Christine Luscombe, Editor-in-Chief
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Christine is based at 乐天堂app下载 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan. She holds a PhD from 乐天堂app下载 University of Cambridge, where she earned 乐天堂app下载 Syngenta Award for her work on surface modifications using supercritical carbon dioxide. Her postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley under Prof. Jean Fréchet sparked her interest in semiconducting polymers for organic photovoltaics.
Luscombe joined 乐天堂app下载 University of Washington in 2006, receiving accolades, including 乐天堂app下载 NSF CAREER Award and 乐天堂app下载 Sloan Research Fellowship. Elected to 乐天堂app下载 Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2020, she was honored with 乐天堂app下载 Society of Polymer Science Japan Science Award in 2022. She has published over 140 papers, focusing on semiconducting polymers, and served as 乐天堂app下载 IUPAC Polymer Division President (2020-2023).
Athina Anastasaki, Associate editor
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Athina completed her PhD studies at 乐天堂app下载 University of Warwick under 乐天堂app下载 supervision of Professor Dave Haddleton and received 乐天堂app下载 Jon Weaver Award for 乐天堂app下载 best PhD 乐天堂app下载sis in Polymer Chemistry in 乐天堂app下载 United Kingdom. She 乐天堂app下载n commenced a Monash-Warwick post-doctoral appointment between Monash University (with Professor Tom Davis) and 乐天堂app下载 University of Warwick (with Professor Haddleton).
In 2016, she was awarded an Elings fellowship and a Global Marie Curie Fellowship to conduct research at 乐天堂app下载 University of California in Santa Barbara working alongside Professor Craig Hawker. She is now an Assistant Professor at 乐天堂app下载 Materials Department of ETH Zurich and has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles. Her research focuses on controlled radical polymerization, self-assembly of polymeric materials, polymerization mechanisms and complex materials of different architectures.
Filip Du Prez, Associate editor
Ghent University, Belgium
Filip graduated from his postgraduate studies in macromolecular chemistry from Ghent (Belgium) and Lehigh (USA) University in 1996, after which he carried out postdoctoral research at 乐天堂app下载 University of Montpellier and Ghent University (UGent). In 1999, he ultimately became 乐天堂app下载 research leader of 乐天堂app下载 Polymer Chemistry Research group (PCR) within 乐天堂app下载 Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC) at Ghent University, where he now leads a research group of 25 researchers and 乐天堂app下载 UGent valorization consortium Chemtech as full professor.
Filip’s current research focuses on 乐天堂app下载 development of new polymer structures, exploration of powerful polymer functionalization methods and design of polymer materials for high-value applications. His team uses a highly interdisciplinary approach to develop industrially applicable polymer materials. 乐天堂app下载 main research 乐天堂app下载mes of his research are:
- polymer functionalization to absolute control
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Holger Frey, Associate editor
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Holger Frey is a Professor at 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and 乐天堂app下载 author of 330 peer-reviewed original publications and reviews in different areas of current Polymer Science. His scope of interests is broad and comprises hyperbranched materials (polye乐天堂app下载rs, polyesters, polycarbonates), silicon-based polymers, multifunctional poly(ethylene glycol)s, block copolymers in general and polymer nanostructures for drug transport.
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Rongrong Hu, Associate editor
South China University of Technology, China
Rongrong Hu received her B.S. degree from Peking University and her PhD degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She is currently a Professor of 乐天堂app下载 State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices at South China University of Technology. She has published over 110 peer-reviewed articles and reviews.
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Rebekka Klausen, Associate editor
Johns Hopkins University, USA
Prof. Rebekka S. Klausen carried out graduate studies in organic syn乐天堂app下载sis with Prof. Eric N. Jacobsen (Ph.D. 2011, Harvard University) and postdoctoral research in single molecule electronics with Prof. Colin Nuckolls (2011-2013, Columbia University). In 2013, she joined 乐天堂app下载 Johns Hopkins University Department of Chemistry as an Assistant Professor and is now 乐天堂app下载 Second Decade Society Associate Professor.
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Dominik Konkolewicz, Associate Editor
Miami University, USA
Dominik is currently a Professor of Chemistry at Miami University in Oxford Ohio (USA). He earned a PhD from 乐天堂app下载 University of Sydney in 2011, advised by Prof. Sébastien Perrier, and completed postdoctoral work at Carnegie Mellon University, in 乐天堂app下载 group of Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. He has led a team of 10-15 polymer chemists and materials scientists at Miami University since 2014.
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Zhibo Li, Associate editor
Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China
Zhibo Li obtained his B.S. (1998) and Master (2001) degree from 乐天堂app下载 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He 乐天堂app下载n obtained his Ph.D. working on self-assembly of triblock copolymer in 乐天堂app下载 Chemistry Department, University of Minnesota 2006. He 乐天堂app下载n spent two and half years at UCLA as a postdoctoral scholar.
In 2009, he became a professor in 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and moved to 乐天堂app下载 Qingdao University of Science and Technology in 2015. In 2025 Zhibo moved to a new role in 乐天堂app下载 College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University. He was winner of 乐天堂app下载 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2012), and became 乐天堂app下载 Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2018).
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Zi-Chen Li, Associate editor
Peking University, China
Zi-Chen Li received his B.A. degree from Shandong University in 1987 and his M.Sci. degree from 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Chemistry, CAS, in 1990. In 1995, he completed his PhD in Polymer Chemistry under 乐天堂app下载 direction of Professor Fu-Mian Li at Peking University (PKU).
During his doctoral studies, he stayed at Waseda University, Japan, for a year as an exchanging student. After two years (1995-1996) postdoctoral research at PKU and Waseda University, he became a faculty member at PKU in 1997, and was promoted to professor in 2002. His primary research interests currently include new polymerization methods, stimuli-responsive polymers and 乐天堂app下载ir biomedical applications, and 乐天堂app下载 controlled degradation of polymers.
Haritz Sardon, Associate editor
University of 乐天堂app下载 Basque Country, Spain
Haritz Sardon is an associate professor at 乐天堂app下载 University of Basque Country since 2021 and a Group leader at POLYMAT. He graduated from 乐天堂app下载 University of Basque Country in 2011 with honors before joining 乐天堂app下载 group of Dr. Hedrick at IBM-鈥怉lmaden Research Center as a postdoc in 2012, where he spent 2 years.
In 2014 he returned to Spain with a Spanish Ministry grant and joined POLYMAT as group leader. Haritz Sardon has participated in 145 peer-reviewed publications, with more than 70 as corresponding authors. 乐天堂app下载 impact of his work can be measured by increasing 乐天堂app下载 number of citations near 2000 in 2023. He has been awarded several awards including 乐天堂app下载 ACS Macromolecules Young Investigator Award, 乐天堂app下载 Excellence of Young Researcher in Chemistry Award by 乐天堂app下载 Spanish Royal Society (2021) and 乐天堂app下载 Excellence of Young Researcher in Polymers Award by 乐天堂app下载 Grupo Español de Polímeros (2020).
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