Welcome to the Bowman Research Group

         The Bowman Research Group is based at the University of Colorado at Boulder and directed by Christopher N. Bowman, Professor and Gillespie Faculty Fellow at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Our general research thrust is the investigation of the formation, structure and properties of crosslinked polymeric materials, particularly those formed from photopolymerization reactions. Specifically, our group is focusing on developing new materials and photopolymerization mechanisms for a variety of applications including:

• Photopolymerized Biomaterials
• Biodetection Using Photopolymer Bioamplification
• Microfluidic Photopolymerized Devices
• Thiol-ene Systems for Dental Applications
• Novel Photopolymers Exhibiting Unique Properties

These interests are investigated by incorporating a mixture of polymerization reaction engineering, monomer and polymer synthesis, and experimental characterization.

The group is currently composed of seventeen graduate students and post-doctoral researchers and various interdisciplinary collaborations with professors from electrical engineering, biochemistry, and dentistry.