SPRING MARK ANDREW
Organization
Faculty of Engineering Sciences Department of Internationalization and Future Conception Associate Professor
Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering Sciences（Joint Appointment）
Title
Associate Professor
Contact information
Tel
0925838901
Profile
Electro-optic Polymers:
Electro-optic (EO) modulators are essential for electrical to optical transitions and high-speed optical interconnects. EO polymers have been used to fabricate modulators on silicon-on-insulator substrates. Optimization of the EO polymer structure is necessary to further reduce the driving voltage, power consumption and optic loss. ROMP has successfully been used to prepare well-controlled EO polymers. The ROMP monomers must exhibit high ring strain and ease of functionalization to include active substituents, while polymers must display excellent solubility allowing them to be spin coated giving films which are flat and homogeneous.
Conjugated Polymers:
Conjugated Polymers can be deposited from solution on a range of substrates at low temperatures such as paper or plastic to suit the desired application via well established methods such as spin coating, dip coating, ink jet printing, micro stamping and low resolution patterning. The initial research into conjugated electroluminescent materials was one of the major scientific discoveries of the last four decades and since then scientists have been able to optimise important physical properties such as the colour and efficiency of emission, charge mobility and light harvesting by chemically altering the structures. This advancement has led to the fabrication of a wide variety of organic based electronic devices such as OLEDs, OPVs, OFETs and flexible circuits.
Carbon Nanotube Inks:
The high electrical conductivity, wide spectral range of transparency, nano-porosity, and flexibility render carbon nanotube (CNT) thin films (10−100 nm) attractive as surrogates of semiconducting oxides for electrode fabrication. For practical use in applications, solution processability is desirable as this is amenable to the plastic substrates required for roll-to-roll printing. The avoidance of high vacuum systems furthermore reduces costs significantly. Key requirements for the preparation of high quality CNT films is that stable inks must be formulated with a high degree of nanotube dispersion, the CNTs themselves must be of high quality, and the dispersion aids should be easily removed after coating.
Homepage
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https://springmarkandrew28.wixsite.com/polymerchemistry
Personal Webpage
Degree
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Materials Chemistry
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Master of Chemistry (MChem)
Research History
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2002-2005: Master of Chemistry with Honours 1st Class (MChem) - University of Hull, UK. 2006-2010: Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Chemistry (Ph.D.) - University of Manchester, UK. 2010-2011: Postdoctoral Research Fellow - The University of Florida, USA. 2011-2013: Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Kyushu University, Japan. 2013-2018: Assistant Professor, Green Asia Education Center - Kyushu University, Japan. 2018-Present: Associate Professor, Department of Internationalization and Future Conception (IFC) - Kyushu University, Japan.
Research Interests・Research Keywords
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Research theme：EO polymeric materials synthesis and applications
Keyword：EO Polymers
Research period： 2011.6 - 2018.6
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Research theme：Macromolecular Materials and Applications.
Keyword：Polymer Chemistry
Research period： 2011.6 - 2014.12
Papers
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Optical Properties of Carbazole-Functionalized Poly(norbornene-dicarboximide) by ROMP Reviewed
#Mahmoud Z. Basyouni, #Mohammed F. Radwan, #Mohamed E. Abdu, Andrew M. Spring
EVERGREEN 2024.4
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Conjugated Polymers and ROMP: Synthesis, Applications, and Prospects for Technological Innovations International journal
#Basyouni, Mahmoud Z, #Ye, Jianhao, Spring, Andrew M.
