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assistant professor @UWMadCBE | past @UChicagoPME @molecularfndry @UCB_Chemistry @MITChemE | all things polymers & electronic music | she/her 🌈
Madison, WI
Joined August 2009
my dad and I circa 2003. he is my best friend, my biggest supporter and one of my greatest role models .it’s time to #StopAsianHate and protect the #AAPI communities
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RT @UWMadEngr: .@UWMadCBE Professors Manos Mavrikakis and David Lynn will lead Research Forward projects supported by @WARF_News related to….
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CBE faculty are leading two 2025 Research Forward initiatives selected by The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The program, supported by the...
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check out this interview with one of our amazing undergrad researchers, Aidiel! Aidiel will graduate from @UWMadEngr in August and start his PhD in ChemE at @UMNews this fall. We are so proud of Aidiel in the Loo Lab!.
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Chemical engineering senior Aidiel shares how undergraduate research in the Loo Lab—and a Hilldale Fellowship—shaped his path from UW–Madison to graduate school and a future in energy storage.
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first Loo Lab paper is out now! here we show how polymer blends can tune Li ion solvation site and enhance ion transport. read it here:
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Polymer blend electrolytes are one possible pathway to developing solid electrolytes with improved properties when compared to the widely studied poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and lithium bis(trifluor...
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for anyone who wants a glimpse into what researchers have been dealing with this year so far: .
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The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
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RT @APSphysics: For 75 years, @NSF has fueled scientific research that drives innovation, strengthens the economy, and expands our understa….
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RT @NewsfromScience: Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directora….
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Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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RT @UWMadEngr: 🏗️ (Ground)breaking news! Today, lead donors Jeffrey and Marvin Levy, @uwchancellor, @GovEvers and dignitaries from across t….
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RT @BryanPaulsenSJ: Share your work on polymer structural characterization at AIChE! Submit an abstract by April 7th. Please share widely!….
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well, that’s a wrap on #APSSummit25! four oral presentations and one poster presentation from the Loo Lab. I couldn’t not be prouder of my students 🥰. thanks for the shirts @APS_DPOLY!
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I decided to check out a new platform (🦋), so you can find me there under the same handle. not sure how long I'll stick around the bird site. there's just something about watching a sinking ship. #chemsky #chemtwitter.
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RT @UWMadEngr: Polymers can be difficult to break down for reuse because they’re so large and sometimes complex. @UWMadCBE’s @whitneysloo i….
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Discover the challenges and future of plastics recycling with Whitney Loo’s expert insights on sustainability.
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RT @UWEnergy: Undergraduate Summer Internship applications are open! . Selected participants will spend 10 weeks conducting research on a #….
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RT @GroupHelms: Join our Team! For our DOE program in plastics circularity and recycling, I'm recruiting a postdoc with experience in organ….
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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Materials Science Division (MSD) has an opening for an Organic and Polymer Postdoctoral Fellow to join.....
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grateful to @acsprf for the support of our new research direction in compatibilizers for multicomponent plastics recycling:
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Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN): Keeping you up to date with the chemistry news that matters most. Published by the American Chemical Society.
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RT @PesterGroup: Please participate and share our survey on #mentalhealth literacy for faculty in #STEM (with Prof. Sarah Schäfer at @tuBra….
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RT @badachie: 🗳️It's Election Day, Wisconsin! 🗳️Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. You can register to vote at your polling place today. You….
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had a great time presenting some of our work on designing block copolymers for lithographic applications. thanks for the invitation (and photo) @konanebay! #AIChEAnnual @ChEnected
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RT @UWMadEngr: Why are polymers so difficult to recycle? And can we make plastics from more sustainable source materials? @UWMadCBE’s @whit….
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Discover the challenges and future of plastics recycling with Whitney Loo’s expert insights on sustainability.
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RT @tgartner_3: If you work in materials and are attending the AIChE meeting, please consider judging the MESD poster competition on Monday….
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RT @doescience: To create a better battery, scientists can create a better anode, cathode, or electrolyte that connects them. Using tools @….
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