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Jeffrey Pyun

Member of the Graduate Faculty,

Professor, Optical Sciences,

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry-Sci,

Professor, BIO5 Institute,

Chemistry & Biochemistry - Sci
jpyun@arizona.edu

520/626-1834

Grant: $13.8M

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Professor Jeffrey Pyun is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Arizona. In Fall 2004, he joined the faculty in Chemistry at the University of Arizona as an Assistant Professor, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2010 has been a Full Professor since 2015. Prof. Pyun’s research interests focus on the synthesis, self-assembly, characterization and device evaluation of novel polymers, nanoparticles, and nanocomposites materials. He is currently working on materials are anticipated to broadly impact the areas of information storage, optical materials, sulfur utilization, photocatalysis-solar fuels and energy storage technologies. In 2002, he obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry with Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski at Carnegie Mellon University working in the area of controlled radical polymerization applied to the synthesis of organic/inorganic hybrid materials. He then moved on to postdoctoral research in a joint position with Prof. Jean M.J. Fréchet and Prof. Craig J. Hawker at the IBM Almaden Research Center from 2002-2004 focusing on the synthesis of complex macromolecular architectures for catalysis. Since 2009, he has also served as a World Class University Professor, in the School of Chemical & Biological Engineering at Seoul National University. Prof. Pyun’s research contributions have been recognized by a number of prestigious awards for young investigators, namely, the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, the IBM Faculty Award, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship and for important contributions to the magnetic tape industry thru the Information Storage Industry Consortium (INSIC) Technical Achievement Award. He has also been recognized by the University of Arizona with the Innovation and Impact Award from Tech Launch Arizona and was named the Academic Innovator of the Year in 2017 from the State of Arizona. He was also recently appointed as a Kavli Fellow, an ACS PMSE Fellow (2019) and admitted into the National Academy of Inventors (2019). In 2021, he was also appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Prof. Pyun serves on the Editorial Boards for the Journal of Polymer Science, Progress in Polymer Science and Polymer.

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Jeffrey Pyun experts in polymer chemistry, materials science, nanomaterials, condensed matter physics, nanotechnology, polymer nanocomposites, nanoparticles, colloids, li-ion batteries, biomaterials, self-assembly, chemistry, li-s batteries, polymers, catalysis, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, magnetic nanoparticles, plasmonics, photocatalysis, electrochemistry, lithium ion batteries, biophysics, biochemistry, molecular biology, polymer brush, atom transfer spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, polymer physics, nanocomposites, nanoelectronics, nanofabrication, plasmonic, supramolecular chemistry, infrared spectroscopy, colloidal nanocrystals, photoemission spectroscopy, photoelectrochemistry, energy storage, environmental chemistry, environmental nanotechnology, inorganic chemistry

Courses

Organic Structural Analysis Laboratory

Advanced Organic Chemistry

General Chemistry I

Polymer Chemistry

Lectures in Organic Chemistry

Recent Grants

	2022	$550.0K	Active
Sulfenyl Chloride Electrophilic Addition to Olefinic Monomers: A New Step-Growth Polymerization Reaction to Prepare Optical Polymers
	2022	$70.0K	Active
Novel Sulfur Based Polymers for Optical and Photonic Systems
	2022	$18.0K	Active
Chalcogenide Polymer Infrared Optics
	2021	$1.9M	Active
DMREF: Computational Chemistry to Accelerate Development of Long Wave Infrared Polymers
	2021	$270.2K	Active
High Index Electroactive Polymer Development
	2021	$140.0K	Active
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Sulfur Based Optical Polymers
$Logo of Hoya 167 High Refractive Index Polymers for Consumer Plastic Eye-Wear from Elemental Sulfur funding agency$	2021	$114.3K	Active
Hoya 167 High Refractive Index Polymers for Consumer Plastic Eye-Wear from Elemental Sulfur
	2020	$676.0K	Active
PFI-RP: Translational Research from Academia to Industry on Low Cost Plastic Materials for Infrared Thermal Imaging
	2020	$520.0K	Active
CAS: Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production with Polymer-Supported [2Fe-2S] Clusters
	2018	$850.3K	Active
Biomechanical Approaches and Technologies for Enhancing TAVR Outcomes

