Research Highlights

Welcome to the Shull Group Homepage! To learn more about our work on polymer interfaces and on the mechanics of soft, polymeric materials, click on the links in the menu above. The "Research" link is a brief description of our work. Abstracts of our publications (and many pdf files from the published papers) can be accessed through the "Publications" link, which is the best way to get the details.

----- Current Research Areas -----
Adhesion and Interfacial Properties of Soft Solids
Self-Assembling Polymer Gels
Biomaterials
Polymer/Nanoparticle Composites

----- For Prospective Students -----

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Recent Group News

May 2011: Congratulations to Kevin Henderson, Katie Otim, and Yan Sun for successfully defending their Ph.D. theses and to William Chang for successfully defending his M.S. thesis!

November 2010: Congratulations to Kendra Erk for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis!

October 2010: The Shull Group welcomes Elizabeth Martin as the newest graduate student member.

July 2010: The Shull Group welcomes summer visitor Dr. Miguel Angel Ojeda-López from the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí in San Luis Potosí, México, as well as summer RET participants Azucena Carney and Ryan Neris.

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