About Us

The research group (Summer 2011)

(l to r): Olivia Durham, Kate Murphy, Katie Poetz (back), Lily Dayter (front), Brianne Kiliman, Nicole Traphagen, Victoria Vass, Khrystyna Dilia. Photo taken at High Peaks Gorge, near Lake Placid NY. Missing from photo is Qin Lou.

About Us

The group's interests primarily lie in polymer chemistry. We interested in a host of polymer-related technologies, ranging from biomaterials and hydrogels, nanocomposites, polymer photochemistry, and living radical polymerization techniques such as ATRP, RAFT and NMP. Browse around our web site to get more info!

Text Box: Mission Statement Shipp Research Group Department of Chemistry, Clarkson University Mission: To develop great scientists by doing great science The following standards are expected of all in the group: 1. Honesty, Integrity, Respect, & Responsibility We are open, trustworthy and truthful in all our interactions with each other. We hold ourselves to the highest personal and academic standards. We respect each other’s opinions, ideas, feelings, space and equipment. We are responsible for our actions. 2. Creative, Significant & Relevant We look for interesting, high impact problems and suggest creative solutions. We make connections between our work and its effect on society. 3. Teamwork & Leadership We work together, support each other, and share ideas and concerns. We lead by working hard and serving others.

Featured! Our work was featured on the front cover of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics!

(Volume 202, Issue 17, 2001)

The article is found on pages 3268-3272.

Text Box: Education Courses taught by Dr Shipp can be found at the Organic Chemistry at Clarkson University website (www.clarkson.edu/~ochem). These include: Organic Chemistry I & II CM241 & CM242 Intro to Polymer Chemistry CM450/CM550 Physical Organic Chemistry CM441/CM541 Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds CM445/CM545 Advanced NMR Spectroscopy CM473/CM573 Advanced Laboratory CM345 Organic Chemistry Laboratory CM244

Research Group of Prof. Devon A. Shipp

Polymers @ Clarkson University

Dr. Shipp with Ms. Halimatu Mohammed, a chemistry major who graduated in May 2006, and is now in graduate school at Carnegie Mellon University. She was an ACS Scholar and UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science

Research Fellow

Dr. Shipp with Ms. Jessica Terrell, a Biomolecular Science major and Honors student who graduated in May 2009. Jessica won “Best Oral Undergraduate Presentation” at the Northern New York Section of the American Chemical Society in April 2009.

Dr. Shipp with Ms. Gwen Burkey, a Biomolecular Science major who graduated in May 2011. Gwen won “Best Oral Undergraduate Presentation” at the Northern New York Section of the American Chemical Society in April 2011.