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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For the development of directed self-assembly of block copolymers as an industrially significant process for nanolithography.
  • 2016 - Semiconductor Industry Association University Researcher Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental and insightful research on the dimension dependent properties of polymer nanostructures, the directed selfassembly of block copolymers, and their application in the development of advanced lithographic materials and processes

Overview

Paul F. Nealey is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics related to block copolymer self-assembly, conducting polymers and applications, advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, advanced battery materials and technologies, fuel cells and related materials, liquid crystal research advancements, and organic electronics and photovoltaics.

Among recent publications by Paul F. Nealey are the following papers:

  • Molecular Level Differences in Ionic Solvation and Transport Behavior in Ethylene Oxide-Based Homopolymer and Block Copolymer Electrolytes, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems: The Central Role of Water/Solid Interfaces in Adsorption, Reactivity, and Transport, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Broadband Liquid Crystal Tunable Metasurfaces in the Visible: Liquid Crystal Inhomogeneities Across the Metasurface Parameter Space, 2021, ACS Photonics
  • Complex Relationship between Side-Chain Polarity, Conductivity, and Thermal Stability in Molecularly Doped Conjugated Polymers, 2021, Chemistry of Materials
  • Intrinsic Ion Transport Properties of Block Copolymer Electrolytes, 2020, ACS Nano

Popular venues for their publications include:

  • Macromolecules
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Nano
  • Science Advances
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul F. Nealey include Juan Pablo, Shrayesh N. Patel, Zhongyang Wang, Gordon S. W. Craig, and Peter Bennington.

Paul F. Nealey has been recognized by several awards, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2018) for the development of directed self-assembly of block copolymers as an industrially significant process for nanolithography
  • Semiconductor Industry Association University Researcher Award (2016)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (2008) for research on the dimension-dependent properties of polymer nanostructures, directed self-assembly of block copolymers, and their application in advanced lithographic materials and processes

Best Publications

  • Epitaxial self-assembly of block copolymers on lithographically defined nanopatterned substrates

    Sang Ouk Kim;Harun H. Solak;Mark P. Stoykovich;Nicola J. Ferrier

  • Effects of synthetic micro- and nano-structured surfaces on cell behavior

    R. G. Flemming;Christopher J Murphy;G. A. Abrams;S. L. Goodman

  • Density multiplication and improved lithography by directed block copolymer assembly

    Paul Franklin Nealey;Huiman Kang;Francois Detcheverry;Juan J. Depablo

  • Directed assembly of block copolymer blends into nonregular device-oriented structures.

    Mark P. Stoykovich;Marcus Müller;Sang Ouk Kim;Harun H. Solak

  • Epithelial contact guidance on well-defined micro- and nanostructured substrates

    Ana I. Teixeira;George A. Abrams;Paul J. Bertics;Christopher J. Murphy

  • Dependence of the Glass Transition Temperature of Polymer Films on Interfacial Energy and Thickness

    David S. Fryer;Richard D. Peters;Eui Jun Kim;Jeanne E. Tomaszewski

  • Directed self-assembly of block copolymers for nanolithography: fabrication of isolated features and essential integrated circuit geometries.

    Mark P Stoykovich;Huiman Kang;Kostas Ch Daoulas;Guoliang Liu

  • Thermal Probe Measurements of the Glass Transition Temperature for Ultrathin Polymer Films as a Function of Thickness

    David S. Fryer;Paul F. Nealey;Juan J. de Pablo

  • Block copolymers and conventional lithography

    Mark P. Stoykovich;Paul F. Nealey

  • Molecular simulation of ultrathin polymeric films near the glass transition.

    J. A Torres;P. F. Nealey;J. J. de Pablo

  • Nanoscale topography of the basement membrane underlying the corneal epithelium of the rhesus macaque.

    G. A. Abrams;S. L. Goodman;P. F. Nealey;M. Franco

  • Biological length scale topography enhances cell-substratum adhesion of human corneal epithelial cells

    Nancy W. Karuri;Sara Liliensiek;Ana I. Teixeira;George Abrams

  • Methods and apparatuses for assembling elements onto a substrate

    John Stephen Smith;Mark A. Hadley;Gordon S. W. Craig;Paul F. Nealey

  • The elastic modulus of Matrigel™ as determined by atomic force microscopy

    Shauheen S. Soofi;Sara J. Liliensiek;Paul F. Nealey

  • The effect of environmental factors on the response of human corneal epithelial cells to nanoscale substrate topography.

    Ana I. Teixeira;George A. McKie;John D. Foley;Paul J. Bertics

  • Precise Control over Molecular Dimensions of Block-Copolymer Domains Using the Interfacial Energy of Chemically Nanopatterned Substrates

    Erik W. Edwards;Martha F. Montague;Harun H. Solak;Craig J. Hawker

  • Directed Assembly of Lamellae- Forming Block Copolymers by Using Chemically and Topographically Patterned Substrates†

    Sang-Min Park;Mark P. Stoykovich;Ricardo Ruiz;Ying Zhang

  • Effect of Composition of Substrate-Modifying Random Copolymers on the Orientation of Symmetric and Asymmetric Diblock Copolymer Domains

    Eungnak Han;Karl O. Stuen;Young-Hye La;Paul F. Nealey

  • Graphoepitaxy of cylinder-forming block copolymers for use as templates to pattern magnetic metal dot arrays

    Shuaigang Xiao;Xiao Min Yang;Erik W. Edwards;Young-Hye La

  • Mechanical heterogeneities in model polymer glasses at small length scales.

    Kenji Yoshimoto;Tushar S. Jain;Kevin Van Workum;Paul F. Nealey

  • Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers on Lithographically Defined Nanopatterned Substrates

    Gordon S. W. Craig;Paul F. Nealey

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan J. de Pablo
Juan J. de Pablo New York University
Christopher J. Murphy
Christopher J. Murphy University of California, Davis
Harun H. Solak
Harun H. Solak Paul Scherrer Institute
Marcus Müller
Marcus Müller University of Göttingen
Padma Gopalan
Padma Gopalan University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ricardo Ruiz
Ricardo Ruiz Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paul Russell
Paul Russell Scripps Research Institute
Luke J. Mawst
Luke J. Mawst University of Wisconsin–Madison
Thomas F. Kuech
Thomas F. Kuech University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kookheon Char
Kookheon Char Seoul National University

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