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Nanostructured Materials · Solid
State Chemistry · Polymeric materials ·
Green Science |
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Welcome! We are a group of
materials scientists/engineers who are interested in creating new materials
for various applications (and having fun...). Our research covers a wide
range of materials, including polymeric materials, ceramics and glasses, and
composites. One of our main goals is to design materials with unique
structure (down to nano- and molecular-scale) for specific applications, such
as packaging, energy, catalysis, etc. In most cases, the structural design
and control are the keys to the high performance of these materials. Overall, we are
engaged in four areas of materials research: 1.
Nanostructured Materials •
Synthesis of nanomaterials (nano-particles, tubes, platelets, porous
materials, etc.) •
Polymer Nanocomposites •
Bio-nanocomposites •
Layer-by-Layer self-assembly •
Thin films and fibers 2.
Solid State Chemistry •
Layered compounds and intercalation/exfoliation chemistry •
Porous materials and pillared layered compounds •
Functional ceramics and glasses 3.
Polymeric materials •
Fluoropolymers •
Polyolefins and thermoplastic polyolefins (TPOs) •
Bio-polymers •
Polymer composites/nanocomposites and blends •
Safer/greener polymeric materials for food packaging •
Polymer processing (injection molding, extrusion, blow
molding, thermoforming, biaxial stretching, new processing technique
development, etc.) 4.
Green Science •
Synthesize/isolate/derive valuable materials from biomass,
such as harvesting silicon based materials from rice husks •
Polylactic acid and other bio-based polymeric materials •
Ionic liquids and their applications |
Dr. Sun received his B.S. degree in Chemical
Engineering from South China University of Technology and his Ph.D. degree in
Chemistry from the University of Alabama. After that, he worked as an
Assistant Research Engineer at Texas A&M University. From 2006-2009, Dr.
Sun was a Senior Research Engineer at TOTAL Petrochemicals USA, Inc. He
joined Texas State University–San Marcos in Fall 2009. Mail address: 601 University Drive Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Texas State University–San Marcos San Marcos, TX 78666 Shipping Address: 305 River Ridge Parkway Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Texas State University–San Marcos San Marcos, TX 78666 |
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Positions Available We currently have openings for visiting scholars, exchange
students, postdoctoral researchers, graduate and undergraduate research
assistants, and high school students/teachers! Highly
motivated students/scholars with a strong interest in materials science and
engineering are encouraged to apply. Please contact Dr. Luyi Sun directly if interested! |
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Dr. Luyi Sun, Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Texas State University–San Marcos Chemistry
Building 310, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666 E-mail:
luyi.sun@txstate.edu • Phone: 512-245-5563 •
Fax: 512-245-2374 Copyright 2010 © The SUN Research Group,
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