Research in the Romero Polymer Lab focuses on the development of novel methodologies for precision synthesis and functionalization of polymeric materials, seeking to address longstanding challenges in stimuli-responsive materials, optoelectronically active polymers, and polymer sustainability. Our efforts utilize a variety of synthetic tools to achieve molecular-level control over polymer structure and properties, with a particular emphasis on photochemistry, electrochemistry, and main group chemistry. This seminar will highlight recent advances from my group, including our work on Frustrated Lewis Pair (FLP) polymers as photochemically active and catalytic materials, electrochemical functionalization of commodity polymers, and the synthesis and characterization of novel non-fluorocarbon fluoropolymers.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 4:00pm
Nathan Romero
UC San Diego
RH 104
