Brett Fors
@brett_fors
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Anionic Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain-Transfer Polymerization of Methacrylates | Journal of the American Chemical Society @Cornell @CornellChem
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Anionic polymerizations of methacrylates are controlled processes that give well-defined materials; however, these polymerizations require reactive and pyrophoric organolithium reagents for initiat...
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Remembering Benjamin Widom, Ph.D. ’53, Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus in @CornellChem, in @CornellCAS, and a Boltzmann medal winner. Widom died Jan. 23 in Ithaca, at 97.
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Benjamin Widom, Ph.D. ’53, Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Jan. 23 in Ithaca. He was 97.
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Right now, ZERO % of car tires (& other plastics in their class) are recycled. But @CornellChem researchers in @brett_fors lab have come up with a super-durable plastic made of bio-sourced material that can also be recycled and degrades in the environment. https://t.co/5P6mN7iT5t
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More sustainable: @brett_fors of @CornellChem has created a bio-sourced polymer material that has crosslinked thermosets’ durability and malleability but can be easily recycled and degraded. @Nature @CornellGrad
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A Cornell chemist has created an alternative to unrecyclable, plastic-based thermosets by making a bio-sourced material that has crosslinked thermosets’ durability and malleability but can be easily...
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Please donate to help the Robb family who lost their house in the California fires. https://t.co/jO6ejMZfP1
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On January 8th, my brother, sister-in-law and their two little girls tragically lost t… Kelsey Robb needs your support for Help My Family After the Eaton Fire
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Multimaterial Thermoset Synthesis: Switching Polymerization Mechanism with Light Dosage NEW #ASAP by @brett_fors @TristanHLambert @zakpage & colleagues Read it here: https://t.co/eOzLKHPLom
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Hydrazine-Catalysed Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Of Cyclobutenes (Tristan H. Lambert and co-workers) @TristanHLambert @brett_fors @CornellChem
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A highly efficient metal-free ring-opening metathesis polymerization of cyclobutenes using hydrazine catalysis is described. The polymerizations proceed with high stereoselectivity and show living...
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ASU-NGRPC 2025 alert! The abstract deadline has been extended to November 1. The event is open to undergrads, grads, and postdocs. We'll also have amazing keynote lectures by @HawkerNation @DrLkorley @brett_fors and Kat Knauer about their sustainability research and views.
Call for abstracts - NGRPC 2025 @ASU! Abstract Submission Deadline: Sept. 30, 2024 NGRPC 2025 website: https://t.co/jxLIHJeh07
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Erin Stashe (@stache_lab) delivers the Cell Press lecture on light-mediated recycling of polystyrene for commodity chemical production #ECOFRxv
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Come be colleagues with amazing folks like @TheCoatesCrew @GeoffreyWCoates @TheLambertLab @TristanHLambert @SongLinLab @songlin_chem @basktastic @nozomi_ando @AndoLab @LancasterLabCU @forsgroup @erik_der_elch @ybae0221 (Sorry anyone missed). And @brett_fors is also here we guess
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Come be our colleague! Cornell chemistry has *three* open-rank positions open to join our faculty! All areas welcome with emphasis on organic/inorganic (broadly defined)! The deadline is October 15th to apply! @CornellChem @Chemjobber
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What a journey this paper has been! So excited to see this work online finally! Huge congratulations to Brandon and Will! They did a great job putting all of this together
Check out our newest paper in @ChemicalScience ! 🎉🥳 Brandon and Will demonstrate the first (☝️❗️) example of combining cationic, anionic, and radical polymerization without any intermediate compatibilization steps! Congrats team 🫶 https://t.co/NiuIwsU1rj
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Check out our newest paper in @ChemicalScience ! 🎉🥳 Brandon and Will demonstrate the first (☝️❗️) example of combining cationic, anionic, and radical polymerization without any intermediate compatibilization steps! Congrats team 🫶 https://t.co/NiuIwsU1rj
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An ongoing challenge in polymer chemistry is accessing diverse block copolymers from multiple polymerization mechanisms and monomer classes. One strategy to accomplish this goal without intermediate...
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Direct Functionalization of Polyethylene Surfaces with High-Density Polymer Brushes | JACS @brett_fors @forsgroup @GeoffreyWCoates @TheCoatesCrew
@Cornell @CornellChem #Functionalization #Polyethylene #Surfaces #HighDenisty #Polymer #Brushes
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Introducing functionality onto PE surfaces is a longstanding challenge in polymer science, driven by the need for polymer materials with improved adhesion and antifouling properties. Herein, we...
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On the surface, this looks like interesting chemistry! 😄 Awesome job @RinguetteAnna and @forsgroup!
Direct Functionalization of Polyethylene Surfaces with High-Density Polymer Brushes | JACS @brett_fors @forsgroup @GeoffreyWCoates @TheCoatesCrew
@Cornell @CornellChem #Functionalization #Polyethylene #Surfaces #HighDenisty #Polymer #Brushes
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Grateful, humbled, and excited to announce that PJM has been promoted to associate professor with tenure (effective July 1st)! This honor truly belongs to the PhD students, post-docs, undergraduates, and visiting scientists who have called our group home since 2018.🍾
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I successfully defended my PhD thesis last week 🎓 I’m filled with gratitude for the past five years of growth with @brett_fors, THE @forsgroup, and all my amazing collaborators ⭐️ Looking forward to what’s ahead, starting my next chapter at DuPont!
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🎉Congratulations to the 2024 ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award Winners: 🏅 Brett Fors, Cornell University (@brett_fors) 🏅 Sarah Perry, UMass Amherst (@perrys_lab) Read their interviews here ➡ https://t.co/ExkyNeMo7L
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Congratulations to A&S professors @stevenstrogatz (mathematics) and Peter T. Wolczanski (@CornellChem), elected this week to The National Academy of Sciences! @theNASciences
Mario Herrero, Timothy Ryan, M.S. ’86, Ph.D. ’89, @stevenstrogatz and Peter Wolczanski are @Cornell’s 2024 electees to @theNASciences, the academy announced April 30. @CornellCALS @WeillCornell @CornellCAS
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I am so excited to announce that I will be joining the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering @NCState as an assistant professor in July 2025! I couldn’t have done it without the support of my mentors (@JodieLutkenhaus/@brett_fors) and my lab mates at TAMU/@forsgroup
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