Joost A. Steverlynck, Ph.D.

Alumni and Former Staff

​Postdoctoral Fellow

Alumni and Former Staff

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Research Interests

​I have a background as polymer chemist, more precisely I focused on the controlled synthesis of nonlinear conjugated polymers during my PhD. But my interest goes further than polymer chemistry. I want to explore and further develop state-of-the-art organic synthesis routes towards conjugated systems. Apart from improving the current established routes towards conjugated systems via classical cross coupling reactions depending on transition metal catalysts I'm keen to develop transition metal free pathways towards these type of materials. 

Selected Publications

  • Synthesis and Energy Transfer in Original poly(3-Alkylthiophene)-g-Poly(fluorene) Toothbrush Copolymers 
    J. Steverlynck, J. De Winter, P. Gerbaux, G. Koeckelberghs
    Polymer. 2017, 112, 144151, (2017)
  • Strategies toward Controlling the Topology of Nonlinear Poly(thiophenes) 
    J. Steverlynck, F. Monnaie, E. Warniez, R. Lazzaroni, P. Leclère, G. Koeckelberghs
    Macromolecules 2016, 49 (23), 89518959, (2016)
  • Energy Transfer in poly(3-Hexylthiophene)-g-Polyfluorene Graft Copolymers 
    J. Steverlynck, A. De Cattelle, J. De Winter, P. Gerbaux, G. Koeckelberghs
    J. Polym. Sci. Part A Polym. Chem. 2016, 54, 12521258, (2016)
  • Influence of the Grafting Density on the Self-Assembly in Poly(phenyleneethynylene)-g-poly(3-Hexylthiophene) Graft ... 
    J. Steverlynck, J. De Winter, P. Gerbaux, R. Lazzaroni, P. Leclère, G. Koeckelberghs
    acromolecules 2015, 48 (24), 87898796, (2015)
  • Influence of Branching on the Chiral Self-Assembly of Poly(phenylene Ethynylene) 
    J. Steverlynck, P. Leysen, G. Koeckelberghs
    . Polym. Sci. Part A Polym. Chem. 2015, 53 (1), 7984, (2015)
  • Spectroscopic Studies of the Mechanism of Reversible Photodegradation of 1-Substituted Aminoanthraquinone-Doped Pol... 
    S.-T Hung, A. Bhuyan, K. Schademan, J. Steverlynck, M. D. McCluskey, G. Koeckelberghs, K. ...
    J. Chem. Phys. 2016, 144 (11), 114902 , (2016)
  • Regioregularity Increases Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Response of Polythiophenes in Solution 
    S. Deckers, J. Steverlynck, P. Willot, S. Vandendriessche, G. Koeckelberghs, I. Asselbergh...
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2015, 119 (32), 1851318517, (2015)
  • All-Conjugated ABC- Block -Copolymer Formation with a Varying Sequence via an Unassociated Catalyst 
    M. Verswyvel, J. Steverlynck, S. Hadj Mohamed, M. Trabelsi, B. Champagne, G. Koeckelberghs
    Macromolecules 2014, 47 (14), 46684675 , (2014)
  • Poly(3-Alkylthiophene) with Tuneable Regioregularity: Synthesis and Self-Assembling Properties 
    P. Willot, J. Steverlynck, D. Moerman, P. Leclère, R. Lazzaroni, G oeckelberghs
    Polym. Chem. 2013, 4 (9), 2662, (2013)
  • Faraday Rotation in Discotic Liquid Crystals by Long-Range Electron Movement 
    R. Vleugels, J. Steverlynck, W. Brullot, G. Koeckelberghs, T. Verbiest
    J. Phys. Chem. C, 2019, 123, 149382-9387, (2019)

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemistry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 2017 

Professional Profile

  • 2017-2018: Postdoctoral fellow, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 

Awards

  • ​Belgian Polymer Group, best thesis award, 2013 

KAUST Affiliations

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KAUST Catalysis Center(KCC)

Division of Physical Science and Engineering(PSE)


Research Interests Keywords

Photochemistry Organic Electrochemistry Organometal Chemistry Organic Synthesis Conjugated Polymers Liquid Crystals

Former Faculty

  • ​Jorg Eppinger, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor)
  • Jr-Hau He, Ph.D. (Associate Professor)
  • Kazuhiro Takanabe, Ph.D. (Professor)
  • Lain-Jong Li, Ph.D. (Professor)
  • Valentin Rodionov, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor)
  • Vicent Tung, Ph.D. (Associate Professor)
  • Yu Han, Ph.D. (Professor)

 

Former Research Staff

  • Abou-Hamad edy, Ph.D. Research Engineer
  • Douaa Hamed (Lab Technician)
  • Haibo Zhu, Ph.D. (Research Scientist)
  • Isidoro Morales Osorio , Ph.D. (Research Technician)
  • Jeremie Pelletier ( Lab Manager)
  • Jing Fan (Lab Technician)
  • Lu Zhou
  • Lan Zhao (Research Technician)
  • Linjie Su (Lab Technician)
  • Rong-rong Jiang (Lab Technician)

Research Scientist

  • Chen Zhu, Ph.D.
  • Huaifeng Li, Ph.D.
    • Jun Pan, Ph.D.
    • Muralirajan Krishnamoorthy, Ph.D.
    • Pavlo Nikolaienko, Ph.D.
    • Ram Karan, Ph.D.
    • Sergey Kozlov, Ph.D.
    • Xiulin Yang, Ph.D.
    • Yuanlong Shao, Ph.D.
    • Yichen Cai, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellows

