Dr. Kelly M. Meek, PhD, PEng

Prof. Kelly Meek joined Concordia University in 2024 as the Gina Cody Research Chair and Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering. She was previously an assistant professor at University of Ottawa, and obtained her PhD from Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on polymers to advance sustainability, i.e., polymer electrolytes and ionomers for electrochemical energy (fuel cells, electrolysis, batteries), and biobased and/or biodegradable plastics and nanocomposites.

• Movafagh, M.; Meek, K. M.; Bayat, P.; Cranston, E. D.; Cunningham, M. F.; Champagne, P.; Morse, T.; Kiriakou, M.; George, S.; Dubé, M. A. Improved Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Performance Using Carboxylated Cellulose Nanocrystals via Blending. Polymer Engineering and Science 2024. DOI: 10.1002/pen.26585.

• Bayat, P.; Meek, K. M.; Movafagh, M.; Cranston, E. D.; Cunningham, M. F. ; Champagne, P.; Morse, T.; Kiriakou, M.; George, S.; Dubé, M. A. The Effect of Cellulose Nanocrystal Reassembly on Latex-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Performance. Biomacromolecules 2024. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00138.

• Movafagh, M.; Meek, K. M.; Scott A. J..; Penlidis A.; Dubé, M. Bulk Free Radical Terpolymerization of Butyl Acrylate, 2-Methylene-1,3-Dioxepane and Vinyl Acetate: Terpolymer Reactivity Ratio Estimation. (Under Review at Polymers)

• Nguyen, N. A.; Bowland, C. C.; He, L.; Osti, N. C.; Phan, M. D.; Keum, J. K.; Tyagi, M.; Meek, K. M.; Littrell, K. C.; Mamontov, E.; Ankner, J.; Naskar, A. K. A Sustainable Multi‐Dimensional Printable Material. Advanced Sustainable Systems 2023, 2300079. DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202300079.

• Yang-Neyerlin, A. C.; Medina, S.; Meek, K. M.; Strasser, D. J.; He, C.; Knauss, D. M.; Mustain, W. E.; Pylypenko, S.; Pivovar, B. S. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2021, 168, 044525. DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/abf77f. Selected as Editor's Choice.

• Meek, K. M.; Reed, C. M.; Kreur, K. D.; Pivovar, B. S.; Varcoe, J. R.; Bance-Soualhi, R. The alkali degradation of LDPE-based radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes studied using different ex situ methods RSC Advances 2020, 10, 36467-36477. DOI: 10.1039/D0RA06484J.

• Sun, R.; Meek, K. M.; Elabd, Y.A. Nitrogen-doped Carbons Derived from Poly(ionic liquid)s of Various Backbones and Cations. Polymer International 2019, 68(9), 1599-160. DOI: 10.1002/pi.5864. Invited Contribution.

• Nguyen, N. A.; Meek, K. M.; Bowland, C. C.; Naskar, A. K. Responsive Lignin for Shape Memory Applications. Polymer 2019, 160, 210-222. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.11.055.

• Nguyen, N. A.; Meek, K. M.; Bowland, C. C.; Naskar, A. K. Data of thermally active lignin-linkages and shape memory of lignin-rubber composites. Data in Brief 2019, 22, 392-399. DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.12.046.

• Meek, K. M.; Antunes, C. M.; Strasser, D. J.; Owczarczyk, Z. R.; Yang-Neyerlin, A. C.; Pivovar, B. S. High-throughput Anion Exchange Membrane Characterization at NREL. ECS Transactions 2019, 92(8), 723-731. DOI: 10.1149/09208.0723ecst.

• Meek, K. M.; Eaton, T. R.; Rorrer, N. A.; Brandner, D. G.; Manker, L. P.; Karp, E. M.; Bratis, A. D.; Beckham, G. T.; Naskar, A. K. Emulsion Polymerization of Acrylonitrile in Aqueous Methanol. Green Chem. 2018, 20, 5299-5310. DOI: 10.1039/C8GC03116A.

• Chen, M.; Dugger, J.W.; Li, X.; Wang, Y.; Kumar, R.; Meek, K. M.; Uhrig, D. W. Madsen, L. A.; Lokitz, B. S.; Long, T. E. Polymerized Ionic Liquid: Effect of Counter-Anions on Ion Conduction and Polymerization Kinetics. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018, 56(13), 1346-135, DOI: 10.1002/pola.29015.

• Nguyen, N. A.; Meek, K. M.; Bowland, C. C.; Barnes, S. H.; Naskar, A. K. Programmable and switchable electrical conductivity of an acrylonitrile-butadiene-lignin renewable skin for stress sensing applications. Macromolecules 2018, 51(1) 115-127. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02336.

• Nguyen, N. A.; Barnes, S. H.; Bowland, C. C.; Meek, K. M.; Littrell, K. C.; Keum, J. K.; Naskar, A. K. A Path for Lignin Valorization via Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Sustainable Composites with Enhanced 3D-Printability. Science Advances 2018 4 (12). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aat4967.

• Meek, K. M.; Nykaza, J. R.; Elabd, Y.A. Alkaline Chemical Stability and Ion Transport in Polymerized Ionic Liquids with Various Backbones and Cations. Macromolecules 2016, 49 (9), 3382-3394. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00434.

• Meek, K. M.; Elabd, Y.A. Sulfonated Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers. Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2016, 37 (14), 1200-1206. DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600089. Invited Contribution.

• Nykaza, J. R.; Benjamin, R.; Meek, K. M.; Elabd, Y. A. Polymerized Ionic Liquid Diblock Copolymer as an Ionomer and Anion Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Fuel Cells. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2016, 154, 119-127. DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2016.05.041.

• Meek, K. M.; Sharick, S.; Ye, Y.; Winey, K. I.; Elabd, Y. A. Bromide and Hydroxide Conductivity-Morphology Relationships in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2015, 48 (14), 4850–4862. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00926.

• Meek, K. M.; Elabd, Y.A. Alkaline Chemical Stability of Polymerized Ionic Liquids with Various Cations. Macromolecules 2015, 48 (19), 7071–7084. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01223.

• Meek, K. M.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers for Electrochemical Energy. J. Mater. Chem. A 2015, 3, 24187-24194. DOI: 10.1039/C5TA07170D. Invited Contribution.