Future Work

My research program seeks to reveal how molecular structure and interfacial organization govern dynamical and charge‑transport phenomena in polymer‑based materials. By integrating advanced dielectric spectroscopy with targeted material synthesis and processing, my group will develop fundamental design principles that enable next‑generation polymers and composites for energy‑storage and electronic technologies. Bridging polymer physics and functional materials, I aim to connect molecular‑scale dynamics to macroscopic device performance through an interdisciplinary research program. This vision is grounded in my prior work on the physical behavior of polymers and polymer‑based nanocomposites, where I examined their electrical and dielectric response across length and time scales. During my Ph.D. and postdoctoral research, I developed a molecular‑level understanding of polymer dynamics, including entanglements formation, segmental relaxation, and polarization‑driven charge processes relevant to polymer applications.

With a long‑term goal of enabling advanced materials in next‑generation energy‑storage technologies, my research seeks to use dielectric relaxation and charge‑transport dynamics as fundamental probes of molecular constraint, disorder, and interfacial coupling in polymer‑based materials. One of the central points of my research is to understand how order and disorder govern dielectric behavior in nanostructured polymer systems, and how these mechanisms ultimately limit or facilitate functional performance in capacitors. Building beyond conventional polymer dielectrics, I will pursue largely unexplored areas of advanced materials, including polymer composites incorporating superconducting micro‑ and nanoscale fillers to access emergent electrical and magnetic behavior at cryogenic temperatures, as well as vitrimer polymer dielectrics where dynamic covalent bond exchange can be harnessed to create self‑healing, nanostructured capacitors.