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Dr. Jason D. Azoulay received his B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Connecticut in 2004. After a short time in industry, he joined the research group of Professor Guillermo C. Bazan at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2010, with an emphasis on the synthesis and application of late metal catalysts for olefin polymerization. Afterwards, he performed postdoctoral fellowships at the Center for Polymers and Organic Solids at UCSB (2010-2011) then Sandia National Laboratories (2011-2014) in electronic and photonic materials research. He then joined The University of Southern Mississippi as an Assistant Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering in 2014.
His research group focuses on homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis; (opto)electronic materials; and multidisciplinary investigations that address large scale objectives in materials development.
In 2017, he was awarded second place in the Nokia Bell Labs Prize competition for his work on optoelectronic materials and devices and in 2018 named Nina Bell Suggs Professor.
Email:Jason.Azoulay@usm.edu
Naresh received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Iowa State University in 2016, under the guidance of Prof. Aaron D. Sadow. His previous research primarily focused on the development of new homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic materials for the hydrofunctionalization of olefins and carbonyls. Naresh joined the Azoulay group in January 2017 and is currently investigating the synthesis and development of multifunctional optoelectronic materials.
Param received his Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology in 2014, under the supervision of Dr. K. Bhanuprakash and Dr. V. Jayathirtha Rao. His Ph.D. research focused on the molecular design and synthesis of novel organic materials for solar cell applications. He is now working on the development of shortwave infrared (SWIR) polymers for organic photodiodes since joining the Azoulay group in July 2019.
Daniel received his Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science – Physics from the University of New Orleans in May 2019, where his research focused on magnetization switching and dynamic properties of magnetically-coupled thin films, under the supervision of Prof. Leonard Spinu. He joined the Azoulay group in August 2019 and his current work is focused on characterizing the low temperature, high magnetic field properties of organic polymer devices.
Email:Daniel.Adams@usm.edu
Jasmine received a B.S. in Chemistry from San Diego State University in 2017 and her current research focus is on device fabrication and the characterization of infrared organic photodetectors.
Email:Jasmine.Lim@usm.edu
Kevin graduated from Drexel University with a B.S. in Chemistry. He is currently studying the underlying mechanisms that give rise to open-shell behavior in organic conjugated polymeric systems for the purpose of understanding and promoting the rational design of next-generation conjugated polymers with tailored diradical character.
Email:Kevin.Mayer@usm.edu
Michael graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Biochemistry in 2017. His research is currently on tuning the electronic character and structure of conjugated polymers to investigate their open-shell properties through monomer design.
Email::Michael.Steelman@usm.edu
Xianjun graduated from the University of Akron with an MS in Polymer Science in 2019. Her research is currently on the synthesis of conjugated polymers.
Email:Xianjun.Wang@usm.edu
Chih-Ting graduated from the Department of Applied Chemistry at National Chiao Tung University in 2015 with a B.S. in Applied Chemistry and in 2017 with an M.S. in Applied Chemistry. His current research focus is on open-shell polymer based intrinsic conductors and their development, processing, and related device engineering and Hall effect measurement in semiconductors.
Email:ChihTing.Liu@usm.edu
Sam Hunt graduated from St. Norbert College in 2019 with a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.A. in Mathematics. His current research focus is on homogenous and heterogenous catalysis, ligand design, polymer synthesis, synthetic strategies, kinetics and behavior, polymer functionalization and manipulation, and upcycling.
Email:Samuel.Hunt@usm.edu
Zoe received her B.S. in Chemical and Materials Science Engineering from Cornell University in 2019. Her current work focuses on the application of homogenous gold catalysis toward novel transformations, including the synthesis of conjugated materials, photoredox catalysis, polymer upcycling, novel polymer formation, and expansion toward industrially relevant processes.
Email:Zoe.Lequeux@usm.edu
Ethan is a freshman Polymer Science and Engineering major from Lumberton, MS. He joined the Azoulay group in July 2019 and currently works under the supervision of Jasmine Lim on the fabrication and testing of photodiodes.
Email:Ethan.Hanna@usm.edu
Zac is from Sumrall, MS and is a freshman majoring in Polymer Science. He joined the Azoulay group in July 2019 and is supervised by Kevin Mayer.
Email:Zachary.P.Rogers@usm.edu
Justin is from Purvis, MS and joined the Azoulay lab in September 2019. He is a freshman Polymer Science and Engineering major and works with Lifeng Huang.
Email:Justin.Williford@usm.edu
Azoulay Research Group
Thames Polymer Science Research Center
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Azoulay Research Group
Thames Polymer Science Research Center
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Azoulay Research Group
Thames Polymer Science Research Center
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS 39401