Christine Luscombe was born and grew up in Kobe, Japan. After receiving her first degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry) at Trinity College, University of Cambridge in the UK, she joined Professor Andrew Holmes' and Dr Wilhelm Huck's groups in the Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis at the University of Cambridge. In 2004, she became a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory for Professor Jean M. J. Fréchet at the Department of Chemistry at UC Berkeley. Since 2006, she is an Assistant Professor at the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research ranges from small molecule to polymer synthesis and is directed towards the design, synthesis, and applications of functional macromolecules. Current topics of research include semiconductor polymer synthesis for photovoltaic applications and for biosensors. Curriculum vitae

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Awards and HonorsDARPA Young Faculty Award, 2008NSF Career Award, 2008-2013Royalty Research Fund (administered by UW), 2008-2009Petroleum Research Fund Type G Award (administered by the ACS), 2007-2009Junior Research Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK, 2003-2007Lindemann Fellowship for post-doctoral research in the USA, 2003-2004Syngenta Scholarship for best organic chemistry PhD project, 2002Education:BA, MSci, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK, 2000PhD, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK, 2005Professional Employment:Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, UC Berkeley, USA, 2004-2006Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2006-