The Boydston Group will have open group meetings for interested first-year students on Thursdays from 5-7pm in 1324, starting 8/28/25. Upcoming Social Events (we will leave together after group meeting or meet us there!) 9/4 at …
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Congrats to Dr. Tetzloff for the publication of her paper, “Combining Metal-Free and Metal-Mediated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization for Efficient Synthesis of Bottlebrush Polymers”
Congrats to Dr. Tetzloff on her publication, “Combining Metal-Free and Metal-Mediated Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization for Efficient Synthesis of Bottlebrush Polymers,” which has been accepted to ACS Macro Letters!
Congrats to Dr. Olivia Bae on earning her PhD!
Congrats to Dr. Olivia Bae on defending her dissertation, “Functional Polymers Across the Lifecycle: Mechanophore Reactivity, Additive-Based 3D Printing, and Enzymatic Degradation!” We will miss you in the lab and wish you best of luck …
The Boydston Group reunites at Polymers GRC at Mount Holyoke!
The Boydston Group reunited at the 2025 Polymers GRC reunion at Mount Holyoke College (left to right: Katie Weber G5, Sarah Finnegan G4, Johanna Schwartz PhD ’19, Johanna Vandenbrande B.S. ’18 at University of Washington, …
Congrats to Dr. Tetzloff on earning her PhD!
Congrats to Dr. Meg Tetzloff on defending her PhD dissertation, “Expanding the applications of Metal-Free Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization through Functional Chain-Transfer Agents, Initiators, and Monomers”! We will miss having your puns and whimsy in the …
Congrats to Alexis, Carolyn, Daria, and Allison for presenting their undergraduate research at UW-Madison poster sessions!
Last week, our undergrads presented at UW-Madison poster symposiums. Alexis, Carolyn, and Daria presented at the Undergraduate Chemistry Research Poster Symposium, and Allison presented at the Chemical and Biological Engineering Undergraduate Research Poster Session. Thanks …
Congrats to Daria for receiving Honorable Mention on her NSF GRFP!
Congrats to our undergrad researcher, Daria, for receiving an Honorable Mention for her National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) application! The NSF GRFP is a highly competitive fellowship, so kudos to Daria …
Congrats to Sarah for being recognized in the Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium!
Congrats to Sarah for being recognized in the symposium ”Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research” was held at the ACS National Meeting on March 23-27, 2025 in San Diego, CA. This symposium was meant to …
Congratulations to Brittany for being selected as one of the top 100 of the 2025 CAS Future Leaders Program!
Brittany was selected as one of the top 100 applicants to the 2025 CAS Future Leaders program! She was placed in the top ~10% of an exceptional group of applicants based on her essay, application, …
Brittany presented her work at the National Graduate Research Polymer Conference at Arizona State University!
Congrats to Brittany for presenting her work, “Alternative Solvents for Metal-Free Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization” at the National Graduate Research Polymer Conference at Arizona State University. Thanks to Alexis and Ryan, our undergrads, for contributing to …