Sottos Group Members
Research Scientist and Post-Doctoral Researchers
Dr. Benjamin Blaiszik
Ph.D.: University of Illinois, 2009
B.S.: Elmhurst College, 2003
Research: Self-healing through nanoencapsulation
Dr. Sharlotte Kramer
Ph.D.: California Institute of Technology, 2009
B.S.: University of Virginia
Research:Thin film adhesion and patterning; Mechanochemically active polymers; Restoration of conductance in self-healing electronics
Dr. Solar Olugebefola
Ph.D.:Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
Research: Surface modification of microvascular networks
Graduate Research Assistants
Andrew Hamilton
B.A.: SUNY Buffalo, 2002
B.A.: SUNY Buffalo, 2005
Research: Mechanical Characterization and Self-healing of Microvascular Networks
Sen Kang
B.S.: Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2006
M.S.: Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2009
Research: Self-Healing Li Battery
Cassandra Kingsbury
B.S.: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2007
Research: Mechanochemical Activation of Spiropyran Linked Polymers
David McIlroy
S.B.: MIT 2003
Research:
Jericho Moll
B.S.: Hope College, 2005
Research: Self-healing Fiber Reinforced Structural Composites
Jason Patrick
B.S.: North Carolina State University, 2004
M.S.: NC State, 2007
Research: Self-healing Composites for Blast Mitigation
Phuong Tran
B.S.: Hanoi College of Natural Science, 2002
Research: Thin Film Adhesion
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Amy Karony (works with Andrew)
Liz Buzzard (works with Jericho)
Amy Karony (works with Andrew)
Liz Buzzard (works with Jericho)
Former Sottos Group members are listed on the Alumni page.
Professor Nancy Sottos • Tel: +1.217.333.1041 • Fax: +1.217.244.0181 • Email: n-sottos@uiuc.edu
Department of Materials Science and Engineering • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Beckman Institute • 405 N. Mathews Avenue • MC-251 • Urbana, IL 61801-2983 USA