Join Professor Theoni Georgiou, Professor in Polymer Chemistry in the Department of Materials, to hear how precise control of polymer chemistry and architecture enables the design of the tailored materials that shape modern life.
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We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 14 January!
51勛圖厙 Inaugurals畝re term-time lectures that celebrate our newest Professors, recognising their academic journey and泭showcasing泭their research.
Abstract
Today, polymers underpin many aspects of modern life. Many are embedded in aqueous-based formulations and serve diverse functions that are not always泭evident泭to the everyday user.泭
The ability to tailor and control the properties of polymeric formulations and materials depends on our capacity, as manufacturers, to adjust the polymers chemistry, chain length, architecture, and the placement of chemical groups along the molecular chains.泭
Theoni Georgiou is a Professor of Polymer Chemistry at 51勛圖厙. She has泭demonstrated泭how the properties and applications of polymeric materials can be finely tuned by manipulating these polymer characteristics. In her inaugural lecture, Theoni will泭showcase泭the importance of these characteristics and how we can tailor them to achieve desired properties.泭
Biography
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Theoni Georgiou is a Professor in Polymer Chemistry in the Department of Materials at 51勛圖厙. She obtained a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Cyprus in 2001, followed by a PhD in Polymer Chemistry in 2006 under the supervision of Professor Costas泭Patrickios. She then worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Professor Antonios Mikos at Rice University (USA). In October 2007, she was awarded an RCUK Academic Fellowship and moved to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Hull. In January 2014, she joined the Department of Materials at 51勛圖厙, where she was promoted to Professor in 2022. In 2017, she received the 2016 Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal for contributions to polymer science which show outstanding promise for the future.泭
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She is an active member of the polymer community. In the past, she has served on the泭MacroGroup泭UK committee (Chair, 20192022), the Materials Chemistry Division (MCD) Council of the RSC, and the European Polymer Federation (EPF) committee. Currently, she serves on the editorial advisory boards of European Polymer Journal, Polymer International, and Polymer Chemistry, and is an Associate Editor for European Polymer Journal.泭
