Dr. Philip Costanzo
Professor
Specialties
Organic Synthesis
Polymers
Education
B.S. Chemistry - Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry -UC Davis
Post-doc- Army Research Center, MD
Office: Frost Center - Bldg 181 - 322
Phone: (805) 756-2692
E-Mail: pcostanz@calpoly.edu
Research Website: costanzolab.com
Research Interests
- Tailored polymer synthesis
a) Preparing polymers via controlled radical, free radical and step-growth polymerization techniques
b) Impart functionality utilizing functional initiators and monomers and by post-polymerization functionalization
c) Develop structure-property relationships - Characterization of stimuli-responsive materials in solution and solid state
- Evaluation of materials for commercial applications, such as fuel-cell membranes, propellant binders, surfactants, and self-healing composite materials
- Development of polymer synthesis experiments that probe structure-property relationships