Magi Yassa is the director of the Collective of Applied Science and Polymer Research (CASPR). She focuses on interdisciplinary engagement, mentorships new hires, and advocating for bridging the gap across PADs within the applied science and polymer fields.

Magi is also the technical lead as formulation and polymer chemist in multiple 3D printing and additive manufacturing research projects funded by DoE, DoD and Lab directed research (LDRD). Her work focuses on two photon polymerization, polymeric aerogels, 3D printing ceramics, microencapsulation, stimuli responsive materials, anion exchange membranes, and fundamental characterization including NMR, FTIR, Raman, and SEM.  Before coming to LLNL, Magi worked as a contractor material scientist at IBM, Almaden research lab. She worked on semiconductive material and selective deposition ALD research. She also published numerous peer review publications and patents. Magi received her PhD in organic chemistry from UC, Riverside, which focused on molecular recognition and material interaction in self-assemble systems.

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/magimettry/

Post-Doctorial, Polymer and Material Science, IBM Almaden Research Center – Nov 2017 - July 2019

Ph.D., Molecular Chemistry, University of California, Riverside - June 2017

BS., Chemistry, University of California, Riverside - June 2012

1. Mettry, M. Y. Lighty, A.; Hammons, J. A.; Malone, D. R.; Bertsch, K. M.; Fears, T. M.; “Transparent Polyimide Aerogels: Controlled Porosity via Minimizing Phase Separation” ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4, 11, 8065–8072 (Editor choice, Journal cover)
2. Mettry, M.; Fears, T. M. Feb 2022 “Submicron pore Transparent Aerogel: facile Controlled Porosity via Minimizing phase separation” IL13709
3. Mettry, M.; Worthington, M. A.; Au, B.; Forien, J-B.; Chandrasekaran, S.; Heth, N. A.; Schwartz, J. J.; Liang, S.; Smith, W.; Biener, J.; Saha, S. K.; Oakdale, S. S.; “Tailored resins for additive manufacturing of ceramic composite structures with micron resolution.” RSC Advances, 2021, 11, 22633 - 22639.
4. Karnes, J.; Weisgraber, T.; Oakdale, J.; Mettry, M.; Shusteff, M.; Biener, J. "On the Network Topology of Crosslinked Acrylate Photopolymers: A Molecular Dynamics Case Study" Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2020 124, 9204-9215
5. Mettry, M.; Biener, J.; Oakdale, J.S. Dec 2020 “Refractive Index Matching Base Resin For Extremely Fine Three-Dimensional Ceramic Structures” United States patent US US20220193992A1
6. Mostafavi, S. H.; Mettry, M.; Gill, A. G.; Easley, C. J.; Hooley, R. J.; Bardeen, C. J. “Heterogeneous kinetics of photoinduced cross-linking of silica nanoparticles with surface-tethered anthracenes.” Chem. Phys. Lett. 2020 741, 137059. DOI 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.137059
7. Mettry, M.; Hess, A.; Goetting, I.; Arellano, N.; Frez, A.; Tek, A.; Wojtecki, R. “Extending the compositional diversity of films in area selective atomic layer deposition through chemical functionalities.” J. Vac. Sci. and Tech. A. 2019, 37, 020923. DOI 10.1116/1.5080119
8. Wojtecki, R.; Mettry, M.; Nathel, N. F. F.; Friz, A.; De Silva, A.; Arellano, N.; Shobha, SH.; “15nm Resolved Patterns in Selective Area Atomic Layer Deposition – Defectivity Reduction by Monolayer Design” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 44. DOI 10.1021/acsami.8b13896
9. Mettry, M.; Wojtecki, R. J.; 2018 Mar. 07. “Functionalized solid particle for sequestrating metal ions from water layer.” United States patent US US10800671B2
10. Mettry, M.; Hess, A. E.; Wojtecki, R. J.; 2018 Mar. 09. Photoactive Self-Assembled Monolayers. United States patent US in review
11. Easley, C.; Mettry, M.; Moses, E.; Hooley, R.; Bardeen, C. “Boosting the Heavy Atom Effect by Cavitand Encapsulation: Room Temperature Phosphorescence of Pyrene in the Presence of Oxygen” J. phy. chem. 2018, 122, 65784. DOI 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b05813
12. Mettry, M.*; Perez, L.*; Caulkins, B. G.*; Mueller, L. J.; Hooley, R. J. " Lipid Bilayer Environments Control Exchange Kinetics of Deep Cavitand Hosts and Enhance Disfavored Guest Conformations” Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 1836 - 1845 DOI: 10.1039/C7SC05155G *equal contribution
13. Liu, Y.; Mettry, M.; Gill, A. D.; Perez, L.; Zhong, W.; Hooley, R. J. "Selective Heavy Element Sensing with a Simple Host:Guest Fluorescent Array" Anal. Chem. 2017, 89, 11113. DOI:10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03377
14. Liu, Y.; Perez, L.; Gill, A. D.; Mettry, M.; Li, L.; Wang, Y.; Hooley, R. J.*; Zhong, W.* "Site-Selective Sensing of Histone Methylation Enzyme Activity via an Arrayed Supramolecular Tandem Assay" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 10964. DOI:10.1021/jacs.7b05002
15. Perez, L.; Mettry, M.; Hinman, S. S.; Byers, S. R.; McKeating, K. S.; Caulkins, B. G.; Cheng, Q.; Hooley, R. J. "Selective Protein Recognition in Supported Lipid Bilayer Arrays by Tailored, Dual-Mode Deep Cavitand Host" Soft Matter 2017, 13, 3966. DOI:10.1039/C7SM00192D
16. Liu, Y.; Perez, L.; Mettry, M.; Gill, A. D.; Byers, S. R.; Easley, C. J.; Bardeen, C. J.; Zhong, W.;* Hooley, R. J.* "Site Selective Reading of Epigenetic Markers by a Dual-Mode Synthetic Receptor Array" Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 3960. DOI: 10.1039/C7SC00865A
17. Mettry, M.; Hooley, R. J. “Receptors Based on Van der Waals’ Forces” In Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry II, Atwood, J.L., Gokel, G.W., ed., Elsevier, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.12479-5
18. Y. Liu; L. Perez; M. Mettry; C. J. Easley; R. J. Hooley; W. Zhong, "A Self-Aggregating Deep Cavitand Acts as a Fluorescence Displacement Sensor for Lysine Methylation" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 10746  DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05897
19. M. Mettry; M. P. Moehlig; A. D. Gill; R. J. Hooley, "Unactivated Hydrocarbon Oxidation Catalyzed by a Self-Folded Multi-Iron Complex" Supramol. Chem. 2016, 28, DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2016.1177184
20. M. Mettry; M. P. Moehlig; R. J. Hooley, "Synthesis, Guest Binding, and Metal Coordination of Functionalized Self-Folding Deep Cavitands"Org. Lett., 2015, 17, 1497 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00383
21. R. J. Hooley, J. V. Gavette, M. Mettry, D. Ajami, J. Rebek, Jr, “Unusual Orientation And Reactivity Of Alkyl Halides In Water-Soluble Cavitands” Chem Sci., 2014, 5, 4382. DOI: 10.1039/C4SC01316F

• MSD SPOT award - June 2023
• The 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Fellow    - August 2022
• The University of California President’s Fellow - October 2021
• PLS Directorate Award: LLNL - September 2020
• Research Slam Finalist: LLNL - October 2019