Craig Hawker
· NAE, FRS, AAAS, NAI, NAS Heeger Professor of Interdisciplinary Science, Chemistry Distinguished Professor, Materials Clarke Professor, CNSIUniversity of California, Santa Barbara · Chemistry and Biochemistry
Active 1987–2026
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About
Craig Hawker is a professor in the Departments of Materials, Chemistry, and Biochemistry at UC Santa Barbara. His research focuses on materials science and chemistry, contributing to the understanding and development of advanced materials. As a faculty member at the Materials and Research Laboratory, he is involved in leading research initiatives and mentoring students and postdoctoral researchers in the field of materials chemistry.
Research topics
- Materials science
- Nanotechnology
- Chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Composite material
- Polymer chemistry
- Computational chemistry
- Biochemical engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Polymer science
Selected publications
Progress in Polymer Science · 2020 · 934 citations
Chemical Reviews · 2021 · 449 citations
F positron emission tomography and ultrasound discussed as illustrative examples. The presence of C-F bonds can also be used to tailor membrane permeability and pharmacokinetic properties of drugs and delivery agents for enhanced cell uptake and therapeutics. A key message of this review is that while the promise of C-F containing materials is significant, a subset of highly fluorinated compounds such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have been identified as posing a potential risk…
Multi-responsive hydrogel structures from patterned droplet networks
Nature Chemistry · 2020 · 247 citations
Design of Polymeric Zwitterionic Solid Electrolytes with Superionic Lithium Transport
ACS Central Science · 2022 · 134 citations
≈ 0.6-0.8). This new design paradigm for SPEs allows for simultaneous optimization of previously orthogonal properties, including conductivity, Li selectivity, mechanics, and processability.
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of AB<sub><i>n</i></sub> Miktoarm Star Polymers
ACS Macro Letters · 2020 · 117 citations
samples resulted in the discovery of two TCP phases, σ and A15, that remained stable to significantly higher A-block volume fractions as the number of B arms increased. These results experimentally establish the importance of conformational asymmetry and molecular architecture as powerful design tools for the self-assembly of block copolymers into nonclassical phases.
Recent grants
Center of Excellence for Materials Research and Innovation at UCSB
NSF · $19.1M · 2011–2018
Robust, Efficient and Orthogonal Synthesis of Polymeric Materials
NSF · $453k · 2010–2014
MRSEC: Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at UCSB
NSF · $21.2M · 2005–2012
Frequent coauthors
- 181 shared
Thomas P. Russell
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- 138 shared
Edward J. Krämer
- 136 shared
Éric Drockenmuller
Ingenierie des Materiaux polymeres
- 109 shared
Jean M. J. Fréchet
- 108 shared
Joona Bang
Korea University
- 107 shared
Javier Read de Alaniz
University of California, Santa Barbara
- 104 shared
Michael L. Chabinyc
University of California, Santa Barbara
- 77 shared
Nathaniel A. Lynd
The University of Texas at Austin
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