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SUMMARY:Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Jude Musongong
LOCATION:Abbott Hall 138\, 151 Cornell St\, Grand Forks\, ND 58202-9024
DESCRIPTION:Doctoral Defense Seminar\n\nJude Ambe Musongong\n\nPh.D. Candi
 date\n\nDepartment of Chemistry\n\nUniversity of North Dakota\n\nPresents
 :\n\n“Molecular Engineering of Polyester Networks Tailored for Light-Resp
 onsive\, Self-Assembling\, and Crosslinked Functionalities via Zinc-Catal
 yzed ROCOP”\n\nFriday\, Nov. 6 at 12:20 p.m.\n\nAbbott Hall Room 138\n\nB
 io: Jude Ambe Musongong is a Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry at the Universi
 ty of North Dakota. Originally from Cameroon\, he began his academic jour
 ney at the University of Bamenda\, where he earned his Bachelor of Scienc
 e in Chemistry in 2016 and Master of Science in Chemistry in 2019. Driven
  by his passion for science and molecular innovation\, Jude moved to the 
 United States in 2022 to pursue graduate studies at the University of Nor
 th Dakota. He joined Dr. Du's research group\, where he began his researc
 h in synthetic chemistry and developed a strong interest in polymer scien
 ce\, particularly the catalytic synthesis of functional polyesters with p
 otential applications in biomedicine and materials science. He subsequent
 ly earned a second Master of Science in Chemistry from the University of 
 North Dakota in 2025.\n\nHis doctoral research focuses on the molecular e
 ngineering of functional polyesters through zinc-catalyzed ring-opening c
 opolymerization (ROCOP)\, exploring the design of light-responsive\, self
 -assembling\, and crosslinked polymeric materials with tunable properties
 .\n\nBeyond the laboratory\, Jude is passionate about scientific discover
 y\, education\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/b179692c-9fb5-4053-a330-6b61
 6a78c9c4
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