34. A Neat Spin in Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
Ivannikava, D. A.; Stewart, K. A.; Adams, M. J.; Lessard, J. J.* RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2026, In Press
(Invited Emerging Investigator Series) DOI: 10.1039/D6TC01012A
34. A Neat Spin in Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
Ivannikava, D. A.; Stewart, K. A.; Adams, M. J.; Lessard, J. J.* RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2026, In Press
(Invited Emerging Investigator Series) DOI: 10.1039/D6TC01012A
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33. Regulating Radical Flux in Frontal Polymerization
Ivannikava, D. A.; McMullin, A. N.; Stewart, K. A.; Lessard, J. J.* ACS Macro Letters 2026, In Press
(Invited special issue “ACS Macro Letters 15th Anniversary”) DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.6c00114
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32. Engineering Free Volume within Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization via Pendant Plasticization
Stewart, K. A.; Lombardi, F. J.; Cao, S. D.; Massouh, C. M.; Lessard, J. J.* Advanced Materials 2026, 38, e19676.
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31. Standardizing Depolymerization: Strategies and Performance Metrics
Calvino, C.;* Alzate-Sánchez, D. M.;* Lessard, J. J.* ACS Precision Chemistry 2025, 3, 644–661.
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30. Molecular Weight Control in Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
Stewart, K. A.; Ivannikava, D. A.; Massouh, C. M.; Lessard, J. J.* Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202510071. (Editor’s Choice “Hot Paper”)
29. Chemical Activation of Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
Cramblitt, A. C.; Paul, J. E.; Price, T. C.; Kaur, P.; Moore, J. S.; Sottos, N. R.;* Lessard, J. J.* ACS Macro Letters 2025, 14, 1182–1188.
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28. Advanced Polymer Characterization: Modular Operation for Spectral Alignment by Iterative Compression (MOSAIC)
Suslick, B. A.; Lundberg, D. J.; Wang, H; Lessard, J. J.; Xu, Z.; Choy, M. A.; Johnson, J. A.; Moore, J. S. ACS Macro Letters 2025, 14, 1094–1099.
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27. Rapid Gelation of Dicyclopentadiene Resins for Additive Manufacturing of Thermoset Polymers
Krishnan, P.; Lessard, J. J.; Moore, J. S.; Sottos, N. R. ACS Macro Letters 2025, 14, 570–575.
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26. Active Learning Guided Optimization of Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization via Alkylidene Modification
Arretche, I.;‡* Lessard, J. J.;‡* Kaur, P.; Mills, M. G.; Liu, H.; Cooper, J. C.; Ewoldt, R. H.; Moore, J. S.;* Tawfick, S. H.* ACS Macro Letters 2025, 14, 525−531.
Hmeidat, N. S.; Zakoworotny, M.; Kim, Y. S.; Le, T. B.; DeBrun, G.; Shah, R.; Valiveti, A.; Lessard, J. J.; Moore, J. S.; Baur, J. W.; Geubelle, P. H.; Sottos, N. R.; Tawfick, S. H. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 2025, 190, 108609.
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24. Controlled patterning of crystalline domains by frontal polymerization
Paul, J. E.; Gao, Y.; Go, Y. K.; Rodriguez-Koett, L.; Sharma, A.; Chen, M.; Lessard, J. J.; Topkaya, T.; Moore, J. S.; Leal, C.; Geubelle, P. H.; Sottos, N. R. Nature 2024, 634, 85–90.
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23. Reactive Processing of Furan-Based Monomers via Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization for High Performance Materials
Xu, Z.; Chua, L.; Singhal, A.; Krishnan, P.; Lessard, J. J.; Suslick, B. A.; Chen, V.; Sottos, N. R.; Gomez-Bombarelli, R.; Moore, J. S. Advanced Materials 2024, 36, 2405736.
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22. A Mechanism-Based Reaction-Diffusion Model for Accelerated Discovery of Thermoset Resins Frontally Polymerized by Olefin Metathesis
Bistri, D.; Arretche, I.; Lessard, J. J.; Rongy, L.; Zakoworotny, M.; Vyas, S.; Tawfick, S. H.; Gomez-Bombarelli, R.; Moore, J. S.; Geubelle, P. H. Journal of American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 21877–21888.
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21. Using Data Science Tools to Reveal and Understand Subtle Relationships of Inhibitor Structure in Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
McFadden, T. P.; Cope, R.; Muhlestein, R.; Layton, D.; Lessard, J. J.; Moore, J. S.; Sigman, M. S. Journal of American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 16375–16380.
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20. Selenium Crosslinks for Supramolecular Networks
Bui, A. H.; Pulle A. F.; Micallef, A.; Lessard, J. J.; Tuten, B. T. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 136, e202404474.
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19. Unraveling Reactivity Differences: Room Temperature Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) vs. Frontal ROMP
Lessard, J. J.;* Mejia, E. B.; Kim, A. J.; Zhang, Z.; Berkey, M. G.; Medina-Barreto, Z. S.; Ewoldt, R. H.; Sottos, N. R.; Moore, J. S.* Journal of American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 7216–7221.
