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Research assistant
Undergraduate or graduate research assistant
Dr. Andrew PetersPeters Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
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Research focus
His group runs computer simulations of soft materials, mostly block copolymers, which are polymers made of two chains stuck together that sort themselves into tiny ordered patterns. They study how blending these polymers or grafting them onto nanoparticles controls the structures that form. They’re also building a faster simulation method, and working on applied projects like adding waste plastic to asphalt for roads.
Recent publications
- Interparticle interactions of dendrimer, comb, and linear grafted nanoparticles via coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations (opens in a new tab)Macromolecules · 2024
- Implementation of probe rheology simulation technique in atomistically detailed molecular dynamics simulations (opens in a new tab)Journal of Computational Chemistry · 2023
- Topologically precise and discrete bottlebrush polymers: synthesis, characterization, and structure–property relationships (opens in a new tab)JACS Au · 2022