J. Carson Meredith
Professor, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, and J. Carl Pirkle Sr. Faculty Fellow
Contact Information
Building: Ford ES&T
Office:
1212
Phone: 404.385.2151
Fax: 404.894.2866
email
Mailing Address
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Chemical &
Biomolecular Engineering
311 Ferst Drive, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
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J. Carson Meredith
Education
B.S. 1993, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D. 1998, University of Texas at Austin
Research Interests
Advanced Polymer Interfaces and Materials
Today, humanity faces unprecedented challenges in the global distribution of energy, food, water, and healthcare. While there are many aspects to these complex problems, one issue that is certain to play a pivotal role in any solution is materials.
Finding alternative methods for power generation and transmission (fuel cells, solar), energy-efficient separations processes (membranes for carbon capture), and packaging (renewable plastics) relies on developing new, advanced materials that can carry out specific functions with high specificity and reliability.
Industry and society have come to rely upon polymers as a relatively cheap and plentiful source of raw materials for products. However, most advanced materials involve multiple components with complex interfaces between different components. For example polymer-ceramic and polymer-metal composites and nanocomposites find use in packaging, automobiles, catalysts, separations, electronics, sensors, and bioengineering.
In my group, we focus on developing the science and technology of these interfaces, with a particular emphasis on advanced polymer-zeolite and polymer-metal composite materials for energy and sensor applications. A second strong interest of my group is applying this knowledge to develop new renewable polymer resources, for example utilizing forest biomass.
We are grateful for the support of our past and present collaborators and funding partners.