All NewsSnapshotsStudentsPhD Candidate Frayne Speaks on Designing Dendritic Polymers Olivia DrakeApril 22, 20163minDuring the Graduate Student Speaker Series talk on April 20, Stephen Frayne, a PhD candidate in chemistry, spoke on “Designing Dendritic Polymers: From Theory to Experiment.” Study and application of polymeric materials spans the physical, life, and applied sciences and has revolutionized nearly every facet of modern day society: medicine, transportation, construction, agriculture, and electronics, to name a few. Frayne explained how dendrimers, a structurally unique class of polymers, have attracted a significant amount of attention for their potential biomedical applications; however, the widespread utility of dendrimers has been hindered by their difficult and time-consuming syntheses. With the goal of developing novel strategies for the preparation of dendrimers, Frayne is using computational and experimental techniques to address the synthetic challenges associated with dendrimers and other macromolecules. Frayne’s advisor is Brian Northrop, associate professor of chemistry. Many Wesleyan students, graduate students, faculty and Wesleyan President Michael Roth attended Frayne’s talk. (Photos by Rebecca Goldfarb Terry ’19) Chemistrygraduate studentsNorthropresearch Related Articles All NewsIn the Media April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan in the News: April 2024 All NewsAlumniArts & HumanitiesFaculty April 17, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Wesleyan Faculty, Alumnus Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in Choreography, Theatre All NewsArts & HumanitiesCampus News & Events April 16, 2024 Jeff Harder Democracy Demands Passionate Defense, Says Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker