BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//ZapCalLib 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Unraveling the Monkey’s Fist with Diels-Alder Chemistry LOCATION:Chemistry A101 TZID:America/Denver DTSTART:20241108T160000 UID:2026-04-27-20-22-47@natsci.colostate.edu DTSTAMP:20260427T202247 Description:About the Seminar: \n\nPolymer topology is critical for the de velopment of new materials for novel applications. Diels-Alder (DA) chemis try is becoming increasing popular due to its simplicity and efficiency. I t also imparts a thermo-responsive aspect\, which can allow for selective degradation of materials. This can be utilized to explore kinetic growth m echanisms or as a stimulus to induce topological change for application pu rposes. This work will describe the development of several different strat egies of incorporation of DA chemistry within polymeric materials\, includ ing functional surfaces and prepolymers\, initiators\, inimers and crossli nkers and post-polymerization modification. Potential applications range f rom dynamic surface treatments to rehealable coatings to rheological modif iers to debondable adhesives.\n\n \;\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\nProf. Co stanzo graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2001 with a BS in Chem istry. As an undergraduate\, he worked for Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski f or three years preparing materials via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerizatio n. He then received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Timothy Patten at University of California at Davis\, where he focused upon polymer and nano particle synthesis. He was awarded a National Research Council Postdoctora l fellowship at the Army Research Laboratory. As a post-doc\, he worked in the weapons and materials division developing new materials for wide rang e of applications. He joined California Polytechnic State University in 20 07 and is currently a Professor. His research focuses upon the development of structure-property relationships by exploiting simple and efficient me thodology\, such as Diels-Alder chemistry\, to create dynamic and stimuli- responsive materials. 4:00 pm END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR