Connor Riahin joined the Rosenzweig Group in October 2017.
His work focuses on the development of deep-red and NIR emitting semiconducting polymer nanoparticles. These “polymer dots” are easy to synthesize, have highly tunable emission properties and surface chemistries, and are more environmentally friendly than traditional quantum dots. Potential applications include cellular labeling, super-resolution microscopy, two-photon microscopy, and oxygen sensing.