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Jennifer Laaser is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on physical chemistry and polymer physics, with an emphasis on understanding the molecular connections between polymer chemistry and macroscopic properties. Key areas include ionic interactions in charged polymers, polymer networks, and mechanochemical activation. She leads the Laaser Lab, which investigates applications ranging from responsive polymers to flexible electronics.
Laaser has received notable awards including the NSF CAREER Award (2019) and the L’Oréal for Women in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship (2014). Her lab employs techniques such as controlled polymer synthesis, mechanical testing, microscopy, and computational modeling. Graduate and undergraduate students in her group work on projects like coacervate phase behavior, ion-locking dynamics, and mechanochemical network design.
- Awards: NSF CAREER, L’Oréal Fellowship, AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
- Research Themes: Complex coacervates, mechanochemistry, polymerized ionic liquids
- Lab Members: Over 20 students and postdocs documented, including recent graduates Precious Nwankwo and Tom Staunton.
Publications span topics from nanoparticle diffusion in hydrogels to computational studies of triblock copolymers. The lab actively collaborates on projects like reconfigurable graphene junctions and drug delivery systems.
