Michael Martinez

Graduate Student, Chemistry

Education

07/2017-present
Ph. D., Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, United States

09/2013-06/2017
B.S., Chemistry, June 2017
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, California

Research

Graduate Research Assistant
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
(7/2017 – Present) Advisor: Dr. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Undergraduate Research Assistant
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
(10/2013 – 6/2017) Advisor: Dr. Philip J. Costanzo

Future Leaders in American Materials (FLAM) MRSEC Intern
University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
(6/2016 – 8/2016) Advisor: Dr. Craig J. Hawker

Polymer Science & Engineering REU Intern
University of Akron, Akron, OH
(6/2015 – 8/2015) Advisor: Dr. Abraham Joy

Publications

1)     Martinez, M.R.; Dadashi-Silab, S.; Lorandi, F.; Zhao, Y.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Depolymerization of P(PDMS₁₁MA) Bottlebrushes via ATRP with Activator Regeneration”, Macromolecules, 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00415

2)     Lorandi, F.; Lathwal, S.; Martinez, M.R.; Dadashi-Silab, S.; Szczepaniak, G.; Cuthbert, J. “Reflection on the Matyjaszewski Lab Webinar Series and the Rise of Webinars in Polymer Chemistry”, ACS Macro Letters, 2021, 10 (1), 54-59

3)     Hsieh, T.; Martinez, M.R.; Garoff, S.; Matyjaszewski, K; Tilton, B.  “Interfacial dilatational rheology as a bridge to connect amphiphilic heterografted bottlebrush copolymer architecture to emulsifying efficiency”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume 581, Part A, 2021, 135-147.

4)     Cong, Y.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Karimkhani, V,; Kieth, A.N.; Liebfarth, F.; Martinez, M.R.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Sheiko, S.S. “Understanding the synthesis of linear-bottlebrush-linear block copolymers: towards plastomers with well-defined mechanical properties”, Macromolecules, 2020, 53 (19), 8324-8332

5)     Martinez, M.R.; Cong, Y.; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski, K. “A Thermodynamic Roadmap for the Polymerization of PDMS₁₁MA” ACS Macro Lett., 2020, 9 (9), 1303–1309.

6)     Martinez, M.R.; Krys, P.; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Poor Solvents Improve Yield of Grafting-Through Radical Polymerization of OEO₁₉MA” ACS Macro Lett., 2020, 9 (5), 674-679.

7)     Zaborniak, I.; Chmielarz, P.; Martinez, M.R.; Wolski, K.; Wang, Z.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Synthesis of high molecular weight poly(n-butyl acrylate) macromoleculesvia seATRP: From polymer stars to molecular bottlebrushes”, European Polymer Journal, 2020, 126, 109566.

8)     Martinez, M.R.; Sobieski, J.; Lorandi, F.; Fantin, M.; Dadashi-Silab, S.; Xie, G.; Olszewski, M.; Pan, X.; Ribelli, T.G.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Understanding the Relationship between Catalytic Activity and Termination in photoATRP: Synthesis of Linear and Bottlebrush Polyacrylates”, Macromolecules, 2020, 53, 59-67.

9)     Chen, Q.; Diaz, Y.J.; Hawker, M.C.; Martinez, M.R.; Page, Z.A.; Zhang, S.X.; Hawker, C.J.; Read de Alaniz, J. “Stable Activated Furan and Donor–Acceptor Stenhouse Adduct Polymer Conjugates as Chemical and Thermal Sensors”, Macromolecules, 2019, 50, 11, 4370-4375.

10)  Lin, C.; Xie, G.; Liu, S.; Martinez, M.R.; Wang, Z.; Lou, H.; Wu, D.; Fu, R.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Fabrication of porous nanonetwork-structured carbons from well-defined cylindrical molecular bottlebrushes”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 20, 18763-18769.

11)  Cuthbert, J.; Martinez, M.R.;  Sun, M.; Flum, J.; Li, L.; Olszewski, M.; Wang, Z.; Kowalewski, T.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Non‐Tacky Fluorinated and Elastomeric STEM Networks”, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2019, 1800876.

12)  Liang, H.*; Morgan, B.*; Xie, G.*; Martinez, M.R.; Zhulina, E.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Sheiko, S.; Dobrynin, A. "Universality of the Englanglement Plateau Modulus of Comb-like and Bottlebrush Polymer Melts" Macromolecules, 2018, 51 (23), 10028-10039.

13)  Xie, G.X.*; Lin,X.*; Martinez, M.R.; Wang, Z.; Lou, H.; Fu, R.; Wu, D.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Fabrication and superior adsorption performance of novel functional porous nanowire networks from well-defined molecular brushes building blocks”, Chemistry of Materials, 2018, 30 (23), 8624-8629.

14)  Xie, G.X.; Martinez, M.R.; Olszewski, M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Molecular Bottlebrushes as Novel Materials” Biomacromolecules, 2018, 20 (1), 8624-8629.

15)  Xie, G.X.; Martinez, M.R.; Daniel, W.F.M.; Keith, A.N.; Ribelli, T.R.; Fantin, M.; Sheiko, S.S.; Matyjaszewski, K. “Benefits of Catalyzed Radical Termination: High-Yield Synthesis of Polyacrylate Molecular Bottlebrushes without Gelation”. Macromolecules, 2018, 51 (16), pp 6218–6225.

16)  Swanson, J.P; Cruz, M.A.; Monteleone, L.R..; Martinez, M.R., Costanzo, P.J.; Joy, A. “The Effect of Pendant Group Structure on the Thermoresponsive Properties of N-Substituted Polyesters” Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 7195-7206.

17)  Swanson, J.P.; Martinez, M.R.; Cruz, M.A.; Mankoci, S.G.; Costanzo, P.J.; Joy, A. “A coacervate-forming biodegradable polyester with elevated LCST based on bis-(2-methoxyethyl)amine”, Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 4693.

Presentations

• 249th ACS National Meeting (Poster Session), Denver, CO, March 2015
• 12th Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Research Symposium (Poster Session), NASA Glenn Research Center, July 2015
• 251st ACS National Meeting (Oral Presentation), San Diego, CA, March 2016
• UCSB Summer Research Colloquium (Poster Session), Santa Barbara, CA, August 2016

Awards

• 2019 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention     
• 2017 Dr. Konrad M. Weis Fellowship in Chemistry        
• 2017 Cal Poly Research Award in Organic Chemistry
• 2016 ACS POLY Industrial Advisory Board First Place Undergraduate Oral Presentation
• 2016 Golden Gate Sharkfest Swim – 1^st Place Overall
• 2015 CALPACS ACS Undergraduate Travel Award