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The Puskas Group has moved to the Ohio State University! Professor Puskas will be leading the biomaterial and biopolymer engineering program at the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE). The program will be losely related to Ohio State’s Discovery Themes Initiative (www.discovery.osu.edu) and Sustainable and Resilient Economy (SRE) program (www.discovery.osu/SRE) and plans to make global impact. The group will be part of the Materials Development Working Group of the Sustainable and Resilient Economy Discovery Theme.(Web:
si.osu.edu; Social media: @OhioStSustain).

Focus areas:

  • Natural Rubber Biosynthesis

  • Biomimetic Polymerizations, Natural Living Carbocationic Polymerization, Model Architectures for Natural Rubber

  • Green(er) Biomaterials, Polyisobutylene (PIB)-based Biomaterials, Enzyme-catalyzed Polymer Functionalization, PEG, Solventless (liquid PDMS, PIB), Surface Modification, Probing the Polymer/Bio Interface, Green dendrimers for drug delivery

  • Greener Living/controlled polymerizations, Controlled lniMer-type Polymerizations, CIMP Controlled Garbocationic IM Polymerization, CRIMP Controlled Radical I M Polymerization, Model architectures

  • Integration of Polymer-based Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment with Breast Reconstruction.

News

  1. Dee Jepsen is named “Leader in the Field” by The Journal of Agromedicine

    Jan 12, 2025

    Our colleague Dee Jepsen is named “Leader in the Field” by The Journal of Agromedicine as its 2025 “Leader in the Field” person. This recognition, announced in the first issue of each volume, honors individuals who have made significant contributions to agricultural safety and health through practice, policy, or research. Congratulations!

  2. Congratulations to Dr. Sasidharan Pillai

    Dec 16, 2024

    The first Ph.D. student working on natural and synthetic rubbers graduated: congratulations Dr. Sasidharan Pillai!

  3. OSU's College of Engineering Spotlights Professor Judit Puskas

    Dec 7, 2024

    The website of OSU's College of Engineering features an in-depth article celebrating the achievements of Distinguished University Professor Judit Puskas, leader of the Biomacromolecular Engineering Research Group and the PI of the TARDISS ERC. The article highlights Professor Puskas’ groundbreaking contributions to polymer science, including her role in developing materials for coronary stents and her innovative research into sustainable natural rubber alternatives.

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