Polymer Engineering Faculty Research

 

The Department of Polymer Engineering is part of the world-renowned College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at UA, which has about 40 full-time faculty and 350 graduate students and postdoctoral research associates studying the chemistry, physics and engineering of polymeric materials and systems.

The Center for Polymer Engineering was created in 1983 and the Department of Polymer Engineering in 1984. In 1988 the Center was renamed the Institute of Polymer Engineering. The Department is currently comprised of 15 full-time faculty and approximately 140 graduate students. DPE is housed in three buildings -- the 32,000 sq. ft. Polymer Engineering Academic Center (PEAC); the 70,000 sq. ft. Sidney L. Olson Research Center (OLRC); and the 43,000 sq. ft. National Polymer Innovation Center (NPIC).

The Department of Polymer Engineering is strictly a graduate department, offering both the M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Polymer Engineering. The Department awards about 50 Ph.D. and M.S degrees each year. We are pleased that our graduates have gone on to successful careers in industry, government service, and academia throughout the world. Additionally, there are undergraduate students in the College of Engineering and the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences who often work on either independent projects with DPE faculty or who take some of our courses that are suitable as electives for majors in engineering and the physical sciences.

Our faculty members are recognized worldwide for their contributions to polymer research and education, as well as service to the polymer field. The faculty have been recognized with numerous awards and distinctions, ranging from the International Award of the Society of Plastics Engineers and the Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, to Fellowships in major polymer-related societies, such as the American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science , American Chemical Society, and the Society of Plastics Engineers. In addition, our younger faculty have been recognized with Faculty Early Career Awards from the National Science Foundation. DPE faculty are actively engaged in various scientific organizations, edit several scientific journals, and have written a number of textbooks and monographs.

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Submissions from 2009

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Nanocomposites of epoxy with electrospun carbon nanofibers: mechanical behavior, Erol Sancaktar and Darunee Aussawasathien

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Natural Frequencies of Composite Cylindrical Helical Springs Manufactured Using Filament Winding, Erol Sancaktar and Sunil Gowrishankar

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Mathematical Assessment of the Effects of Parabolic and Spherical Surface Topographies on the Interfacial State of Stress, Erol Sancaktar and Weijian Ma

LCST Behavior of Lightly Charged Aqueous Polyelectrolytes, David Simmons

LCST-Driven Stimuli Responsive Polymers: Analytic Models, David Simmons

Polymer Single Chain Coil-Globule Transitions: A Scaled Particle Theory, David Simmons

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1-Precise polymer synthesis and polymer modification: The Preparation of Copolymers Derived from Thiol-ene/Cationic Systems by Using a Coupling Agent., Mark Soucek

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A New Approach to Graft Siloxanes to Alkyds, Mark Soucek

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Control of Functional Site Location for Thermosetting Latexes, Mark Soucek

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Evaluation of New 3-mercaptopropoinate Thiols for Thiol-ene Photopolymerization Coatings Using Experimental Design, Mark Soucek

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Real time mechano-optical study on deformation behavior of PTMO/CHDI-based polyetherurethanes under uniaxial extension, E. Unsal, B. Yalcin, I. Yilgor, E. Yilgor, and Mukerrem Cakmak

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Degradation effects in a-Si:H thin film transistors and their impact on circuit performance, Bryan Vogt

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Elastic Modulus of Amorphous Polymer Thin Films: Relationship to the Glass Transition Temperature, Bryan Vogt

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Flexible Thick-Film Electrochemical Sensors: Impact of Mechanical Bending and Stress on the Electrochemical Behavior, Bryan Vogt

Impact of Adhesive Modulus on Humidity Induced Failure, Bryan Vogt

Impact of Polymer Chemistry on the Durability of Model Adhesives Supported on SiOx Substrates In Humid Environments using the Homologous Series of Poly(N-AlkyMethacrylate)s, Bryan Vogt

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Impact of polymer modulus/chain mobility on water accumulation at polymer/metal oxide interfaces, Bryan Vogt

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Impact of thickness on CO2 concentration profiles within polymer films swollen near the critical pressure, Bryan Vogt

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Moisture Attack on Adhesive Joints: Roles of Adhesive and Interface Properties, Bryan Vogt

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Temperature dependence of CO2 concentration gradient within polymer films as determined by reactive templating, Bryan Vogt

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Ultrathin Adhesives: Confinement Effect on Modulus, Bryan Vogt

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Unexpected Scaling Behavior of the OrderâDisorder Transition of Nearly Symmetric Polystyrene-block-polyisoprene Diblock Copolymers Dilated with a Nominally Neutral Solvent at Very Low Dilution, Bryan Vogt

Submissions from 2008

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Effect of Non-Woven Carbon Nanofiber Mat Presence on Cure Kinetics of Epoxy Nanocomposites, Darunee Aussawasathien and Erol Sancaktar

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Electrospun polyacrylonitrile-based carbon nanofibers and their silver modifications: surface morphologies and properties, Darunee Aussawasathien and Erol Sancaktar

