Sharing the launch of our new
DOE Office of Science grant! Building highways for ions with precision has long been my dream project & this energy breakthrough is happening in Nebraska!
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Our NSF-funded work with Revati Kumar @lsu.bsky.social “Interface-Driven Enhancement of Ionomer Thin-Film Conductivity via Controlled Aminothiol Modification,” has been featured on the Inside Front Cover of RSC Applied #Polymers @rscapplied.rsc.org @rsc.org.
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Honored to be elected as 2nd Vice Chair of #AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Materials Engineering & Science Division! This role marks the start of my 4-year leadership journey, leading to #MESD chair. Looking forward to giving back to my #MESD community. #polymersky #materialssky
#AIChE #MESD is seeking volunteers to judge #2025AIChE #MESD Poster Session! Sign up to volunteer: universityofalabama.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Judges needed from all 08 areas (A,B,D,E,F). Sign up for as many areas as you’re comfortable with! Pls share across your MESD network. #polymersky
We’ll wrap up the session with an engaging panel discussion — and you can be part of it!
Got questions for these incredible leaders?
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@schiffmanlab.bsky.social @ayseasatekin.bsky.social @elisefmorgan.bsky.social @carolineszcz.bsky.social @cersonsky.bsky.social
AIChE Women in #Chemical #Engineering #WIC is proudly presenting: "Women in #Materials #Leadership: Learning from the Stars" - An inspiring session celebrating trailblazing women in materials science & engineering! Co-sponsored by Materials Eng & Sci Division ( #MESD). #polymersky #2025AIChE
I welcome you to the 2025 MESD Plenary at the #AIChE Meeting in Boston. We've a fantastic lineup of invited speakers, including 2025 Braskem & Owens Corning Award Winners! Engage with pioneering research driving the future of #materials #engineering innovation!
@chenected.bsky.social #polymersky
Very happy to share that after receiving an NSF grant ($600,000), I've now received a DOE Office of Science grant ($886,000) to push forward our ionomer research! 😊
This award fuels our mission to bring nature’s elegance into synthetic #energy materials for #sustainability. #polymersky
Received a 4-yr, $600K Award from #NSF: Improving Interfacial- & Confined State-Ionic Conductivity via Manipulating Interfacial Chemistry & New Design of Ionomers. This will support my research in #electrochemical #energy devices, & my mission to advance energy literacy in #Nebraska. #polymersky
Received the Best Overall Zone Paper Award at 2025 American Soc. for #Engineering #Education #ASEE Annual Meeting! Summarizing ~9 yrs of work in 5 min wasn’t easy, but hearing such kind words from the community, especially as someone outside traditional education research, was humbling! #polymersky
We are on @natchem.nature.com!
Lignin, the undercover superhero of plant kingdom and power house of modern innovation!
My itinerary at the American Society for Engineering Education (#2025ASEE) Annual Meeting. I'll give a talk & moderate a session on Mon, then receive the Best Overall Zone Paper Award on Tues Plenary for #NSFfunded energy literacy study in Nebraska. @unlincoln.bsky.social @asee-hq.bsky.social
Very interesting short article ($)
This is the best bit - "Lignin-derived carbons are turbostratic. This disordered, groovy carbon offers more ion intercalation sites than ordered graphitic anodes in batteries"
🪄 Turbostratic, groovy carbons! No wonder we love lignin (and plants) so much. 💚
The week started with us winning the National Award for the Best Paper from ASEE! Now, we're on Nature Chemistry!
Linked in with Lignin! #lignin's historic journey & potential to drive #sustainability without compromising performance!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#polymersky @natchem.nature.com
Team Dishari won ASEE Best Overall Zone Paper Award for #Energy Literacy Infrastructure Study across #Nebraska & Data-Driven Design of K-12 #STEM Outreach! This National Award selects from top papers from 12 sections across 4 ASEE zones. The paper also won ASEE Midwest Best Paper Award! #polymersky
UNL Chem. & Biomol. Eng is rocking the 2025 Natl Science Olympiad hosted by UNL! We hv a live distillation column by my team, designs by our CHEMECar & ChemECube teams, & more! If you’re around, swing by our booth to learn abt one of the coolest branches of Eng! #polymersky @unlincoln.bsky.social
Thnks to Ratul Chowdhury for inviting me for the L. K. Doraiswamy Seminar at the Iowa State University ChBE & making my visit so memorable! Thoroughly enjoyed the engaging conversations & vibrant atmosphere. #polymersky #energy #sustainable @unlincoln.bsky.social @iastateresearch.bsky.social
Off to San Diego for ACS Meeting. Giving 2 invited talks (NSF & DOE-funded) on #sustainable, bio-derived & nature-inspired #polymers & #membranes for #energy & biomedical applications! @acspmse.bsky.social #polymersky @unlincoln.bsky.social @acspoly.bsky.social @acs.org
Neb. EPSCoR featured me for receiving 2024 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Outstanding Teaching Award, Best Paper Awards 2 years in a row (2023,2024),NSF-funded energy literacy infrastructure study, & energy education efforts creating ripple effect in Midwest! #polymersky
We r featured at ACS #Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering!
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A #lignin-based high-temp #polymer electrolyte #membrane, seamlessly combining #sustainability with outstanding #proton conductivity & stability! GREEN #energy using GREEN #materials
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Our work at ACS #Sustainable Chem & Eng! We introduce a groundbreaking ion-pair high-temperature #polymer #electrolyte #membrane using #lignin, a sustainable #polymer, showing remarkable proton #conductivity & durability.
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Surprise Flowers from students! Thank you!
#thankful #mentor #lifeofamentor #Engineering #chemicalengineering
Stress buster!! Painting with my son and his posca markers!! Reminds me of my college days when I used to design my own dresses with similar motifs!!! #worklifebalance #academicmom #mofessor
Fresh from the oven! Our minireview: “ #Lignin -based #Membranes for #Health, Food Safety, #Environmental, and #Energy Applications: Current Trends & Future Directions” is now available online...part of a themed issue “ #Sustainable Membrane #Manufacturing.”
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Thank you, Nebraska Center for Energy Science Research (NCESR), for featuring me in the inaugural Director's Corner of the Energy Center Chronicles!
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Our feature article on the cover of Chem. Commun. of @roysocchem.bsky.social! This is a compilation of our yrs of contribution to the field of #ionomers at #interfaces. NSF #CAREER, CBET, DOE Career-funded. #polymer #sustainable #lignin #energy #fuelcell
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