International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering and Sciences 2023.10
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Synthesis and Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of o‑Dialkoxy Paracyclophanedienes Reviewed International journal
2022.5
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High-temperature-resistant silicon-polymer hybrid modulator operating at up to 200 Gbit s-1 for energy-efficient data centres and harsh-environment applications Reviewed International journal
Lu, Guo-Wei; Hong, Jianxun; Qiu, Feng; Spring, Andrew M.; Kashino, Tsubasa; Oshima, Juro; Ozawa, Masa-aki; Nawata, Hideyuki; Yokoyama, Shiyoshi
Nature Communications 2020.10
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A high efficiency silicon nitride waveguide grating coupler with a multilayer bottom reflector Reviewed International journal
Hong, Jianxun; Spring, Andrew M.; Qiu, Feng; Yokoyama, Shiyoshi
Scientific Reports - Nature Research 2019.9
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Adamantyl and carbazole containing trans-poly(norbornene-dicarboximide)s as electro-optic chromophore hosts Reviewed International journal
Andrew M. Spring Feng Qiu Jianxun Hong #Alisa Bannaron #Xiaoyang Cheng Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Polymer - Elsevier 172 382 - 390 2019.4
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Camera sensor platform for high speed video data transmission using a wideband electro-optic polymer modulator Reviewed International journal
(#) Xiaoyang Cheng, Feng Qiu, Andrew M. Spring, Masaru Sasaki, Tsubasa Kashino, Masaaki Ozawa, Hideyuki Nawata, Tomohiro Kita, Okihiro Sugihara, and Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Optics Express 2019.1
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Silicon waveguide grating coupler based on a segmented grating structure Reviewed International journal
Jianxun Hong, Feng Qiu, Andrew M. Spring, and Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Optical Society of America (OSA) - Applied Optics 57 ( 12 ) 3301 - 3305 2018.4
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Plate-slot polymer waveguide modulator on silicon-on-insulator Reviewed International journal
Feng Qiu, Andrew. M. Spring, Jianxun Hong, and Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Optical Society of America (OSA) - Optics Express 26 ( 9 ) 11213 - 11221 2018.4
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Crosslinked poly(norbornene-dicarboximide)s as electro-optic chromophore hosts Reviewed International journal
Spring Andrew M, Qiu Feng, Hong Jianxun, #Bannaron Alisa, Kashino Tsubasa, Kikuchi Takamasa, Ozawa Masaaki, Nawata Hideyuki, Odoi Keisuke, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
Elsevier - European Polymer Journal 97 263 - 271 2017.12
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High thermal stability 40 GHz electro-optic polymer modulators Reviewed International journal
#Hiroki Miura, Feng Qiu, Andrew M. Spring, Tsubasa Kashino, Takamasa Kikuchi, Masaaki Ozawa, Hideyuki Nawata, Keisuke Odoi, and Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Optical Society of America - Optics Express 25 ( 23 ) 28643 - 28649 2017.11
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Electro-optic Polymer Ring Resonator Modulator on a Flat Silicon-on-Insulator Reviewed International journal
Qiu Feng, Spring Andrew M, Hong Jianxun, #Miura Hiroki, Kashino Tsubasa, Kikuchi Takamasa, Ozawa Masaaki, Nawata, Hideyuki, Odoi Keisuke, Yokoyama, Shiyoshi
Wiley - Laser and Photonics Reviews 11 ( 6 ) 1700061 2017.11
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A high-speed electro-optic triple-microring resonator modulator Reviewed International journal
Hong Jianxun, Qiu Feng, #Cheng Xiaoyang, Spring Andrew M, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
Nature Research - Scientific Reports 7 ( 4682 ) 2017.7
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Fabrication of a high-Q factor ring resonator using LSCVD deposited Si3N4 film Reviewed International journal
#Xiaoyang Cheng, Jianxun Hong, Andrew M. Spring, and Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Optical Society of America - Optical Materials Express 7 ( 7 ) 2182 - 2187 2017.7
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Electro-optic properties of a side chain poly(norbornene-dicarboximide) system with an appended phenyl vinylene thiophene chromophore Reviewed International journal
Spring Andrew M, Qiu Feng, Hong Jianxun, #Bannaron Alisa, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
Elsevier - Polymer 119 13 - 27 2017.6
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Low driving voltage Mach-Zehnder interference modulator constructed from an electro-optic polymer on ultra-thin silicon with a broadband operation Reviewed International journal
