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Professor Brent S. Sumerlin
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Brent S. Sumerlin
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Assistant Professor |
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Fondren Science |
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Department of Chemistry |
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(214) 768-8802 |
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Southern Methodist University |
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(214) 768-4089 |
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PO Box 750314 |
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Dallas, TX 75275-0314 |
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Education & Experience:
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Ph.D. University of
Southern Mississippi, 2003
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B.S. North Carolina State University, 1998
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003-2005
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Assistant
Professor, Southern Methodist University, 2005-2007
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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:
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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]
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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]
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Andrew P. Vogt, Brent S. Sumerlin "Tuning the
Temperature Response of Branched Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Prepared
by RAFT Polymerization" Macromolecules 2008, In press.
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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.
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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:
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Organic Chemistry (CHEM 3371)
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Introduction to Polymer Chemistry (CHEM 5333)
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Overview of Materials Chemistry (CHEM 6118)
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