Stephen L Craig, Professor of Chemistry and Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems

Contact Info: 

Office Location:	3221 French Family Science Center
Office Phone:	(919) 660-1538
Email Address:
Web Pages:	http://dynamicchemistry.wordpress.com http://www.chem.duke.edu/~slc/labgroup/website/home.htm

Teaching (Fall 2013):

• CHEM 110DL.001, HONORS CHEMISTRY Synopsis

  French Sci 2231, MW 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

• CHEM 110DL.10R, HONORS CHEMISTRY Synopsis

  French Sci 2231, F 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

Education:

Ph.D.	Stanford University	1997
M.Phil.	Cambridge University	1992
B.S.	Duke University	1991

Specialties:

Organic
Physical
Nanoscience and Materials
Synthesis

Research Interests:

Research interests in Prof. Craig's group bridge physical organic and materials chemistry. Many of these interests are guided by the vision that important challenges in materials science might be better tackled not from the traditional perspective of an engineer, but rather from the molecular perspective of an organic chemist. Current interests include the design and synthesis of self-healing polymers and the use of modern mechanochemistry in new stress-responsive polymers, catalysis, and the study of transition states and reactive intermediates. These areas require an interdisciplinary and nontraditional mix of synthetic organic and polymer chemistry, single-molecule spectroscopy, supramolecular chemistry, and materials characterization. Research interests are complemented by numerous teaching and outreach activities, including: (1) hosting intensive undergraduate and high school research experiences for a diverse group of both Duke and non-Duke students; (2) exploiting effective, scalable, and low-cost mechanisms for content dissemination; (3) team-based and active learning content in the undergraduate and graduate classroom.

Keywords:

Materials • Nanoscience • Polymers • Synthesis

Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

• Zach Kean  
• Junpeng Wang  
• Bobin Lee  
• Yifei Wang  
• Hope Klukovich  
• Ashley Black Ramirez  
• Jun Xu  
• Jennifer L. Hawk  
• Jason Whitehead  
• Farrell Kersey  
• Wayne Yount  

Postdocs Mentored

• Dr. David Courson (2011/12-present)  
• Zhenbin Niu (2011/12-present)  
• Dong Wu (2009 - 2010)  
• Dr. James Ogle (2008 - 2010)  
• Dr. Donghua Xu (2008 - 2011)  
• Dr. Nicholas Perch (2008-2009)  
• Sasha Korom (Research Associate) (2008-2009)  
• Ryan Jamiolkowski (Visiting Scientist) (2008)  
• Carolin Schaab (Visiting Scientist) (2008)  
• Dr. Michael Serpe (2006 -2009)  
• Dr. Sung Lan Jeon (2004 - 2008)  

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

1. A. L. Black, J. M. Lenhardt, S. L. Craig, From Molecular Mechanochemistry to Stress-Responsive Materials, J. Mater. Chem., vol. 21 (2011), pp. 1655-1663 [available here]
2. J. M. Lenhardt, J. W. Ogle, M. T. Ong, R. Choe, T. J. Martinez, and S. L. Craig, Reactive Cross-talk Between Adjacent Tension-Trapped Transition States, J. Am. Chem. Soc., vol. 133 no. 10 (2011), pp. 3222-3225 [ja107645c]
3. D. Wu, J. M. Lenhardt, A. L. Black, B. B. Akhremitchev, and S. L. Craig, Molecular Stress Relief Through a Force-Induced Irreversible Extension in Polymer Contour Length, J. Am. Chem. Soc., vol. 132 (2010), pp. 15936-15938 [ja108429h]
4. J. M. Lenhardt, M. T. Ong, R. Choe, C. R. Evenhuis, T. J. Martinez, and S. L. Craig, Trapping a Diradical Transition State by Mechanochemical Polymer Extension, Science, vol. 329 no. 5995 (2010), pp. 1057-1060 [1057], [doi]