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Nathaniel A. Lynd! ! ! ! 10/26/12! ! ! Curriculum Vitae
Nathaniel Alexander Lynd
Materials Research Laboratory! ! ! ! ! ! Email: lynd@mrl.ucsb.edu
University of California! ! ! ! ! ! ! Tel: (651) 491-7175 (cell)
Santa Barbara, CA! ! ! ! ! ! ! Fax: (805) 893-8502
93106-5121
Research Interests
Design and synthesis of functional and nanostructured macromolecular organic materials
•Polymer chemistry: Synthesis of functional polymeric materials
•Polymer physics: Morphological, mechanical, and thermal properties of polymers
•Applications: Biomedical materials & degradable polymers, energy storage, self-assembly
Education
! University of Minnesota! ! ! ! ! ! Minneapolis, MN
! Ph.D. Materials Chemistry (Advisor: Marc A. Hillmyer)! ! ! ! October 2007
! Michigan State University! ! ! ! ! ! East Lansing, MI
! B. S. Chemistry (Advisor: Gregory L. Baker), B. A. German! ! ! June 2002
Professional Research Experience
University of California-Santa Barbara, Materials Research Laboratory
! Project Scientist, Associate Director-Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology Oct 2010–present
! Postdoctoral Scholar! ! ! ! ! ! ! Oct 2007–Oct 2010
! Postdoctoral Co-advisors: Craig J. Hawker, Glenn H. Fredrickson, Edward J. Kramer
University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry
! Graduate Assistant! ! ! ! ! ! ! Sept 2002–Sept 2007
! Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry, 2007
! Graduate Research Advisor: Marc A. Hillmyer
Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry
! Undergraduate Researcher ! ! ! ! ! ! June 2001–June 2002
! B. S. Chemistry, B. A. German, 2002
! Undergraduate Research Advisor: Gregory L. Baker
Publications (* with N. A. Lynd as corresponding author)
22. Investigating the effects of polymer and salt concentration on the structure and properties of a
triblock copolymer coacervate hydrogels. Krogstad, D. V.; Lynd, N. A.; Choi, S.-H.; Spruell, J. M.;
Kramer, E. J.; Hawker, C. J.; Tirrell, M. V., submitted (2012) (email for copy).
21. *Poly[(ethylene oxide)-co-(methylene ethylene oxide)]: A hydrolytically degradable poly(ethylene
oxide). Lundberg, P.; Lee, B. F.; van den Berg, S. A.; Pressly, E. D.; Lee, A.; Hawker, C. J.; Lynd, N. A.
2012, 1, 1240–1243. [doi] *4 th most read article in ACS Macro Letters as of 11/15/2012
20. pH-triggered self-assembly of biocompatible histamine-functional triblock copolymers. Lundberg, P.;
Lynd, N. A.; Zhang, Y.; Zeng, X.; Krogstad, D. V.; Paffen, T.; Malkoch, M.; Nystrom, A. M.; Hawker, C.
J. in press (2012). [doi] *3 rd most read article in Soft Matter as of 11/15/2012
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19. Mesostructured block copolymer nanoparticles: Versatile templates for hybrid inorganic
nanostructures. Connal, L.; Lynd, N.; Robb, M.; Jang, S.; Spruell, J.; Hawker, C. Chem. Mater., in press
(2012). [doi]
18. *Reactivity ratios and mechanistic insight for anionic ring-opening copolymerization of epoxides.
Lee, B. F.; Wolffs, M.; Delaney, K. T.; Sprafke, J.; Leibfarth, F. A.; Hawker, C. J.; Lynd, N. A.,
Macromolecules 2012, 45, 3722–3731. [doi]
17. Nanopatterning biomolecules by block copolymer self-assembly. Killops, K. L.; Gupta, N.; Dimitriou,
M. D.; Lynd, N. A.; Jung, H.; Tran, H.; Bang, J.; Campos, L. M. ACS Macro Lett. 2012, 1, 758–763. [doi]
16. Functional block copolymer nanoparticles: toward the next generation of delivery vehicles. Robb, M.
J.; Connal, L. A.; Lee, B. F.; Lynd, N. A.; Hawker, C. J. Polymer Chemistry 2012, 3, 1618–1628. [doi]
15. *Poly(allyl glycidyl ether)–A versatile functional polyether platform. Lee, B. F.; Kade, M. J.; Chute, J.
A.; Gupta, N.; Campos, L. M.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Kramer, E. J.; Lynd, N. A.; Hawker, C. J. J. Polym.
Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2011, 49, 4498–4504. [doi]
14. A general approach to controlling the surface composition of poly(ethylene oxide)-based block
copolymers for antifouling coatings. Dimitriou, M. D.; Zhou, Z.; Yoo, H.-S.; Killops, K. L.; Finlay, J. A.;
Sundaram, H. S.; Lynd, N. A.; Barteau, K. P.; Campos, L. M.; Fischer, D. A.; Callow, M. E.; Callow, J.
A.; Ober, C. K.; Hawker; C. J.; Kramer, E. J. Langmuir 2011, 27, 13762–13772. [doi]
13. Synthesis of thermally stable Au-core/Pt-shell nanoparticles and their segregation behavior in
diblock copolymer mixtures. Jang, S.; Khan, A.; Dimitriou, M.; Kim, B. J.; Lynd, N. A.; Kramer, E. J.;
Hawker, C. J. Soft Matter 2011, 7, 6255–6263. [doi]
12. Tunable, high modulus hydrogels driven by ionic coacervation. Hunt, J. N.; Feldman, K. E.; Lynd, N.
A.; Deek, J.; Spruell, J. M.; Hernandez, B. M.; Campos, L. M.; Safinya, C. R.; Kramer, E. J.; Hawker, C.
J. Adv. Mater. 2010, 23, 2327–2331. [doi]
11. Ketene functionalized polyethylene: control of crosslink density and mechanical properties.
Leibfarth, F.; Schneider, Y.; Lynd, N. A.; Schultz, A.; Moon, B.; Bazan, G.; Hawker, C. J. J. Am. Chem.
Soc. 2010, 132, 14706–14709. [doi]
10. Design of soft and strong thermoplastic elastomers based on non-linear block copolymer
architectures using self-consistent mean field theory. Lynd, N. A.; Oyerokun, F. T.; O’Donogue, D. L.;
Handlin, D.; Fredrickson, G. H. Macromolecules 2010, 43, 3479–3486. [doi]
9. Processing-structure-mechanical property relationships of semicrystalline polyolefin based block
copolymers. Deplace, F.; Wang, Z.; Lynd, N. A.; Hotta, A.; Rose, J. M.; Hustad, P. D.; Tian, J.; Ohtaki,
H.; Coates, G. W.; Shimizu, F.; Hirokane, K.; Yamada, F.; Shin, Y. W.; Rong, L. X.; Zhu, J.; Toki, S.;
Hsiao, B. S.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Kramer, E. J. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2010, 48. 1428–1437.
[doi]
8. Novel polyolefin elastomers prepared by grafting poly(n-butylacrylate) from polyethylene
macroinitiators. Schneider, Y.; Lynd, N. A.; Kramer, E. J.; Bazan, G. C. Macromolecules 2009, 42, 8763–
8768. [doi]
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7. C2-symmetric Ni(II) alpha-diimines featuring cumyl-derived ligands: Synthesis of improved
elastomeric regioblock polypropylenes. Rose, J. M; Deplace, F.; Lynd, N. A.; Wang, Z.; Hotta, A.;
Lobkovsky, E. B.; Kramer, E. J.; Coates, G. W. Macromolecules 2008, 41, 9548–9555. [doi]
6. Theory of polydisperse block copolymer melts: Beyond the Schulz-Zimm distribution. Lynd, N. A.;
Matsen, M. W.; Hillmyer, M. A. Macromolecules 2008, 41, 4531–4533. [doi]
5. *Polydispersity and block copolymer self-assembly. Lynd, N. A.; Meuler, A. J.; Hillmyer, M. A. Prog.
Polym. Sci. 2008, 33, 875–893. [doi]
4. Renewable resource thermoplastic elastomers based on polylactide and polymenthide. Wanamaker,
C. L.; O’Learly, L. E.; Lynd, N. A.; Hillmyer, M. A.; Tolman, W. B. Biomacromolecules 2007, 8, 3634–3640.
[doi]
3. The role of polydispersity in the lamellar mesophase of model diblock copolymers. Lynd, N. A.;
Hamilton, B. J.; Hillmyer, M. A. J. Poly. Sci. Part B: Poly. Phys. 2007, 45, 3386–3393. [doi]
2. Effects of polydispersity on the order-disorder transition in block copolymer melts. Lynd, N. A.;
Hillmyer, M. A. Macromolecules 2007, 40, 8050–8055. [doi]
1. Influence of polydispersity on the self-assembly of diblock copolymers. Lynd, N. A.; Hillmyer, M. A.
Macromolecules 2005, 38, 8803–8810. [doi]
Patent Applications
2. Hydrolytically degradable poly(ethylene glycol) derivatives through introduction of methylene
ethylene oxide repeat units. Lynd, N. A.; Lee, B. F.; Lundberg, P.; van den Berg, S.; Pressly, E. D.;
Hawker, C. J. US Patent Appl. No. 61/623,168 (April 12, 2012).
