BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//ZapCalLib 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Regenerative Materials and Polymer Lifecycle Control LOCATION:Chemistry A101 TZID:America/Denver DTSTART:20240916T160000 UID:2026-05-01-14-24-11@natsci.colostate.edu DTSTAMP:20260501T142411 Description:About the Seminar: The presentation covers research from the Au tonomous Materials Systems Group (AMS Group) at the UIUC Beckman Institute to advance lifecycle control in high-performance polymers and composites. These formidable challenges benefit from the diverse expertise and shared goals of our collaborative\, interdisciplinary team. I’ll begin with an overview of concepts like self-healing polymers\, morphogenic manufacturi ng\, and growth printing. Next\, I’ll describe methods for intentional m aterials deconstruction\, inspiring concepts like the tension-activated co valent bond\, the restoring force triangle\, electrocatalytic depolymeriza tion\, and innate catalyst reprocessing. Drawing upon this knowledge\, I ll present current research on regenerative materials that harness renewa ble energy and biosourced monomers\, ushering in a closed-loop\, circular lifecycle.\n\n \;\n\nAbout the Speaker: Jeffrey Moore received his B.S . in chemistry (1984) and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering with Samuel Stupp (1989)\, both from the University of Illinois. He then went t o Caltech as a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow working wit h Robert Grubbs. In 1990\, he joined the faculty at the University of Mich igan in Ann Arbor and in 1993 returned to the University of Illinois\, whe re he was Professor of Chemistry\, as well as a Professor of Materials Sci ence &\; Engineering until 2022 and was also selected as the Stanley O. Ikenberry Endowed Chair in 2018. Jeff currently holds the titles of Stanl ey O. Ikenberry Research Professor of Chemistry\, Stanley O. Ikenberry End owed Chair Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry. Jeff is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Academy o f Arts &\; Sciences\, the American Association for the Advancement of S cience and the American Chemical Society (ACS)\; he has received the Campu s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and has been recognized a s a “Faculty Ranked Excellent by their Students.” For 14 years he serv ed as an associate editor for the Journal of American Chemical Society. In 2014\, he was selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor and in 2016 was chosen as the recipient for the ACS Edward Leete Award in Org anic Chemistry. He received the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Materials C hemistry Division 2018 Stephanie L. Kwolek Award and was part of a team th at was honored with the Secretary of Energy Honor Award\, Achievement Awar d the same year. Jeff was also awarded the 2019 National Award in Polymer Chemistry by the American Chemical Society. He has published over 400 arti cles covering topics from technology in the classroom to self-healing poly mers\, mechanoresponsive materials and shape-persistent macrocycles. He se rved as the Director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Tec hnology at the University of Illinois from 2017-2022. In this role\, he re ceived the 2021 Executive Officer Distinguished Leadership Award from the UIUC Campus. 4:00 pm END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR