Experience

BlueSky Polymers

• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO and Co-founder at BlueSky Polymers

  • Jul 2020 - Present



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professor

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  My group focuses on the design and synthesis of high molecular weight all-aromatic polymers, low molar mass liquid crystals and the conjunction of these two topics in order to engineer new classes of high-performance polymers. For example, we design liquid crystal network polymers, aramids, epoxies, polyimides, and polyaryletherketones that can be used to prepare high-strength fibers, films and (non)continuous fiber reinforced (nano)composites. My group focuses on the design and synthesis of high molecular weight all-aromatic polymers, low molar mass liquid crystals and the conjunction of these two topics in order to engineer new classes of high-performance polymers. For example, we design liquid crystal network polymers, aramids, epoxies, polyimides, and polyaryletherketones that can be used to prepare high-strength fibers, films and (non)continuous fiber reinforced (nano)composites.



TU-Delft

• Netherlands
• Design Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Professor

  • Feb 2009 - Jun 2016

  Our research concentrates on the design and synthesis of high-performance polymers for aerospace and other demanding applications.

• Associate Professor

  • 2003 - 2009

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University of Cambridge

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sabbatical Leave

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  Sabbatical leave with Profs Richard Friend and Neil Greenham, Cavendish Laboratories (Opto Electronics Group) Sabbatical leave with Profs Richard Friend and Neil Greenham, Cavendish Laboratories (Opto Electronics Group)



NASA Langley Research Center

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Scientist

  • May 1998 - Jan 2003

  Research on high performance polymers, conjugated polymers and small molecules, liquid crystal polymers and low molecular weight liquid crystals, nano composites Research on high performance polymers, conjugated polymers and small molecules, liquid crystal polymers and low molecular weight liquid crystals, nano composites