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Mines and Metallurgy 338B
Douglas A. Loy
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Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Douglas A. Loy is a professor with a split appointments in the departments of materials science and engineering and chemistry and biochemistry. He is a fifth generation Arizonan and an alumnus of the University of Arizona (BS/Chemistry, 1983). He received an MS in chemistry from Northern Arizona University in 1986 and a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of California Irvine in 1991. Loy subsequently joined Sandia National Laboratories, becoming a distinguished member of technical staff before moving to Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2003 where he led the polymer and nanomaterials synthesis team in the Polymer and Coatings Group. In 2005 he joined the faculty at the University of Arizona where he has continued investigating fundamental and unconventional sol-gel chemistries, tetrazine polymer chemistry, new materials for energy storage, the chemistry of polysilsesquioxanes, and 3D printing of new materials.
Degrees
- PhD: chemistry, University of California Irvine, 1991
- MS: chemistry, Northern Arizona University, 1986
- BS: chemistry, University of Arizona, 1983
Work Experience
- 2008—present: Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and the BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona
- 2005—2008: Associate Professor, University of Arizona
- 2004—2005: Team Leader, Nanomaterials, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- 2003—2004: Member of Technical Staff, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- 2001—2003: Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
- 1997—2001: Principal Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
- 1991—1997: Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Interests
Research Interests
Fundamental and unconventional sol-gel chemistries, tetrazine polymer chemistry, new materials for energy storage, the chemistry of polysilsesquioxanes, and 3D printing of new materials.
Teaching Interests
Sol-gel science, polymer science, polymer chemistry, organic chemistry, proposal writing, professional skills for scientists, materials science for engineers and solid state chemistry.
Scholarship
7 book chapters, >160 refereed publications, 26 patents and patent applications
Awards
- 2018—2019: Arizona Center for Accelerated BioMedical Innovation Fellow
- 2017: 1st place, CBC Catalyst Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Applied Chemical Sciences
- 2017: Inventor of the Year, Physical Sciences, I-2 Expo and Awards Invention to Impact
- 2017: CBC Catalyst Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Applied Chemical Sciences, 5th place
- 2012—2015: Foreign Expert, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin China
- 2012: MSE Faculty Fellow, University of Arizona
- 2009: College Teaching Award, University of Arizona
- 2003: NNSA Weapons Team Award of Excellence, Sandia National Labs
- 2002: Sandia Defense Programs Award for Excellence, Sandia National Labs