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Christine Keiko Luscombe obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge in 2000. She worked under the guidance of Professors Andrew Holmes and Wilhelm Huck at the Melville Laboratory of Polymer Synthesis, focusing her Ph.D. research on surface modifications using supercritical carbon dioxide. She completed her Ph.D. in 2005 at the University of Cambridge and subsequently joined Professor Jean Fréchet's group for post-doctoral studies, where she began researching semiconducting polymers for organic photovoltaics. Since September 2006, she has been part of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Washington in Seattle. Christine has received several awards including the NSF CAREER Award, DARPA Young Faculty Award, and Sloan Research Fellowship for her contributions to her field. She serves on multiple editorial boards and has published extensively in areas related to semiconducting polymers and energy applications. Her research aims to utilize self-assembly processes in the design and synthesis of functional molecules with novel electronic and photonic properties. Current projects in her lab include organic photovoltaics, living polymerizations, and stretchable electronics.
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