Thanks for the invitation from Soft Matter and glad to contribute to Soft Matter Emerging Investigators Series. “Active blob” is added to the blob language in scaling polymer theory. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

"To see is to believe" - one natural motivation to do atomistic simulations. Glad to contribute to the teamwork led by Dr. Linda Shimizu pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

What a spectacular concert that was! ✨ Thank you to Vienna Philharmonic and Franz Welser-Möst for such a memorable start to 2023. If you missed the broadcast, or want simply to relive the moment, you can pre-order the recording of the concert here: viennaphilharmonic.lnk.to/NYC2023LT

Featured in our Emerging Investigator Series: Ting Ge Ting Ge spoke to us about their article: “Force-driven active dynamics of thin nanorods in unentangled polymer melts” Read the blog post here: rsc.li/3GUbr82

Glad to find I am following Morgan’s steps. blogs.rsc.org/sm/2023/01/09/… blogs.rsc.org/sm/2023/01/09/…

Congratulations to Shayah on his 1st first-author paper! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

The 51st meeting of SETCA is just around the corner! Please visit our website (setca2023.com) to submit an abstract and register for the conference in Columbia, SC, May 11-May 13, 2023.

Thanks to John Lavigne and our theoretical and computational students for making the poster sessions and catering at SETCA 2023 smooth, pleasant, and shining!

Thanks to ACS Macromolecules for the invitation and glad to write a perspective article on nanoparticle dynamics in polymers. Lengthy in the style of a 19th-century Russian novel. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

I'm thrilled to announce the publication of our recent work on associative polymers in Physical Review Letters! This research wouldn't have been possible without the collaboration of Shiwang Chen at MSU and Ting Ge at SU. Thank you!

Artwork for my recent perspective article ACS for Authors. Idea of design came from the diffusion of red ink in water. Thanks to Ella Maru Studio Ella Marushchenko in Charleston for the collaboration.

Thumbs up to Project SEED summer student Madelyn and graduate students Shayah and Siteng, who adhere to the idea that lignin may be valorized ;-)

Our department is inviting applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Polymer Chemistry. The online application system: uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/153731. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2023. #facultychemjobs Chemjobber uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/153731

Are you interested in graduate school? Then check out all the new research groups and the entire Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of South Carolina. Grad applications are FREE this year! eee5j46l83.postedstuff.com/V2-w8VF-DUFb-s…

Chuanbing asked me to say a few words after him before Shayah's defense. It reminded me of the aqueous solution of lignin I stored with Shayah years ago, for which I was joking that he couldn't graduate until it dried... Looks like nature would like him to go. It's almost dry 🧐

One of the best seminars in recent years! Craig Group

Congrats to Andrew on his first first-author paper! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

We Xiaodan Gu necked a film. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Today, the group celebrates the July heat with a lakeshore party! Huge thanks to Adam’s parents for their generosity. We are gathered at their beautiful Lake Murray house, enjoying pool games, swimming, boating, and a delicious BBQ again showcases by Siteng. Perfect summer vibes!

Andrew's second journal cover this year. We like the fast flow in Macro Lett. pubs.acs.org/toc/amlccd/13/… ACS for Authors