We utilize our expertise in reaction design and development to devise new synthetic approaches for polymer synthesis, functionalization, and degradation. We seek to challenge conventional ideologies in polymer design by enabling new, target-driven syntheses of materials with tunable emergent properties.
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The SRG officially joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and will open its doors in August of 2025!
March 27th, 2025
The SRG officially joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and will open its doors in August of 2025!
March 27th, 2025
The SRG officially joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and will open its doors in August of 2025!
Mike Strauss
Mike is passionate about utilizing his training in both organic materials chemistry and synthetic methods development to expand the suite of synthetic strategies used in the design of next-generation soft materials.
SRG Members
Transformative and interdisciplinary research requires a group of diverse scientists working together to tackle challenges at the propagating edge of the known and unknown. The SRG proudly recruits scientists from a variety of personal and scientific backgrounds to join our team. We value and celebrate creativity, enthusiasm, and new perspectives in a relentless pursuit of scientific excellence.
SRG Research
The SRG seeks unprecedented control over all aspects of polymer microstructure, thereby enabling systematic control of emergent macromolecular properties.
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The SRG seeks enthusiastic and unapologetically scientific chemists and materials scientists to join the team!
Recent SRG News
March 31st, 2025
The SRG officially joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and will open its doors in August of 2025!
March 27th, 2025
The SRG officially joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and will open its doors in August of 2025!
March 27th, 2025
The SRG officially joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and will open its doors in August of 2025!
