Nate, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, received a BSE in Polymer Science & Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He hopped around groups in undergrad, getting a taste for processing (Professor Maia), polymer physics (Professor Morozova) and piezoelectrics (Professor Zhu). He joined PME in the fall of 2023 and joined the Rowan group in the winter of 2024. In his spare time, Nate enjoys playing bass and piano.
Cellulose nanocrystals for dispersing biobased graphene and further applications