Rachel A. Segalman

Segalman has pioneered the understanding of processing/structure/ property relationships in functional polymers by engineering chain shape and processing strategies to dictate morphology and desired physical properties. This has resulted in new molecular designs for semiconducting polymers with controllable melting and liquid crystalline transition temperatures, as well as a deep understanding of how to control the assembly of ionically conductive polymeric ionic fluids and bio-inspired poly(peptoids). Her work was among the first to demonstrate the potential of polymers as efficient thermoelectric materials.