Jason Locklin, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
NSF CAREER Award Winner
Phone: 706-542-2359
Fax: 706-542-3804
Email: jlocklin@uga.edu
Dr. Locklin is committed to producing bright, well-rounded graduates by exposing his students to multi-disciplinary research. He has been awarded the Central Intelligence Agency Young Investigator Award (2007) and the NSF CAREER Award (2010). In addition, Dr. Locklin is the founding director of the University of Georgia New Materials Institute and a key player in UGA's partnership with Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA), a public-private partnership funded partially by a $75 million commitment from the U.S. Department of Defense. AFFOA's goal is to accelerate innovation involving fibers and textiles through advances in manufacturing and engineering.
Education
Ph.D., University of Houston, 2004
M.S., Chemistry, University of Alabama, 2002
B.S., Chemistry, Millsaps College, 1999
Professional Appoinments
- New Materials Institute, University of Georgia, 2017 – present
- Integrated Bioscience and Nanotechnology Cleanroom (iBioNC), University of Georgia, 2012 -present
- Associate Professor, BioChemical Engineering, University of Georgia, 2007 – present
- Professor, Chemistry and Engineering, University of Georgia, 2007 – present
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, 2004 – 2006
Other Professional Experience
- Consultant, Sundance Products Group LLC, 2007 – 2008
Areas of Specialty
- Organic thin films
- Polymers
- Soft materials
- Smart surfaces
- Interfacial characterization
- Organic electronics
Publications and Scholarly Articles
Patents
Photochemically attached, permanent attachment of anti-fouling and anti-fogging coatings onto any surface
Pressure sensing apparatuses and methods
U.S. Patent 10,545,058
Pressure sensing apparatuses and methods
U.S. Patent 9,281,415
Cyclopropenones and the photochemical generation of cyclic alkynes therefrom
U.S. Patent 8,426,649