Principal Investigator:
Andrew J. D. Magenau, 
Assistant Professor
EDUCATION:
PhD, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, 2010
BS, Plastics Engineering Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2004
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
Assistant Professor, Drexel University, Materials Science and Engineering, 2015-Present
Visiting Assistant Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Engineering, 2014
Principal Investigator, DuPont, Central Research and Development, 2012-2014
Visiting Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Molecular Biosensors & Imaging Center and The Department of Chemistry, 2010-2012
Contact Information:
Drexel University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
LeBow Engineering Center, Rm 445
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-571-3671 | amagenau[at]coe.drexel.edu
PhD Students:
David H. Howe
E-mail: dhh28[at]drexel.edu
Hometown: Oswego, NY
Education: Geneva College, BS in Biochemistry, cum laude (2011)
Publications:
1. David H. Howe, Riki M. McDaniel, Andrew J. D. Magenau, “From Click Chemistry to Cross-Coupling: Designer Polymers from One Efficient Reaction” Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 8010–8018.
2. David H. Howe, James L. Hart, Riki M. McDaniel, Mitra L. Taheri, Andrew J. D. Magenau, “Functionalization-Induced Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers for Nanoparticle Synthesis,” ACS Macro Letters 2018, 7, 1503-1508.
Research Keywords: Pd-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling, reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT), block copolymer self-assembly, and organic chemistry
Jessica A. Weaver
E-mail: jaw398[at]drexel.edu
Hometown: Fairless Hills, PA
Education: Haverford College, BS in Chemistry (2013); Drexel University, MS in Materials Science and Engineering (2018)
Publications:
1. Solvik, K.; Weaver, J.A.; Brockway, A.M.; Schrier, J., “Entropy-Driven Molecular Separations in 2D-Nanoporous Materials, with application to High-performance Paraffin/Olefin Membrane Separations.” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2013, 117, 17050-17057.
2. Jessica A. Weaver, Samantha L. Morelly, Nicolas J. Alvarez, Andrew J. D. Magenau, “Grafting-through ROMP for gels with tailorable moduli and crosslink densities.” Polymer Chemistry 2018, 9, 5173-5178.
Research Keywords: reversible addition-fragmentation transfer (RAFT), ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), and macromolecular polymer networks
Olivia R. Wilson 
E-mail: ow39[at]drexel.edu
Hometown: Hampden, Maine
Education: Iowa State University, BS in Materials Science and Engineering (2015); Drexel University, MS in Materials Science and Engineering (2018)
Publications:
1. Olivia R. Wilson and Andrew J. D. Magenau. “Oxygen Tolerant and Room Temperature RAFT through Alkylborane Initiation,” ACS Macro Letters 2018, 7, 370-375.
Research Keywords: reversible addition-fragmentation transfer, alkylborane chemistry, oxygen tolerant polymerization, and thiol-ene click chemistry
MS Students:
Sam J. Rozans
E-mail: sjr64[at]drexel.edu
Education: BS/MS Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, 2018
Publications: coming soon
Research Keywords: controlled/living polymerization, atom transfer radical polymerization, TEMPO, and star polymer synthesis
BS/MS Students:
Riki M. McDaniel 
E-mail: rmm397[at]drexel.edu
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Publications: Howe, D.H.; McDaniel, R.M.; Magenau, A.J.D., From Click Chemistry to Cross-Coupling: Designer Polymers from One Efficient Reaction. Macromolecules 2017, 50 (20), 8010-8018.
Research Keywords: reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, thiol-ene click chemistry, nanocomposites, and polymer films and coatings
Renee Timmins
E-mail: rlt54[at]drexel.edu
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
Education: Material Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Class of 2019
Research Keywords: reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer, star polymers,and alkylborane chemistry.
Visiting Researchers:
Ken Jenewein
E-mail: kj529[at]drexel.edu
Home University: Muenster University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Research Keywords: Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer, self assembly, and block copolymers.
BS Students:
Jacob M. Nantz
E-mail: jmn335@drexel.edu
Hometown: Hershey Pennsylvania
Education: Hershey Highschool, 2016; Sophomore MSE
Research Keywords: photoinduced electron transfer-reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (PET-RAFT), chain-transfer agent synthesis, deblocking chemistry
Angela N. Le
E-mail: angela.n.le[at]drexel.edu
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina
Education: Drexel University, Materials Science and Engineering BS/MS Student 2020
Publications: None, yet!
Research Keywords: Monomer synthesis, purification