Research Interests
Microreactors and Microfluidics, Advances in Polymer Synthesis and Reaction Monitoring, Integrated and High Throughput Measurements of Polymeric Materials, Degradable and Renewable Polymeric Materials, Sustainable Materials
Awards and Honors
- 2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
- 2006 Department of Commerce Science and Technology Policy (ComSci) Fellow
- 2005 Department of Commerce Silver Medal
- 2000 National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 1998 Graduiertenkolleg, Visiting Research Fellowship, University of Ulm, Germany
- 1994 Mellon College of Science Fellowship
Research Opportunities
- NRC Postdoctoral Fellowships:
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- Additional postdoctoral appointments available. Please inquire directly.
- Undergraduate Programs:
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- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)
Memberships & Activities
- Member, American Chemical Society, 1993-present
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- ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, Alternate Councilor, elected 2006-2007
- ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, Secretary, elected 2007-present
- Member, Materials Research Society, 2001-present
- Member, Sigma Xi, 2004-present
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Position:
Deputy Division Chief
Polymers Division
Group Leader, Polymers Division, Characterization and Measurement Group
Employment History:
2008-present: Director, NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC; www.nist.gov/combi), Polymers Division, NIST and Project Leader, Sustainable Polymers Project
2007-2008: Assistant Director for Physical Sciences and Engineering, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
2002-2007: Project Leader, Polymer Formulations, NCMC, Polymers Division, NIST
2000-2002: National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, Polymers Division, NIST
Education:
Ph.D., Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 2000
M.S., Polymer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, 1998
B.S., Chemistry, The College of William and Mary, 1994
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Kathryn L. Beers
