Jeffrey Self
@polymerjeff.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Helping polymers do cool things (sustainably)
Group website: https://labs.engineering.asu.edu/self/
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Helping polymers do cool things (sustainably)
Group website: https://labs.engineering.asu.edu/self/
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Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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At the end of the day, aren't we all just working hard to give our pets a better life?
September 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
At the end of the day, aren't we all just working hard to give our pets a better life?
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Our recent work is now published in ACS Macromolecules!
Dual-Degradable and Reprocessable Hyperbranched Polymers from Chain Transfer Agent-Lipoic Acid Conjugate | Macromolecules pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Dual-Degradable and Reprocessable Hyperbranched Polymers from Chain Transfer Agent-Lipoic Acid Conjugate | Macromolecules pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Dual-Degradable and Reprocessable Hyperbranched Polymers from Chain Transfer Agent-Lipoic Acid Conjugate
Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) offer exceptional functionality, high solubility, and processability due to their dense branching and terminal group density, yet achieving degradable and recyclable HBPs...
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September 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Our recent work is now published in ACS Macromolecules!
Dual-Degradable and Reprocessable Hyperbranched Polymers from Chain Transfer Agent-Lipoic Acid Conjugate | Macromolecules pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Dual-Degradable and Reprocessable Hyperbranched Polymers from Chain Transfer Agent-Lipoic Acid Conjugate | Macromolecules pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!"
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
July 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!"
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
I'm excited to announce the Self lab has published our first paper! Kamyar Nikoo did an awesome job leading this project on the development of low viscosity resins leveraging acrylamide functionality to enable VPP printing of bottlebrush elastomers. Check it out: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Vat Photopolymerization of Supersoft Acrylamide-Based PDMS Bottlebrush Elastomers
Bottlebrush polymers, defined as polymers densely grafted with polymer side chains, have gained much attention for their unique mechanical properties. When cross-linked into a bottlebrush polymer netw...
pubs.acs.org
July 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I'm excited to announce the Self lab has published our first paper! Kamyar Nikoo did an awesome job leading this project on the development of low viscosity resins leveraging acrylamide functionality to enable VPP printing of bottlebrush elastomers. Check it out: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Can seaweed decarbonize cement? 🌱🏗️
In our new study w/
@msftresearch.bsky.social, we show that #Ulva (a green seaweed) can be directly added to cement - no chemical preprocessing - cutting CO2 while preserving strength.
🔗 msft.it/6049SAKeJ
#Seaweed #Cement #AI #Sustainability #MaterialsScience #LCA
In our new study w/
@msftresearch.bsky.social, we show that #Ulva (a green seaweed) can be directly added to cement - no chemical preprocessing - cutting CO2 while preserving strength.
🔗 msft.it/6049SAKeJ
#Seaweed #Cement #AI #Sustainability #MaterialsScience #LCA
July 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Can seaweed decarbonize cement? 🌱🏗️
In our new study w/
@msftresearch.bsky.social, we show that #Ulva (a green seaweed) can be directly added to cement - no chemical preprocessing - cutting CO2 while preserving strength.
🔗 msft.it/6049SAKeJ
#Seaweed #Cement #AI #Sustainability #MaterialsScience #LCA
In our new study w/
@msftresearch.bsky.social, we show that #Ulva (a green seaweed) can be directly added to cement - no chemical preprocessing - cutting CO2 while preserving strength.
🔗 msft.it/6049SAKeJ
#Seaweed #Cement #AI #Sustainability #MaterialsScience #LCA
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Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix, especially for Black residents. A budding movement might help address both issues.
buff.ly/7zmPxTL
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Beneath the blazing sun, Black Phoenix sows community - High Country News
Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix. A budding movement in the desert might solve it.
www.hcn.org
July 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix, especially for Black residents. A budding movement might help address both issues.
buff.ly/7zmPxTL
buff.ly/7zmPxTL
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first Loo Lab paper is out now in @pubs.acs.org! here we show how polymer blends can tune Li ion solvation site and enhance ion transport
read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org
June 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
first Loo Lab paper is out now in @pubs.acs.org! here we show how polymer blends can tune Li ion solvation site and enhance ion transport
read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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In the spirit of @sorheology.bsky.social and “Everything Flows”, look at these beautiful “streamlines” of shale around a rock.
