News – Boydston Research Group

Join the Boydston Group!

Posted on September 5, 2023

The Boydston group is recruiting from the Fall 2023 UW-Madison Chemistry Graduate Student cohort! Learn more about our lab’s work with polymer synthesis, photoredox ROMP, mechanochemistry, and 3D printing by joining us for:

Group meetings: 3:00-5:00pm on Mondays in 2401
Literature group meetings: 3:00-4:30pm, biweekly Thursdays starting 9/14 in 2401
You can also get to know everyone by joining us for social events such as:

Bowling at the Sett on Wednesday 9/20, 6pm at Union South
Pumpkin Carving on Wednesday 10/25, 6pm in Union South (room TBD, you’re welcome to wear a Halloween costume)
Game Night on Wednesday 11/15, 6pm in Union South (room TBD)
Please RSVP to social events or send questions to Sarah (sgfinnegan@wisc.edu).

The Boydston group goes to ACS San Francisco!

Posted on August 21, 2023

On August 13-17, the Boydston group attended ACS San Francisco to present their talks and posters. Congrats to the following group members for presenting their work! Olivia Bae, Influence of NHC structure on the mechanophore …

Congrats to Julia and Vinnie on winning a PPG Travel Grant!

Posted on August 9, 2023

Julia and Vinnie submitted a 3-minute video “elevator pitch” on their research made PPG Scientists want to learn more about their work. They each received a travel grant up to $2500 to present their research …

Congrats to Dr. Tritt on earning her PhD!

Posted on August 4, 2023

Congrats to Dr. Rachel Tritt on defending her PhD dissertation, “Improving Control and Functionality of Photoredox-Mediated Metal-Free Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization!” Dr. Tritt will continue her scientific career at Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, Inc in Colorado. We are …

Congrats to Cora for presenting her poster and completing her Summer 2023 REU!

Posted on August 4, 2023

Cora was our summer undergraduate research student for Summer 2023. She joined the MF-ROMP subgroup and completed a lot of amazing work. We hope that you had a good time working with us this summer. …

Congratulations Kyle on receiving a poster award at the National Graduate Research Polymer Conference 2023!

Posted on July 19, 2023

Kyle recently attended the National Graduate Research Polymer Conference 2023 held at University of Michigan. He presented a poster titled “Dual-Wavelength Digital Light Processing Toward Multimaterial Printing” and was awarded 3rd place for his poster.

Congrats to Meg on passing her RP!

Posted on June 3, 2023

Congrats Meg for passing her research proposal (RP)! We are excited to see what you will do next!

Congrats to the group for being awarded 2nd place at Engineering Expo for their exhibit, “Playing with Plastics: How Scientists Make Meaningful Materials”

Posted on April 23, 2023

The Boydston group participated in the Engineering Expo hosted at UW-Madison by presenting an exhibit called “Playing with Plastics: How Scientists Make Meaningful Materials.”
The exhibit included interactive demonstrations featuring 3D printing, active experiments, and real-world examples, to help participants understand plastics all the way down to the atomic scale! Also, sneak a peek into the future of plastics through demonstrations with shape-memory, light-responsive, and self-healing materials.
This year, we placed second among research groups out of 50 total exhibits and were awarded $500! We’ll definitely get 1st place next year!

Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Starting Fall 2023

Posted on April 21, 2023

The Boydston group has two opportunities available for undergraduate research assistants starting Fall 2023. Materials Characterization of Thermosets and Thermoplastics. For more information, please read the advertisement. To apply, please fill out this form. Please contact Brittany …

Congrats Daria on receiving the Ackerman Scholarship and a NSF REU at UPenn!

Posted on March 31, 2023

Congrats Daria on receiving the Ackerman Scholarship, which is a Chemistry Undergraduate Award from UW-Madison. She will also be attending the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU) at UPenn. Congrats on your amazing achievements and we wish you the best of luck at your REU!