Overview
Research in the Fors group will focus on the development of new synthetic methods and catalyst systems to control polymer architecture, composition, and function. Under this general theme, three different areas of research will be pursued. First, new systems will be developed that will enable precise regulation over catalyst reactivity in situ with light. This general platform will allow control of a diverse array of polymerization processes (i.e., radical, cationic, ring-opening, insertion, etc.) with an external stimulus, which will facilitate a broad range of applications in polymer and materials science. Second, new strategies for the synthesis of conjugated polymers from the parent C–H based monomers will be investigated. These systems will provide more environmentally friendly processes, greatly simplify monomer synthesis, and provide access to novel structures. Lastly, new catalyst systems will be explored for photomediated radical polymerizations.
In the news
- Fors receives ACS Young Investigator Award
- Researchers win grants to remove carbon from air, manufacturing
- Student Spotlight: Megan Driscoll
- Klarman Fellow: Capturing carbon with future-focused chemistry
- Klarman Fellow wins American Chemical Society award
- From methane to microbes: 2030 Project conveys first grants
- Energy center receives $12.6 million in renewed funding
- A&S announces third cohort of Klarman Fellows
- From fashion to fertility: CCMR pairs NY startups with faculty
- ‘Triangle 2’ plastic containers may see environmental makeover
- Sustainable polymers center gets NSF renewal grant
- Plastics, Can’t Get Away from Using Them
- On-demand polymers may yield designer materials
- Twelve assistant professors win NSF early-career awards
- Inaugural Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows selected
- Chemistry professor wins Sloan fellowships
- Awards partner life science researchers with industries
- Five New York companies awarded JumpStart funding
- Center for Materials Research's NSF funding extended, increased
