Thomas H. Epps
Education
- Post-Doctorate - 2006 NRC Postdoctoral Fellow - NIST
- Doctorate - 2004 University of Minnesota
- Masters - 1999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Bachelors - 1998 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"We are interested in designing novel nanostructured materials for fuel cell, lithium battery, and other ion-conduction applications; analytical separation membranes; nanoporous templates and sensors. We manipulate polymer internal and external interfacial characteristics in bulk and thin film environments to influence the ordering and stability of polymer structures, particularly in block copolymers and polymer blends.
Four main areas of interest include:
1. Generating network nanostructures in high molecular weight and ion-conducting block copolymer systems.
2. Stabilizing triply-periodic (network) structures in ultrathin polymer films.
3. Synthesizing novel block copolymer structures in microfluidic devices.
4. Creating thermally-reversible, co-continuous microstructured materials using polymer blends."
Selected Publications
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- Albert, J. N. L.; Baney, M. J.; Stafford, C. M.; Kelly, J. Y.; Epps, T. H., III, "Facile Generation of Generating Surface Energy Gradients for Thin Film Studies", ACS Nano 3(12), 3977, (2009)
- Singh, N.; Tureau, M. S.; Epps, T. H. III, "Manipulating Ordering Transitions in Interfacially Modified Block Copolymers", Soft Matter 5(23), 4757, (2009)
- Stefik, M.; Mahajan, S.; Sai, H.; Epps, T. H., III, "Ordered three- and five-ply nanocomposites from ABC block terpolymer microphase separation with niobia and aluminosilicate sols", Chemistry of Materials 21(22), 5466, (2009)
- Young, W.; Epps, T. H. III, "Phase Behavior and Interaction Parameters in Salt-Doped Polymer Electrolytes: Counterion Effects", Macromolecules 42(7), 2672, (2009)
- Tureau, M. S.; Epps, T. H. III, "Nanoscale Networks in Poly(isoprene-b-styrene-b-methyl methacrylate) Triblock Copolymers", Macromolecular Rapid Communications 30(20), 1751, (2009)
- Roskov, K. E.; Epps, T. H. III; Berry, B. C.; Hudson, S. D.; Tureau, M. S.; Fasolka, M. J., "Preparation of Combinatorial Arrays of Polymer Thin Films for Transmission Electron Microscopy Analysis", Jorunal of Combinatorial Chemistry 10(6), 966, (2008)
- Pathak, J. A.; Ho, D. L.; Lin, E. K.; Vukmir, M. K.; Epps, T. H. III; Roland, C. M., "Temperature Effects on the Structure of Polyurea Segmented Block Copolymers", Macromolecules 41(20), 7543, (2008)
- Young, W.; Brigandi, P. J.; Epps, T. H. III, "Crystalization-Induced Lamellar-too-Lamellar Thermal Phase Transitions in Salt-Doped Polymer Electrolytes", Macromolecules 41(17), 6276, (2008)
- Epps, T.H.,III; DeLongchamp, D.M.; Fasolka, M.J.; Fischer, D.A.; Jablonski, E.L., "Substrate Surface Energy Dependent Morphology and Dewetting in an ABC Triblock Copolymer Film.", Langmuir 23 (6), 3355, (2007)
- Epps, T.H.,III; Vogt, B.D.; Hutchinson, J.B.; Fasolka, M.J., "Manipulating Block Copolymer Thin Films Using Solvent Vapor Gradients", Nano Letters (2007)
Patents
Selected Awards
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- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers - Department of Defense: 2009
- Air Force Young Investigator Award: 2009
- College of Engineering Outstanding Junior Facutly (University of Delaware: 2009)
- National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering: 2008
- National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award: 2007
- National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Seed Grant Award: 2007
- Lloyd Ferguson Young Scientist Award (NOBCChE): 2007
- Delaware EPS CoR Seed Grant Award: 2006
- Carl Storm Fellowship (Gordon Research Center: 2005)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (National Research Council: 2004)
