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Tayler Hebner is an Assistant Professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. Dr. Hebner joined Purdue in August 2024 after completing her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oregon in the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. She earned her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2022 and her BS from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2019. Her research focuses on bridging the gap between synthetic materials and biologically-inspired functions by designing multifunctional polymers. Through an interdisciplinary approach integrating synthetic chemistry, polymer mechanics, material design, and cell biology, her goal is to develop materials that positively impact various applications, including tissue engineering, medical devices, and soft robotics. Dr. Hebner's work in material design seeks to understand the interactions and properties of materials, enabling innovations in responsive properties and regulatory responses in synthetic systems. She has received multiple awards for her efforts in mentoring and teaching, among them the 2023 Phil Penny Knight Campus Accelerating Scientific Impact Training Teaching Award, and the 2024 International Liquid Crystal Society Glenn H. Brown Prize.
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