Polymers

Tuning Thermal Stability through Dopant Size in Chemically Doped DPP–Thiophene Polymers

Daniel Morton — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:17:09 +0000

Tuning Thermal Stability through Dopant Size in Chemically Doped DPP–Thiophene Polymers Daniel Morton Fri, 02/20/2026 - 11:17

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2026, 38, 5, 2293-2304

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RASEI Fellow Kat Knauer selected as a 2026 Gilbreth Lecturer

Daniel Morton — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:36:05 +0000

RASEI Fellow Kat Knauer selected as a 2026 Gilbreth Lecturer Daniel Morton Wed, 01/28/2026 - 09:36

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The Gilbreth Lectures recognize early-career engineers and provides a platform to share their work broadly with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Community.

The Gilbreth lectures were established in 2001 by the Council of the National Academy of Engineering as a means of recognizing outstanding young American engineers and making them more visible to NAE members. Recipients of the lectureships are nominated from The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering program and are given the opportunity to make presentations at the NAE’s fall Annual Meetings and spring National Meetings.

The Gilbreth Lectureships are named in honor of Lillian Gilbreth, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1965. Lillian was a pioneer in the field of Human Factors, often considered to be the first industrial/organizational psychologist, whose research helped industrial engineers recognize the importance of the psychological dimensions of work.

Kat’s selection was based on her talk at the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium on “AI-Driven Plastic Redesign for Recyclable Materials”. Congratulations to Kat, and we look forward to hearing about the presentations!

January 2026

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Impact of Cation Insertion on Semiconducting Polymer Thin Films toward Electrochemical Energy Conversion

Daniel Morton — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:33:54 +0000

Impact of Cation Insertion on Semiconducting Polymer Thin Films toward Electrochemical Energy Conversion Daniel Morton Thu, 01/08/2026 - 10:33

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2026, 38, 2, 630-644

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Distinct Surface and Bulk Morphology Due to Solvent Additive Effects in PM6 Conjugated Polymer Films

Daniel Morton — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:40:47 +0000

Distinct Surface and Bulk Morphology Due to Solvent Additive Effects in PM6 Conjugated Polymer Films Daniel Morton Wed, 11/26/2025 - 11:40

MACROMOLECULES, 2025, 58, 23, 12845-12858

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The Reaches of �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder Research

Daniel Morton — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:45:19 +0000

The Reaches of �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder Research Daniel Morton Mon, 11/10/2025 - 11:45

November 2025

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Anomalous Stiffening of a Conjugated Polymer During Electrochemical Oxidation

Daniel Morton — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:33:25 +0000

Anomalous Stiffening of a Conjugated Polymer During Electrochemical Oxidation Daniel Morton Fri, 10/17/2025 - 11:33

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 2025, e19980
October 2025

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Spectroscopic Investigation into P(NDI2OD-T2) Charge Localization

Daniel Morton — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:38:05 +0000

Spectroscopic Investigation into P(NDI2OD-T2) Charge Localization Daniel Morton Sun, 10/05/2025 - 11:38

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2025, 37, 19, 7793-7803

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Enhanced Rate Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries Enabled by Ethynylene-Linked Conjugated Microporous Polymers

Daniel Morton — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:47:13 +0000

Enhanced Rate Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries Enabled by Ethynylene-Linked Conjugated Microporous Polymers Daniel Morton Wed, 10/01/2025 - 11:47

CCS CHEMISTRY, 2025, 7, 3676-3686

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Polymeric microwave rectifiers enabled by monolayer-thick ionized donors

Daniel Morton — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 23:21:09 +0000

Polymeric microwave rectifiers enabled by monolayer-thick ionized donors Daniel Morton Fri, 09/19/2025 - 17:21

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 2025, 11, 38, eadv9952

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Collaborative Research explores new approaches to the development of bio-plastics

Daniel Morton — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:05:55 +0000

Collaborative Research explores new approaches to the development of bio-plastics Daniel Morton Thu, 06/26/2025 - 17:05

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In an inter-institute collaboration RASEI Fellow Merritt Turetsky teams up with Carson Bruns from ATLAS to explore a productive way to deal with the plastic waste problem. Awarded a �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder 2025 Research & Innovation Seed Grant, the team are excited to get started!

Plastics are a huge problem. Plastic waste can now be found at the bottom of the deepest ocean and on top of the tallest mountains, and the environmental and health impacts are only starting to be understood. In 2024 the world generated an estimated 240 million tons of plastic waste, of which less than 10% was recycled, the rest going to landfill, or worse, polluting the environment. That is the equivalent of 50 million elephants.

One of the key reasons for the difficulty in recycling plastics is that they are made from petroleum and don’t easily breakdown in nature. Plastics can be made from bio-based feedstocks, but adoption has been slow. There are a number of reasons for this, including low stability, cost, and ability to compost. This research from the Bruns and Turretsky team aims to change that. This work, that will be primarily based in Bruns’ Emergent Nanotechnology Lab will be focused on turning agricultural materials into bio-based plastics that are strong enough for their applications, but can be readily recycled, more easily composted, or even used as a fertilizer.

The Turetsky lab specializes in exploring and understanding ecosystems, in particular northern ecosystems, looking at permafrost degradation and how this impacts the environment and communities. What is her team doing investigating polymers? They are more at home looking at boglands and moss!

One of the hurdles in figuring out how well a bio-plastic degrades is getting good conditions for composting. It is hard to characterize the biodegradability of the bio-plastics under accurate conditions. That is where the Turetsky lab plugs in to this project. Working with the Bruns team the Turetsky group are developing systems to more accurately investigate and characterize the biodegradability of the new bio-plastics being developed.

Excited to see the results of this developing collaboration!

June 2025

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Polymers

Tuning Thermal Stability through Dopant Size in Chemically Doped DPP–Thiophene Polymers

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RASEI Fellow Kat Knauer selected as a 2026 Gilbreth Lecturer

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Impact of Cation Insertion on Semiconducting Polymer Thin Films toward Electrochemical Energy Conversion

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Distinct Surface and Bulk Morphology Due to Solvent Additive Effects in PM6 Conjugated Polymer Films

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The Reaches of �鶹��Ѱ�����Boulder Research

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Anomalous Stiffening of a Conjugated Polymer During Electrochemical Oxidation

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Spectroscopic Investigation into P(NDI2OD-T2) Charge Localization

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Enhanced Rate Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries Enabled by Ethynylene-Linked Conjugated Microporous Polymers

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Polymeric microwave rectifiers enabled by monolayer-thick ionized donors

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Collaborative Research explores new approaches to the development of bio-plastics

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