Faculty & Staff
Dr. David S. Simmons
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PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL, Biological, and materials ENGINEERING and faculty senate presidentPhone: 813-974-4988 Email: dssimmons@usf.edu Office: ENC 3205 Research cluster: Advanced Materials |
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Honors & Awards
- American Chemical Society Rubber Division Sparks-Thomas Award, 2020
- 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 2016
- NSF Career Award, 2016
- William M. Keck Foundation Research Grant Recipient, 2013
- NIST NRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2010
Education & Training
Postdoctoral fellowship: Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida
Research Overview: Polymer and Soft Matter Exploration, Understanding, and Design
The Simmons research group combines computer simulation, machine learning, theory, and high-throughput experiments to understand and design next-generation advanced materials. Major research areas include the following:
- Glass-Forming Liquids
- Dynamics and Mechanics in Nanostructured Materials and Near Interfaces
- Sequence-Specific Polymers
- Mechanics of Filled Elastomers
