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Key words
Keywords: Hierarchically Ordered Hydrogels, Polymer Chemistry and Self-assembly, Structure and Property Characterization, Polymer Actuators for Robotics
Research Focus
Bottom-up self-assembly of synthetic polymer materials to control highly porous hydrogels with hierarchical order that resemble extracellular matrices both structurally and mechanically.
Professional Experience
- 2022 – Present: Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA
- 2023 – 2024: Research Fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Biomaterials Department, Potsdam, Germany
- 2016 – 2022: Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA
- 2013-2016: Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Minnesota, USA
- 2013: Postdoctoral Researcher at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
- 2013: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- 2007: B.S. in Chemistry, Widener University, USA
Awards and Honors
- 2023: Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers
- 2023: Senior Visiting Fellowship, Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces
- ACS Polymers Au: 2021 Rising Stars in Polymers
- Soft Matter: Emerging Investigators 2021 Issue
- Polymer Chemistry: Emerging Investigators 2020 Issue
- ACS Applied Nano Materials: 2020 Young Investigator Forum
- 2019: National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- 2019: ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Young Investigator Symposium
- 2018: Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award
Robert’s publications can be found here.