Technologies / Patents

	2021	Copolymerization Of Elemental Sulfur To Synthesize High Sulfur Content Polymeric Materials
	2021	Improved Cathode Materials For Li-S Batteries
$Logo of 3D-Printing Of Ultra-High Refractive Index Polymers$	2021	3D-Printing Of Ultra-High Refractive Index Polymers
	2021	Flame Retardant Compositions Utilizing Elemental Sulfur
	2020	Sulfur Composites and Polymeric Materials from Elemental Sulfur
	2018	Methods and Compositions Using AMPK Activators for Pharmacological Prevention of Chronic Pain
	2017	Sulfur Composites and Polymeric Materials from Elemental Sulfur
	2016	High Sulfur Content Copolymers and Composite Materials and Electrochemical Cells and Optical Elements Using Them
	2015	Metallic Magnetic Powder and Manufacturing Method of the Same, Magnetic Painting, Magnetic Powder for Magnetic Therapy, and Magnetic Recording Medium
	2013	Protective Coating of Magnetic Nanoparticles
	1899	High Sulfur Content Copolymers and Composite Materials and Electrochemical Cells and Optical Elements Using Them
	1899	Copolymerization Of Elemental Sulfur To Synthesize High Sulfur Content Polymeric Materials
	1899	Sulfur Composites and Polymeric Materials from Elemental Sulfur
	1899	Methods of Utilizing Elemental Sulfur for Flame Retardant Polymers and Additives
	1899	Methods Of Utilizing Elemental Sulfur For Flame Retardant Polymers And Additives
	1899	Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs) for Infrared Optical Materials and Devices

News

2021	UArizona Chemists Develop Flame Retardant Sulfur Plastics from Fossil Fuel Waste
2019	Faculty Elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
2019	Using Computational Chemistry to Produce Cheaper Infrared Plastic Lenses
2017	From Inventions to Assets: Tech Launch Arizona's Pipeline
2016	I-Squared Awards Honor Impact, Innovation
2014	UA Researchers are Creating Better Thermal-Imaging Lens From Waste Sulfur
2013	Better Batteries From Waste Sulfur
2009	Magnetic Tape Research Earns Award for UA Chemist
2009	UA Chemist Named Sloan Foundation Research Fellow

Publications (86)

