C. Allan Guymon

Complete Curriculum Vitae (PDF File)

Joined the College of Engineering: 2002 

Education: Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1997
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1995
B.S., Chemistry, Weber State University, 1993
B.S., Applied Mathematics, Weber State University, 1993

Special Fields of Knowledge: 

Present Research Interests: Polymer Reaction Engineering; UV Curable Coatings; Polymer/Liquid Crystal Composites; Controlled Release; Templated and Ordered Polymerizations. 

Selected Publications:

• J. D. Clapper, and C. A. Guymon, “Physical Behavior of Cross-Linked PEG Hydrogels Photopolymerized within Nanostructured Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Templates,” /Macromolecules/ *2007*, /40/(4), 1101-1107.
• T. J. White, L. V. Natarajan, V. P. Tondiglia, T. J. Bunning, and C. A. Guymon, “Polymerization Kinetics and Monomer Functionality Effects in Thiol-ene Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals (PDLCs),” Macromolecules *2007*, /40/(4), 1112-1120.
• T. J. White, W. B. Liechty, L. V. Natarajan, V. P. Tondiglia, P. Lloyd, T. J. Bunning, and C. A. Guymon, “Monomer Functionality Effects in the Formation of Thiol-ene Holographic Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals (HPDLCs),” /Macromolecules/ *2007*, /40/(4), 1121-1127.
• M. A. DePierro, K. G. Carpenter, and C. A. Guymon, “Influence of Polymerization Conditions on Nanostructure and Properties of Polyacrylamide Hydrogels Templated from Lyotropic Liquid Crystals,” /Chemistry of Materials/ *2006,* /18/(23), 5609-5617.
• J. D. Clapper, and C. A. Guymon, “Compatibilization of Immiscible Polymer Networks through Photopolymerization in a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal,” /Advanced Materials/, 18 (/12/), *2006*, 1575-1580.

Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society