NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks (MONET)

Our Research

MONET addresses a longstanding knowledge gap: there is currently no direct and quantitative method to connect the single molecular behavior of the components of a polymer network to the full range of physical behaviors of that network. In doing so, we address an additional, longstanding conceptual gap: strands and junctions that are simultaneously structurally active and chemically reactive hold the key […]

Our Broader Impact

MONET’s work leads to broader impacts on four fronts: Innovation; Higher Education and Professional Development; Broadening Participation; Informal Science Communication. As with our research, we seek to be both distinct and distinctive in these efforts, by targeting high-impact activities that we simply couldn’t pull off in our individual laboratories. Check out the links above to […]

The MONET Team

Our team comprises leading senior investigators from across the country, globe, and traditional subfields of chemistry, working together to transform our molecular understanding of polymer networks. We are united by a commitment to high impact through collaboration, broadening the impact of our research through integrated outreach to industry and the public, and inclusive and supportive […]

The Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks (MONET) is transforming polymer and materials chemistry by developing the knowledge and methods to enable molecular-level, chemical control of polymer network properties for the betterment of humankind. We treat networks as complex chemical systems so that the full power of synthetic, physical, and theoretical chemistry is rationally directed toward overarching challenges in de novo molecular network design.

A National Science Foundation Center for Chemical Innovation