Shawn was a postdoctoral researcher (2021-2025) co-advised by Professor Emily C. Davidson in the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania in 2021 and his B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2016. His research focused on the investigation of structure-processing-morphology-property relationships of soft matter, including polymer nanocomposites, chemically recyclable polymers, and block copolymers using a combined materials science, interfacial phenomena, and polymer physics approach.

Postdoctoral Experience

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, USA (2021 - 2025)

Selected Journal Publications

• S.M. Maguire, H.J. Chung, R.J. Composto. “Polymer Blend Systems with an Added Solvent” In: P.S. Clegg (ed.), Bijels: Bicontinuous Particle-Stabilized Emulsions. United Kingdom, Royal Society of Chemistry, 73-113 (2020)
• H. Zhang, S.M. Maguire, C. Nie, R.D. Priestley, P.J. Chirik, R.A. Register, E.C. Davidson, M.A. Webb, Rotator Phases in Chemically Recyclable Oligocyclobutanes, Chemistry of Materials 36, 23, 11596–11605 (2024)
• A.S. Fergerson, B.H. Gorse, S.M. Maguire, E.C. Ostermann, E.C. Davidson, Reprocessable and Mechanically Tailored Soft Architectures Through 3D Printing of Elastomeric Block Copolymers, Advanced Functional Materials, 34, 2411812 (2024)
• S.M. Maguire, C. Nie, C.W. Zhang, M.M. Beromi, R.A. Register, R.D. Priestley, P.J. Chirik, E.C. Davidson, A Butadiene-Derived Semicrystalline Polyolefin with Two-Tiered Chemical Recyclability, Chem, 10, 1-15 (2024)
• W.R. Archer, C. Nie, S.M. Maguire, S.V. Sundar, R.D. Priestley, E.C. Davidson, P.J. Chirik, R.A. Register, Synthesis and Tunable Properties of Chemically Recyclable Multiblock Copolymers via Tandem Olefin Metathesis Polymerizations, Macromolecules, (2025)