{"545741":{"#nid":"545741","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Nano@Tech: Creating Complex Interfaces Using Surface-Initiated Polymerization and Post-Polymerization Modification","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProf.\u0026nbsp; Jason Locklin\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDepartment of Chemistry \u0026amp; College of Engineering, The University of Georgia\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E Generating micro- and nanosized patterns on solid surfaces is an important area of research with relevance in many scientific and technological areas.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In our recent approach to generate complex interfaces, we have developed a series of novel \u0026ldquo;click\u0026rdquo; and \u0026ldquo;click-like\u0026rdquo; reactions that can be used to selectively pattern different chemical functionality onto polymer brush supports using one pot, orthogonal chemical transformations.\u0026nbsp; This talk will highlight surface initiated polymerization and post-polymerization modification of these polymer brush supports as a means to generate surfaces that can be used in a wide variety of applications, from reversible adhesives to antimicrobial coatings for inert plastics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBio:\u003C\/strong\u003E Jason Locklin obtained his BS from Millsaps College in 1999.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;He graduated with his MS from UAB in Chemistry in 2002 and PhD from the University of Houston in 2004 under the guidance of Rigoberto Advincula.\u0026nbsp; Jason then served as a Director of Central Intelligence Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University in 2005 with Zhenan Bao in the Department of Chemical Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;In 2007, Locklin joined the University of Georgia in the Department of Chemistry and the College of Engineering and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;He has been awarded the Central Intelligence Agency Young Investigator Award (2007), NSF CAREER Award (2010), and the Northeast Georgia ACS Chemist of the Year for Research (2009-2010).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;His group is currently investigating surface initiated polymerization reactions, orthogonal self-assembly, reversible adhesives and hydrogels, antimicrobial surfaces for inert plastics, organic photovoltaic devices, and stimuli-responsive interfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.uga.edu\/jlocklin\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.uga.edu\/jlocklin\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This talk will highlight surface initiated polymerization and post-polymerization modification of these polymer brush supports as a means to generate surfaces that can be used in a wide variety of applications."}],"uid":"27863","created_gmt":"2016-06-17 11:34:07","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:15:34","author":"Christa Ernst","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-11-08T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2016-11-08T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-11-08T13:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-11-08 17:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-11-08 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-11-08 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1271","name":"NanoTECH"},{"id":"197261","name":"Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"198081","name":"Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC)"},{"id":"213771","name":"The Center for MEMS and Microsystems Technologies"},{"id":"213791","name":"3D Systems Packaging Research Center"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4315","name":"nano@tech"},{"id":"168649","name":"nanocoatings"},{"id":"112641","name":"nanopatterning"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"113531","name":"polymerization"},{"id":"167445","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"166968","name":"the Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.gottfreid@ien.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.gottfreid@ien.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}