Dr. Austin Evans Bio

Austin Evans is currently a postdoctoral Schmidt Science Fellow at Columbia University, where he is exploring paramagnetic single-molecule electronics. Austin completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Northwestern University as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and an International Institute for Nanotechnology Ryan Fellow. There, Austin developed controlled polymerization methods to access high-quality two-dimensional macromolecular sheets and one-dimensional synthetic nanotubes, both of which are elusive macromolecular architectures. Austin has been recognized with numerous awards including the ACS POLY Henkel Award, MOF2020 Early Career Award, ACS PMSE Global Outstanding Student Award, and the IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists. Austin is also passionate about community engagement, which led to his work with secondary schools in New York City and Chicago, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the United States Congress.