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Dr. Li Jia

Assistant Professor of Polymer Science

Education

• 1996 Ph.D., Chemistry, Northwestern University
• 1991 B.Sc., Lanzhou University

Research Interests

Metal-catalyzed polymerization, supramolecular assembly for medicinal delivery, organic photovoltaic materials, soft lithography via nanoparticle self-assembly, photolithography materials.

Contact Information

Dr. Li Jia
Department of Polymer Science
The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio 44325-3909

Email: ljia@uakron.edu
Voice: (330) 972-7511
Fax: (330) 972-5290

Recent Publications

1. Chai, J.; Liu, G.; Chaicharoen, K.; Wesdemiotis, C.; Jia, L.;* "Cobalt-catalyzed carbonylative polymerization of azetidines", Macromolecules 2008, 41, 8980-8985.
2. Ray, M. A.; Jia, L.;* "Micropatterning by non-densely packed interfacial colloidal crystals", Adv. Mat. 2007, 19, 2020-2022.
3. Liu, G.; Jia, L.;* "Carbonylative copolymerization of azetidines and tetrahydrofuran.  Dual role of azetidine and synthesis of poly(amide-co-ester) with periodic ester distribution", Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 129-131.
4. Ray, M. A.; Kim, H.; Jia, L.;* "Dynamic self-assembling.  Linear periodic structure generated by evaporation of colloidal solution on flat surface", Langmuir 2005, 21, 4786-4789.
5. Liu, G.; Jia, L.;* "Design of carbonylative polymerization of heterocycles. Synthesis of polyesters and poly(amide-block-ester)s", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 14716-14717. 

Patents

1. Caporale, S.; Barclay, G. G.; Wang, D.; Jia, L. "Compositions and processes for immersion lithography", 2007, patent application: US30/855,715.
2. Jia, L.; Ray, M. A.; "Bottom-up surface self-assembly of polymer colloids to form patterned arrays", 2006, patent application: US60/839,592.

Professional Affiliations

American Chemical Society
Materials Research Society
International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)

Honors

NSF CAREER Award
DuPont Young Professor Award
Lindback Minority Junior Faculty Award

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