Department of Chemistry

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Mihaela C Iovu
Assistant Professor
BE 2.519
972-883-6581


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Mihaela C. (Stefan) Iovu, Ph.D.

Polymer and Organic Chemistry

Educational Experience

B.Eng., Politechnica University, Romania (1994): Chemistry
M.S., Politechnica University, Romania (1995): Chemistry
Ph.D., Politechnica University, Romania (1998): Polymer Science
Researcher, National Institute of Chemical Research, Romania (1998 - 2000)
Research Scientist, University of the Western Cape, South Africa (2000-2002)
Postdoctoral Associate, Carnegie Mellon University (2002 -2003)
Advisor: Dr. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Visiting Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University (2003 -2005)
Advisor: Dr. Richard D. McCullough
Research Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University (2006 -2007)

Research Description

My research interests encompass the synthesis and characterization of novel polymeric materials for applications in organic electronics and medicine.
The research projects include:

  • Nanostructured materials  for organic electronics
  • Tailoring of organic/inorganic interface in organic field effect transistors (OFETs) and photovoltaic devices
  • Block-copolymers containing semiconducting polymers and liquid crystalline polymers as electronic materials with tunable opto-electronic properties
  • Biodegradable polymers with tunable rates of degradation for applications in localized and controlled drug delivery

Selected Publications

  1. “Conducting Regioregular Polythiophene Block Copolymer Nanofibrils Synthesized by Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization (RAFT) and Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization (NMP).” Iovu, Mihaela C.; Craley, C. Rockford; Jeffries-EL, Malika; Krankowski, Ashley B.; Zhang, Rui; Kowalewski, Tomasz; McCullough, Richard D., Macromolecules 2007, 40(14), 4733-4735. 

  2. “Nanostructure dependence of field-effect mobility in regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) thin film field effect transistors.” Zhang, Rui; Li, Bo; Iovu, Mihaela C.; Jeffries-EL, Malika; Sauve, Genevieve; Cooper, Jessica; Jia, Shijun; Tristram-Nagle, Stephanie; Smilgies, Detlef M.; Lambeth, David N.; McCullough, Richard D.; Kowalewski, Tomasz, Journal of the American Chemical Society  2006, 128(11), 3480-3481. 

  3. “Experimental Evidence for the Quasi-"Living" Nature of the Grignard Metathesis Method for the Synthesis of Regioregular Poly(3-alkylthiophenes).” Iovu, Mihaela Corina; Sheina, Elena E.; Gil, Roberto R.; McCullough, Richard D., Macromolecules 2005, 38(21), 8649-8656. 

  • Updated: May 27, 2008