Joshua C. Worch
@JoshWorchPhD
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Asst Prof @VTChemDept - sustainable polymers🌳♻️. Former Group Leader @Dove_Group & @Mariecurie_alum. (he/him)
Blacksburg, VA
Joined November 2018
Over the moon to see our work w/ @Dove_Group appearing today in Nature https://t.co/HSrzkkFyTW! We disclose a fundamental advance in photoresin technology for vat photopolymerization 3D printing that is congruent with principles of green chemistry and a circular economy. 1/8
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Nature - A photopolymer platform derived from renewable lipoates can be 3D-printed into high-resolution parts, which possess properties comparable to some commercial acrylic resins, and then...
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Thrilled to receive two generous awards to develop sustainable solutions for multilayer plastic films ♻️ & tire pollution 🛞. Excited to get started with @Zhe_Qiang @Junsoo_twit and Micah Ziegler! Thanks for the support from @RCSA1 @KavliFoundation @SloanFoundation! @VTChemDept
RCSA, @SloanFoundation & @KavliFoundation have made awards to 8 cross-disciplinary teams of early career researchers in the second year of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials. Congratulations! https://t.co/jZ594qMFGf
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Thrilled to see our work on the cover of Advanced Materials! Liquid Metal-Vitrimer Conductive Composite for Recyclable and Resilient Electronics with @JoshWorchPhD See the paper: https://t.co/sS7XKPjFrs
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Excited to show our groups most recent work on biohybrid plastics using algae! Check out the story and article.
@JoshWorchPhD and @MengJiang7 have worked to develop a new biohybrid plastic that is strong, highly adaptable, and fully recyclable. Get the full story at: https://t.co/F6fzd5UB5J Original publication: https://t.co/LKHNsuXXAR
#vtchem #recycle #innovation #polymerchemistry
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New paper on Liquid Metal-Vitrimer Conductive Composite for Recyclable and Resilient Electronics with @JoshWorchPhD Electrically conductive, plastic-like, and recyclable through liquid metal and a dynamic covalent polymer network In Advanced Materials: https://t.co/sS7XKPjFrs
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A breakthrough in e-waste: @JoshWorchPhD and Assoc. Prof. of Mechanical Engineering Michael Bartlett’s teams created a recyclable, self-healing, and reconfigurable circuit board ⚡♻️ Full story 👉
news.vt.edu
Electronics often get thrown away after use because recycling them requires extensive work for little payoff. Two Virginia Tech researchers have found a way to change the game.
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Lots of talks from my students this year @ S02 #SustainablePolymers #S25MRS ! On projects from plastics for oceanographic equipment to insulating foams, colloidal physics of polymer networks, drug delivery applications & ML-guided green cement design! Can't wait to hear them!
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Getting ready for our poster session for SU02: #SustainablePolymers Symposium at #S25MRS! Our team will all be there! See you in Summit Level 2, Flex Hall C!
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Tuesday (Talks + Posters) 🎤🌿 Kicking off #S25MRS with a solid lineup in SU02 #SustainablePolymers! Talks from 11-12 & 1.30–4.30 PM & a poster session 5–7 PM at Flex Hall C, Summit L2! Topics include dynamic polymers, recycling, bioplastics & more. #Sustainability #Polymers
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Super proud PI moment! 🥺
🎉 Congrats to Meng Jiang, winner of the #PMSE Graduate Student Travel Award! Her research explores dynamic covalent chemistry for recyclable and adaptable electronic materials. Catch her talk at #ACSSpring2025! 📅 March 24 | ⏰ 9:15 AM | 📍 Marriott Marquis, Pacific Ballroom 24
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📢We’re hiring! Come join us at @AstonAIME for a PhD at the cutting edge between #polymers, #biotechnology & #digital chemistry aiming to make new polymers to extract & study proteins from cell membranes. Deadline:🗓️ 7th April 2025 ( https://t.co/aNohHViXcv) RT much appreciated!
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A massive snowball fight took place on @Virginia_Tech's campus Tuesday afternoon as Winter Storm Harlow moved through. Meteorologist @JenCarfagno was live on the scene. See the hundreds of students in action ⬇️
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Breaking News Submissions for #S25MRS open from today through January 8, 2025! Come share your work on #sustainablepolymers with us! Submit to SU02-Enabling Sustainable Polymers—A Holistic View from Feedstock and Synthesis to Application and End-of-Life
mrs.org
Links to the Call for Papers, Topical Clusters, and List of Symposia planned
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The Virginia Tech Department of Chemistry will host two virtual information sessions for students interested in our PhD program. These events will include a discussion of program basics, timeline, application tips, and time for questions. Click the link! https://t.co/AXjIcTr8WX
chem.vt.edu
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Please consider submitting an abstract. Deadline is approaching soon (Oct 17 at 11:59p EST)
Don’t forget to submit your abstracts for our symposium SU02-Enabling Sustainable Polymers—A Holistic View from Feedstock and Synthesis to Application and End-of-Life at the next Spring MRS meeting! Deadline Oct 17 See you in Seattle in the spring! #S25MRS
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Organic Chemistry position at Virginia Tech: Open Rank - Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. We start reviewing on Oct 7. We have wonderful colleagues. Apply here:
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Awesome idea and great execution! Thanks for bringing me on to play rheologist for a day.
Huge accomplishment!!! This is from the 2024 Polymer Capstone Lab Class (chem 4074). The students came up with a hypothesis and spent all semester testing it. After, Zaya and Jared did some replicates & wrote it up. @VTChemDept @VT_Science
https://t.co/8P7csyhhhC
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Join us! We are doing awesome things!
The Virginia Tech Chemistry Department is hiring for two tenure-track faculty positions! Join the HokieChemistry Family and work alongside world-class researchers and teachers. Apply today: ➡️ https://t.co/LFJD2KTeRx ➡️ https://t.co/A48LLSRloR
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#sustainable #polymers symposium at #ACSFall2024 kicked off with fresh lipid acid tales from @JoshWorchPhD! Join us from today through Wednesday evening at Tower Court D (Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel). @acspmse
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We (@KJDeFrance @ERoumeli Erlantz Lizundia) are organizing an exciting interdisciplinary symposium on polymer sustainability (SU02) at MRS Spring 2025 meeting. Mark you calendars and consider submitting your abstract next month - from Sept 17! https://t.co/oGcu2ksXRO.
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New perspective in @JPolymSci: Positioning dynamic polymeric materials within the modern polymer economy: From application to recycling and circularity by Meng Jiang, Nadim Mahmud, and co-authors. #openaccess
https://t.co/ct1JqMhLSZ
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