Kyle was born in the great (to some) state of Michigan and grew up in the little burgh of Alto. As a youth, he spent his days exploring the surrounding expansive wilderness. Now, Kyle investigates much smaller dimensions: small molecules for materials chemistry. He began his research path at Grand Rapids Community College, moving on to Hope College, a small liberal arts school on the "other west coast." Through the mentorship of several wonderful professors, he decided to pursue a career in chemistry. To date, Kyle is the tallest graduate student to grace the EK lab.
PhD
University of California-Irvine; Irvine, CA; 2017
BS
Hope College; Holland, Michigan; 2012
Scientific hero
Isaac Newton
Quote
"Just keep swimming." -Dory
Mechanoradicals
Bio-inspired counter-current multiplier for enrichment of solutes
Kyle Brubaker, Armand Garewal, Rachel C. Steinhardt & Aaron P. Esser-Kahn. Bio-inspired counter-current multiplier for enrichment of solutes. Nature Communications. 2018. Vol. 9.
Bio-Inspired Morphogenesis Using Microvascular Networks and Reaction–Diffusion
Maya Kleiman, Kyle S. Brubaker, Du T. Nguyen, and Aaron P. Esser-Kahn. Bio-Inspired Morphogenesis Using Microvascular Networks and Reaction–Diffusion. Chemistry of Materials. 2015. Vol. 27, Pg. 4871-4876.
Three-Dimensional Conformal Coatings through the Entrapment of Polymer Membrane Precursors
Du T. Nguyen, Maya Kleiman, Keun Ah Ryu, Stanley Hiew, Kyle Brubaker, Rafik Mughnetsyan, Richard Truong, Benjamin Dolan, Edward Tackett, and Aaron P. Esser-Kahn. Three-Dimensional Conformal Coatings through the Entrapment of Polymer Membrane Precursors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2014. Vol. 6, Pg. 2830-2835.