Group News
September 2023
Paper Published: Our research article titled "Indocyanine Green–Glycogen Conjugates for Near-Infrared-Triggered Photothermal Cancer Therapy" is now published in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics! Congrats to student coauthors: Hayat, Tarek, and Farbod! [Link]
August 2023
Research Grant: Dr. Sun received his first NSF grant by the Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) program. This federal grant will support our group to continue the research on biomass-derived degradable polymer materials for a sustainable future. Thanks NSF for your strong support! [Link]
Highlighted in Charger Blog [Link]
July 2023
University highlight: Katie and Dr. Sun were highlighted in the University Charger Blog for their recent awards from NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium. [Link]
June 2023
Student Graduation: Farbod was awarded a Master of Science degree in Chemistry at UNH. He will join the University of Notre Dame as a PhD student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Congrats Farbod! We will miss you.
Research Grant: Dr. Sun received a UNH Summer Research Grant ($3,250 for summer 2023) and a UNH research fund ($2,000 for 2023-2024). Those internal grants will be used to support UNH student research in developing biomass-derived degradable polymer materials.
April 2023
Journal Highlight: Dr. Sun was selected as an emerging researcher by Journal of Polymer Science. [Link]
Research Grant: Dr. Sun received a NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium (NASA-CTSGC) Faculty Research Grant ($10,000 for 2023-2024). This fund will support two UNH students by providing them valuable hands-on research experience in developing self-healing polymer materials for NASA’s space-related applications. [Link]
Student Award: Congrats to our graduate student Katie Durkee for winning a NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium (NASA-CTSGC) Graduate Research Award. Together with Dr. Sun, Katie will develop self-healing polymers from biomass resources for space related applications.
Student Award: Congrats to our sophomore student Hayat Khan for winning the highly competitive UNH Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)! Hayat will conduct undergraduate research under Dr. Sun's mentorship in summer 2023.
Student Award: Congrats to graduate students Tarek and Farbod for being selected to the 2023 TCoE Outstanding Graduate Student Awards! [Link]
November 2022
Paper Published: Our review article titled "Assembling the best of two worlds: Biomolecule-polymer nanoparticles via polymerization-induced self-assembly" is now published in Journal of Polymer Science! Congrats to student authors: Farbod, Tarek, and Mia!
October 2022
Research Grant: Dr. Sun received an American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF) UNI award ($55, 000 for 2023-2025. This award will support several UNH undergraduate students in STEM research related to developing novel degradable polymer materials. Thanks ACS-PRF for your generous support. [Link]
April 2022
Student Award: Sophomore student Mia Rodriguez won the highly competitive UNH Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)! Mia will conduct research under the mentorship of Dr. Sun in summer 2022. Congratulations Mia!
March 2022
Research Presentation: Hao delivered a research talk titled "Peptide-Brush Polymers with Tunable Stability: A Wonderful World of Backbone Chemistry" in ACS Spring 2022 in San Diego.
December 2021
Student Award: Graduate student Farbod Shirinichi won a TCoE Endowed Graduate Student Fellowship! Congratulations to Farbod!
September 2021
The Sun Polymer Research Lab is now officially launched at the University of New Haven. Our research team is dedicated to developing novel sustainable and degradable polymer materials for various applications.
Contact
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Dr. Hao Sun
Echlin Hall, 119C West Haven, CT, 06516, USA Email: hasun@newhaven.edu Phone: +1 (203) 479-4868 |