Kathryn Beers | |
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| Alma mater | College of William & Mary (BS) Carnegie Mellon University (MS, PhD) |
| Awards | Department of Commerce Silver Medal (2005) Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials chemistry |
| Institutions | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Krzysztof Matyjaszewski |
Kathryn L. Beers is an American polymer chemist. Beers is Leader of the Polymers and Complex Fluids group in the Materials Science and Engineering Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Her research interests include microreactors and microfluidics, advances in polymer synthesis and reaction monitoring, macromolecular separations, integrated and high throughput measurements of polymeric materials, degradable and renewable polymeric materials, and sustainable materials.