Welcome to The George and Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory web site at the University of Florida! Our server provides information about the scientific activities of four active research groups with interests in a wide variety of topics related to Polymer Chemistry. Our areas of interest include:
	Polymer synthesis methodology Transition metal-catalyzed polymerization Novel polymerization mechanisms Monomer structure/reactivity relationships Electrically conducting polymers and polyelectrolytes Electronic, electrochemical, and electrochromic properties of polymers Chalcogen-rich multi-metallic complexes Transition metal complex polymers Monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett-Kuhn films Scanning Probe Microscopy, X-Ray diffractometry and reflectometry Polymer and liquid crystal thin films Non-linear optics
	The history of our research laboratory Professor George Butler The Duran Research Group The Reynolds Research Group The Wagener Research Group Butler Polymer Laboratory Instrumentation The Chemistry Department at the University of Florida The University of Florida homepage The Prof. David Tirrell 2002 Butler Lectureship Schedule
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