Author

Jakub Novak

Jakub Novak is a polymer chemist at a specialty manufacturing company, where he develops elastomer and industrial coating formulations. He earned a master’s degree in polymer chemistry from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Novak focuses his day-to-day bench work on the properties of synthetic rubbers and protective films.

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