu | Jeremiah A. Johnson | |
| Wang, Sheryl |
Tunable Coatings for Controlled Therapeutic Delivery in Orthopedic Implants
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swang73@mit.edu | Paula T. Hammond and Alan J. Grodzinsky |
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Wang, Wade |
PPLG Framework Gels
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wangwade@mit.edu | Paula T. Hammond |
| Wang, Wencong |
PENDING
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wencong@mit.edu | Jeremiah A. Johnson |
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| Zhao, Julia | Structural Defects of Polymer Networks |
juzhao@mit.edu | Jeremiah A. Johnson |
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| Zumbro, Emiko |
Linking Mucin Polymer Structure to Function |
ezumbro@mit.edu | Katharina Ribbeck and Alfredo Alexander-Katz |
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