Mihaela C. (Iovu) Stefan Ph.D.
Polymer and Organic Chemistry
Education
B.Eng., Politechnica University, Romania (1994): Chemistry
M.S., Politechnica University, Romania (1995): Chemistry
Ph.D., Politechnica University, Romania (1998): Polymer Science
Postdoctoral Associate, Carnegie Mellon University (2002 -2003)
Advisor: Dr. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Visiting Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University (2003 -2005)
Advisor: Dr. Richard D. McCullough
Affiliations
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
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:
- Novel semiconducting polymers 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) Palaniapan, Kumaranand,; Murphy, John W.; Khanam, Nadia; Horvath, Julius; Alshareef, Husam; Quevedo-Lopez, Manuel; Biewer, Michael C.; Park, Seong Y.; Moon, Kim. J.; Gnade, Bruce; Stefan, Mihaela C., Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-CdSe quantum dot bulk heterojunction solar cells: Influence of the functional end-group of the polymer, Macromolecules 2009, 42(12), 3845-3848.
2) Craley, Rockford C.; Zhang, Rui; Kowalewski, T.; McCullough, R.D.; Stefan, Mihaela C., Regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) in a novel conducting amphiphilic block copolymer, Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2009, 30, 11-16.
3) Stefan, Mihaela C.; Javier, A. E.; Osaka, I.; McCullough, R. D., Grignard Metathesis Method (GRIM): Toward a Universal Method for the Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers, Macromolecules 2009, 42(1), 30-32.
4) Ewbank, P. C.; Stefan, Mihaela C.; Sauve, G.; McCullough R. D., Synthesis, characterization and properties of regioregular polythiophene-based materials, in Handbook of Thiophene-based Materials:Applications in Organic Electronics and Photonics, Wiley, 2009.
- Updated: August 14, 2009
