Papers, Chapters, Dissertations – Interdisciplinary Training in Data Driven Soft Materials Research and Science Policy

Publications

Hughes, J. C., York, D. J., Yager, K. G., Osuji, C. O., & Composto, R. J. (2026). Using Flory–Huggins-informed human-in-the-loop Bayesian optimization to map the phase diagram of polymer blends. Digital Discovery. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dd00556f

Indeglia, B. N., Sevening, J. N., Hickey, R. J., & Winey, K. I. (2026). Diffusion of Bottlebrush Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles: The Role of Matrix Molecular Weight. Macromolecules, 59(2), 871–878. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5c02957

Iaccarino, P. R., Lawal, D., Raney, J. R., Stebe, K. J., & Lee, D. (2025). 3D Printing of Bicontinuous Nanoparticle‐Stabilized Emulsion Gels via Co‐Solvent Removal. Small, 21(51). https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202504718

Campbell, G. M., Muhaxheri, G., Guilhoto, L. F., Santangelo, C. D., Perdikaris, P., Pikul, J., & Yim, M. (2025). Active Learning Design: Modeling Force Output for Axisymmetric Soft Pneumatic Actuators. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10(10), 10838–10845. https://doi.org/10.1109/lra.2025.3605089

Guzman, M., Martins, F., Stern, M., & Liu, A. J. (2025). Microscopic Imprints of Learned Solutions in Tunable Networks. Physical Review X, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.1103/f2hb-c9s1

Shin, S., Land, O., Seider, W., Lee, J., & Lee, D. (2025). Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Automated Double Emulsion Droplet Library Generation. https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-n6x46

Stern, M., Guzman, M., Martins, F., Liu, A. J., & Balasubramanian, V. (2025). Physical Networks become what they learn. Physical Review Letters, 134(14). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.134.147402

Guilhoto, L. F., & Perdikaris, P. (2024). Composite Bayesian optimization in function spaces using neon—neural epistemic operator networks. Scientific Reports, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79621-7

Land, O., Seider, W. D., & Lee, D. (2024). Convolutional neural network augmented soft-sensor for autonomous microfluidic production of uniform bubbles. Chemical Engineering Journal, 499, 156494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.156494

Liu, Z., Zagzag, Y., Kamien, R. D., & Osuji, C. O. (2024). Director response of liquid crystals in spatially varying magnetic fields with antagonistic anchoring conditions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(50), 70130–70137. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c17546

Zhang, A. C., Ohno, K., & Composto, R. J. (2024). Marangoni-induced honeycomb structures in spin-coated polymer nanocomposite films. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 128(49), 12268–12278. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c06630

Wang, K., & Winey, K. I. (2024). Nanoparticle diffusion in crowded polymer nanocomposite melts. ACS Macro Letters, 13(9), 1192–197. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00438

Ou, J.-T., Brown, M. K., Kaff, J. D., Hughes, R. W., Huber, D. L., Sumerlin, B. S., Winey, K. I., & Taylor, M. K. (2024). Structural effects on solubility and crystallinity in Polyamide ionomers. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6(18), 11420–1426. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.4c02012

Agosto Nieves, R., Gomez Dopazo, G., Rosenfeld, J., Tran, H.-H., Alvarado Lopez, L., Sotero-Esteva, J., Fasoli, E., Dmochowski, I. J., Lee, D., & Bansal, V. (2024). Using hybrid coating to fabricate highly stable and expandable transparent liquid marbles. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(49), 68336–68347. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c14949

Bean, R. H., Nayyar, G., Brown, M. K., Wen, J., Fu, Y., Winey, K. I., Williams, C. B., & Long, T. E. (2024). VAT photopolymerization of poly(styrene-B-isoprene-B-styrene) triblock copolymers. Additive Manufacturing, 92, 104391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2024.104391

Wang, K., & Winey, K. I. (2024). Vehicular and core–shell nanoparticle diffusion in attractive entangled polymer melts. Macromolecules, 57(14), 6789–795. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00808

Wang, Kaitlin, Russell J. Composto, and Karen I. Winey. (2023). ToF-SIMS Depth Profiling to Measure Nanoparticle and Polymer Diffusion in Polymer Melts. Macromolecules 56 (6): 2277–85. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00033.

Wang, Kaitlin., & Winey, Karen. I. 2024. “Vehicular and Core–Shell Nanoparticle Diffusion in Attractive Entangled Polymer Melts.” Macromolecules. (X): XXXX–XX. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00808.

Wang, Kaitlin, Russell J. Composto, and Karen I. Winey. 2023. “ToF-SIMS Depth Profiling to Measure Nanoparticle and Polymer Diffusion in Polymer Melts.” Macromolecules 56 (6): 2277–85. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00033.

Dissertations

Ph.D. Dissertation of Leo Ferreira Guilhoto, February 2025. “Deep Learning for Surrogate Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification in Science & Engineering”

Ph.D. Dissertation of Alex Johnson, October 2025. “Exploring Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Across Length Scales: From Atomistic Bias Potentials to Phase-Field Model”

Ph.D. Dissertation of Yvonne Zagzag, October 2025. “Order by Design: Blueprinting Liquid Crystal Director Fields. Surfaces, Fields, and Self-Assembly as Blueprints for Orientational Order”

Ph.D. Dissertation of Owen Land, September 2025. “Engineering Multiphasic Processes to Enhance Droplet Microfluidics and Biofuel Conversion”

Ph.D. dissertation of Gregory Campbell, June 2025. “Elastomeric Strain Limitation for Design of Soft Pneumatic Actuators”

Ph.D. dissertation of Aria Chen Zhang, May 2025. “Controlling Assembly of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles to Enhance Mechanical Properties in Polymer Nanocomposite Films”

Ph.D. dissertation of Kaitlin Wang, May 2024. “Nanoparticle Dynamics in Polymer Nanocomposites Using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry.”