Recent

2017	Subsurface Imaging of the Cores of Polymer-Encapsulated Cobalt Nanoparticles Using Force Modulation Microscopy.
2017	Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers: Ultrahigh Refractive Index Polymers for Infrared Imaging.
2017	The use of polymers in Li-S batteries: A review.
2017	Inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur and styrene for polymeric cathodes in Li-S batteries.
2017	Chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers (CHIPs) via inverse vulcanization and dynamic covalent polymerizations.
2017	The Importance of Confined Sulfur Nanodomains and Adjoining Electron Conductive Pathways in Subreaction Regimes of Li-S Batteries.
2017	From waste to valuable plastics-Discovery of new paradigms from well-studied systems with elemental sulfur.
2017	Multimodal Characterization of the Morphology and Functional Interfaces in Composite Electrodes for Li-S Batteries by Li Ion and Electron Beams.
2017	Facile Assembly of Aligned Magnetic Nanoparticle Chains in Polymer Nanocomposite Films by Magnetic Flow Coating.
2017	Type I vs. quasi-type II modulation in CdSe@CdS tetrapods: ramifications for noble metal tipping.
2016	Arm length dependency of Pt-decorated CdSe tetrapods on the performance of photocatalytic hydrogen generation.
2016	Modular synthesis of functional polymer nanoparticles from a versatile platform based on poly(pentafluorophenylmethacrylate).
2016	High Refractive Index Copolymers with Improved Thermomechanical Properties via the Inverse Vulcanization of Sulfur and 1,3,5-Triisopropenylbenzene.
2016	Conformal Polymeric Multilayer Coatings on Sulfur Cathodes via the Layer-by-Layer Deposition for High Capacity Retention in Li-S Batteries.
2016	Elemental Sulfur and Molybdenum Disulfide Composites for Li-S Batteries with Long Cycle Life and High-Rate Capability.
2016	Graphene quantum dots: structural integrity and oxygen functional groups for high sulfur/sulfide utilization in lithium sulfur batteries.
2016	Polymerizations with elemental sulfur: A novel route to high sulfur content polymers for sustainability, energy and defense.
2016	Synthesis and Assembly of Dipolar Heterostructured Tetrapods: Colloidal Polymers with Giant tert-butyl Groups.
2016	Analytical Multimode Scanning and Transmission Electron Imaging and Tomography of Multiscale Structural Architectures of Sulfur Copolymer-Based Composite Cathodes for Next-Generation High-Energy Density Li-S Batteries.
2016	A one-pot synthesis of polysulfane-bearing block copolymer nanoparticles with tunable size and refractive index.
2016	Colloidal Random Terpolymers: Controlling Reactivity Ratios of Colloidal Comonomers via Metal Tipping.
2015	Universal Length Dependence of Rod-to-Seed Exciton Localization Efficiency in Type I and Quasi-Type II CdSe@CdS Nanorods.
2015	Inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur with 1,4-diphenylbutadiyne for cathode materials in Li-S batteries.
2015	Structural origins of enhanced capacity retention in novel copolymerized sulfur-based composite cathodes for high-energy density Li-S batteries.
2015	Colloidal polymers from inorganic nanoparticle monomers.
2015	Band Edge Energetics of Heterostructured Nanorods: Photoemission Spectroscopy and Waveguide Spectroelectrochemistry of Au-Tipped CdSe Nanorod Monolayers.
2015	Kilogram scale inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur to prepare high capacity polymer electrodes for Li-S batteries.
2015	High Sulfur Content Polymer Nanoparticles Obtained from Interfacial Polymerization of Sodium Polysulfide and 1,2,3-Trichloropropane in Water.
2015	Improving the Charge Conductance of Elemental Sulfur via Tandem Inverse Vulcanization and Electropolymerization.
2015	Recent Approaches for the Direct Use of Elemental Sulfur in the Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Materials.
2015	Dynamic Covalent Polymers via Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur for Healable Infrared Optical Materials.
2015	Uniform decoration of Pt nanoparticles on well-defined CdSe tetrapods and the effect of their Pt cluster size on photocatalytic H2 generation.
2014	Preparation of Dynamic Covalent Polymers via Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur.
2014	Inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur to prepare polymeric electrode materials for Li-S batteries
2014	New infrared transmitting material via inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur to prepare high refractive index polymers
2014	Colloidal Polymers via Dipolar Assembly of Magnetic Nanoparticle Monomers.
2014	Colloidal Polymers from Dipolar Assembly of Cobalt-Tipped CdSe@CdS Nanorods.
2014	Optical properties of sulfur copolymers for infrared applications.
2014	Synthesis of ferromagnetic cobalt nanoparticle tipped CdSe@CdS nanorods: critical role of Pt-activation.
2014	One-pot synthesis of PbS NP/sulfur-oleylamine copolymer nanocomposites via the copolymerization of elemental sulfur with oleylamine.
2013	Synthesis, self-assembly and reversible healing of supramolecular perfluoropolyethers