Taken at Watkins Glen State Park
Taken at Watkins Glen State Park
May 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
In the spirit of @sorheology.bsky.social and “Everything Flows”, look at these beautiful “streamlines” of shale around a rock.
Taken at Watkins Glen State Park
Taken at Watkins Glen State Park
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Alright, this is an awesome experiment - complexation, solubility, indicator acid/base, it’s got everything!! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
May 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Alright, this is an awesome experiment - complexation, solubility, indicator acid/base, it’s got everything!! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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All of this is written on my blog, Chemjobber: chemjobber.blogspot.com/2025/04/pred...
Predictions about the Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
Dear Job Seekers of the Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: I have been avoiding writing this piece for months, even as I have thought these thing...
chemjobber.blogspot.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
All of this is written on my blog, Chemjobber: chemjobber.blogspot.com/2025/04/pred...
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Multiple milestones for the Khoury Lab this week for our undergrads! Marie Byrne defended her honors thesis, and Rohan Bulusu was recognized as the ASU nominee for the ACS Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry.
April 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Multiple milestones for the Khoury Lab this week for our undergrads! Marie Byrne defended her honors thesis, and Rohan Bulusu was recognized as the ASU nominee for the ACS Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry.
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It was amazing having a fellow alumni Dr. Fauci and his wife Dr. Grady stop by the lab to talk wine chemistry and hear about the work my students are doing. Thank you for being on campus and sharing yourself with our entire community
March 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It was amazing having a fellow alumni Dr. Fauci and his wife Dr. Grady stop by the lab to talk wine chemistry and hear about the work my students are doing. Thank you for being on campus and sharing yourself with our entire community
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Just dropped a new video + blog post with Ariel for RSC Applied Polymers, and we had a blast making it! 🧪✨ We went full infomercial mode to show off how these dynamic foams achieve next-level expansion & mechanical properties: tinyurl.com/balloondogfoams
@ronsmaldone.bsky.social
@ronsmaldone.bsky.social
Hear from the authors of ‘3D Printable Polymer Foams with Tunable Expansion and Mechanical Properties Enabled by Catalyst-Free Dynamic Covalent Chemistry’ – RSC Applied Polymers Blog
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February 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Just dropped a new video + blog post with Ariel for RSC Applied Polymers, and we had a blast making it! 🧪✨ We went full infomercial mode to show off how these dynamic foams achieve next-level expansion & mechanical properties: tinyurl.com/balloondogfoams
@ronsmaldone.bsky.social
@ronsmaldone.bsky.social
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Our colleague Tomislav Friscic in full flow for his inaugural lecture at @uobchemistry.bsky.social. A fantastic evening hearing about his journey as a chemist.
February 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Our colleague Tomislav Friscic in full flow for his inaugural lecture at @uobchemistry.bsky.social. A fantastic evening hearing about his journey as a chemist.
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A new chiral macrocycle which shows three-way switching of its chiroptical properties out in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social Work by @denishartmann.bsky.social in TAB Lab & fantastic collaborators at Durham University and @zwijcompchem.bsky.social at @uclchemistry.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/anie...
February 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A new chiral macrocycle which shows three-way switching of its chiroptical properties out in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social Work by @denishartmann.bsky.social in TAB Lab & fantastic collaborators at Durham University and @zwijcompchem.bsky.social at @uclchemistry.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/anie...
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I’m very excited to finally share the results of a passion project that has been on my mind for nearly a decade. You can find the pre-print below, but what follows is the saga of how this project came to be:
January 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I’m very excited to finally share the results of a passion project that has been on my mind for nearly a decade. You can find the pre-print below, but what follows is the saga of how this project came to be:
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To celebrate the first day of winter quarter, I talked with @alexprybutok.bsky.social, assistant teaching professor of ChemE, about her journey to becoming a teaching professor and her work to explain the context behind the science in her classes.