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18. Frontal Polymerization of Stereoisomers: Distinct Microstructures and Properties in Endo- and Exo-Dicyclopentadiene Thermosets
Wang, H; Suslick, B. A.; Saengow, C.; Lessard, J. J.; Yu, C; Ewoldt, R. H.; Moore, J. S. Macromolecules 2024, 57, 142–149.
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17. High-Performance Polyimine Vitrimers from an Aromatic Bio-Based Scaffold
Stewart, K. A.; Lessard, J. J.; Cantor, A.; Rynk, J. F.; Sumerlin, B. S. RSC Applied Polymers 2023, 1, 10–18.
Stewart, K. A.; Dellelis, D. D.; Lessard, J. J.; Rynk, J. F.; Sumerlin, B. S. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15, 25212–25223.
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15. Rapid, Controlled Synthesis of Large Polymers by Frontal Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
Alzate‐Sanchez, D. M.; Yu, C.; Lessard, J. J.; Paul, J. E.; Sottos, N. R.; Moore, J. S. Macromolecules 2023, 56, 1527–1533.
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14. Controlling Dynamics of Associative Networks through Primary Chain Length
Lessard, J. J.;‡ Stewart, K. A.;‡ Sumerlin, B. S. Macromolecules 2022, 55, 10052–10061.
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13. Frontal Polymerization of Dihydrofuran Comonomer Facilitates Thermoset Deconstruction
Davydovich, O.; Paul, J. E.; Feist, J. D.; En Aw, J.; Balta, J.; Lessard, J. J.; Tawfick, S.; Xia, Y.; Sottos, N. R.; Moore, J. S. Chemistry of Materials 2022, 34, 8790–8797.
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12. Switching Frontal Polymerization Mechanisms: FROMP and FRaP
Lessard, J. J.; Kaur, P.; Paul, J. E.; Chang, K. M.; Sottos, N. R.; Moore, J. S. ACS Macro Letters 2022, 11, 1097–1101.
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11. Janus Cross-links in Supramolecular Networks
Mondal, S.;‡ Lessard, J. J.;‡ Meena, C.; Sanjayan, S. J.; Sumerlin, B. S. Journal of American Chemical Society 2022, 144, 845–853.
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10. Macromolecular Photocatalyst for Synthesis and Purification of Protein−Polymer Conjugates
Olson, R. A.; Levi, J. S.; Scheutz, G. M; Lessard, J. J.; Figg, C. A.; Sumerlin, B. S. Macromolecules 2021, 54, 4880–4888.
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9. Self-catalyzing photoredox polymerization for recyclable polymer catalysts
Lessard, J. J.;‡ Scheutz, G. M.;‡ Korpusik, A. B.; Olson, R. A.; Figg, C. A.; Sumerlin, B. S. Polymer Chemistry 2021, 12, 2205–2209.
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8. Polystyrene-based Vitrimers: Inexpensive and Recyclable Thermosets
Lessard, J. J.; Scheutz, G. M.; Hughes, R. W.; Sumerlin, B. S. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2020, 2, 3044–3048.
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7. Block Copolymer Vitrimers
Lessard, J. J.; Scheutz, G. M.; Seung, S. H.; Lantz, K. A.; Epps III, T. H.; Sumerlin, B. S. Journal of American Chemical Society 2020, 142, 283–289.
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6. Adaptable Crosslinks in Polymeric Materials: Resolving the Intersection of Thermoplastics and Thermosets
Scheutz, G. M.;‡ Lessard, J. J.;‡ Sims, M. B.; Sumerlin, B. S. Journal of American Chemical Society 2019, 141, 16181–16196.
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5. Catalyst-Free Vitrimers from Vinyl Polymers
Lessard, J. J.; Garcia, L. F.; Easterling, C. P.; Sims, M. B.; Bentz, K. C.; Arencibia, S.; Savin, D. A.; Sumerlin, B. S. Macromolecules 2019, 52, 2105–2111.
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4. Assessing structure/property relationships and synthetic protocols in the fabrication of poly(oxanorbornene imide) single-chain nanoparticles
Chen, R.; Benware, S. J.; Cawthern, S. D.; Cole, J. P.; Lessard, J. J.; Crawford-Eng, I. M.; Saxena, R.; Berda, E. B. European Polymer Journal 2019, 112, 206–213.
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3. Functional Diversification of Polymethacrylates by Dynamic β‑Ketoester Modification
Sims, M. B.; Lessard, J. J.; Bai, L.; Sumerlin, B. S. Macromolecules 2018, 51, 6380–6386.
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2. Single-Chain Nanoparticles Containing Sequence-Defined Segments: Using Primary Structure Control to Promote Secondary and Tertiary Structures in Synthetic Protein Mimics
Cole, J. P.; Lessard, J. J.; Rodriguez, K. J.; Hanlon, A. M.; Reville, E. K.; Mancinelli, J. P.; Berda, E. B. Polymer Chemistry 2017, 8, 5829–5835.
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1.Intra-Chain Radical Chemistry as a Route to Poly(Norbornene Imide) Single-Chain Nanoparticles: Structural Considerations and the Role of Adventitious Oxygennanoparticles: structural considerations and the role of adventitious oxygen
Cole, J. P.; Lessard, J. J.; Lyon, C. K.; Tuten, B. T., Berda, E. B. Polymer Chemistry 2015, 6, 5555–5559.
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