Craig J. Hawker, FRS

Polymer Chemist. UCSB 🇦🇺🇺🇸
Either Craig or a bad Australian impersonator (most likely the latter)

[ACS PMSE Division @acspmse]

Congratulations to the 2026 Class of PMSE Future Faculty!

Join us at the PMSE Future Faculty Symposium during #ACSFall2026 in Chicago to celebrate these emerging leaders in polymer science and engineering.

📅 Aug 24–27, 2026
📍 Chicago, IL

#PMSE #FutureFaculty #PolymerScience

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

Applications are open for the BioPACIFIC MIP Summer School 2026!

Hands-on workshops in:
🔬 MicroED
⚡ X-ray diffraction & scattering
🤖 High-throughput synthesis
🧬 Automation & synthetic biology
📅 July 13–17 | Deadline: April 10
Apply: https://t.co/5rqX5nGdxt
#MaterialsScience

[ACS PMSE Division @acspmse]

How can your graduate degree shape your career?

Join PMSE at #ACSMarch for our Lunch & Learn:

Career Growth & Opportunities with Your Graduate Degree
🗓 March 23 | 12–2 PM
📍 Marriott Marquis, Imperial Ballroom Salon B

Limited lunches available.
#PMSE #PolymerScience

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

🎥 Missed Prof. @ReadAlanizteam talk on automated biomaterials synthesis?
Catch the recording now! Learn how @BioPACIFICMIP & @Chemspeed empower high-throughput discovery with tools like ISYNTH BIOMAT.
▶️ Watch: https://t.co/h38RDLvR6m
#Chemistry #Automation #MaterialsScience

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

Don’t miss the BioPACIFIC MIP-sponsored session at #ACSSpring2025!
📍Advancing Polymer Science: High-Throughput & Digital Tools for Sustainability
🗓️ Sunday, Mar 23 | 🕗 8–12 & 2–6
📌Pacific Ballroom Sec. 23, Marriott Marquis
Explore how automation & AI are reshaping polymer R&D!

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

🎉 #ACSSpring2025 starts today!
Catch BioPACIFIC MIP researchers on Day 1 sharing work in automation, sustainable polymers & biomaterials.
📍Join us in San Diego & check the schedule for BPM talks all week!

#PolymerScience #Automation #Sustainability #MaterialsScience

[Craig J. Hawker, FRS @HawkerNation]

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Elizabeth Murphy!

[ACS PMSE Division @acspmse]

🎉 Congrats to @elizabethm1239, 2025 Henkel Award winner!

Her achievements include:
🏆 NSF Graduate Fellowship
🏆 Edward J. Kramer Prize
🏆 BioPACIFIC MIP Fellowship, supporting high-throughput polymer discovery
Soon joining Dow Chemical!
👏 Celebrate at ACS Fall 2025 in DC!

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

📢 Winter 2025 Newsletter
🔬 CAPS Fellowships Underway – $10K fellowships supporting high-throughput polymer discovery.
🚀 ACS Fall 2025 Symposia – Join us for discussions on automation & sustainable materials.
🎓 Summer School 2025 – Registration Open!
🔗 https://t.co/wV3SOHaEJL

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

New in @JPolymSci! 🌟 A novel method uses lipoic acid to enhance vinyl polymer degradation, addressing plastic waste while maintaining performance. ♻️
@ReadAlanizteam, @HawkerNation , Bates groups
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/aPZtGk2l93
#Sustainability #PolymerScience #Innovation

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

Check out the new paper from the Bates and Lodge groups in #UMN in collaboration with BioPACIFIC MIP's @elizabethm1239 on ABC bottlebrush block terpolymer self-assembly!
Read it here: https://t.co/j9KlN9eLwG

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

🌟 Researchers from the @ReadAlanizteam, @HawkerNation and Bates' groups develop telechelic dithiol polymers for tunable multiblock copolymers, enabling custom properties & degradability.
🔗 Read: https://t.co/WIhYU8EeCk
@JPolymSci
#PolymerScience #Sustainability #Innovation

[ACS POLY Division @POLY_ACS]

POLY is happy to announce @HawkerNation, Craig Hawker, University of California, Santa Barbara, as the 2025 Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Awardee! Join POLY at #ACSFall2025Fall in Washington D.C. to celebrate Craig's achievements!

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

New from @BioPACIFICMIP! 🌟Researchers from @HawkerNation and Segalman groups use DLP #3Dprinting to create hydrogel devices for high-throughput testing of #membrane permeability & ion selectivity.
Published at ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. @ACS_AMI
🔗 Read: https://t.co/4nas5EUPUT

[Todd Emrick @Emrickgroup]

Chris Cueto (now Dr. Chris Cueto) defending his Ph.D. thesis on polymer-perovskite NC composite materials in @UMassPSE. Congrats to Chris as he is off to @HawkerNation!!!

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

New from @HawkerNation, Valentine and @professor_meh groups! 🌟 HOPO-functionalized materials show enhanced stability, metal-ion chelation, & tunable properties for cutting-edge applications like sensors & robotics.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/j5zIEvOmlb
#PolymerScience

[Craig J. Hawker, FRS @HawkerNation]

Fantastic research from Dr. Shannon!

[Declan Shannon @DeclanShannon16]

Happy to say this project from my PhD in the Hawker group (@HawkerNation) has been published!

[open access]
Bioinspired Metal–Ligand Networks with Enhanced Stability and Performance: Facile Preparation of Hydroxypyridinone (HOPO)-Functionalized Materials
https://t.co/YIj7rVnPqE

[Craig J. Hawker, FRS @HawkerNation]

Check out this great research from Mizhi Xu and @banruo_huang using diazarine-containing polymers as crosslinkers!

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

New research from BioPACIFIC MIP #Macromolecules! 🌟 @HawkerNation group demonstrated efficient C–H bond cross-linking in commodity polymers using diazirine-based methods—unlocking new potential in sustainable materials.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/8PBZ1rUOAE

#PolymerScience

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Scalable Synthesis of Degradable Copolymers Containing α-Lipoic Acid via Miniemulsion Polymerization | Journal of the American Chemical Society @ucsantabarbara @HawkerNation #Degradable #Copolymers #LipoicAcid #Miniemulsion #Polymerization https://t.co/4wBj32ZVSy

[BioPACIFIC MIP @BioPACIFICMIP]

New from @BioPACIFICMIP! Researchers demonstrate selective electrochemical degradation of bottlebrush elastomers using redox-active disulfide bonds—offering new methods for recycling polymers.
🔗Read more: https://t.co/ZrYEeU6StT
#Polymers #Materials #Sustainability @JPolymSci

[Craig J. Hawker, FRS @HawkerNation]

Great collaboration combining theory and experiments with the Fredrickson group @ucsantabarbara

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Accelerated Prediction of Phase Behavior for Block Copolymer Libraries Using a Molecularly Informed Field Theory | Journal of the American Chemical Society @HawkerNation @ucsantabarbara #Prediction #Phase #BlockCoPolymer #FieldTheory #MolecularlyInformed https://t.co/YNSdrOTy2n