Polymers are an incredibly versatile class of materials that includes natural polymers—e.g., proteins and polysaccharides—and synthetic polymers such as polyethylene. Polymers are all around us; they are found in our clothing, cars, computers, shampoos, diapers, packaging, etc. In addition, they are crucial components of many advanced applications in energy, filtration, tissue engineering, and nanomedicine.
At UF, we engineer polymers to deepen our fundamental understanding of their physical behavior and solve energy storage, healthcare, and sustainability problems.
Faculty
Ph.D., 2019, University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Polymeric Materials, Materials Processing, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials
Ph.D. 2019, University of Akron
Research Interests: Computational Modeling and Simulation, Polymeric Materials, Machine Learning and AI, Biomaterials, Materials Processing, Nanomaterials, Electronic Materials; Computational Soft Materials, Structure-Property Relations of Soft Materials, Polymer Physics, Bio-Inspired and Biomimetic Materials, Sustainable Polymers, Colloidal Suspensions.
Website: The Liang Lab
Ph.D., 2019, University of Akron
Research Interests: Polymeric Materials, Biomaterials, Engineering Education, Nanomaterials, Machine Learning and AI; Enzyme Catalysis, High-Throughput Data-Driven Techniques
Ph.D., 2020, University of Michigan
Research Interests: Biomaterials, Polymeric Materials, Nanomaterials; Polymer Synthesis, Hydrogels, Drug Delivery, Bioprinting, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Ph.D., 2017, University of Minnesota
Research Interests: Polymeric Materials; structure and phase behavior of charged polymer blends and solutions; small-angle scattering; rheology and additive manufacturing
Research Interests: Biomaterials, Polymeric Materials; hydrogels, cell-material interactions, bioinspired materials, peptide materials, mechanical properties.