Story: www.washington.edu/news/2025/01...
Story: www.washington.edu/news/2025/01...
Q&A: How a UW teaching professor adds the context behind the science in her chemical engineering courses
Alex Prybutok, UW assistant teaching professor of chemical engineering, studies anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in engineering education.
www.washington.edu
January 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
To celebrate the first day of winter quarter, I talked with @alexprybutok.bsky.social, assistant teaching professor of ChemE, about her journey to becoming a teaching professor and her work to explain the context behind the science in her classes.
Story: www.washington.edu/news/2025/01...
Story: www.washington.edu/news/2025/01...
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Using my first post here to say…I’m on my way… to better foams, sweet foams! 🎸 Our latest preprint showcases a Motley Crue of improved properties—enhanced expansion and mechanical strength in 3D-printed foams. Check it out: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
@ronsmaldone.bsky.social
@ronsmaldone.bsky.social
3D Printable Polymer Foams with Tunable Expansion and Mechanical Properties Enabled by Catalyst-Free Dynamic Covalent Chemistry
Thermoset foams are some of the most common polymer materials in our lives. Despite their prevalence, they are notoriously difficult to form into complex shapes and finding a balance between mechanica...
chemrxiv.org
December 23, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Using my first post here to say…I’m on my way… to better foams, sweet foams! 🎸 Our latest preprint showcases a Motley Crue of improved properties—enhanced expansion and mechanical strength in 3D-printed foams. Check it out: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
@ronsmaldone.bsky.social
@ronsmaldone.bsky.social
If this fella can do it, we all can
![Snapshot from a page with "CHE 211 - [Extra Credit] for Exam 2" written at the top and a bulbous frog character drawn below with a text bubble saying "i did it".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ufawaqdgssuuketcbmucx4q6/bafkreigybffkgixnp22vug2bnrxxfpljofqxp7vyrngsxgkpkqqm55zpvi@jpeg)
December 3, 2024 at 6:34 PM
If this fella can do it, we all can
Great paper from the Peterson lab--developing new photoswitches for protic solvents.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Stenhouse Salts: Visible Light Photoswitches for Protic Environments
Designing photoswitches that have large structural changes, are visible-light responsive, and are compatible with water is a major challenge for moving toward applications in biological systems. Despite the potential for Stenhouse salts to be a water-compatible counterpart to the popular DASA photoswitches, there has not yet been any major investigation into their properties as a photoswitch. Here, we report a series of aniline-based Stenhouse salt (AnSten) photoswitches with electron donating and withdrawing groups. AnSten photoswitches reversibly switch from a visible light absorbing isomer to a visible light transparent isomer upon irradiation with green light. The dark equilibrium and switching kinetics are dependent on the electronics of the aniline. These molecules switch reversibly in common protic solvents including water and hydrogels. Stenhouse salts show significant potential as a visible light active, water compatible, negative photochromic, T-type photoswitch with a large structural change.
pubs.acs.org
November 25, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Great paper from the Peterson lab--developing new photoswitches for protic solvents.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
I'm floored by this phenomenal window shelf a student made for my office (the eponymous "Self Shelf")--effectively doubling my garden space!
November 22, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I'm floored by this phenomenal window shelf a student made for my office (the eponymous "Self Shelf")--effectively doubling my garden space!
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Took my class on a field trip to North America's largest metals/glass/plastic materials recovery facility. Check out half a days worth of NYC recycling in this pile! Material can come in by truck or by barge. Amazing visit. Thanks to Princeton's ProCES program for the support!
November 20, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Took my class on a field trip to North America's largest metals/glass/plastic materials recovery facility. Check out half a days worth of NYC recycling in this pile! Material can come in by truck or by barge. Amazing visit. Thanks to Princeton's ProCES program for the support!