德文郡西普

传记

教授. 德文郡的一个. 西普 is currently full 教授essor in the Department of 化学 & 生物分子科学, Director of the Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP). 他得了B.Sc. (Hons) in chemistry (1993), then Ph.D. (1998) at the University of Melbourne (欧斯特ralia). He then accepted the Bayer Postdoctoral 研究 Fellowship at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)与教授. 克丽丝Matyjaszewski. In 1999 he began his independent research career at esball国际平台客户端. His research group focuses on new 聚合物 chemistries, 尤其是自由基聚合, 纳米复合材料, degradable 聚合物s for bio-related applications. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Slovenia in 2015, hosted by the Slovenian National Institute of 化学 and the Faculty of 化学 and 化学ical Technology at the University of Ljubljana.

教育背景

化学Ph值.D. - 1998年，墨尔本大学
化学B.S. - 1993年墨尔本大学

课程

• CM241 -有机化学
• CM345 -高级实验室
• CM242 -有机化学II
• CM441/CM541 - Physical Organic 化学
• CM244 -有机化学实验室
• CM445/CM545 - Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds
• CM450/CM550 - Introduction to 变异较大er 化学
• CM473/CM573 -先进核磁共振技术
• CM483/CM583 - Introduction to 变异较大er Science

研究兴趣

• Synthesis of 聚合物s via radical and ionic 聚合物ization
• 变异较大erization kinetics, controlled and living 聚合物izations
• Biomaterials; hydrogels; novel soft contact lens materials
• Synthesis and study of 聚合物–layered silicate 纳米复合材料
• Synthesis of block co聚合物s, 聚合物 brushes, 聚合物s attached to surfaces and particles
• Biodegradable network 聚合物s for bone repair and drug delivery
• Synthesis and study of photon harvesting 聚合物s, energy transfer in 絮凝ecular systems
• Novel 聚合物-inorganic composites for photovoltaic applications (solar cells)
• Nano- and micro-particle surface modification, layer-by-layer approach to surface modification

Currently, my research group develops new 高分子化学与材料 that have potential in many applications, including various nanotechnologies and biomedical materials, in areas that require 聚合物s with high degrees of chemical and physical specificity. With wide-ranging capabilities in 聚合物 chemistry, we have led the development of various novel materials, 包括合成(共)聚合物, 纳米粒子, 凝胶和纳米复合材料.

In particular, there are three areas on which we are presently focused. The first is novel methods of synthesizing 可降解聚合物网络. We discovered that thiol-ene 聚合物izations are suitable for the synthesis of polyanhydrides, 哪些可以做成有希望的 surface-eroding材料 到 聚合物纳米粒子. These 聚合物s have significant potential as 药物运载工具内, reconfigurable shape memory elastomer composites (SMECs), 自愈聚合物(SHPs). 第二个, we are also developing new methods for 聚合物 particle synthesis based on water-borne thiol-ene/thiol-yne 聚合物ization. These 聚合物izations leverage multiple “click” chemistry attributes so that colloidal particles can be made quickly and efficiently, with stoichiometric-controlled chemical functionality, 均匀交联, using an environmentally-benign reaction medium (water). This provides a significant opportunity to construct a new and transformational paradigm in 聚合物 colloids, 这将导致可持续发展, 环境友好型, 以及高影响技术. Lastly, we use our significant expertise in 新的自由基聚合方法, such as atom transfer radical 聚合物ization (ATRP) and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) 聚合物ization, to create 聚合物s that exhibit novel and potentially highly useful thermal and mechanical properties. 这些有潜在的应用 shape memory 聚合物s, adaptive 纳米复合材料, surface-active agents (“surfactants”) that may be used in a variety of biomedical applications, such as 药物运载工具 or contact lens care.

奖

• Fulbright Scholar,Ljubljana University & National Institute of 化学, Slovenia (January - July 2015)
• esball国际平台客户端学生 协会优秀教师奖 2000-2001

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