Education
- PhD (Chem. Eng.) SUNY, 1983
- MSc (Chem. Eng.) SUNY, 1980
- BSc (Chem. Eng.) Wis., 1978
- BA (Chem.) Nebr., 1976
Awards and Honours
- Assoc. Editor, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
- Editorial Advisory Board, Polymer
- National Science Award (1996)
- Staff Achievement Award, NUS (1997)
- National Young Scientist and Engineer Award (1989)
Research Interests
- Surface Functionalization via Molecular Design and Engineering
- Polymers in Nanoscience and Biomolecular Engineering
- Molecular and Polymer Electronics
- Polymers for Marine and Environmentally-Benign Applications
Selected Publications
“Natural Polyphenols as Versatile Platforms for Material Engineering and Surface Functionalization”, Prog. Polym. Sci. 2018, 87, 165-196
“Polymer Brush Coatings for Combating Marine Biofouling”, Prog. Polym. Sci. 2014, 39, 1017-1042
“Surface-Functionalized and Surface-Functionalizable Fluoropolymer Membranes”, In Handbook of Fluoropolymer Science and Technology, Wiley InterScience, N.Y., 2013, Ch 8
Graphene and its Derivatives: Switching ON and OFF”, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 4688-4707
“Polymeric Hollow Nanostrucutres – Synthesis, Morphology and Function”, Prog. Polym Sci. 2011, 36, 127-167
“Barnacles Help Battle Biofilms”, Research Highlights, Nature 2011, 475, 9
“Bioactive Surfaces and Biomaterials via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization”. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2009, 34, 719-761
“Polymer Electronic Memories: Materials, Devices and Mechanisms”, Prog. Polym. Sci. 2008, 33, 917-978