#Sato Hiromu, #Miura Hiroki, Qiu Feng, Spring Andrew M, Kashino Tsubasa, Kikuchi Takamasa, Ozawa Masaaki, Nawata Hideyuki, Odoi Keisuke, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
Optical Society of America (OSA) - Optics Express 25 ( 2 ) 768 - 775 2017.1
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High stability poly(N-adamantyl-exo-norbornene-5,6-dicarboximide) and phenyl vinylene thiophene electro-optic host-guest system Reviewed International journal
Spring, Andrew M, Qiu, Feng, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
Elsevier - European Polymer Journal 84 89 - 99 2016.11
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An electro-optic polymer-cladded TiO2 waveguide modulator Reviewed International journal
Qiu Feng, #Miura Hiroki, Spring Andrew M, Hong Jianxun, Maeda Daisuke, Ozawa Masa-aki, Odoi Keisuke, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
Applied Physics Letter (APL) 109 ( 17 ) 173301-1 - 173301-4 2016.10
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Alkyl substituted poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s by ring opening metathesis polymerisation Reviewed International journal
Lidster Benjamin J, Kumar Dharam R, Spring, Andrew M, Yu, Chin-Yang, Turner Michael L
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - Polymer Chemistry 7 ( 35 ) 5544 - 5551 2016.6
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Alkyl substituted [2.2]paracyclophane-1,9-dienes Reviewed International journal
Lidster Benjamin J, Kumar Dharam R, Spring Andrew M, Yu Chin-Yang, Helliwell Madeleine, Raftery James, Turner, Michael L
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 14 ( 25 ) 6079 - 6087 2016.5
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Athermal Hybrid Silicon/Polymer Ring Resonator Electro-optic Modulator Reviewed International journal
Qiu Feng Spring Andrew M, #Miura Hiroki, Maeda Daisuke, Ozawa Masa-aki, Odoi, Keisuke, Yokoyama, Shiyoshi
American Chemical Society (ACS) Photonics 3 ( 5 ) 780 - 783 2016.5
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Ultra-thin silicon/electro-optic polymer hybrid waveguide modulators Reviewed International journal
Qiu Feng, #Sato Hiromu, Spring Andrew M, Maeda Daisuke, Ozawa Masa-aki, Odoi Keisuke, Aoki Isao, Otomo Akira, Yokoyama, Shiyoshi
Applied Physics Letters (APL) 107 ( 12 ) 123302-1 - 123302-5 2015.9
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Athermal and High-Q Hybrid TiO2–Si3N4 Ring Resonator via an Etching-Free Fabrication Technique Reviewed International journal
2 ( 3 ) 405 - 409 2015.3
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A hybrid electro-optic polymer and TiO2 double-slot waveguide modulator Reviewed International journal
Qiu Feng, Spring Andrew M, Maeda Daisuke, Ozawa Masa-aki, Odoi Keisuke, Otomo Akira, Aoki Isao, Yokoyama, Shiyoshi
Nature research - Scientific Reports 5 ( 8561 ) 1 - 6 2015.2
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An analysis of the structural, thermal and optical characteristics as well as the electrical resistivity of tert-butyldiphenylsilyl substituted poly(norbornene-dicarboximide)s Reviewed International journal
Andrew M. Spring, Daisuke Maeda, Masaaki Ozawa, Keisuke Odoi, Feng Qiu, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Elsevier - Polymer 56 ( 15 ) 189 - 198 2014.12
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Glass transition temperature control by poly(norbornene-dicarboximide) copolymers Reviewed International journal
Andrew M. Spring, Daisuke Maeda, Masaaki Ozawa, Keisuke Odoi, Feng Qiu, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Springer - Polymer Bulletin 72 ( 3 ) 503 - 521 2014.12
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A straightforward electro-optic polymer covered titanium dioxide strip line modulator with a low driving voltage Reviewed International journal
Feng Qiu, Andrew M. Spring, Daisuke Maeda, Masa-aki Ozawa, Keisuke Odoi, Isao Aoki, Akira Otomo, and Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Applied Physics Letters (AIP) 105 073305-1 - 073305-4 2014.8
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TiO2 ring-resonator-based EO polymer modulator Reviewed International journal
Qiu Feng, Spring Andrew M, Maeda Daisuke, Ozawa Masa-Aki, Odoi Keisuke, Aoki Isao, Otomo Akira, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
The Optical Society of America (OSA) - Optics Express 22 14101 - 14107 2014.6
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Carbon Nanotube Adsorptive Materials Derived from Acid Degradable Poly(acetals) Reviewed International journal
Andrew M. Spring, Leandro A. Estrada, Svetlana V. Vasilyeva, Andrew G. Rinzler, and John R. Reynolds
American Chemical Society (ACS) - Macromolecules 47 2556 - 2560 2014.4
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The preparation of well-controlled poly(N-cyclohexyl-exo-norbornene-5,6-dicarboximide) polymers Reviewed International journal
