Geoffrey Coates

Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS

Geoffrey Coates serves as Professor in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University.

510 publications
43,179 citations
110 h-index
Chemical Engineering
Rising Papers (5)
2025-02-12 · Chemical Reviews · Environmental Chemistry
Introduction: The Future of Plastics Sustainability
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
43 citations · 17.9x expected for field
2025-05-19 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Pollution
One-Step Radical-Induced Synthesis of Graft Copolymers for Effective Compatibilization of Polyethylene and Polypropylene
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
27 citations · 7.0x expected for field
2025-05-05 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Designing Highly Conductive Anion Exchange Membranes: Tuning Domain Continuity with ABC Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
David A. MullerProfessor, Applied & Engineering Physics DEPT · EN
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
24 citations · 6.9x expected for field
2025-03-14 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Pollution
Designing Polymers with Molecular Weight Distribution-Based Machine Learning
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
19 citations · 4.9x expected for field
2025-10-02 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Organic Chemistry
Main-Chain Ketone Installation in Polyethylene Chains: A Metal-Free Strategy toward Photodegradable Plastics
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
14 citations · 6.8x expected for field
Recent Papers (13)
2026-08-17 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Organic Chemistry
Expanding the LivingPolymerization Toolkit: MechanisticInsights and Optimization of Vinyl-Addition Polymerization of Norbornenes
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-07-05 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Organic Chemistry
Systematic Catalyst Variation for Improved Stereoselective Epoxide Polymerization: Subtle Modifications Resulting in Superior Efficiency
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-06-17 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Biomaterials
Leveraging Stereochemistry to Optimize the Properties of Polyhydroxyalkanoates
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-05-13 · Macromolecules · Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Surface-Initiated Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization from Isotactic Polypropylene
Christopher K. OberProfessor, Materials Science & Engr DEPT · EN
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-04-28 · ACS Polymers Au · Biomaterials
Bio-Inspired Copper Coordination Bonds Enable Tunable, Viscoelastic, and Cytocompatible Polyhydroxyalkanoates
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-04-22 · ACS Catalysis · Biomaterials
Regio- and Stereoselective Lactone Polymerization: Divergent Effect of Catalyst Modification and Monomer Structure
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-01-25 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Polymers and Plastics
C–H Insertion Functionalization of Polyolefins for Versatile Polyolefin-Polyester Compatibilization
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-01-13 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Biomaterials
Synthesis of Phenyl-Substituted Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrates) with High and Tunable Glass Transition Temperatures via Sequential Catalytic Transformations
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2026-01-01 · Chemical Science · Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Grafting polymer brushes from nylon surfaces via hydrogen atom transfer
Christopher K. OberProfessor, Materials Science & Engr DEPT · EN
Geoffrey CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2025-10-24 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Surfaces, Coatings and Films
User-Friendly, Living Coordination–Insertion Polymerizations with Broad Functional Group Tolerance
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2025-10-11 · Angewandte Chemie · Process Chemistry and Technology
The Role of Intimate Dipole Carbonyl–Carbonyl and Hydrogen–Carbonyl Interactions in the Stereocomplexation and Crystallization: The Case of Poly(Cyclohexene Carbonate)
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2025-10-11 · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · Process Chemistry and Technology
The Role of Intimate Dipole Carbonyl–Carbonyl and Hydrogen–Carbonyl Interactions in the Stereocomplexation and Crystallization: The Case of Poly(Cyclohexene Carbonate)
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS
2025-10-02 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · Organic Chemistry
Main-Chain Ketone Installation in Polyethylene Chains: A Metal-Free Strategy toward Photodegradable Plastics
Geoffrey W. CoatesProfessor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology · CAS