June 2-5, 2009
Heinlen Hall Lecture Series

Prof. Jeffrey Moore
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professor Moore is internationally recognized for his work in the field of organic materials and polymer chemistry. His early work esablished the utility of the phenylacetylene moiety in the constructioin of a broad range of important nanoscale structures, including macrocycles, dendrimers, and abiotic mimics of protein secondary structure.

Working with colleagues in engineering, he played a central role in the development and demonstration of a self-healing polymeric material and has shown recently that mechanical energy can be used to direct chemical reactions