Welcome to the Davidson Research Group!
Our research is focused on designing, synthesizing, and guiding the assembly of soft polymeric materials to address pressing needs, particularly in health and the environment. We achieve this by working at the intersection of polymer synthesis, polymer characterization, polymer physics and self-assembly, and additive manufacturing.
Recent News
Princeton Engineering featured the work of graduate student Alice Fergerson on 3D printing block copolymers to achieve tunable local mechanical properties in a single recyclable and reprocessable material. You can find the article to read…
The PAW (Princeton Alumni Weekly) wrote an article on Prof. Davidson's new multidisciplinary elective course ‘Plastics, Profit, and People: How Science and Society Can Strive for Sustainability’. You can find it here!
Angie will be completing her senior thesis work as part of the Davidson lab printing team. Kaitlyn will be studying catalyst activity for research in sustainable polymers. Welcome to the lab, Angie and Kaitlyn!
Congratulations to Jiaen for passing her First Proposition exam and officially becoming a Ph.D. candidate! 💜
Recent Publications
R. Telles, A. Kotikian, G. Freychet, M. Zhernenkov, P. Wasik, B.M. Yavitt, J. Barrera, C.C. Cook, R. Pindak, E.C. Davidson**, J.A. Lewis**, “Spatially programmed alignment and actuation in printed liquid crystal elastomers,” PNAS, 2025, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.241496012
H. Zhang, S.M. Maguire, C. Nie, R. Priestley, P.J. Chirik, R.A. Register, E.C. Davidson, M.A. Webb, “Rotator Phases in Chemically Recyclable Oligocyclobutanes,” Chemistry of Materials, 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02576
A.S. Fergerson, B.H. Gorse, S.M. Maguire, E.C. Ostermann, E.C. Davidson, “Reprocessable and mechanically tailored soft architectures through 3D printing of elastomeric block copolymers,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202411812
C. Nie, S.M. Maguire, C.W. Zheng, M.M. Beromi, R.A. Register, R.D. Priestley, E.C. Davidson**, P.J. Chirik**. "A butadiene-derived semicrystalline polyolefin with two-tiered chemical recyclability," Chem, 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2023.11.006