1. Polymer electrolytes for lithium-polymer batteries based on poly(glycidyl ether)s. Lynd, N. A.;
Barteau, K. B.; Hawker, C. J.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Kramer, E. J. U.S. Patent Appl. No. 13/329,179
(December 16, 2011).
Invited Lectures
7. Reactivity ratios and mechanistic insight for anionic ring-opening co-polymerization of ethylene
oxide and functional glycidyl ethers. IUPAC World Polymer Congress, June 26, 2012, Blacksburg, VA.
6. Synthesis and applications of copolyethers. WPI-AIMR workshop, California NanoSystems Institute
(UCSB), January 10th, 2012.
5. Functional polyethers (and a little bit of nonlinear block polymers). Nagoya University, Nagoya,
Japan, November 17th, 2011.
4. Functional polyethers. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, November 16th, 2011.
3. Poly(allyl glycidyl ether) as a versatile polymer platform. Carl S. Marvel Award Symposium in
Honor of Marc A. Hillmyer at the ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, CA. March 25th, 2011.
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2. Poly(glycidyl ether)s as a versatile polymer platform. Materials Research Outreach Program (UCSB),
February, 2nd, 2011.
1. The effects of polydispersity on block copolymer self-assembly. University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan,
June, 2007.
Award Lectures
2. Order and disorder in polydisperse block copolymer melts. American Physical Society, Frank J.
Padden Award Symposium (finalist), Denver, CO. March 6th, 2007.
1. Effects of polydispersity on block copolymer self-assembly. 4th Annual Graduate Student Research
Symposium (Beaker & Bunsen Award), 2005.
Contributed Lectures
15. Synthesis of reactive and responsive copolyether materials by ring-opening anionic polymerization.
ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. August 23rd, 2012.
14. Structure of block copolymer hydrogel formed by complex coacervate process. Choi, S.; Ortony, J.;
Krogstad, D.; Spruell, J.; Lynd, N.; Han, S.; Kramer, E. American Physical Society Meeting in Boston,
MA. March 1st, 2012.
13. Determining the structure and properties of complex coacervate crosslinked triblock copolymer
hydrogels. Krogstad, D.; Choi, S.; Spruell, J.; Lynd, N. ; Kramer, E.; Tirrell, M. American Physical
Society Meeting in Boston, MA. February 29th, 2012.
12. Gibbs ensemble calculations of phase coexistence in supramolecular assembly of block copolymers.
Mester, Z.; Lynd, N.; Fredrickson, G. American Physical Society Meeting in Boston, MA. February
28th, 2012.
11. Synthesis of poly(alkyl glycidyl ether)s having controlled polymeric structure. Lee, B. F.; Lynd, N. A.;
Chute, J. A.; Kade, M. J.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Kramer, E. J.; Hawker, C. J. ACS National Meeting in
Anaheim, CA. March 30th, 2011.
10. Nanostructured block copolymer colloids. Connal, L. A.; Lynd, N. A.; Robb, M. A.; Jang, S. G.; Spruell,
J. M.; Hawker, C. J. ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, CA. March 29th, 2011.
9. Synthesis of poly(alkyl glycidyl ether)s for energy applications. Barteau, K. P.; Lynd, N. A.;
Fredrickson, G. H.; Hawker, C. J. ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, CA. March 29th, 2011.
8. Internally organized polymer nanospheres: Self-assembly and applications. Spruell, J. M.; Trujillo, M.
C.; Lynd, N. A.; Connal, L. A.; Hawker, C. J. ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, CA. March 29th,
2011.
7. Synthesis and study of telechelic polyelectrolytes for reversible hydrogel formation. Hunt, J. N.;
Feldman, K. E.; Lynd, N. A.; Hawker, C. J. ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, CA. March 24th,
2010.
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6. Unusual class of elastomers prepared by grafting poly(n-butyl acrylate) from polyethylene
macroinitiators. Schneider, Y.; Lynd, N. A.; Bazan, G. C.; Kramer, E. J. ACS National Meeting in San
Francisco, CA. March 23rd, 2010.
