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Stay up to date with research highlights, lab milestones, publications, and upcoming events from our group.
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We’re Hiring!
The Precision Polymer Group is recruiting its first cohort of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers! We’re looking for curious, driven scientists eager to rethink polymer discovery through creative, physics-informed synthesis.
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The Precision Polymers Group Launches at UW–Madison
Led by Assistant Professor Dylan Barber, the lab is building new molecules and synthesis pathways to solve major challenges in energy, medicine, and the circular economy. Stay tuned for updates on our…
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Focus on new faculty: Dylan Barber is polarizing polymers for batteries and soft robots
From electric cars and smart watches to portable hedge trimmers and pacemakers, lithium-ion batteries power the modern world, literally. But these ubiquitous rechargeable batteries have a major drawback: Volatile liquid electrolytes inside…
Join our team
We’re building a team of curious, collaborative researchers who want to shape the future of polymer science. If you’re a potential graduate student, postdoc, or collaborator interested in making, understanding, or implementing groundbreaking soft materials, we would love to hear from you.
Open positions will be posted soon. In the meantime, feel free to reach out with your CV and a brief statement of interest.