2013	The use of elemental sulfur as an alternative feedstock for polymeric materials.
2013	Single chain polymer nanoparticles via sequential ATRP and oxidative polymerization
2013	Polyoctadecyl methacrylate brushes via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization
2012	Systems engineering at the nanoscale
2012	Functionalization and patterning of reactive polymer brushes based on surface reversible addition and fragmentation chain transfer polymerization
2012	Controlling length and areal density of artificial cilia through the dipolar assembly of ferromagnetic nanoparticles
2012	Directing the deposition of ferromagnetic cobalt onto Pt-tipped CdSe@CdS nanorods: Synthetic and mechanistic insights
2012	Polymer chemistry: Still in control
2012	Self-assembly and colloidal polymerization of polymer-nanoparticle hybrids into mesoscopic chains
2011	Graphene oxide as catalyst: Application of carbon materials beyond nanotechnology
2011	Dipolar organization and magnetic actuation of flagella-like nanoparticle assemblies
2011	Polymer Encapsulation of Metallic and Semiconductor Nanoparticles: Multifunctional Materials with Novel Optical, Electronic and Magnetic Properties
2011	Morphological conversion of dipolar core-shell Au-Co nanoparticles into beaded Au-Co sub 3 /sub O sub 4 /sub nanowires
2011	Magnetic self-assembly of gold nanoparticle chains using dipolar core-shell colloids
2010	Synthesis of ferromagnetic polymer coated nanoparticles on multi-gram scale with tunable particle size
2010	Dipolar assembly of ferromagnetic nanoparticles into magnetically driven artificial cilia
2009	Colloidal Polymerization of Polymer Coated Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles into Cobalt Oxide Nanowires
2009	Oxidation effect in cobalt nanoparticles magnetic fluids
2008	Self-assembly of polymer-coated ferromagnetic nanoparticles into mesoscopic polymer chains
2008	Fabrication of long CdS nanowires by using a chemical solution process
2007	Nanocomposite materials from functional polymers and magnetic colloids
2007	Synthesis and self-assembly of polymer-coated ferromagnetic nanoparticles
2007	Field induced formation of mesoscopic polymer chains from functional ferromagnetic colloids
2006	Polymer-coated ferromagnetic colloids from well-defined macromolecular surfactants and assembly into nanoparticle chains
2005	Synthesis and direct visualization of block copolymers composed of different macromolecular architectures
2005	The dramatic effect of architecture on the self-assembly of block copolymers at interfaces
2004	Efficiency and fidelity in a click-chemistry route to triazole dendrimers by the copper(I)-catalyzed ligation of azides and alkynes
2004	Synthesis and surface attachment of ABC triblock copolymers containing glassy and rubbery segments
2003	Synthesis of Block, Statistical, and Gradient Copolymers from Octadecyl (Meth)acrylates Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
2003	Synthesis and characterization of organic/inorganic hybrid nanoparticles: Kinetics of surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization and morphology of hybrid nanoparticle ultrathin films
2003	Evaluating the effect of termination by chain-chain coupling in living free-radical polymerizations
2003	Synthesis of Polymer Brushes Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
2003	Macromolecules of controlled architecture
2003	ABA triblock copolymers containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane pendant groups: Synthesis and unique properties
2002	Synthesis and characterization of silica-graft-polystyrene hybrid nanoparticles: Effect of constraint on the glass-transition temperature of spherical polymer brushes
2002	Synthesis of polypropylene-poly(meth)acrylate block copolymers using metallocene catalyzed processes and subsequent atom transfer radical polymerization
2000	Functionalization of polymers prepared by ATRP using radical addition reactions
2000	Synthesis and microstructural characterization of POSS-based triblock copolymers prepared using atom transfer radical polymerization
2000	Synthesis of hybrid polymers using atom transfer radical polymerization: Homopolymers and block copolymers from polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane monomers
2000	Synthesis of organic/inorganic hybrid materials using atom transfer radical polymerization
1999	The synthesis of multifunctional star and hyperbranched polymers using atom transfer radical polymerization and atom transfer radical addition
1999	Synthesis of well-defined star polymers by atom transfer radical polymerization using the core-first approach
1999	Synthesis of organic/inorganic hybrid materials from polysiloxane precursors using atom transfer radical polymerization
1999	Synthesis and characterization of star polymers with varying arm number, length, and composition from organic and hybrid inorganic/ organic multifunctional initiators
1998	Preparation of hyperbranched polyacrylates by atom transfer radical polymerization, 4: The use of zero-valent copper

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