Robert Ferrier
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (ChEMS), College of Engineering
Trout Bldg, 469 Wilson Rd Room 302A
Biography
The research in my group leverages my background in polymer physics and polymer chemistry. We utilize state-of-the-art polymer synthesis techniques to create novel polymeric materials with targeted properties in an effort to solve real-world challenges. Current projects focus on polymer electrolytes for battery applications, polymeric membranes for clean water, and immune-active polymers to fight addiction.
Education
Ph.D., Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2015
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, 2009
B.S., Physics, Drexel University, 2009
Awards
NSF East-Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes Fellowship, Kyoto Japan, 2012
Publications
Farnaz Jafarpour, Mehran Ghasemi, Hamed Navid, Niloofar Safaie, Saideh Rajai-Daryasarei, Azizollah Habibi, and Robert C. Ferrier, Jr., Assembly of Indole Cores through a Palladium-Catalyzed Metathesis of Ar-X σ-Bonds, Organic Letters, (2020)
Niloofar Safaie, Bandana Rawal, Kohji Ohno, Robert C. Ferrier, Jr., Aluminum-based Initiators from Thiols for Epoxide Polymerizations, Macromolecules, 2020, 53 (19), pp 8181-8191 (2020)
Raisa C.A. Ela, Lauren Spahn, Niloofar Safaie, Robert C. Ferrier, Jr., Rebecca G. Ong, Understanding the Effect of Precipitation Process Variables on Hardwood Lignin Characteristics and Recovery from Black Liquor, ACS Sustainable Chemistry, 2020, 37 (8), pp 13997 (2020)
Niloofar Safaie, Robert C. Ferrier, Jr., Janus Nanoparticle Synthesis: Overview, Recent Developments, and Applications, Journal of Applied Physics, 2020, 127 (17), pp 170902 (2020)