The focus of the Center research activities span from synthesis of conducting polymers to blood contacting materials, including both basic and applied research. CSPS coordinates activities on research, development, and technical service projects. Projects are developed based on Partners' interests, contributing to the current research areas of the CSPS:

1. Functional polymers
2. Nanocomposites
3. Polymer blends and solutions
4. Polymer electronics and optoelectronics
5. Polyelectrolytes and ionomers
6. Copolymers
7. Networks, gels, and elastomers
8. Surfactants and colloidal suspensions

• Participate in setting the research plan
• Obtain studies on systems of particular interest
• Provide polymer samples for study
• Close collaboration with Center researcher
• Having proprietary data measured on a cost basis
• Access to professors conducting CSPS research
• Recruiting: Access to the next generation of scientist and engineers
• Technology transfer
• Access to our secure webpages, which includes databases, calculation programs, and publications.
• Annual technical reviews, business meetings, and research reports. Pre-prints of publications and theses.

The above benefits accrue to Partners as part as their general annual membership. In cases where there is an interest in having a dedicated project, involving the full-time commitment of a center researcher, arrangements can be made to provide the funding required. This can be in the form of an unrestricted grant or a research contract.

• Synthesis and characterization
• Broadband dielectric spectroscopy laboratory
• Polymer Nanocomposite Laboratory
• Polymer Rheology Laboratory
• Polymer Processing Laboratory
• Neutron and X-ray scattering and diffraction
• FTIR studies of structure
• Mechanical properties
• Electrical properties, dielectric spectroscopy
• Gravimetric Sorption
• Inverse Gas Chromatography
• Pressure Decay at High Temperatures & Pressures
• CO₂ Devolatilization
• Headspace Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium
• Ultrasonic Enhanced Diffusion
• Drying Rate Measurement

Modeling
Data taken in the CSPS is frequently understood with various models. These models use state-of-the-art descriptions of diffusion coefficients, drying processes and phase equilibria among others, enabling correlation, comparison and prediction within different compositions and/or process conditions.

Our modeling capabilities include: user-friendly software development for prediction of phase equilibrium (for polymer blends and solutions), diffusion coefficients, database search routines, and web-based applications and solutions.

Molecular Simulations
Capabilities include multiscale simulation and multiscale modeling. These simulations use state-of-the-art techniques in: Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo, coarse-grained models, and accelerated simulation methods.