Ty Christoff-Tempesta

Ty currently investigates the valorization of renewable, lignin-derivable molecules into molecular and polymeric systems as a postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Thomas H. Epps, III at the University of Delaware. Previously, Ty completed his B.S. in materials science and engineering at the University of Florida and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering/polymers and soft matter at MIT. His graduate research harnessed molecular design to produce ultra-robust small molecule assemblies with applications to pressing challenges in water treatment. Ty’s work has been recognized by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Martin Society Fellowship for Sustainability, and Hugh Hampton Young Fellowship.