@JacobJLessard1

Assistant Chemistry Professor at the University of Utah || Formally in the Sumerlin Group and Moore Group || "Professionally" Playing with Polymers @LessardLab

 Salt Lake City, UT
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Joined August 2018
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TheLessardLab@LessardLab23 Dec 2025
Research paper #2 from our group just dropped as Open Access in Adv Materials. In this paper, we probe pendant length in frontal polymerization and the resulting material properties. @KA_Stew absolutely crushed this one, check it out! @JacobJLessard1 advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley…

Engineering Free Volume within Frontal Ring‐Opening Metathesis Polymerization via Pendant Plastic...

Norbornene-based copolymers with tunable n-alkyl pendant length provide control over matrix free volume, enabling elastomeric materials via frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP).

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Kevin Stewart@KA_Stew7 Oct 2025
A little teaser (preprint) of next things to come from postdoc work at Utah in @LessardLab. Wish us safe travels as we navigate peer review. doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-20…

Engineering Free Volume within Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization via Pendent Group...

Frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) enables rapid, energy-efficient access to high-performance thermosets and thermoplastics, but the range of accessible properties remains...

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Jacob J Lessard retweeted
TheLessardLab@LessardLab13 Sep 2025
Our first paper on controlling molecular weight in Frontal Polymerization is live as Hot Paper in Angew. Chem. Check is out! @KA_Stew @JacobJLessard1 @angew_chem onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Molecular Weight Control in Frontal Ring‐Opening Metathesis Polymerization

Frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) of gradient thermoplastics with varying levels of control derived from both linear and nonlinear (spiral) fronts.

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Checkout some Chemical Activation of FROMP from my time at UIUC. Big shout out to Anna Cramblitt for crushing this work! @ACSMacroLett @Mechanophore @BeckmanIllinois pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Chemical Activation of Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

Abstract. In this study, we present an innovative approach to frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) through chemical activation. By locall

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Check this new paper on decoding copolymers in MALDI pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Advanced Polymer Characterization: Modular Operations for Spectral Alignment by Iterative Compres...

Abstract. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry encodes structural information across diverse homo- and copolymer ensembles

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Pranav Krishnan
@pranavkrn23 Apr 2025
Happy to share the first published work from my PhD! When I started 3D printing thermosets in my first year, I was immediately frustrated with the process. Resins took ages to prepare AND didn't last long. @JacobJLessard1 and I cooked up this technique to solve the first problem - we didn't expect it to solve both! 1/n
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Was great to be part of this cool project lead by @pranavkrn and Nancy Sottos. In this work we use Grubbs' 3rd gen to modify resins for direct ink writing with FROMP. @Mechanophore @BeckmanIllinois @MacroJrnls_ACS pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Rapid Gelation of Dicyclopentadiene Resins for Additive Manufacturing of Thermoset Polymers

Abstract. Thermoset resins of dicyclopentadiene were viscosity-modified to achieve the rheology necessary for Direct Ink Writing, with the deposited ink so

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Check out our paper hot off the press! One of my last (co)1st author papers from postdoc. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Active Learning Guided Optimization of Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization via Alkylid...

Abstract. Frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) offers an energy-efficient method for manufacturing high-performance thermoset resins. How

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Pretty cool to be a part of this work during my postdoc that on its way to space @BeckmanIllinois @Mechanophore darpa.mil/news/2025/novel-te…
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Pretty rad paper depolymerization paper out of @LowDispersity. Check it out! @J_A_C_S @Brent_Sumerlin @KA_Stew @JamesBYoung14 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…

Selective Depolymerization for Sculpting Polymethacrylate Molecular Weight Distributions

Abstract. Chain-end reactivation of polymethacrylates generated by reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) has emerged as a powerful tool for

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Chen Wang | 王琛@Wangchem6 Dec 2024
Our group is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral researcher position in the field of neat polymerization for fiber-reinforced composite applications. Experience with polymer chemistry, resin formulation, and composite manufacturing is required. Please RT.
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Nadim S. Hmeidat@DrHmeidat7 Dec 2024
Check out our recent publication titled: "Reactive extrusion of frontally polymerizing continuous carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites" in Composites Part A, published under a special issue titled: Additive Manufacturing of #Composites. #3Dprinting www-sciencedirect-com.ornl.i…
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FROMPing continuous carbon fiber composites. Check it out! Led by @DrHmeidat. @BeckmanIllinois @Mechanophore sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Connor Bischak@cgbischak7 Nov 2024
Our latest paper is out in @ACSEnergyLett. Huge thanks to @BeckmanFnd for their support through the Beckman Scholars program at @UtahChemistry and the @WilkesCenter at @UUtah.
ACSEnergyLett@ACSEnergyLett6 Nov 2024
Chain-Melting Temperature Depression in the Organic Layer of Two-Dimensional Perovskites | ACS Energy Letters pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Chain-Melting Temperature Depression in the Organic Layer of Two-Dimensional Perovskites

Abstract. Two-dimensional (2D) perovskites with n-alkylammonium cations often undergo a solid–solid phase transition upon changes in pressure or temperatur

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New Group Website is up! Still a work in progress but feel free to check it out! chem.utah.edu/directory/Less…
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ceps.unh.edu/chemistry/semin… I had a blast seeing everyone and giving a talk at UNH! Thanks for letting me share my science.
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Aaron Puri@awpuri8 Oct 2024
We have a new paper out in AnalyticalChemistry (@an_chem)! Detection of Inverse Stable Isotopic Labeling in Untargeted Metabolomic Data. doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem… Congrats @TashiLieb and Ethan Murdock.

Detection of Inverse Stable Isotopic Labeling in Untargeted Metabolomic Data

Abstract. Stable isotopic labeling is a powerful tool for determining the biosynthetic origin of metabolites and for discovering natural products that inco

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Utah Chemistry@UtahChemistry30 Sep 2024
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Super stoked to have been a small part of this super cool paper on FP patterning just published in @Nature. Huge congrats to the team and especially Justine for exceptional work! @Mechanophore @BeckmanIllinois Press Release beckman.illinois.edu/about/n… Paper: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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