Darlene K Taylor
Biography
Dr. Taylor simultaneously worked on her Master's degree course work at North Carolina A&T State University while acting as a Scholar in Residence at Rohm and Haas Company in Norristown, PA. She then went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she worked on electronic coupling mechanisms in cyclophane biradicals before conducting her doctoral research in polymer physical chemistry.
Upon completion of her doctoral degree, Dr. Taylor worked as a postdoctoral fellow at UNC-Chapel Hill on the design and characterization of polymer materials for novel applications. Dr. Taylor joined the North Carolina Central faculty as an assistant professor in Chemistry in 2005.
In the classroom, she views herself as a facilitator working to create an environment where students become responsible learners, critical and independent thinkers, and effective communicators. Her teaching efforts are significantly integrated with her research efforts in order to provide students with real-life applications of scientific principles in emerging technologies.
Research Interests
Research in the Taylor laboratory focuses on the structure-property relationships in oligomers and polymers. Dr. Taylor is investigating the efficacy of various materials for potential applications in technologies such as solar cells and drug delivery vehicles. Dr. Taylor's background uniquely qualifies her to train students NCCU in polymer theory, polymer methods and development, materials design, and physical characterization of these materials.
Education
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Ph.D. |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
1998 |
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MS |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
1992 |
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BA |
Goucher College |
1989 |
Courses
Projects
Publications
1. Taylor, D. K., & Uddhav, B. (2014). Engineering Molecules to Make Medicine Smarter. American Scientist, 102, 110.
2. Fang, Z. , & Ito, A. , & Stuart, A. C., & Lou, H. (2013). Soluble Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets Grafted with Polypyridylruthenium-Derivatized Polystyrene Brushes as Light Harvesting Antenna for Photovoltaic Applications. ACS Nano , 7, 7992-8002.
3. Fang, Z. , & Ito, A. , & Keinan, S. , & Chen, Z. (2013). ATRP Preparation and Photophysical Properties of PolypyridylrutheniumDerivatized Polystyrenes. Inorg. Chem., 52, 8511-8520.
4. Le, K. , & Chand, L. B., & Griffin, C. , & Williams, A. L. (2013). Paraphenylene Dimers with Diphenylamine Donor Groups: Synthesis and Photophysics.. Tetrahedron Letters, 54, 3097-3100.
5. Dai, G. , & Wu, M. H., & Taylor, D. K., & Brennaman, M. K. (2012). Hybrid 3D graphene and aligned carbon nanofiber array architectures. RSC Advances, 2, 8965-8968.
6. Taylor, D. K., & Leppert, P. C. (2012). Treatment for uterine fibroids: Searching for effective drug therapies.. Drug Discovery Today: Therapeutic Strategies, 9, 41-49.
7. Taylor, D. K., & Jayes, F. L., & House, A. J., & Ochieng, M. A. (2011). Temperature-Responsive Biocompatible Copolymers Incorporating Hyperbranched Polyglycerols for Adjustable Functionality . Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2, 173-194.
8. Taylor, D. K., & Koepnick, B. D., & Lipscomb, J. S. (2010). Effect of Substitution on the Optical Properties and HOMO-LUMO Gap of Oligomeric.. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 114, 13228-13233.
9. Andréa, P. , & Lacroix-Desmazes , P. , & Taylor, D. K., & Boutevin, B. (2006). Solubility of fluorinated homopolymer and block copolymer in compressed CO2. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 37, 263-270.