Group Activities
Group News and Events:
- Ryan Selhorst and Eric Fossum, Department of Chemistry, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, USA, Utilization of N,N-diethyl-3,5-difluorobenzene sulfonamide to prepare functionalized poly(arylene ether)s, Polymer, 54 (2013), pp. 530–535.
- Kimberly E. Kern, Mohamed Abdellatif, and Eric Fossum, Poly(arylene ether)s carrying pendant (3-sulfonated) phenylsulfonyl groups, Polymer International, 2012, Volume 61(8), pages 1249-1255.
- Andria Fortney and Eric Fossum, "Soluble, semi-crystalline PEEK analogs based on 3,5-difluorobenzophenone: Synthesis and characterization" Polymer, 2012, 53(12), pp 2327-2333.
- Funding Award “Poly(arylene ether)s from Activated 3,5-Difluoro Aromatic Systems: Synthesis, Functionalization, and Characterization” National Science Foundation, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, CHE-1012392, July 1, 2010–June 30, 2013 ($ 330,000).
Congratulations to: - Andria Fortney – 2012 WSU Presidential Commendation for Excellence in Co–curricular activities.
- Ryan Selhorst – Patterson College Chemistry Award (Dayton Chapter – American Chemical Society – Patterson Awards Meeting, April 3, 2012) – Outstanding Junior
- Andria Fortney – Preprint Travel Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Polymer Research, Division of Polymer Science, 243rd ACS National Conference– March 25-29, 2012, San Diego, CA.

eric fossum, ph.d - research group
Hunter Cooke
M.S. student, Chemistry
June 4, 2013
Hunter Cooke – "The Enhancement of Peroxide–Cured Fluoroelastomer Rubber to Metal Bonding,"
1:30 PM, 449 Oelman Hall
Email:cooke.18@wright.edu
Research interests:
Fadwa Constandinidis
M.S. student, Chemistry
June 11, 2013
Fadwa Constandinidis – "Synthetic Routes to Halogenated Poly(arylene ether)s,"
Email: constandinidis.2@wright.edu
Research interests:
Jesse Picker

Mary Abraham
Huong Hoang "Ashley"
Rachael Stuck