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Michael Jacobs

Michael Jacobs

2022 – Present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, ORNL

2022, Ph.D. Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA

2015, B.S. Mathematics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

E-mail: mjacobs9@email.unc.edu

Michael received his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at the University of Connecticut, where he studied real and functional analysis. He then commenced his research career under the supervision of Dr. Dobrynin at the University of Akron in the Department of Polymer Science, and subsequently transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Michael uses theoretical physics and molecular dynamics simulations to study the nonlinear elastic modulus of dry and swollen graft polymer networks. In his free time, he solves Rubik’s cubes and plays chess.

  1. Jacobs, M.; Vashahi, F.; Maw, M.; Sheiko, S. S.; Dobrynin, A. V., Brush Gels: Where Theory, Simulations, and Experiments Meet. Macrmomolecules 2022, ASAP.
  2. Sheiko, S. S.; Vashahi, F.; Morgan, B. J.; Maw, M.; Dashtimoghadam, E.; Fahimipour, F.; Jacobs, M.; Keith, A. N.; Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.; Dobrynin, A. V., Mechanically Diverse Gels with Equal Solvent Content. ACS Cent. Sci. 2022, 8, 845–852
  3. Sayko, R.; Jacobs, M.; Dobrynin, A. V., Universality in Solution Properties of Polymers in Ionic Liquids. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4, 1966–1973.
  4. Sayko, R.; Jacobs, M.; Dobrynin, A. V., Quantifying Properties of Polysaccharide Solutions. ACS Polymers Au 2021, 1, 196–205. 
  5. Jacobs, M.;  Lopez, C. G.; Dobrynin, A. V., Quantifying the Effect of Multivalent Ions in Polyelectrolyte Solutions. Macromolecules 2021, 54, 9577−9586. 
  6. Jacobs, M.;  Liang, H.; Dobrynin, A. V., Theory and Simulations of Hybrid Networks. Macromolecules 2021, 54, 7337−7346.
  7. Dobrynin, A. V.;  Jacobs, M.; Sayko, R., Scaling of Polymer Solutions as a Quantitative Tool. Macromolecules 2021, 54, 2288−2295.
  8. Dobrynin, A. V.; Jacobs, M., When Do Polyelectrolytes Entangle? Macromolecules 2021, 54, 1859−1869.
  9. Jacobs, M.; Dobrynin, A. V., Deformation Model of Chains and Networks with Extendable Bonds. Macromolecules 2020, 53, 10874−10881.
  10. Karimkhani, V.;  Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, M.;  Keith, A. N.;  Dashtimoghadam, E.;  Morgan, B. J.;  Jacobs, M.;  Dobrynin, A. V.; Sheiko, S. S., Tissue-Mimetic Dielectric Actuators: Free-Standing, Stable, and Solvent-Free. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2020, 2, 1741−1745.
  11. Jacobs, M.;  Liang, H.;  Dashtimoghadam, E.;  Morgan, B. J.;  Sheiko, S. S.; Dobrynin, A. V., Nonlinear Elasticity and Swelling of Comb and Bottlebrush Networks. Macromolecules 2019, 52, 5095−5101.
  12. Jacobs, M.;  Liang, H.;  Pugnet, B.; Dobrynin, A. V., Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Surface and Interfacial Tension of Graft Polymer Melts. Langmuir 2018, 34, 12974−12981.