Evans Group

The Evans Group at UIUC researches fundamental physics and interfacial science of charged polymers and polymer networks.

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Congratulations to our undergrads, Naisong Shan and Trish Mata, on graduating!

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We hosted our own backyard graduation ceremony. Congratulations to the first Evans Group PhD student - Dr. John Shen! @JohnShe36889075 @captainpolymer

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Way to go!

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MatSE assistant Prof. Nicola Perry receives the NSF CAREER award. The project funded by the award is entitled “Dynamic point defect architectonics - uncovering crystal chemical design rules for tailored chemical expansion.” Congratulations, Nicola! #WhyMatSE #NSFCAREERAward

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Check out Brian's exciting work on dynamic network electrolytes! @J_A_C_S
https://t.co/DEYjrmUzsm

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@Odeslab @IllinoisMatSE @rhewoldt @theSchroederLab @plasmon @RogersGroupUIUC @SingLabUIUC @SoRheology Enjoyed the talk, discussions, and pizza!

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Last week, Dr. Evans and student, Laura Porath, presented at the 91st Society of Rheology Meeting in Raleigh.

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@Boudouris_Group @Phillip_Lab @NDCBE @PurdueChemE @UMNCSE @MarcHillmyer Congrats! Looks like two of my TAs in undergrad did know what they were talking about.

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Congratulations on Grant Sheridan's first paper!
Molecular Design of Precise Network Polymerized Ionic Liquid Membranes for Toluene/Heptane Separations https://t.co/JnWHO2aPUw

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Some exciting work from Qiujie, John, and Kevin (an undergrad!) on network ionic polymer in one of our favorite journals @ACSMacroLett. https://t.co/AWSWvjvQkA

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Brian and John had fun attending the Electrochemistry bootcamp.

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We just concluded three intense days of our 2019 Electrochemistry bootcamp! Jumpstarted +20 Grads, Undergrads, and Postdocs from Chemistry and Engineering and from UIUC, UIC and UChicago- from Nernst to SECM. Proud of my group sharing and seeding knowledge! @ChemistryUIUC

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@leal_prof Materials Assemble!

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Chris was awarded a "Professor Pig", the highest award bestowed by the MatSE undergrads!

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Congratulations to Qiujie Zhao who was named a Racheff Teaching Fellow!

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Dr. Evans and student, John Shen, just presented talks at the April ACS Meeting in Orlando!

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Dr. Evans and our students, Deborah Liu and Qiujie Zhao, presented their talks and posters at APS March Meeting in Boston.

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Check out our publication in Advanced Materials Technologies on soft polymer actuators: "Precise Network Polymerized Ionic Liquids for Low‐Voltage, Dopant‐Free Soft Actuators." (students John Shen and Qiujie Zhao)
https://t.co/pAsmDeYQWM

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Our students, Brian Jing and Ellie Porath, presented their poster on "Dynamic Ionic Networks for Solid Polymer Electrolyte" at the EBI Retreat this week at UCBerkeley.

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Dr. Evans presented on "Enabling Mechanically Robust, High Conductivity Recyclable Electrolytes via Covalent Organic Ionic Networks (COINS)" during the Advanced Energy Storage session at the Shell-EBI Retreat in Berkeley this week.

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Welcome to our new graduate students: Bhaskar and Guangxin!