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Katherine B. Aubrecht

Assistant Professor, Stony Brook Southampton

B.A. (1992), Reed College

M.S. (1996), Ph.D. (1999), Cornell University

Postdoctoral Fellow 1999-2001 at the University of Minnesota

Phone: (631) 632-5112

Email: katherine.aubrecht@stonybrook.edu

Research Interests

I am interested in the development of new biodegradable and/or biorenewable polymers as alternatives to petroleum-derived commodity polymers. Potential renewable feedstocks for new materials include plant oils, algal oils, chitin (from crustacean shells), and alginates (from seaweed). I am working to make new biodegradable poly(a-keto esters) via radical ring-opening polymerization. I am also interested in the (bio)degradation of polymers in marine environments, specifically comparing the rates and mechanisms of (bio)degradation of polylactide and pro-oxidant enriched polyethylene in marine environments to published studies on degradation in terrestrial landfills.

Selected Publications

Robert, J. L.; Aubrecht, K. B. “Ring Opening Polymerization of Lactide to Form a Biodegradable Polymer: an Organic Chemistry Laboratory”J. Chem. Ed. 2008, 85, 258.

Wiberg, K. B.; Hintz, W.; Jarret, R. M.; Aubrecht, K. B. “Conformational Preferences for 1,2- and 1,4-Difluorocyclohexane” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 8381.

Aubrecht, K. B.; Grubbs, R. B. “Synthesis and Characterization of Thermoresponsive Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Incorporating a Poly(Ethylene oxide-stat-Propylene oxide) Block” J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2005, 43, 5156.

Aubrecht, K. B.; Hillmyer, M. A.; Tolman, W. B. “Polymerization of D,L-Lactide by Monomeric Sn(II) Alkoxide Complexes” Macromolecules 2002, 35, 644.

Aubrecht, K. B.; Chang, K.; Hillmyer, M. A.; Tolman, W. B. “Lactide Polymerization Activity of Alkoxide, Phenoxide, and Amide Derivatives of Yttrium(III) Arylamidinates” J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2001, 39, 284.

Aubrecht, K. B.; Winemiller, M. D.; Collum, D. B. “BF₃-Mediated Addition of Lithium Phenylacetylide to an Imine: Correlations of Structures and Reactivities. BF₃•R₃N Derivatives as Substitutes for BF₃•Et₂O.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 11084.

Rai, R.; Aubrecht, K. B.; Collum, D. B. “Palladium-Catalyzed Stille Couplings of Aryl-, Vinyl-, and Alkyltrichlorostannanes in Aqueous Solution” Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 3111.