The Rowan Group focuses on studying the chemistry of non-covalent interactions (supramolecular chemistry). This is embodied by studying the synthesis of metallosupramolecular and stimuli-resonsive polymers; isolation and utilization of cellulose nanocrystals in biomimetic and porous systems; and finally, reversible covalent chemistry.
Current research
- Cellulose Nanocrystal Based Materials
- Interlocked Macromolecules
- Covalent Structually Dynamic Polymers
- Polymeric Materials for Energy Storage
- Polymeric Materials for Water Based Separations
- Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications
Interested in joining this lab?
Undergraduates, graduates, postdocs, and researchers are encouraged to contact Prof. Rowan at his UChicago email listed below. Please include your name, contact information, and a short description on why you are interested in the lab. We look forward to hearing from you!
A virtual lab tour
https://vimeo.com/truthanddocumentary/review/498488035/b3836bc8d7
Principal Investigator
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Lily Alperstein
Graduate student -
Nick Boynton
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Chuqiao (Elise) Chen
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Alex Crolais
Graduate Student -
Neil Dolinski
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Simon Fawcett
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Elina Ghimire
Graduate student -
Jerry Hertzog
Postdoctoral scholar -
Samir Hossainy
Graduate student -
Pin-Ruei (Ray) Huang
Graduate Student -
Tyler Jorgenson
Postdoctoral scholar -
Sheila Keating
Graduate student -
Hojin Kim
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Zubin Kumar
Undergraduate research assistant -
Sean Lee
Graduate Student -
Cathy Li
Graduate student
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Charlie Lindberg
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Guancen Liu (Mike)
Graduate student -
Yoyo Ma
Undergraduate Research Assistant -
Nicholas Macke
Graduate Student -
Sam Marsden
Graduate student -
Natsumi Nitta
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Jongwon Oh
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Zehra Oluz Yazlak
Postdoctoral scholar -
Harrison Paul
Graduate student -
Nanetta Pon
Graduate Student -
Adarsh Suresh
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Isabella Vettese
Graduate Student -
Kevin Yao
Undergraduate research assistant -
Haoyang You
Graduate student -
Hongyi Zhang
Graduate Student -
Yunhao Zhao
Graduate student
Therapeutic synthetic and natural materials for immunoengineering
Anna Slezak, Kevin Chang, Samir Hossainy, Aslan Mansurov, Stuart J Rowan, Jeffrey A Hubbell, Mustafa O Guler. Therapeutic synthetic and natural materials for immunoengineering
Bioinspired mechanical mineralization of organogels
J. Ayarza, J. Wang, H. Kim, P.-R. Huang, B. Cassaidy, G. Yan, C. Liu, H. M. Jaeger, S. J. Rowan & A. P. Esser-Kahn, Nature Communications 14, 8319 (2023)
Stress-activated friction in sheared suspensions probed with piezoelectric nanoparticles
Hojin Kim, Aaron P Esser-Kahn, Stuart J Rowan, Heinrich M Jaeger. PNAS 2023, 120, 49, e2310088120
Exploring the effect of dynamic bond placement in liquid crystal elastomers
Charlie A. Lindberg, Elina Ghimire, Chuqiao Chen, Sean Lee, Neil D. Dolinski, Joseph M. Dennis, Sihong Wang, Juan J. de Pablo, Stuart J. Rowan. Journal of Polymer Science (2023) 1-9
Wetting Behavior of A-block-(B-random-C) Copolymers with Equal Block Surface Energies on Surfaces Functionalized with B-random-C Copolymers
Hongbo Feng, Benjamin Kash, Soonmin Yim, Kushal Bagchi, Gordon SW Craig, Wen Chen, Stuart J Rowan, Paul F Nealey. Langmuir 2023, 39, 41, 14688–14698
Development of Masitinib Derivatives with Enhanced Mpro Ligand Efficiency and Reduced Cytotoxicity
Cintia A Menendez, Adil Mohamed, Gustavo R Perez-Lemus, Adam M Weiss, Benjamin W Rawe, Guancen Liu, Alex E Crolais, Emma Kenna, Fabian Byléhn, Walter Alvarado, Dan Mendels, Stuart J Rowan, Savaş Tay, Juan J de Pablo Molecules 2023, 28(18), 6643
Understanding How Cationic Polymers’ Properties Inform Toxic or Immunogenic Responses via Parametric Analysis
Adam M. Weiss, Marcos A. Lopez II, Benjamin W. Rawe, Saikat Manna, Qing Chen, Elizabeth J. Mulder, Stuart J. Rowan*, and Aaron P. Esser-Kahn* Macromolecules 2023, 56, 18, 7286–7299
Balancing ring and stopper group size to control the stability of doubly threaded [3]rotaxanes
Jerald E. Hertzog, Guancen Liu, Benjamin W. Rawe, Vincent J. Maddi, Laura F. Hart, Jongwon Oh, Neil D. Dolinski and Stuart J. Rowan* Org. Biomol. Chem., 2023,21, 6969-6978
Enhancing the Equilibrium of Dynamic Thia-Michael Reactions through Heterocyclic Design
Alex E. Crolais, Neil D. Dolinski, Nicholas R. Boynton, Julia M. Radhakrishnan, Scott A. Snyder*, and Stuart J. Rowan*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 26, 14427–14434
Side Chain Dipole Orientation and Its Effect on Microphase Separation: Experiment and Simulation via Structural Isomer Variation
Hongbo Feng, Ludwig Schneider, Whitney Loo, Gordon S. W. Craig, Christopher Eom, Zhongyang Wang, Ricardo Ruiz, Juan J. de Pablo, Stuart J. Rowan, and Paul F. Nealey. Macromolecules 2023, 56, 12, 4591–4601
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Stanley Bilatto
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher -
William Brenn
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Céline Calvino
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Sarah Candelaria
Undergraduate research assistant -
Lifeng Chen
Graduate Student -
Elvis Cudjoe
Graduate Student -
Forrest Etheridge
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Hongbo Feng
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Amy Guo
CSP Summer Intern -
Laura Hart
Graduate Student -
Katie (Greenman) Herbert
Graduate Student -
Xin Hu
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Paul Jokinen
Graduate Student -
Isobel Jones
Graduate Student -
Rich Kaplan
Undergraduate Research Assistant -
Ryo Kato
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Bill Lenart
Postdoctoral Scholar -
James Lettow
Graduate Student -
Ziyao Li
Graduate student -
Vincent Maddi
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Eleanor Mayes
Undergraduate Student Researcher -
Nevin Naren
Undergraduate Student Researcher -
Marek Piechowicz
Graduate Student -
Erik Price
Graduate Student -
Phil Rauscher
Graduate Student -
Benjamin Rawe
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Sarah Litwin
Graduate student -
Debbie Schneiderman
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Cleo Schoeplein
Undergraduate Research Assistant -
Arvin Sookezian
Graduate Student -
Christina Stebbins
Undergraduate Research Assistant -
Molly Sun
Undergraduate Research Assistant -
Marissa Tranquilli
Graduate Student -
Wilson Turner
Undergraduate research assistant -
Chinwe Udemgba
Visiting Student -
Adam Weiss
Graduate Student -
Qiong Wu
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Han Yang
Postdoctoral Scholar -
Yefei Zhang
Graduate Student -
Annie Zhi
Undergraduate research assistant