Dishari building next generation of highways for ions — one nanoscopic lane at a time | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | College of Engineering | Nebraska Mother Nature builds the most spectacular highways—so precise and efficient that water and ions glide through them in flawless choreography. We call these wonders ion channels. But are man-made ion pa...

Sharing the launch of our new
DOE Office of Science grant! Building highways for ions with precision has long been my dream project & this energy breakthrough is happening in Nebraska!
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Our NSF-funded work with Revati Kumar @lsu.bsky.social “Interface-Driven Enhancement of Ionomer Thin-Film Conductivity via Controlled Aminothiol Modification,” has been featured on the Inside Front Cover of RSC Applied #Polymers @rscapplied.rsc.org @rsc.org.
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Honored to be elected as 2nd Vice Chair of #AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Materials Engineering & Science Division! This role marks the start of my 4-year leadership journey, leading to #MESD chair. Looking forward to giving back to my #MESD community. #polymersky #materialssky

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#AIChE #MESD is seeking volunteers to judge #2025AIChE #MESD Poster Session! Sign up to volunteer: universityofalabama.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Judges needed from all 08 areas (A,B,D,E,F). Sign up for as many areas as you’re comfortable with! Pls share across your MESD network. #polymersky

We’ll wrap up the session with an engaging panel discussion — and you can be part of it!
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AIChE Women in #Chemical #Engineering #WIC is proudly presenting: "Women in #Materials #Leadership: Learning from the Stars" - An inspiring session celebrating trailblazing women in materials science & engineering! Co-sponsored by Materials Eng & Sci Division ( #MESD). #polymersky #2025AIChE

I welcome you to the 2025 MESD Plenary at the #AIChE Meeting in Boston. We've a fantastic lineup of invited speakers, including 2025 Braskem & Owens Corning Award Winners! Engage with pioneering research driving the future of #materials #engineering innovation!
@chenected.bsky.social #polymersky

Very happy to share that after receiving an NSF grant ($600,000), I've now received a DOE Office of Science grant ($886,000) to push forward our ionomer research! 😊
This award fuels our mission to bring nature’s elegance into synthetic #energy materials for #sustainability. #polymersky

Received a 4-yr, $600K Award from #NSF: Improving Interfacial- & Confined State-Ionic Conductivity via Manipulating Interfacial Chemistry & New Design of Ionomers. This will support my research in #electrochemical #energy devices, & my mission to advance energy literacy in #Nebraska. #polymersky

Received the Best Overall Zone Paper Award at 2025 American Soc. for #Engineering #Education #ASEE Annual Meeting! Summarizing ~9 yrs of work in 5 min wasn’t easy, but hearing such kind words from the community, especially as someone outside traditional education research, was humbling! #polymersky

Linked in with lignin - Nature Chemistry Moses Dike and Shudipto Konika Dishari explore lignin’s historic journey alongside human civilization and showcase its game-changing potential to drive sustainability without compromising performance.

The week started with us winning the National Award for the Best Paper from ASEE! Now, we're on Nature Chemistry!
Linked in with Lignin! #lignin's historic journey & potential to drive #sustainability without compromising performance!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#polymersky @natchem.nature.com

Team Dishari won ASEE Best Overall Zone Paper Award for #Energy Literacy Infrastructure Study across #Nebraska & Data-Driven Design of K-12 #STEM Outreach! This National Award selects from top papers from 12 sections across 4 ASEE zones. The paper also won ASEE Midwest Best Paper Award! #polymersky

UNL Chem. & Biomol. Eng is rocking the 2025 Natl Science Olympiad hosted by UNL! We hv a live distillation column by my team, designs by our CHEMECar & ChemECube teams, & more! If you’re around, swing by our booth to learn abt one of the coolest branches of Eng! #polymersky @unlincoln.bsky.social‬

