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    Stimuli-Responsive and Biohybrid Materials

    April 21, 2023
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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    Dr. Alshakim Nelson

    Professor of Chemistry
    Bernard and Claudine Nist Faculty Fellow
    University of Washington

    "Stimuli-Responsive and Biohybrid Materials"

    ABSTRACT

    The Nelson Laboratory develops stimuli-responsive materials and biohybrid materials that are compatible with additive manufacturing (AM, or 3D printing) processes. We utilize synthetic polymer chemistry and supramolecular chemistry to control macromolecular architecture and composition, which govern the viscoelastic properties of polymeric materials. We particularly focus on developing materials for AM that can impact applications in the life sciences. As an interdisciplinary team of researchers, we have a broad set of skills that include polymer synthesis, microbial culture, and 3D printing. The team has developed a bioreactor that not only keeps bugs alive and active for months at a time, but can also be made in minutes, using low-cost chemicals and a 3D printer. Another example is a hydrogel platform that enables on-demand production of medicines and chemicals, thus alleviating the need for refrigeration. The group has also embedded yeast inside 3D-printed hydrogel cubes for use in beer fermentation.

    PROGRAM

    • 7:00 - 7:10  Announcements
                          Peggy Schott, Chair
    • 7:10 - 8:00  Presentation
                         Dr. Alshakim Nelson
    • 8:00 - 8:15  Q&A, closing remarks

     

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    By phone (847-391-9091), email ([email protected]) or online:

    Deadline to register is Friday, April 21 at 8 PM

    BIOGRAPHY

    Alshakim Nelson received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004, where he worked with Sir J. Fraser Stoddart on carbohydrate-containing polymers and macrocycles. Dr. Nelson was then an NIH postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology working for Professor Robert Grubbs on olefin metathesis catalysts for the formation of supramolecular ensembles. In 2005, Dr. Nelson joined IBM Almaden Research Center as a Research Staff Member, where he focused on the synthesis of nanomaterial building blocks that enabled large-area nanomanufacturing via self-assembly. He joined the faculty at the University of Washington in 2015, leading an interdisciplinary research group focused on the synthesis, characterization, and processing of stimuli-responsive materials for 3D printing. These materials are centered around applications in medicine, soft robotics, sensors, and sustainability. Prof. Nelson’s honors and awards include recognition as an IBM Master Inventor, ACS PMSE Young Investigator, Kavli Foundation Fellow, NSF CAREER award, and 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award.

     

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