Thomas Schroeder
Bio
Tom Schroeder joined the Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science as an Assistant Professor in the fall of 2022.
Research
Drawing from an interdisciplinary academic background, Dr. Schroeder is broadly interested in polymer chemistry and physics, materials science, and biomimicry. His group’s founding research thrusts include:
- Control of crystal growth from solution using macromolecular additives
- Mineralization of biopolymers for sustainable material development
- Ionic circuitry in gels and textiles
More details can be found on the Schroeder group’s website.
Teaching
- TE 303 (Thermodynamics for Textile Engineers)
- PCC 462 (Characterization and Physical Properties of Polymers)
Education
Postdoc Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering Harvard University
Chercheur Senior Biophysics Adolphe Merkle Institute, Fribourg, Switzerland
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering University of Michigan
M.S.E. Chemical Engineering University of Michigan
B.A. Chemistry Northwestern University
Area(s) of Expertise
Polymers, gels, soft materials, crystal growth, ionic circuitry, bioinspiration
Publications
- 3D-Printed Hydrogel Filter for Biocatalytic CO2 Capture , ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES (2024)
- Robust PFAS-Free Superhydrophobicity Exhibited in Hierarchically Nanostructured Coatings on Textiles , ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS (2024)
- Patterned crystal growth and heat wave generation in hydrogels , Nature Communications (2022)
- Powering Electronic Devices from Salt Gradients in AA‐Battery‐Sized Stacks of Hydrogel‐Infused Paper , Advanced Materials (2021)
- Spiropyran Photoisomerization Dynamics in Multiresponsive Hydrogels , Journal of the American Chemical Society (2021)
- Fluid surface coatings for solid-state nanopores: comparison of phospholipid bilayers and archaea-Inspired lipid monolayers , Nanotechnology (2019)
- It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature: Functional Materials in Insects , Advanced Materials (2018)
- An electric-eel-inspired soft power source from stacked hydrogels , Nature (2017)
- Single channel planar lipid bilayer recordings of the melittin variant MelP5 , Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes (2017)
- Effects of Lipid Tethering in Extremophile-Inspired Membranes on H+/OH- Flux at Room Temperature , Biophysical journal (2016)