Andrew M Spring, #Feng Yu, Feng Qiu, Kazuhiro Yamamoto and Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Nature Publishing Group - Polymer Journal 46 576 - 583 2014.3
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Electro-optic properties of a bi-chromophore norbornene polymer brush system Reviewed International journal
#Yue Jia, Andrew M. Spring, Feng Qiu, #Feng Yu, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Isao Aoki, Akira Otomo, and Shiyoshi Yokoyama*
IOP Science - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP) 53 ( 01AF04 ) 01AF041 - 01AF04-5 2013.12
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A Norbornene Polymer Brush for Electro-optic Applications Reviewed International journal
#Jia Yue, Spring Andrew M, #Yu Feng, Yamamoto Kazuhiro, Aoki Isao, Otomo Akira, Yokoyama, Shiyoshi
Elsevier - Thin Solid Films 554 175 - 179 2013.7
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Thin TiO2 Core and Electro-optic Polymer Cladding Waveguide Modulators Reviewed International journal
Qiu Feng, Spring Andrew M, #Yu Feng, Aoki Isao, Otomo Akira, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
American Institute of Physics (AIP) - Applied Physics Letters (APL) 102 233504-1 - 2335043 2013.6
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Electro-optic Polymer/Titanium Dioxide Hybrid Core Ring Resonator Modulators Reviewed International journal
Qiu Feng, Spring Andrew M, #Yu Feng, Aoki Isao, Otomo Akira, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
Laser and Photonics Reviews 7 L84 - L88 2013.4
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Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor compatible athermal Silicon Nitride/Titanium Dioxide Hybrid Micro Ring Resonators Reviewed International journal
Qiu Feng, Spring Andrew M, #Yu Feng, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
American Institute of Physics (AIP) - Applied Physics Letters (APL) 102 051106 1 - 051106-3 2013.2
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An Enhanced Host-Guest Electro-Optical Polymer System Using Poly(norbornene-dicarboximides) via ROMP Reviewed International journal
#Yu Feng, Spring Andrew M, Li Lu, Qiu Feng, Yamamoto Kazuhiro, Maeda Daisuke, Ozawa Masaaki, Odoi Keisuke, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
About Wiley Online Library - Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 51 1278 - 1284 2012.11
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Thermal Sensitive Wavelength Filter Based on Polymer Waveguide and Polarization-maintaining Fiber Reviewed International journal
Feng Qiu #Feng Yu, Andrew M. Spring, and Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Journal of the Optical Society of America B (OSA) Optical Physics 29 3069 - 3071 2012.10
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Athermal Silicon Nitride Ring Resonator by Photobleaching of Disperse Red 1-Doped Poly(methylmethacrylate) Polymer Reviewed International journal
Qiu Feng, #Yu Feng, Spring Andrew M, Yokoyama Shiyoshi
Optical Society of America (OSA) - Optics Letters 19 4086 - 4088 2012.7
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Homopolymers and Block Copolymers of p-Phenylenevinylene-2,5-diethylhexyloxy-p-phenylenevinylene and m-Phenylenevinylene-2,5-diethylhexyloxy-p-phenylenevinylene by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerisation Reviewed International journal
Chin-Yang Yu, Masaki Horie, Andrew M. Spring, Kim Tremel, and Michael L. Turner*
American Chemical Society (ACS) - Macromolecules 43 222 - 232 2009.10
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MEH-PPV by microwave assisted ring-opening metathesis polymerisation Reviewed International journal
Andrew M. Spring, Chin-Yang Yu, Masaki Horie and Michael L. Turner*
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - Chemical Communications 19 2676 - 2678 2009.3
Presentations
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Living Polymerizations for Engineering Applications Invited International conference
Andrew M. Spring
CSS-EEST22 2020.10
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Poly(Phenylenevinylenes) by Microwave Assisted Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization. International conference
Andrew Mark Spring
IUPAC 2009.6
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Novel Optical Polymer Hosts via Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP)
Andrew Mark Spring
SPSJ 2012.5
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An Enhanced Host-Guest Electro-Optical Polymer System using Poly(norbornene-dicarboximides) via ROMP.
Andrew Mark Spring
SPSJ 2012.12
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Recent Innovations in Electro-optic Polymeric Materials and Chromophore Design.
Andrew Mark Spring
SPSJ 2014.5
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Electro-optic Polymeric Materials derived from High Tg Norbornene-Dicarboximide (NDI) Homopolymers and NDI / MMA Polymer Brushes.