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A multi-stream flow technique to obtain isotropic texture in extruded thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer melts, D. Boles, Mukerrem Cakmak, and B. Yalcin

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A novel microstream injection molding method for thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers to promote mechanical isotropy: A matrixing microbeam X-ray study, D. Boles, Mukerrem Cakmak, and B. Yalcin

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Modeling Particle Inflation from Poly(amic acid) Powdered Precursors. III: Experimental Determination of Kinetic Parameters, Camilo I. Cano, Meaghan L. Clark, Thein Kyu, and R. Byron Pipes

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Kinetics of Photopolymerization-Induced Phase Separation and Morphology Development in Mixtures of a Nematic Liquid Crystal and Multi-Functional Acrylate, Hatice Duran, Scott Meng, Namil Kim, Jun Hu, Thein Kyu, Lalgudi V. Natarajan, Vincent P. Tondiglia, and Timothy J. Bunning

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A novel macroencapsulating immunoisolatory device: the preparation and properties of nanomat-reinforced amphiphilic co-networks deposited on perforated metal scaffold, Gabor Erdodi, Jungmee Kang, Baris Yalcin, Mukerrem Cakmak, Kenneth S. Rosenthall, Sharon Grundfest-Broniatowski, and Joseph P. Kennedy

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Nanoparticle-induced radial structural gradients in melt-spun polypropylene/PPgMA fibers, J. H. Fujiyama-Novak and Mukerrem Cakmak

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Accurate Simulation of Surfaces and Interfaces of Face-Centered Cubic Metals Using 12- 6 and 9- 6 Lennard-Jones Potentials, Hendrik Heinz

A Force Field for Layered Silicates and Simulation of Interfaces with Surfactants: Structure, Surface Energy, and Phase Transitions, Hendrik Heinz

Atomistic Simulation of Poly(ethylene oxide) In Aqueous Solution: Challenges and Suggestions for Models, Hendrik Heinz

Modification of surface energies of layered silicates through surfactants of different chain length, Hendrik Heinz

Peptide Binding to Metal, Bimetal, and Layered Silicate Even Surfaces, Hendrik Heinz

Peptide Binding to Sheet Silicate and Metal Nanoparticles - Insight from Atomistic Simulation, Hendrik Heinz

Photoisomerization of Azobenzene: A Quantitative Force Field-based Implementation and Simulation of Assemblies with Layered Silicates in Comparison with Experiment, Hendrik Heinz

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Relation between packing density and thermal transitions of alkyl chains on layered silicate and metal surfaces, Hendrik Heinz, R. A. Vaia, and Barry L. Farmer

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Photoisomerization of azobenzene grafted to layered silicates: simulation and experimental challenges, Hendrik Heinz, R. A. Vaia, H. Koerner, and B. L. Farmer

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Birefringence in Injection-Compression Molding of Amorphous Polymers: Simulation and Experiment, Avraam Isayev

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Comparative study of silica-, nanoclay-and carbon black-filled EPDM rubbers, Avraam Isayev

Continuous Ultrasonic Devulcanization: Comparison of Carbon Black Filled Synthetic Isoprene and Natural Rubbers, Avraam Isayev

Frozen-in Birefringence and Optical Performance of Injection/Compression Molded Optical Products: Quantitative Approach, Avraam Isayev

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Frozen-in Birefringence, Anisotropic Shrinkage and Luminance in LGP Moldings: Simulation and Experiments, Avraam Isayev

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Luminance of injection-molded V-groove light guide plates, Avraam Isayev

Novel process for manufacturing of polymer nanocomposites, Avraam Isayev

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Photoviscoelastic behavior and residual thermal birefringence in optical-grade polycarbonates, Avraam Isayev

REGULAR CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES, Avraam Isayev

The Cure Kinetics Model for the Nonisothermal Curing of Polyimide, Avraam Isayev

Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Novel Process for Compounding of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers in Polymer Melts, Avraam Isayev

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Ultrasound Aided Extrusion Process for Preparation of Polyolefin-Clay Nanocomposites, Avraam Isayev

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Effect of thermal expansion on shape memory behavior of polyurethane and its nanocomposites, Sadhan Jana

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Evaluation of nanoparticulate fillers for development of shape memory polyurethane nanocomposites, Sadhan Jana

Fifteen years of nanocomposites research: What is novel about nanoparticles and manufacturing methods, Sadhan Jana

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Hygrothermal effects on properties of highly conductive epoxy/graphite composites for applications as bipolar plates, Sadhan Jana

Polyurethane crosslinked silica aerogels, Sadhan Jana

Reinforcement of polyolefins by bottom-up self-assembly of POSS nanoparticles, Sadhan Jana

Shape memory polymer nanocomposites, Sadhan Jana

Aerodynamic Models for Hurricanes: Hurricane Genesis, Functioning, Progpagation and Suppression, Arkadii Leonov

