Bio
Zoriana Demchuk received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Technology in 2012 and 2013, respectively, from Lviv Polytechnic National University (Lviv, Ukraine). From 2013, she worked as a Research Associate at Organic Chemistry Department at Lviv Polytechnic National University. In 2015, she pursued Doctoral Degree in Coatings and Polymeric Materials Department at North Dakota State University. Then, she was awarded a Scholarship from National Science Foundation in 2020 for conducting an industrial internship at biotech company Lonza, Inc. She obtained Ph.D. in Polymer Science in 2020. She is currently working as a R&D Staff in the Soft Matter Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Her current research interests include the design of high-performance elastomers, understanding the structure-property relationship in vitrimers, and improving interfacial adhesion in carbon fiber epoxy composites. Her expertise also includes the life cycle assessment of materials by evaluating their environmental impact and embodied energy consumption.
Awards
Awards
2025 R&D 100 Award - Nex-Gen High-Performance Polyiso Foam Insulation
Licensed Technology to Branch Technologies, Inc. 2025
2024 R&D 100 Award - Plastic Recycler Catalyst
2023 R&D 100 Finalist
Supplementary Performance Award, ORNL, 2023
2021 R&D 100 Award - Autonomous Self-healing Sealant
AOCS Industrial Oil Products Division Student Award, February 2021
Best Poster Award – Coatings+ 2020, Long Beach, CA, February 2020
NSF Award - Internship funding in Lonza, Inc., Feb-July 2020
Education
Doctoral in Polymer Chemistry
August 2015- November 2020
North Dakota StateUniversity (NDSU), Fargo,ND, USA
PhD Study in Macromolecular Chemistry
December 2013 - July 2015
Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine
Master of Science in Chemical Technology of Food Additives and Cosmetics
August 2012 - December 2013
Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine
Bachelor of Science in ChemicalTechnology and Engineering
September 2008 - June 2012
Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine