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Heather Broadhead

Dr. Heather Broadhead

Associate Teaching Professor

Areas of Expertise

Polymers with biomedical and personal care applications, surface modification, antimicrobial activity, bacteriophages.

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Heather.Broadhead@usm.edu

Tristan Clemons

Dr. Tristan Clemons

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Polymer Chemistry, Biomaterials, Supramolecular Assembly

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Tristan.Clemons@usm.edu

Graham Collier

Dr. Graham Collier

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Polymer Chemistry, Organic Electronics, Photo- and Electroactive Polymers

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Graham.Collier@usm.edu

Xiaodan Gu

Dr. Xiaodan Gu

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Polymer physics, Organic electronics, X-ray scattering, Neutron scattering, Block copolymers

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Xiaodan.Gu@usm.edu

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Dr. Roger Hester

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

Email
r.d.hester@usm.edu

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Dr. William Jarrett Jr

Associate Research Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
William.Jarrett@usm.edu

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Dr. Robert Lochhead

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

Email
Robert.Lochhead@usm.edu

Boran Ma

Dr. Boran Ma

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

Polymer physics, Polymer engineering, Molecular modeling and simulations

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Boran.Ma@usm.edu

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Dr. Lon Mathias

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Lon.Mathias@usm.edu

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Dr. Kenneth Mauritz

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

Email
kenneth.mauritz@usm.edu

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Dr. Charles McCormick

Emeritus

Areas of Expertise

Water Soluble Polymers, RAFT polymerization

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

Email
Charles.Mccormick@usm.edu

Olivia McNair

Dr. Olivia McNair

Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise

High-Temperature Polymers and Composites, Tuning thermal and mechanical performance of carbon-carbon composites, High performance polymer systems from sustainable resources

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Olivia.McNair@usm.edu

Sarah Morgan

Dr. Sarah Morgan

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Bioinspired water soluble polymers, morphology control, nanocomposites, high performance polymers

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Sarah.Morgan@usm.edu

Sergei Nazarenko

Dr. Sergei Nazarenko

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Polymer Science and Engineering

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Sergei.Nazarenko@usm.edu

Brian Olson

Dr. Brian Olson

Assistant Teaching Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Brian.Olson@usm.edu

Joshua Otaigbe

Dr. Joshua Otaigbe

Emeritus

Areas of Expertise

Polymer engineering and science, materials processing, biomaterials, phosphate glasses, micro(nano)composites, university/industry partnerships.

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

Email
Joshua.Otaigbe@usm.edu

Derek Patton

Dr. Derek Patton

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Polymer Synthesis, polymer surfaces, surface characterization, degradable materials

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Derek.Patton@usm.edu

Zhe Qiang

Dr. Zhe Qiang

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Polymer Engineering and Physics, Nanomaterials, Sustainability and Circular Economy

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Zhe.Qiang@usm.edu

James Rawlins

Dr. James Rawlins

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Surface Coatings, Corrosion Control, Biomass and Biobased Materials

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
James.Rawlins@usm.edu

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Dr. Robson Storey

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Robson.Storey@usm.edu

Shelby Thames

Dr. Shelby Thames

Emeritus

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

Email
Shelby.F.Thames@usm.edu

Jeff Wiggins

Dr. Jeff Wiggins

Professor

Areas of Expertise

Polymer Matrix Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Science and Engineering

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Polymer Science and Engineering
Discipline: Polymer Science and Engineering

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Email
Jeffrey.Wiggins@usm.edu