• Assistant Professor
Headshot of Shuyi Xie

Educational Background

  • Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California Santa Barbara - 2023
  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota Twin Cities – 2020
  • B.S., Wuhan University – 2015

Research Interests

    • Polymer Physics

    • Ion-containing Polymers

    • Block Copolymers and Polymer Blends

    • Plastic Recycling and Upcycling

    • X-ray and Neutron Scattering

Awards & Honors

  • 2020 Finalist, Padden Award Symposium, APS DPOLY
  • 2020 Overend Award, University of Minnesota
  • 2019 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
  • 2015 Departmental Fellowship, University of Minnesota

Selected Publications

  • Xie, S.; Karnaukh, K.; Yang, K-C.; Sun, D.; Read de Alaniz, J.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Segalman, R. A. Compatibilization of polymer blends by ionic bonding. Macromolecules 2023, 56, 3617–3630. [DOI]
  • Xie, S.; Zhang, B.; Bates, F. S.; Lodge, T. P. Phase behavior of salt-doped A/B/AB ternary polymer blends: the role of homopolymer distribution. Macromolecules 2021, 54, 14, 6990–7002. [DOI]
  • Xie, S.; Lindsay, A. P.; Bates, F. S.; Lodge, T. P. Formation of a C15 Laves phase in salt-doped A/B/AB ternary polymer blends. ACS Nano 2020, 14, 10, 13754–13764. [DOI]
  • Xie, S.; Meyer, D. J.; Wang, E.; Bates, F. S.; Lodge, T. P. Structure and properties of bicontinuous microemulsions from salt-doped ternary polymer blends. Macromolecules 2019, 52, 9693–9702. [DOI]
  • Xie, S.; Lodge, T. P. Phase behavior of binary polymer blends doped with salt. Macromolecules 2018, 51, 266–274. [DOI]