Regio- and Stereospecific Cyclopolymerization of Bis(2-propenyl)-diorganosilanes and the Two-State Stereoengineering of 3,5-cis, isotactic Poly(3,5-methylene-1-silacyclohexane)s
Crawford KE, Sita LR. “Regio- and Stereospecific Cyclopolymerization of Bis(2-propenyl)-diorganosilanes and the Two-State Stereoengineering of 3,5-cis, isotactic Poly(3,5-methylene-1-silacyclohexane)s.” ACS Macro Lett. 2014, 3, 506.
Stereoengineering of Poly(1,3-methylenecyclohexane) via Two-State Living Coordination Polymerization of 1,6-Heptadiene
Crawford KE, Sita LR. “Stereoengineering of Poly(1,3-methylenecyclohexane) via Two-State Living Coordination Polymerization of 1,6-Heptadiene.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 8778.
Comparison of the Growth and Degradation of Poly(glycolic acid) and Poly(ε-caprolactone) Brushes
Hu X, Hu G, Crawford KE, Gorman CB. “Comparison of the Growth and Degradation of Poly(glycolic acid) and Poly(ε-caprolactone) Brushes.” Polym. Sci. A1 2013, 51, 4643.
Effects of Temperature and pH on the Degradation of Poly(lactic acid) Brushes
Xu L, Crawford KE, Gorman CB. “Effects of Temperature and pH on the Degradation of Poly (lactic acid) Brushes.” Macromolecules 2011, 44, 4777.
Crawford Group Goes Back To Highschool
Teaching middle and high school students about structure-property relationships at UCF’s STEM Day in Orlando, FL; 2021.
Inspiring Elementary Students
Talking science and virtual lab tour with elementary students at Waldon School of Arts in Orem, UT; 2020.
Chemistry Week: Science Day Volunteer – 2019
Learning about extraction of iron in Cheerios at the Science Museum in Orlando, FL; 2019.
ASM Materials Education Foundation – 2018
AeroMat Mini-Camp 2018 in Orlando, FL was well attended by local middle- and high-school students who are eager to learn about STEMM. The Crawford Group organized a ‘Fun with Plastics’ demo, and had a lot of fun interacting with all of the attending students.
Graduate Research Forum Judge – 2018
Great job to all of the graduate student researchers that participated in the Graduate Research Forum (GRF). The GRF, a part of the Student Research Week, features poster displays and oral presentations representing UCF graduate students from diverse disciplines. The Research Forum is an opportunity for students to showcase their research and creative projects and […]
Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition – 2018
Science Project Judge: Senior Chemistry Division (high school). Dr. Crawford had a great time interacting with high school students as they presented their research projects. The Ying Expo is open to all public, private and home-schooled students throughout and within Orange County, Florida, and has affiliation with the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair and […]