USM School of Polymers and High Performance Materials

Daniel A. Savin

Assistant Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering
School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
Polymer Science Building, Room 213
118 College Drive #10076
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Phone:(601)-266-5395
Fax:(601)-266-5504
Email: Daniel.Savin@usm.edu
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Background

B.S., Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College, 1995. M.S., Polymer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1997. Ph.D., Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002. Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 2002-2003. Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics, University of Vermont, 2003-2008. Assistant Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering, 2008-present.

Research Areas

Self-assembly of stimuli-responsive block copolymers and biomimetic materials: property-structure relationships in polypeptide-based micelles, (organo)gels, and liquid crystals. High performance materials: hybrid polymer-nanoparticle composites, self-healing materials and biomass-derived polymers. Light scattering characterization of complex systems.

Recent Publications

1. Naik, S. S.; Savin, D. A., Poly(Z-lysine)-Based Organogels: Effect of Interfacial Frustration on Gel Strength. Macromolecules (Washington, DC, United States) 2009, 42, (18), 7114-7121.

2. Murphy, K. A.; Eisenhauer, J. M.; Savin, D. A., Synthesis, self-assembly and adsorption of PEO-PLA block copolymers onto colloidal polystyrene. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 2008, 46, (3), 244-252.

3. Gebhardt, K. E.; Ahn, S.; Venkatachalam, G.; Savin, D. A., Role of secondary structure changes on the morphology of polypeptide-based block copolymer vesicles. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2008, 317, (1), 70-76.

4. Gebhardt, K. E.; Ahn, S.; Venkatachalam, G.; Savin, D. A., Rod-Sphere Transition in Polybutadiene-Poly(L-lysine) Block Copolymer Assemblies. Langmuir 2007, 23, (5), 2851-2856.

5. Savin, D. A.; Patterson, G. D.; Stevens, J. R., Evidence for the Î³-relaxation in the light scattering spectra of poly (n-hexyl methacrylate) near the glass transition. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 2005, 43, (12), 1504-1519.

6. Savin, D. A.; Larson, A. M.; Lodge, T. P., Effect of composition on the width of the calorimetric glass transition in polymer-solvent and solvent-solvent mixtures. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 2004, 42, (7), 1155-1163.