Dr. Taylor Frederick Nelson

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsOrganic Molecular Chemistry,Analytical Chemistry,Polymer Materials
Keywordsbiodegradation, plastic degradation, photodegradation, environmental chemistry, sustainable polymers

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityWoods Hole
InstitutionWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution
InstituteDepartment of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Stefan MeckingArbeitsgruppe Chemische Materialwissenschaft, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2022

Programme(s)

2022Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2024Birkle, Melissa and Mehringer, Hannah S. and Nelson, Taylor F. and Mecking, Stefan: Aliphatic polyester materials from renewable 2,3-butanediol. In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 12, 2024, 4156--4163
2024Schwab, Simon Timm and Nelson, Taylor F. and Mecking, Stefan: Chemically recyclable and biodegradable vulcanized rubber. In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 12, 2024, 6281--6288
2024Schwab, Simon Timm and Baur, Maximilian and Nelson, Taylor F. and Mecking, Stefan: Synthesis and deconstruction of polyethylene-type materials. In: Chemical Reviews, 124, 2024, 2327--2351
2023Eck, Marcel and Schwab, Simon Timm and Nelson, Taylor Frederick and Wurst, Katrin and Iberl, Steffen and Schleheck, David and Link, Christoph and Battagliarin, Glauco and Mecking, Stefan: Biodegradable high-density polyethylene-like material. In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, 2023, e202213438
2023Nelson, Taylor F. and Rothauer, Dario and Sander, Michael and Mecking, Stefan: Degradable and recyclable polyesters from multiple chain length bio- and waste-sourceable monomers. In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, 2023, e202310729