Thnks to Ratul Chowdhury for inviting me for the L. K. Doraiswamy Seminar at the Iowa State University ChBE & making my visit so memorable! Thoroughly enjoyed the engaging conversations & vibrant atmosphere. #polymersky #energy #sustainable @unlincoln.bsky.social @iastateresearch.bsky.social

Congratulations to the 2025 class of PMSE Future Faculty Award winners. They will be honored at Fall 2025 ACS National Meeting in Washington DC. #PolymerSKy #Polymer #Award

Congratulations to the 2025 class of PMSE Early Investigators. They will be honored at Fall 2025 ACS National Meeting in Washington DC. #PolymerSKy #Polymer #Award

Off to San Diego for ACS Meeting. Giving 2 invited talks (NSF & DOE-funded) on #sustainable, bio-derived & nature-inspired #polymers & #membranes for #energy & biomedical applications! @acspmse.bsky.social #polymersky @unlincoln.bsky.social @acspoly.bsky.social @acs.org

Neb. EPSCoR featured me for receiving 2024 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Outstanding Teaching Award, Best Paper Awards 2 years in a row (2023,2024),NSF-funded energy literacy infrastructure study, & energy education efforts creating ripple effect in Midwest! #polymersky

We r featured at ACS #Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering!
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A #lignin-based high-temp #polymer electrolyte #membrane, seamlessly combining #sustainability with outstanding #proton conductivity & stability! GREEN #energy using GREEN #materials
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Our work at ACS #Sustainable Chem & Eng! We introduce a groundbreaking ion-pair high-temperature #polymer #electrolyte #membrane using #lignin, a sustainable #polymer, showing remarkable proton #conductivity & durability.
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PMSE’s Centennial has concluded but there’s no deadline on appreciating history. We’ll feature archive materials here throughout 2025. Here’s PMSE History for Week 1:  A 1942 letter chiding the ACS Divisions for scandalously irresponsible meeting timekeeping! #ChemSky #PolymerSky

Biden Names 25 Recipients Of National Medals Of Science, Technology President Biden has announced 14 new recipients of the National Medal of Science and 11 winners of National Medal of Technology & Innovation.

Congratulations to Paula T. Hammond of MIT, a winner of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. #Award #Technology #Innovation #PolymerSky #ChemstrySky #ChemSky @MIT

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Sir Fraser Stoddart (1942-2024): Department of Chemistry - Northwestern University

The chemistry and polymer communities lost a giant, a brilliant scientist, a generous mentor and a dear friend. RIP, Sir Fraser. You will be missed.
#ChemstrySky #PolymerSky

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#chemsky #PolymerSky @amerchemsociety.bsky.social

Preserve UA's polymer program for the future Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Hey #chemsky #polymersky #Academicsky and #ChemE
An update to the polymer/chem-e faculty:
There's now a petition!!!
Feel free to sign and/or share if you want :)
www.change.org/p/preserve-u...

You have Thanksgiving turkey to thank for LASIK In November 1981, a group of IBM researchers found that it was possible to use lasers to safely cut into living tissue.

Thanksgiving turkey inspired invention: a fascinating story about the invention of LASIK eye surgery technology. #invention #technology #Thanksgiving #Chemsky #polymersky

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Deep Dive into DuPont Not as special as you might think.

Interesting blog about DuPont. #polymersky #chemistrysky #polymers #DuPont #History

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What. That's substantial.. God forbid you get rid of highly paid administrators...

Forbes published an article mentioning that admin positions at universities increased by 164% from 1976-2018 while faculty positions increased by just 92% in that same time... #chemsky #polymersky

Hey #chemsky #polymersky #Academicsky and #ChemE
I'm currently a junior (in chemical engineering) at the University of Akron. Our president, trying to eliminate the university debt, recently proposed letting go of some professors, primarily in STEM. As of right now, part of his plan appears to be:🧵

‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.

Researchers say the social-media platform Bluesky — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with. #science #engineering #chemistry #polymer #materials #ChemstrySky #PolymerSky

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