Professor Brent S. Sumerlin

 

Brent S. Sumerlin

    

Assistant Professor

 Office: 307 Fondren Science
Department of Chemistry Phone: (214) 768-8802
Southern Methodist University Fax: (214) 768-4089
PO Box 750314    e-mail:
Dallas, TX 75275-0314    
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Education & Experience:

  • Ph.D. University of Southern Mississippi, 2003

  • B.S. North Carolina State University, 1998

  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003-2005

  • Assistant Professor, Southern Methodist University, 2005-2007

  • Harold Jeskey Trustee Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2007-

Research Interests:

We employ macromolecular engineering to prepare well-defined polymeric materials with selected functionality, composition, and molecular architecture. Using a variety of synthetic techniques, we gain access to a range of novel (co)polymers and particularly focus on those that are water-soluble. Potential target applications include novel biocompatible or biodegradable materials for controlled drug delivery, surface modification, and new catalytic nanoparticles that facilitate more efficient chemical reactions under environmentally-friendly conditions. Much of our interests is at the interface of polymer, organic, and biochemistries with particular focus on fusing the fields to prepare novel materials with composite properties.

Selected Publications:

  • Priyadarsi De, Ming Li, Sudershan R. Gondi, Brent S. Sumerlin "Temperature-Regulated Activity of Responsive Polymer-Protein Conjugates Prepared by Grafting-from via RAFT Polymerization" J. Am. Chem. Soc 2008, ASAP. [Link]

  • Debashish Roy, Jennifer M. Cambre, Brent S. Sumerlin "Sugar-Responsive Block Copolymers by Direct RAFT Polymerization of Unprotected Boronic Acid Monomers" Chemical Communications 2008, 2477-2479. [Link]

  • Andrew P. Vogt, Brent S. Sumerlin "Tuning the Temperature Response of Branched Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Prepared by RAFT Polymerization" Macromolecules 2008, In press.

  • Ming Li, Priyadarsi De, Sudershan R. Gondi, Brent S. Sumerlin "Responsive Polymer-Protein Bioconjugates Prepared by RAFT Polymerization and Copper-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Click Chemistry" Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2008, 29, 1172-1176. [Link] Highlighted in the June 2008 edition of Materials View.

  • Ming Li, Priyadarsi De, Sudershan R. Gondi, Brent S. Sumerlin “End Group Transformations of RAFT-Generated Polymers with Bismaleimides: Functional Telechelics and Modular Block Copolymers” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2008, 46, 5093-5100. [Link]

  • Priyadarsi De, Sudershan R. Gondi, Brent S. Sumerlin "Folate-Conjugated Thermoresponsive Block Copolymers: Highly Efficient Conjugation and Solution Self-Assembly" Biomacromolecules 2008, 9, 1064-1070. [Link]

  • Jennifer N. Cambre, Debashish Roy, Sudershan R. Gondi, Brent S. Sumerlin "Facile Strategy to Well-Defined Water-Soluble Boronic Acid (Co)polymers" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 10348-10349. [Link]

  • Sudershan R. Gondi, Andrew P. Vogt, Brent S. Sumerlin "Versatile Pathway to Functional Telechelics via RAFT Polymerization and Click Chemistry" Macromolecules 2007, 40, 474-481. [Link]

  • Andrew P. Vogt, Sudershan R. Gondi, Brent S. Sumerlin "Hyperbranched Polymers via RAFT Copolymerization of an Acryloyl Trithiocarbonate" Australian Journal of Chemistry 2007, 60, 396-399. (Invited) (Included in featured on Cover). [Link]

  • Andrew P. Vogt, Brent S. Sumerlin "An Efficient Route to Macromonomers via ATRP and Click Chemistry" A. P. Vogt, B. S. Sumerlin Macromolecules 2006, 39, 5286-5292. [Link]

Courses Taught:

  • Organic Chemistry (CHEM 3371)

  • Introduction to Polymer Chemistry (CHEM 5333)

  • Overview of Materials Chemistry (CHEM 6118)