5. Fabrication of cylindrical nanoparticles via block copolymer self-assembly. Killops, K. L; Campos, L.
M.; Lynd, N. A.; Bang, J.; Hawker, C. J. ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, CA. March 21st, 2010.
4. Synthesis of poly(allyl glycidyl ether)-containing block copolymers using potassium alkoxide
initiators. Lynd, N. A.; Campos, L. M.; Feldman, K. E.; Hunt, J. N.; Kade, M. J.; Killops, K. L.; Hawker,
C. J. ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, CA. March 21st, 2010.
3. Design of thermoplastic elastomers with self-consistent mean field theory: Radial (ABA)n and
A(BA)n miktoarm architectures. American Physical Society National Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA.
March, 2009.
2. Polydisperse block copolymer melts: Beyond the Schulz-Zimm distribution. American Physical
Society National Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. March, 2009.
1. The influence of polydispersity on the thermodynamics of diblock copolymers. American Physical
Society National Meeting in Los Angeles, CA, March, 2005.
Mentoring Experience
University of California–Santa Barbara
Pontus Lundberg (Postdoctoral scholar)
! February 2011–present
! Project: Synthesis of responsive block polymers, ring-opening polymerization
Bongjae F. Lee (Graduate student)
! January 2010–present
! Project: Functional polymers for targeting and delivery, ring-opening polymerization
Katherine P. Barteau (Graduate student)
! January 2010–present
! Project: New materials for energy storage applications
Hanna Hart (California Alliance for Minority Participation)
! October 2012–present
! Project: Synthesis of alkyne-functional polyethers
Annabelle Lee (Research Interns in Science and Engineering)
! June 2011–present
! Project: Synthesis of stimuli-responsive polymer materials
Christina Rodriguez (California Alliance for Minority Participation)
! June 2011–present (now post-baccalaureate researcher)
! Project: Polymer nanoparticles for energy storage and chemical defense applications
Morgan Howe (Research Interns in Science and Engineering)
! June 2012–August 2012
! Project: Synthesis of degradable polymers for nanotechnology
Sebastian A. van den Berg (Cooperative International Science and Engineering Internships)
! April 2011–July 2011
! Project: Synthesis of functional polymers by activated-monomer polymerization
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Mentoring Experience (continued)
Jodie Melbourne (California Alliance for Minority Participation, Cooperative International Science
! and Engineering Internships)
! June 2009–August 2009, June 2010–August 2010
! Project: Polymer electrolytes for solid-state energy storage
Chuong Vu (Research Experience for Teachers)
! June 2010–August 2010
! Project: Alkyne-functional polymers for click functionalization
Diego Bracho (Cooperative International Science and Engineering Internships)
! January 2010–March 2010
! Project: Rheology of ionic hydrogels
Donal O’Donoghue (Cooperative International Science and Engineering Internships)
! June 2008–August 2008
! Project: Calculation of block copolymer phase behavior by self-consistent mean field theory
University of Minnesota
Cheri Li (Research Experience for Undergraduates)
! June 2006–August 2006
! Project: Polydispersity effects on block copolymer micellization (with T. P. Lodge)
Theresa Hsu (Research Experience for Undergraduates)
! June 2005–August 2005
! Project : Polydispersity effects on block copolymer micellization (with T. P. Lodge)
Research Support
•National Institutes of Health (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)
•Army Research Office
•Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials
Professional Activities
•Session chair of “New developments in polymer synthesis”, IUPAC World Polymer Congress, June
26, 2012, Blacksburg, VA.
•Consultant (2010–present) for Fortune 500 company in southern California in polymer-based
therapeutics.
•Peer Review: Macromolecules, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Polymer Science, Part A:
Polymer Chemistry, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, European Physical Journal E.
•Judge for the California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) at the 2012 statewide
symposium (UC-Irvine, 2012).
•Professional development series panelist for mentoring and outreach (UCSB, 2012).
Teaching Experience
University of California–Santa Barbara
Spring 2011– ! Co-instructor: Synthetic Chemistry of Macromolecules
Fall 2011! ! with Prof. Craig J. Hawker
•Preparation of lectures
•Preparation of exam questions and evaluation of students
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Spring 2003–! Head Teaching Assistant: Physical Chemistry I: Thermodynamics and
Spring 2004 ! Statistical Mechanics
•Preparation of homework and exam solutions
•Leading help sessions and holding office hours
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