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SUMMARY:Sustainability-Oriented Approaches to Precision Main-Chain Macromol
 ecules
LOCATION:Chemistry A101
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20220902T160000
UID:2026-05-08-11-24-16@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260508T112416
Description:Seminar Abstract \n\nMacromolecules are ubiquitous in life and 
 in human society. A long-term goal of our research group is to develop nov
 el synthetic macromolecules that are degradable\, derived from sustainable
  resources\, possess a circular life cycle\, or can serve as functional pr
 obes in biological investigations. In this seminar\, I will discuss new st
 rategies that enable precise control over the architecture\, sequence\, an
 d microstructures of main-chain polymers\, such as vinyl polymers with deg
 radable main-chain groups and synthetic polysaccharides. Taken together\, 
 we hope these efforts will enable the synthesis and applications of novel 
 main-chain polymers with tailor-made properties for a sustainable future.\
 n\nAbout the Speaker\n\nJia Niu is an assistant professor of chemistry in 
 Boston College. Jia obtained a B.S. degree (2005) and a M.S. degree (2008)
  from Tsinghua University in China. He then moved to the United States to 
 pursue a PhD degree at Harvard University\, working with Professor David R
 . Liu on the enzyme-free translation and directed evolution of synthetic p
 olymers. After working as a postdoctoral scholar in the laboratories of Pr
 ofessor Craig Hawker and Professor Tom Soh at University of California\, S
 anta Barbara\, Jia joined the faculty of Boston College in 2017. Currently
 \, Jia and his group are focused on developing sustainable plastics using 
 biobased building blocks\, understanding functional roles of sulfation pat
 terns in bioactive macromolecules\, and the directed evolution of genome e
 ditors. Jia is a recipient of ACS PMSE Young Investigator Award (2021)\, N
 SF CAREER Award (2020)\, NIH Director’s New Innovator Award (2019)\, and
  the Beckman Young Investigator Award (2019). 4:00 pm
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