The group pictured August 2025. Taken by Osker Dahabsu.
Tyndall effect of isolated graphene- Poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) precipitating out of solution
- PEDOT interacting on graphene surface
- Process for making polystyrene-graphene composites.
Individual graphene coated polystyrene microspheres- Graphene-Hexadecane Emulsion Ink and Example Screenprinted Logo
- Particle sizing of individual graphene coated polystyrene spheres
- Nishadi, Jinzhou, and Brenden at the 2025 IMS IAP Poster Presentations
- Water droplet on brushes grown using the passing through method on functionalized rubber
- The group taking a break to enjoy beignets at the famous Cafe Du Monde while attending ACS Spring 2024.
Group Overview
Research in our group includes two broad topics: (1) the thermodynamically driven self-assembly of two-dimensional materials and their incorporation into polymer composites, and (2) the synthesis of model polymers by high vacuum anionic polymerization. The graduate students in our group are either enrolled in the Chemistry Department or the Polymer Program of the Institute of Materials Science. This gives us a very diverse group with interests and expertise ranging from materials science to chemical synthesis. As a material and polymer synthesis group, we are driven by collaborations as we instigate the properties and applications of our materials.
Recent Publications
104. Electroactive Graphene–Polyamide Membranes with Intrinsic RC Networks for Flow-Through Water Treatment
Liyanage, C. D.; Anthoni Pererage, R. M.; Vy, N. C.; McDermott, S. T.; Varghese, D.; Fee, J.; Xiao, S.; Gultekin, M. A.; Suib, S. L.; Bazzi, A.; Lee, S.-W.; Adamson, D. H.
Journal of Membrane Science, 125339, 2026, DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2026.125339
103. Graphene-Stabilized Flame-Resistant Polyurethane High Internal Phase Emulsions
Chen, F.; McDermott, S. T.; Liyanage, C. D.; Brown, E. E. B.; Mahmoudi, M.; Adamson, D. H.
ACS Applied Engineering Materials, 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.5c00042
102. Transparent conductive PEDOT-graphene films from large-flake graphite
McDermott, S. T.; Ferland, B.; Liu, J.; Abeykoon, P.; Joyce, M. J.; Shuster, S.; Suib, S. L.; Adamson, D. H.
Synthetic Metals, 2025, DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2025.117866
101. Electrically Conducting Porous Hydrogels by a Self-Assembled Percolating Pristine Graphene Network
Mohammadi Sejoubsari, R.; Xu, T.; Ward, S.; Bandara, N.; Zhang, Z.;, Adamson, D. H.
Soft Matter, 2025, DOI: 10.1039/d4sm01311e
100. Hexagonal Boron Nitride as a Two-Dimensional Surfactant: Low-Density Flame-Resistant Composite Based on Boron Nitride Exfoliated by an Interface Trapping Technique
Chapman, C. M.; Srivastava, D. S.; Ward, S. P.; Chi, Z.; Adamson, D. H.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c16149
