John Rynk
Graduate Student • Bowman Group

Education

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, 2023
A.A. Engineering, Santa Fe College, 2019

Experience

Apple – Product Design
Magic Leap – Materials Engineer
Sumerlin Research Group – Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bowman Research Group – REU

Publications

Kevin Stewart, Jacob J. Lessard, Alex Cantor, John F. Rynk, Brent S. Sumerlin “High-Performance Polyimine Vitrimers from an Aromatic Bio-Based Scaffold”, RSC Appl. Polym., 2023

Kevin Stewart, Daniel P. DeLellis, Jacob J. Lessard, John F. Rynk, Brent S. Sumerlin, “Dynamic Ablative Networks: Shapeable Heat-Shielding Materials”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023

Research Interests

Passion for disruptive technology.  Research focus on polymer optical materials, dynamic polymer materials, fundamental polymer properties, and product design.