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Thomas Kolibaba (Assoc)

Research Chemist

Tom Kolibaba works as a postdoctoral researcher on the Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Project. He has a background in synthetic organic chemistry, with an emphasis on polymer synthesis. Tom's graduate work focused on the use of polyelectrolyte nanocomposites for use in: fire protection, heat shielding, gas barrier, antifouling, and insulation.

 

Tom's current research at NIST focuses on developing additive manufacturing methods compatible with polyelectrolyte complexes. He also continues to carry out fire protection research in collaboration with Professor Jaime Grunlan at Texas A&M. Additionally, Tom helps translate novel polymer chemistries into additive manufacturing modalities and is open to consult with any organization or research group to develop novel photopolymer additive manufacturing chemistries.

Awards

Radtech 2022 Sustainability Award

National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship (2021)

Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research (ACS POLY Division, 2021)

Texas A&M Chemistry Excellence Fellowship (2017)

Selected Publications

Publications

Additive Manufacturing of Highly Entangled Polymer Networks

Author(s)
Abhishek Dhand, Matthew Davidson, Hannah Zlotnick, Thomas Kolibaba, Jason Killgore, Jason Burdick
Incorporation of polymer chain entanglements within a single network can synergistically improve stiffness and toughness, yet attaining such dense entanglements

Conformal Flame Retardant Coating Systems

Author(s)
Thomas Kolibaba, Federico Carosio, Jaime Grunlan
Surface coatings represent an important class of fire protective treatments. When deposited conformally, these treatments offer extremely effective fire
Created December 7, 2021, Updated February 15, 2023