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Leonard Case Professor
D. Eng.
Johns Hopkins University
Irreversible microdeformation mechanisms;
pressure effects on morphology and mechanical properties; relationships
between hierarchical structure and mechanical function; mechanical
properties of soft connective tissue; polymer composites and blends;
polymerization and crystallization on crystalline surfaces;
viscoelastic properties of polymer melts; damage and fracture analysis
of polymers and their composites. Structure-property relationships in
biological systems.
Leonard Case Jr. Professor
Ph.D. Biophysics
University of Leeds, England
Determination of the solid state structure and
morphology of polymers. X-ray analysis of the structure of thermotropic
copolyesters, copolyimides, polyurethanes, polysaccharides;
supramolecular assemblies, fluoropolymers; molecular modeling of
semi-crystalline and liquid crystalline polymers; rheological
properties of polysaccharides and glycoproteins.
Climo Assistant Professor for the Case School of Engineering
Ph.D. Physics and Mathematics
Moscow State University
Statistical physics of macromolecules, phase
behavior (phase stability and thermodynamic ordering) and properties of
complex polymer and biopolymer systems: biocompatible and water-soluble
polymers (their properties and applications for biomimetics and drug
delivery), hydrogen bonded and associating polymers (reversibly
associated living polymers), polymer/surfactant systems, polymer
micelles (at thermodynamic equilibrium and micellization kinetics),
polyelectrolytes and block copolymers.
The Herbert Henry Dow Professor
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry
Oregon State University
Structure-property relationships; irreversible
deformation, crack propagation and fracture of polymers, blends and
composites; microlayer processing of polymers; structure-function
relationships in collagenous tissues; biostability of biomaterials.
Professor
Ph.D. Macromolecular Science
Case Western Reserve University
Processing of polymers and composite materials;
structural analysis of surfaces and interfaces; molecular spectroscopy
of synthetic polymers.
Professor
D. Phil. Physical Chemistry
Oxford University, England
Quasielastic laser light scattering; relaxation
and transport of macromolecules in solution and bulk;
structure-function relationships of biological macromolecules.
The Donnell Institute
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Polymer structure-property relationships using
infrared, Raman, NMR spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging techniques.
Assistant
Professor
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Structure-function relationships; toughening mechanisms in segmented copolymers; spatial confinement of self-assembled materials, including biomaterials; hierarchical microstructures.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Physical Chemsitry
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Solid state polymerization; X-ray
crystallography of polymers; electrical properties of polymers;
ultra-thin polymer films.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Polymer Chemistry
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Kinetics and mechanisms of free radical and
ionic polymerization; mechanical properties of polymers; fluorocarbon
chemistry; synthesis of novel monomers and polymers; polymer electrical
properties; crosslinked liquid crystal polymers.
Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Development
D.Sc. Chemical Engineering
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Structure and micromechanics of fine particle
clusters; interfacial engineering strategies for advanced materials
processing; dispersive mixing mechanisms and modeling; non-linear
dynamics in polymer processing equipment; entropic characterization of
distributive mixing in processing equipment; design and mixing
optimization studies for polymer processing equipment through flow
simulations.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry
Syracuse University and State University of New York
Transport and mechanical properties of polymers;
synthesis and properties of multicomponent systems; environmental
effect on polymers; adhesion, adhesives, and coatings.
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Glasgow, UK
Organic chemistry, synthesis, supramolecular
chemistry, conducting polymers, interlocked macromolecules
(polyrotaxanes and polycatenanes), peptide nucleic acids,
supramolecular polymerization, reversible ‘dynamic’ chemistry and
combinatorial libraries.
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Oregon
Polymer synthesis and structure-property
relationships, condensation polymers, polymer nanocomposites,
polymerization catalysis, transport phenomena and packaging
applications, polymer blends and complex polymer systems.
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D. Physics and Physical Chemistry
University of Vienna
Hydrodynamics of colloidal suspensions.
Viscosity and thermodynamics of polymer solutions. Chemical kinetics
and statistics of synthetic and biological macromolecules. Statistical
thermodynamics and the thermal and pressure properties of polymer melt,
glass and crystal. Phase equilibria in polymer mixtures. The glassy
state: steady state and relaxational properties.
Professor
Ph.D. Natural Sciences
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Design, synthesis, structure-property
relationship and application of novel functional polymer systems;
advanced optical applications of polymers; anisotropic polymer systems;
novel polymers for thin film and fiber applications.
The Joseph F. Toot, Jr., Professor
and Chair
Faculty Director, The Institute
for Management and Engineering (TiME)
Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering University of
Massachusetts, Amherst
Polymers with unusual electrical or optical properties;
biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative
medicine; electric field-mediated processing (electrospinning
of nano- and micro fibers and morphology modulation in
polymer blends); polymer-based microfluidic platforms;
polymer product design.
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