Matthew Webb is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sustainable, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, where he is co-advised by Dr. Michele Galizia and Dr. Sepideh Razavi. Matthew received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 2020, with special distinction. His primary research focuses are currently geared towards the development of next generation polymer-based gas separation membrane materials exhibiting enhanced selectivity and stability. Matthew has received the NAMS Elias Klein Award in 2023, the NAMS Student Fellowship Award in 2024, and has co-authored several scholarly papers. His thesis work revolves around the investigation and optimization of the design and characterization of selective and stable facilitated transport films, for applications such as natural gas purification or olefin/paraffin separation.