Simona Fine
@simonaf1ne
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PhD Candidate @SPInLabNU | B.S. Materials Science @NorthwesternEng ’22 | she/her
Joined April 2023
new paper alert! here, we study how controlling the polymerization kinetics of ethyl cellulose-poly(acrylic acid) composites allows for tunable structural color. we envision our materials as a replacement for traditionally-colored plastics @SPInLabNU
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RT @NorthwesternEng: How can we make fashion more sustainable?. Northwestern Engineering’s Cécile Chazot is developing recyclable polymers….
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RT @SPInLabNU: We’re so proud of Charmaine for presenting her work on tunable, structurally-colored films at the 2025 Undergraduate Researc….
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my first trip to Seattle for #S25MRS has been a blast so far and I'm thrilled to be presenting my work on structurally-colored alternatives to plastic tomorrow (9:15-9:30 am, SU02.08.03)
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I'm excited to be attending my first @Materials_MRS meeting and can't wait to share my research on structurally-colored cellulose composites on Thursday (1:45-2 pm, SB11.11.01) #F24MRS
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becoming a PhD candidate ✅.
Happy Qualloween, Simona! (and shoutout to Cécile for the heavy pours🥂) Today, we’re celebrating our first student in the group passing her qualification exam, just in time for the holidays 🎃
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RT @CraftyMatSci: And our latest publication by @simonaf1ne made the supplemental cover of @MacroJrnls_ACS Biomacromolecules! Simona design….
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RT @CraftyMatSci: There is still time for undergraduates to apply for MICRO this year and conduct paid research with a lab @MIT @mit_dmse….
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thrilled that this paper was published in Biomacromolecules today! we studied how the time-resolved appearance of macroscopic structural color in cellulose-based liquid crystals reflects the nano- and microscale cholesteric self-assembly kinetics
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RT @CraftyMatSci: New publication from @simonaf1ne and @SPInLabNU is now out in @MacroJrnls_ACS Biomacromolecules ! We elucidate how polyme….
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I had an amazing time in Les Diablerets at the Bioinspired Materials @GordonConf meeting brilliant researchers, learning about bioinspired systems through multiple scientific lenses, and presenting my research in a GRS talk and GRC poster! First conference ✅
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RT @CraftyMatSci: I am @GordonConf Bioinspired Materials GRC this week in Les Diablerets !🇨🇭 @simonaf1ne is also representing our amazing….
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In honor of Earth Day 2024, with the theme of Planet vs. Plastics, I'm sharing infographics I made for a science communication course that explore some of the materials science challenges associated with making plastics more sustainable
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RT @CraftyMatSci: And our paper made a cover ! Thanks to @OznamTV who designed and drew this beautiful cover art for us. Go check it out :….
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RT @CraftyMatSci: First paper from our lab @SPInLabNU is not out in @ChemMater ! Go check it out and learn about cholesteric liquid crystal….
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after reading through 40+ years of research on chiral nematic cellulose materials and dabbling in polymer theory to interpret these papers, i’m excited to share the insights from these endeavors in my first @SPInLabNU paper!
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