Elizabeth Murphy

Education

Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Biography

Elizabeth graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2020 with a B.S. in chemistry. During her time at UIUC, she researched poly(zwitterion)-protein interactions and redox-active polymer brushes under the direction of Professor Paul V. Braun. During the summer of 2019, Elizabeth interned at The Lubrizol Corporation where she investigated star polymer viscosity modifiers. Elizabeth is now pursuing her Ph.D. in materials chemistry as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow under the direction of Professors Craig J. Hawker and Christopher M. Bates.

Research

Elizabeth is researching the synthesis, purification, and self-assembly of block copolymers.