Structurally Defined Polymers for Everything

We develop macromolecular synthetic strategies to create next-generation organic materials that host emergent phenomena and enable emerging technologies.

The Evans Research Group (ERG) aims to control macromolecular structure at all length scales concurrently. Thanks to their synthetic versatility, polymeric materials have found widespread relevance in areas such as coatings, adhesives, packaging, and structural materials. For polymeric materials to drive next-generation technologies, it is necessary to control not only the covalent backbone but also higher-order polymeric structure. We achieve this next-generation structural control by leveraging covalent design, non-covalent interactions, and processing methods. Developing these designs allows us to engineer emergent electronic, thermal, ionic, and mechanical phenomena in soft-materials. Given our multifaceted scientific interests, we share affiliations with: The National High Field Magnetic Laboratory, The Butler Polymer Laboratory, The Center for Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and The University of Florida Water Institute. We believe that a collaborative approach is the most effective way to drive scientific understanding and technological relevance of structurally defined polymers.

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