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Algebraic Theory of Linear Viscoelastic Nematodynamics, Arkadii Leonov

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A Model of Weak Viscoelastic Nematodynamics, Arkadii Leonov

BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE RHEOLOGY OF POLYMERIC FLUIDS, A Text Book for Beginners, Arkadii Leonov

Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Withdrawal of Lubricant Containing Polymers, Arkadii Leonov

Flows and Swell of Polymer Melts Extruded from Dies of Various Lengths, Arkadii Leonov

Hurricane suppression by supersonic boom, Arkadii Leonov

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Modeling Reaction Injection Molding Process of Phenol-Formaldehyde Resin Filled with Wood Dust, Arkadii Leonov

Nonlinear Viscoelasticity, Damage and Fatigue of Cross-Linked Rubber in Simple Extension, Arkadii Leonov

Numerical Studies of Axial Instability in Contraction Flow, Arkadii Leonov

Simulations of Shearing Rheology of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Arkadii Leonov

Viscoelasticity, Damage and Fatigue of Cross-Linked Rubber in Simple Extension, Arkadii Leonov

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Influence of biaxial stretching mode on the crystalline texture in polylactic acid films, X. Ou and Mukerrem Cakmak

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Photopolymerization Induced Crystallization and Phase Separation in Poly(ethylene oxide)/Triacrylate Blends, Soo Jeoung Park and Thein Kyu

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Effect of the Chemical Characteristics of Mesoporous Silica MCM-41 on Morphological, Thermal, and Rheological Properties, Leon D. Perez, Juan F. Lopez, Victor H. Orozco, Thein Kyu, and Betty L. Lopez

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Crystalline-amorphous interaction in relation to phase diagrams of binary polymer blends containing a crystalline constituent, Pankaj Rathi, Tsang-Min Huang, Pratyush Dayal, and Thein Kyu

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Complex constitutive adhesive models, Erol Sancaktar

Processing and Engineering Applications of Novel Materials section in ASME IMECE 2008 Proceedings CD-ROM, Erol Sancaktar

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A Model for a Thermally Induced Polymer Coil-to-Globule Transition, David Simmons

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A model for the thermally induced polymer coil-to-globule transition, David Simmons

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Development and Study of a Coupling Agent for Photocurable Hybrid Thiol/Ene/Cationic Formulations., Mark Soucek

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Development of Hybrid Polymeric Materials Based on Thiol-Ene/Cationic Formulations, Mark Soucek

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Influence of the Thiol Structure on the Kinetics of Thiol-ene Photopolymerization with Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy, Mark Soucek

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Microgel Formation and Thermomechanical Properties of UV-Curing Unsaturated Polyester Acrylates of UV-Curing Polyester Acrylates, Mark Soucek

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Synthesis of Amine and Epoxide Telechelic Siloxanes, Mark Soucek

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Synthesis of Telechelic Methacrylic Siloxanes with Cycloaliphatic Substituent Groups for UV-curable Applications, Mark Soucek

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Additive Route to Lithographically Defined Nanoporous Silica, Polymer, and Carbon Films, Bryan Vogt

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Atomistic-based continuum constitutive relation for microtubules: elastic modulus prediction, Bryan Vogt

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Carbon Dioxide Mediated Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica Films: Tuning Properties using Pressure, Bryan Vogt

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Effect of Porogen Molecular Architecture and Loading on Structure of Porous Thin Films, Bryan Vogt

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Evaluation of the 3D compositional heterogeneity effect on line-edge-roughness, Bryan Vogt

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Fundamentals of Adhesion Failure for a Model Adhesive (PMMA/Glass) Joint in Humid Environments, Bryan Vogt

Long Range Concentration Gradients at the Free Surface of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Swollen Polymer Films, Bryan Vogt

Mechanisms of critical relative humidity using combined fracture mechanics and nanoscale characterization, Bryan Vogt

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Neutron Reflectivity Profiling of Hydrogen in Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Sensors, Bryan Vogt

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On the Origins of Sudden Adhesion Loss at a Critical Relative Humidity: Examination of Bulk and Interfacial Contributions, Bryan Vogt

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Templating multiple length scales by combining phase separation, self-assembly and photopatterning in porous films, Bryan Vogt

Threshold Voltage Instability in a-Si:H TFTs and the Implications for Flexible Displays and Circuits, Bryan Vogt

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Tuning mechanical properties and pore size distribution of mesoporous silicas using associating homopolymer/block copolymer blends as templates, Bryan Vogt

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Tuning Stability of Mesoporous Silica Films under Biologically Relevant Conditions through Processing with Supercritical CO2, Bryan Vogt

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Molecular Origins of Toughening Mechanism in Uniaxially Stretched Nylon 6 Films with Clay Nanoparticles, B. Yalcin, Z. Ergungor, Y. Konishi, Mukerrem Cakmak, and Celal Batur

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Chemorheology of Epoxy/Nickel Conductive Adhesives During Processing and Cure, Jianguo Zhou and Erol Sancaktar