Edwin L. (Ned) Thomas

Educational Background

Ph.D., Materials Science with Minors in Materials Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering, Cornell University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of Massachusetts

- Polymer Material Physics and Engineering
- Photonic Crystals, Phononic Crystals, MetaMaterials, Microtrusses and 3D Interference Lithography
- Ballistic and Blast Behavior of Lightweight Nanocomposites
- Optical Properties of Block Copolymer Systems
- Application of Electron, X-Ray Diffraction to Solid State and Materials Characterization Problems

Shan, W., Subramanian, V., Feng, X. and Thomas, E. L., “The nature of crystallographic defects in noncrystalline tubular network block copolymers,” GIANT 17, (2024) doi.org/10.1016/j.giant.2023.100216
Xueyan Feng, Michael S. Dimitriyev and Edwin L. Thomas*, “Soft, Malleable Double Diamond Twin,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol 120, id.e2213441120 (2023).
Greg Grason and Edwin L. Thomas, “How does your gyroid grow? A mesoatomic perspective on supramolecular, soft matter network crystals,” Physical Review Materials, 7, 045603 (2023).
J. Hyon, O. Lawal, R. Thevamaran, Y.E. Song and E. L. Thomas, “Extreme Energy Dissipation via Material Evolution in Carbon Nanotube Mats,” Advanced Science, 2003142 (2021)
Feng, X., Burke, C.J., Zhou, M., Guo, H., Yang, K., Reddy, A., Prasad, I., Ho, R-M., Avgeropoulos, A., Grason, G., Thomas, E.L., “Seeing Mesoatomic Distortion in Soft-Matter Crystals of a Double-Gyroid Block Copolymer,” Nature 575, 175-179 (2019).
Thevamaran, R., Lawal, O., Yadzi, S., Jeon, S-J., Lee, J-H., Thomas, E.L., “Dynamic Creation and Evolution of Gradient Nanostructures in Single-crystal Metallic Microcubes,” Science 354, 312-316 (2016).