Padma Gopalan Assistant Professor Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Courses Education Fields of Interest Publications Awards & Honors Postdoctoral positions For additional information, see my

Contact Information

219 Materials Science and Engineering 1509 University Avenue Madison, WI 53706-1595

Tel: 608/265-4258 E-mail: pgopalan@wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

• Materials Science and Engineering
• Chemistry

• Materials Science Program

Courses

• MS&E 330: Thermodynamics of Materials
• MS&E 401: Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering

Education

• Ph.D., 2001, Cornell University
• Postdoctoral Fellow, 2001-2003, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies

Fields of Interest

• Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
• Electro-optic and Photonic Materials
• Photonic Devices
• Self-assembly of Block Copolymers
• Liquid Crystalline Polymers

Publications

• “Synthesis and Characterization of Silicon-containing Block Copolymers from Nitroxide-mediated Living Free Radical Polymerization” Fukukawa, K.; Zhu, L.; Gopalan, P.; Ueda, M.; Yang, S.; Macromolecules, 38(2),2005,263.
• Star-Shaped Azo-Based Dipolar Chromophores: Design, Synthesis, Matrix Compatibility, and Electro-optic Activity. Gopalan, P.; Katz, H. E.; McGee., D. J.; Erben, C.; Zielinski, T.; Bousquet, D.; Muller, D.; Grazul, J.; and Olsson, Y.; JACS 2004, 126, 1741.
• Mesophase Transitions, Surface Functionalizaiton, and Growth Mechanism of Semiconducting 6PTTP6 Films from Solution Katz, H. E.; Siegrist, T.; Lefenfeld, M.; Gopalan, P.; Mushrush, M.; Ocko, B.; Gang, O.; Jisrawl, N.; J. Phys. Chem. B.; 2004, 108(25), 8567-8571.
• Synthesis and Characterization of Silicon-Containing Block Copolymers from Nitroxide-Mediated Living Free Radical Polymerization Fukukawa, K.; Zhu, L.; Gopalan, P.; Ueda, M.; Yang, S.; Macromolecules, 2005, 38(2), 263-270.
• Liquid Crystalline Rod-Coil Block Copolymers by Stable Free Radical Polymerization: Synthesis, morphology, and rheology. Gopalan, P.; Yuanming Zhang, Xuefa Li, Christopher K. Ober, Ulrich Weisner, Ober, C. K.; Macromolecules, 2003, 36, 3357.
• Broadband Modulation of Light Using an Electro-optic Polymer. Lee, M.; Katz, H. E.; Erben, C.; Gill, D. M.; Gopalan, P.; Heber, J. D.; Mc Gee, D. J.; Science, 2002, 298, 1401.
• Fluorinated Mesogen Jacketed Liquid Crystalline Polymers as Low Surface Energy Materials.
  Gopalan, P.; Andruzzi, L.; Li, X.; Macromolecular Chem & Physics, 2002, 203(10-11) 1573.
• Synthesis, Characterization and Redox Reactivity of Novel Quinone Containing Polymers. Takada, K.; Gopalan, P.; Ober, C. K.; Abruna, H. D.; Chemistry of Materials, 2001, 13(9), 2928.
• Highly Reactive 2,5-disubstituted Styrenic Liquid Crystalline Monomer Under SFRP Conditions.
  Gopalan, P.; Li, X.; Ober, C. K.; Macromolecules, 2001, 34, 5120.

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

• NSF CAREER AWARD 2005
• Member of American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society

Postdoctoral positions

• Postdoctoral position available in the area of synthetic organic/polymer chemistry. Individuals with strong skills in organic synthesis and characterization are encouraged to apply. Experience with living free radical polymerization and block copolymer synthesis will be desirable. Applications should be directed to: Dr. Padma Gopalan, UW-Madison MS&E, 1509 University Avenue, Madison WI 53706. E-mail:pgopalan@wisc.edu

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