Chemistry Seminar with Dr. Jeffrey Moore from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign at 4:00pm

About the Moore Group: The Moore group is dedicated to the professional development of next-generation scientists and educators who will impact the world with their skills and knowledge. The group’s research integrates ideas from physical organic chemistry and engineering with molecular design and polymer synthesis to construct new functional materials. Specific examples include energy-efficient approaches to polymer manufacturing, materials that heal themselves, and warn of high stress. A hallmark of the group's research is its interdisciplinary collaborative, nature. Through these collaborations, we demonstrated plastics that not only heal after damage but regenerate via reactive fluids pumping through vascular channels within the material, similar to blood in a circulatory system. We are beginning to bring these functions to new systems such as redox flow batteries.