    • Abdesslem Jedidi, Ph.D.                                                     
    • Abhishek Dutta Chowdhury,Ph.D.
    • Akshaya K Samal, Ph.D.
    • Anatoly Peshkov, Ph.D.
    • Athira Cheruvelil, Ph.D.
    • Chaochao Yue, Ph.D.
    • Chaojie Cui, Ph.D.
    • Changguang Yao, Ph.D.
    • Chinmoy K. Hazra, Ph.D.
    • Dandan Zhang, Ph.D.
    • Diego Zapater Bes, Ph.D.
    • Eleonora Fava, Ph.D.
    • Eva Pump, Ph.D.
    • Fazal Raziq, Ph.D.
    • Gabriel Buchel, Ph.D.
    • Gangaiah Mettela,Ph.D.
    • Hong Wang, Ph.D.
    • Hassan Ait Ahsaine, Ph.D.
    • Ida Autiero, Ph.D.
    • Janet Chakkamadathil Mohandas, Ph.D.
    • Jung-Hyun Park, Ph.D.
    • Jinsong Hu, Ph.D.
    • Jie Chen, Ph.D.
    • Kwangjae Lee, Ph.D.
    • Karthik Peramaiya, Ph.D.
    • Kushal Deepak Bhatte​,Ph.D.
    • Luis Miguel Azofra Mesa
    • Liangjin Xu, Ph.D.
    • ​Manbo Li, Ph.D.
    • Michael Kelly, Ph.D.
    • Mannathan Subramaniyan, Ph.D.
    • Manas Bhunia, Ph.D.
    • Niladri Maity, Ph.D.
    • Olga Gladkovskaya, Ph.D.
    • Raju Dey, Ph.D.
    • Sai Vikrama Chaitanya vummaleti, Ph.D.
    •  Somphonh Peter Phivilay, Ph.D.
    • Sandeep Kumar Mishra, Ph.D.
    • Shao-Chi Lee, Ph.D.
    • Stefania Evoli, Ph.D.
    • Shixiong Min, Ph.D.
    • Srikanth Pedireddy, Ph.D.
    • Shashank Sakleshpur Nagaraja, Ph.D.
    • Tunc Deniz, Ph.D.
    • Tianyou Chen, Ph.D.
    • Wei Zhao, Ph.D.
    • Won Suk Juang, Ph.D.
    • Xuechao Liu, Ph.D.
    • Xiufang wang, Ph.D.
    • Yuan Wang, Ph.D.
    • Yunfei Cai, Ph.D.
    • Yupeng Pan, Ph.D.
    • Yuri Lebedev, Ph.D.
    • Yogesh Raghunath Patil, Ph.D.
    • Zhaolai Chen, Ph.D.

    Ph.D. Students

    • Adrian Hol, Ph.D
    • Arwa Makki, Ph.D.
    • Adrian Hohl, Ph.D.
    • Amal A. Baqais, Ph.D.
    • Abdullah Dakhi, Ph.D.
    • Azimet Karluk, Ph.D.
    • Baraa Werghi, Ph.D.
    • Batian Chen, Ph.D.
    • Bilel Hamzaoui, Ph.D.
    • Bedour E. Al-Sabban, Ph.D.
    • Chao Guan, Ph.D.
    • Dalal Noureldine, Ph.D.
    • Duanxing Li, Ph.D.
    • Ding-Jier Yuan, Ph.D.
    • Eleanor Ang Pei Ling, Ph.D.
    • Gabriel Jeantelot, Ph.D.
    • Hind Al-Johani, Ph.D.
    • Haleema Alamri, Ph.D.
    • Hsin-Hua Huang, Ph.D. 
    • Israa Salem Al-Rowaihi, Ph.D.
    • Ibrahim Dursun
    • Keisuke Obata, Ph.D.
    • Liliana Panarone, Ph.D.
    • Miguel Dinis Veloso Guerreiro, Ph.D.
    • Maha Al Haddad, Ph.D.
    • Muhammad Qureshi, Ph.D.
    • Muhammad Naufal Lintangpradipto, Ph.D.
    • Nawal alhajri, Ph.D.
    • Nazeeha Alkayal, Ph.D.
    • Noor Almana, Ph.D.
    • Nouf Al Jabri, Ph.D.
    • Nikita Kolobo, Ph.D.
    • Oleksii Pustovarenko, Ph. D.
    • Quaid Johar Samun Virpurwala, Ph.D.
    • Reem Al-Shareef, Ph.D.
    • Reem Alshumrani, Ph.D.
    • Sarah Almahdali, Ph.D.
    • Sheikha Lardhi, Ph.D.
    • Stefan Grotzinger, Ph.D.
    • Tatsuya Shinagawa, Ph.D.

    Master Students

    • Abdulaziz Khan
    • Abdulelah Qahtan
    • Amer Alabd
    • Alexandra Vancea
    • Ali Hamieh
    • Khalid F. Alahmadi
    • Kanav Kalra
    • Mram Alyami
    • Mohammad Al Rebh
    • Salha E. Alotaibi


    Former Administration

    • Ann Bauwens (Executive Secretary)
    • Jiao Qiu (Business Administrator)
    • Wenwen Zhu(Administrative Assistant)
    • Xijun Deng(Administrative Assistant)
    • Xianzheng Meng(Business Administrator)
    • Yi-Cing Li (Business Administrator)