Andrew Mark Spring
SPSJ 2014.9
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Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(norbornene-dicarboximides) and their Application as Electro-optic Polymeric Materials International conference
Andrew Mark Spring
SPSJ 2014.12
Industrial property rights
| Patent | Number of applications: 2 | Number of registrations: 0 |
| Utility model | Number of applications: 0 | Number of registrations: 0 |
| Design | Number of applications: 0 | Number of registrations: 0 |
| Trademark | Number of applications: 0 | Number of registrations: 0 |
Professional Memberships
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Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
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The Society of Polymer Science, Japan. (SPSJ)
Educational Activities
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Physical Property of Polymer Materials II course (15 classes)
Fundamental's of Green Engineering (1 class)
Class subject
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高分子材料物性学Ⅱ
2023.10 - 2024.3 Second semester
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高分子材料物性学Ⅱ
2023.10 - 2024.3 Second semester
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高分子材料物性学Ⅱ
2023.10 - 2024.3 Second semester
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総合理工学修士演習
2023.4 - 2024.3 Full year
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総合理工学修士実験
2023.4 - 2024.3 Full year
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総合理工学修士演習
2023.4 - 2024.3 Full year
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総合理工学修士実験
2023.4 - 2024.3 Full year
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高分子材料物性学Ⅱ
2022.10 - 2023.3 Second semester
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高分子材料物性学Ⅱ
2022.10 - 2023.3 Second semester
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高分子材料物性学Ⅱ
2022.10 - 2023.3 Second semester
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総合理工学修士演習
2022.4 - 2023.3 Full year
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総合理工学修士実験
2022.4 - 2023.3 Full year
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総合理工学修士演習
2022.4 - 2023.3 Full year
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総合理工学修士実験
2022.4 - 2023.3 Full year
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総合理工学修士実験
2022.4 - 2023.3 Full year
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総合理工学修士演習
2022.4 - 2023.3 Full year
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国内インターンシップ
2022.4 - 2022.9 First semester
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国内インターンシップ
2022.4 - 2022.9 First semester
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国内インターンシップ
2022.4 - 2022.9 First semester
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高分子材料物性学Ⅱ
2021.10 - 2022.3 Second semester
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高分子材料物性学Ⅱ
2021.10 - 2022.3 Second semester
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高分子材料物性学Ⅱ
2021.10 - 2022.3 Second semester
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物質理工学修士実験第二
2021.4 - 2022.3 Full year
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物質理工学修士演習第二
2021.4 - 2022.3 Full year
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International Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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Domestic Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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International Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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Domestic Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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International Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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Domestic Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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International Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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Domestic Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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International Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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Domestic Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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International Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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Domestic Internship
2021.4 - 2021.9 First semester
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高分子材料物性学
2020.10 - 2021.3 Second semester
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Discussion Leading & Organizing
2020.10 - 2021.3 Second semester
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物質理工学修士演習第二
2020.4 - 2021.3 Full year
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物質理工学修士実験第二
2020.4 - 2021.3 Full year
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Domestic Internship
2020.4 - 2020.9 First semester
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International Internship
2020.4 - 2020.9 First semester
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高分子材料物性学
2019.10 - 2020.3 Second semester
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International Internship
2019.4 - 2020.3 Full year
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Domestic Internship
2019.4 - 2020.3 Full year
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Practice School
2019.4 - 2020.3 Full year
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Domestic Internship
2019.4 - 2019.9 First semester
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International Internship
2019.4 - 2019.9 First semester
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International Internship
2018.4 - 2018.9 First semester
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Practice School
2018.4 - 2018.9 First semester
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Domestic Internship
2018.4 - 2018.9 First semester
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Domestic Internship
2017.10 - 2018.3 Second semester
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International Internship
2017.10 - 2018.3 Second semester
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Practice School
2017.10 - 2018.3 Second semester
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Practice School
2017.10 - 2018.3 Second semester
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Practice School
2017.10 - 2018.3 Second semester
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Domestic Internship
2017.10 - 2018.3 Second semester
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International Internship
2017.10 - 2018.3 Second semester
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Practice School
2017.4 - 2017.9 First semester
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Fundamentals of Polymer Chemistry (makeup class for Environmental Systems)
2017.4 - 2017.9 First semester
FD Participation
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2021.10 Role：Participation Title：Share Q and SIAG Activity
Organizer：University-wide