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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Marc A. Hillmyer is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research activity is concentrated in polymer science with a diverse focus on sustainable materials, polymer synthesis, and characterization.

Their recent publications include:

  • Defining the Macromolecules of Tomorrow through Synergistic Sustainable Polymer Research (2022, Chemical Reviews)
  • Next-Generation Ultrafiltration Membranes Enabled by Block Polymers (2020, ACS Nano)
  • Enhanced Polyester Degradation through Transesterification with Salicylates (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Mechanically robust and reprocessable imine exchange networks from modular polyester pre-polymers (2020, Polymer Chemistry)
  • Readily Degradable Aromatic Polyesters from Salicylic Acid (2020, ACS Macro Letters)

The key topics covered by Hillmyer's work encompass:

  • Academic Writing and Publishing
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Block Copolymer Self-Assembly

Major subfields of study for Hillmyer include:

  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Biomaterials
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hillmyer are:

  • William B. Tolman
  • Shu Wang
  • Kirk S. Schanze
  • Jodie L. Lutkenhaus
  • David L. Kaplan

Hillmyer has contributed regularly to several publication venues, including:

  • Macromolecules
  • ACS Macro Letters
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2019 and as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Multiblock Polymers: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?

    Frank S. Bates;Marc A. Hillmyer;Timothy P. Lodge;Christopher M. Bates

  • Multicompartment micelles from ABC miktoarm stars in water.

    Zhibo Li;Ellina Kesselman;Yeshayahu Talmon;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • Polymers from Renewable Resources: A Perspective for a Special Issue of Polymer Reviews

    Charlotte K. Williams;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • 50th Anniversary Perspective: There Is a Great Future in Sustainable Polymers

    Deborah K. Schneiderman;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • Mechanically Activated, Catalyst-Free Polyhydroxyurethane Vitrimers

    David J. Fortman;Jacob P. Brutman;Christopher J. Cramer;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • Polymerization of lactide and related cyclic esters by discrete metal complexes

    Brendan J. O'Keefe;Marc A. Hillmyer;William B. Tolman

  • Nanoporous membranes derived from block copolymers: from drug delivery to water filtration.

    Elizabeth A. Jackson;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • A highly active zinc catalyst for the controlled polymerization of lactide.

    Charlotte K. Williams;Laurie E. Breyfogle;Sun Kyung Choi;Wonwoo Nam

  • Ordered nanoporous polymers from polystyrene-polylactide block copolymers.

    Andrew S. Zalusky;Roberto Olayo-Valles;Johanna H. Wolf;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • Aliphatic Polyester Block Polymers: Renewable, Degradable, and Sustainable

    Marc A. Hillmyer;William B. Tolman

  • Solvent Vapor Annealing of Block Polymer Thin Films

    Christophe Sinturel;Marylène Vayer;Michael Morris;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • Post-polymerization functionalization of polyolefins.

    Nicole K. Boaen;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • A bicontinuous double gyroid hybrid solar cell.

    Edward J. W. Crossland;Marleen Kamperman;Mihaela Nedelcu;Caterina Ducati

  • Polydispersity and block copolymer self-assembly

    Nathaniel A. Lynd;Adam J. Meuler;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • High χ–Low N Block Polymers: How Far Can We Go?

    Christophe Sinturel;Frank S. Bates;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • Approaches to Sustainable and Continually Recyclable Cross-Linked Polymers

    David J. Fortman;David J. Fortman;Jacob P. Brutman;Guilhem X. De Hoe;Rachel L. Snyder

  • Multicompartment Block Polymer Micelles

    Adam O. Moughton;Marc A. Hillmyer;Timothy P. Lodge

  • Nanostructured Thermosets from Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Block Copolymer/Epoxy Resin Mixtures

    Paul M. Lipic;Frank S. Bates;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • Graphene/polyethylene nanocomposites: Effect of polyethylene functionalization and blending methods

    Hyunwoo Kim;Shingo Kobayashi;Mohd A. AbdurRahim;Minglun J. Zhang

  • Polylactide Vitrimers.

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  • Polylactide stereocomplex crystallites as nucleating agents for isotactic polylactide

    Scott C. Schmidt;Marc A. Hillmyer

  • Toughening Polylactide

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  • Highly active zinc catalyst for the controlled polymerization of lactide.

    LE Breyfogle;CK Williams;SK Choi;WW Nam

Frequent Co-Authors

William B. Tolman
William B. Tolman Washington University in St. Louis
Timothy P. Lodge
Timothy P. Lodge University of Minnesota
Frank S. Bates
Frank S. Bates University of Minnesota
Stuart J. Rowan
Stuart J. Rowan University of Chicago
Prashant V. Kamat
Prashant V. Kamat University of Notre Dame
Vincent M. Rotello
Vincent M. Rotello University of Massachusetts Amherst
Gilbert C. Walker
Gilbert C. Walker University of Toronto
Shu Wang
Shu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University

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