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Kathryn L. Beers , Ph.D.



 

 

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Research Chemist

Multivariant Measurement Methods
  
    Phone:
(301) 975-2113
    Fax:
(301) 975-4924
    Email:
kathryn.beers@nist.gov
    Mail:
8542
 

Research Interests

General interests include the application of high throughput or combinatorial methods and microfluidic technology to multidimensional problems in formulations science. Combining microfluidic measurement techniques and the gradient methods established in the combinatorial methods group to develop new measurement methods for complex mixtures with multiple component types. In particular the introduction of various polymer chemistries into gradient sample libraries. Currently on assignment at the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Scheduled to return to the Division: March 2008

Professional Background

2007-2008 Assistant Director for Physical Sciences and Engineering, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President

2002-present Staff Scientist, NIST Polymers Division

2000-2002 NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, NIST Polymers Division

2000 Ph.D. in Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University

1996 M.S. in Polymer Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University

1994 B.S. in Chemistry w/ high honors, The College of William and Mary


Honors and Awards

2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

2006 Department of Commerce Science and Technology Policy (ComSci) Fellow

2005 Department of Commerce Silver Medal

2000 National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship

1998 Graduiertenkolleg, Visiting Research Fellowship, University of Ulm, Germany

1994 Mellon College of Science Fellowship


Selected Publications

1. C. Xu, S. E. Barnes, T. Wu, D. A. Fischer, D. M. DeLongchamp, J. D. Batteas, K. L. Beers, "Solution and Surface Gradients via Microfluidic Confinement: Fabrication of a statistical copolymer brush composition gradient" Advanced Materials, 2006, 18, 1427.

2. C. Xu, T. Wu, Y. Mei, C. M. Drain, J. D. Batteas, K. L. Beers, "Synthesis and Characterization of Tapered Copolymer Brushes via Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Copolymerization" Langmuir, 2005, 21, 11136.

3. T. Wu, Y. Mei, C. Xu, H. C. M. Byrd K. L. Beers, "Block copolymer PEO-b-PHPMA synthesis using Controlled Radical Polymerization on a Chip" Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2005, 26, 1037.

4. C. Xu, T. Wu, J. D. Bateas, C. M. Drain, K. L. Beers, M. J. Fasolka, "Surface-Grafted Block Copolymer Gradients: Effect of block length on solvent response" Appl. Surf. Sci., 2006, 252, 2529.

5. Z.T. Cygan, J. T. Cabral, K. L. Beers, E. J. Amis, "Microfluidic Platform for Generation of Organic Phase Microreactors" Langmuir, 2005, 21, 3629.

6. C. Xu, T. Wu, C. M. Drain, J. D. Batteas, K. L. Beers, "Microchannel Confined Surface Initiated Polymerization" Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 6.

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7. C. M. Stafford, C. Harrison, K. L. Beers, A. Karim, E. J. Amis, M. R. VanLandingham, H.-C. Kim, W. Volksen, R. D. Miller, E. E. Simonyi, "A Buckling-Based Metrology for Measuring the Elastic Moduli of Polymeric Thin Films" Nature Mat., 2004, 3, 545.

8. T. Wu, Y. Mei, J. T. Cabral, C. Xu, K. L. Beers, "A New Synthetic Method for Controlled Polymerization using a Microfluidic System" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 7881.

9. A. J. Crosby, M. J. Fasolka, K. L. Beers, "High-Throughput Craze Studies in Gradient Thin Films using Ductile Copper Grids" Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 9968.

10. Y. Mei, K. L. Beers, H. C. M. Byrd, D. L. VanderHart, N. R. Washburn, "Solid-Phase ATRP Synthesis of Peptide-Polymer Hybrids" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 3472.

11. S. S. Sheiko, M. da Silva, D. Shirvaniants, I. LaRue, S. Prokhorova, M. Möller, K. Beers, K. Matyjaszewski, "Measuring Molecular Weight by Atomic Force Microscopy" J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 6725.

12. K. L. Beers, B. Woodworth, K. Matyjaszewski, "Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization in the Undergraduate Laboratories 1: Using ATRP to prepare block and statistical copolymers of n-butyl acrylate and styrene" J. Chem. Ed., 2001, 78, 544.

13. K. L. Beers, S. Boo, S. G. Gaynor, K. Matyjaszewski, "Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate" Macromolecules, 1999, 32, 5772.

14. K. L. Beers, S. G. Gaynor, K. Matyjaszewski, S. S. Sheiko, M. Möller, "The Synthesis of Densely Grafted Copolymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization" Macromolecules, 1998, 31, 9413.


Mailing Address

Dr. Kathryn L. Beers, Polymers Division, NIST, Bldg. 224, Rm. B214, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8542, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8542, USA


 
 
 
 
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