Thesis Defenses
AJ Zervoudakis, August 2023
Reactive Polymer Processing Techniques for Mechanically and Chemically Recycling Plastic Waste
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Chance Parish, May 2021
Coating and Drying of Discrete Objects
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Jyun Ting Wu, October 2019
Transfer and Filling of Non-Newtonian Liquids in Printing and Coating Processes
Advisors: Satish Kumar and Lorraine Francis
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Lian Bai August, 2017
Title: Controlling Cocontinuous Polymer Blends with Nanofillers Jammed at the Interface
August 9, 2017
Advisors: Chris Macosko, Xiang Cheng
Han Zhang June 2017
Zeolite MFI Membranes on Low Cost Polymer Supports
June 27, 2017
Advisers:
Prof. Michael Tsapatsis
Prof. Christopher W. Macosko
Committee:
Prof. Alon McCormick (Chair)
Prof. Paul Dauenhauer
Prof. Ilja Siepmann
Improved adhesion and compatibilization through interfacially localized catalysts. Christopher Thurber, August 2015
Christopher Thurber, Thesis Defense August 2015. Abstract Improved adhesion and compatibilization through interfacially localized catalysts Christopher Thurber, Thesis Defense Advised by Chris Macosko and Tim Lodge August 5, 2015 Most plastic products consist of two or more polymers. Properties of packaging films, coextruded profiles, and toughened plastics are achieved via combining immiscible polymers. Controlling …
Cocontinuous Polymer Blends: Controlling Morphology via Interfacial Modification and Rheology
Aaron Hedegaard Ph.D. Thesis Defense Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department IPRIME Programs: Microstructured Polymers March 7, 2014, University of Minnesota Advisors: Chris Macosko (CEMS).
Aqueous Solution and Vapor Phase Adsorption of Oxygenates onto Zeolites
Elizabeth Mallon Ph.D. Thesis Defense Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department October 19, 2012, University of Minnesota Advisors: Michael Tsapatsis and Aditya Bhan Webcast Login Available to IPRIME members only.
Tuning the Diameter Properties of Meltblown Fibers
Thesis defense of Ph.D. candidate Dawud Tan, October 31, 2011. Dept of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science IPrime Microstructured Polymers Program Advisor: Prof. and IPrime Director Chris Macosko Co-Advisor: Prof. and CEMS Head Frank Bates.
Stretching and Slipping Liquid Bridges: Liquid Transfer in Industrial Printing
Thesis defense of Ph.D. candidate Shawn Dodds, July 12, 2011. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Advisors: Satish Kumar and Marcio Carvalho of IPrime's Coating Process Fundamentals program.
Block Copolymer Self-Assembly in Solution: Structure and Dynamics
Thesis defense of Ph.D. candidate Soo-Hyung Choi, August 18, 2010.Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Advisors: Frank Bates and Tim Lodge of IPrime's Microstructured Polymers program.
Microstructure Development in Particulate Composite Coatings by Cryo-SEM
Thesis Defense: Hui Luo: "Microstructure Development in Particulate Composite Coatings by Cryo-SEM." August 9, 2007 Hui is advised by Lorraine Francis…
Making Polyurethane Flexible Foams Derived Using Vegetable Oil Polyols
Ph.D. candidate Ling Zhang discusses her research. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota. Advisor: Chris Macosko. Held April 24, 2007, University of Minnesota.
Pentablock Copolymers: A Potential Road to Mechanically Robust Nanoporous Materials
Ph.D. Candidate Adam J. Mueler presents his research. Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota. Advisors: Marc A. Hillmyer and Frank S. Bates. December 12, 2006 at the University of Minnesota.
Panayiotis Kolliopoulos, May 2021
Capillary Flow and Evaporation in Open Microchannels
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Weihua Li, January, 2018
Liquid Film Coating on Rotating Descrete Objects
Advisor: Satish Kumar
Seyoung Jung, August 2017
Complexation Between DNA and Hydrophilic-Cationic Diblock Copolymers
August 28, 2017
Advisors: Timothy P. Lodge
Theresa M. Reineke
Chen-Yu Liu, June 2017
Title: Onset of Dynamic Wetting Failure in the Presence of Surfactants
Date: 5 June 2017
Advisors: Satish Kumar and Marcio S. Carvalho
Alex Mannion, August 2016
Rheological Design of Sustainable Block Copolymers
Alex Mannion
Advisors: Frank Bates, Chris Macosko
Final Oral Examination
August 4th, 2016
Surface Engineering of Colloidal Group IV Nanocrystals for Optoelectronics
Lance Wheeler Ph.D. Thesis Defense Mechanical Engineering IPrime Programs: Renewable Energy Materials (REM) June 2, 2014, University of Minnesota Advisor: Uwe Kortshagen (ME)
Onset of Dynamic Wetting Failure: The Mechanics of High-speed Fluid Displacement
Eric Vandre Ph.D. Thesis Defense Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department IPRIME Programs: Coatings Process Fundamentals & Nanostructural Materials and Processes July 17, 2013, University of Minnesota Advisors: Satish Kumar (CEMS) and Marcio Carvalho (PUC-Rio)
Graphene Synthesis and Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites
Ken-Hsuan "Kirby" Liao Ph.D. Thesis Defense Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department September 19, 2012, University of Minnesota Advisor: Chris Macosko Professor and IPrime Director.
Block Copolymer-Modified Thermosets
Thesis defense of Ph.D. candidate Erica Redline Dept of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science IPrime Coatings Process Fundamentals Program Advisor: Professor Lorraine S. Francis Co-Advisor: Dept. Head Frank F. Bates Friday, September 30, 2011
Interfacial Coupling between Immiscible Polymers: Flow Accelerates Reaction and Improves Adhesion
Thesis defense of Ph.D. candidate Jie Song Dept of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Advisor: Professor Chris Macosko, IPrime Director and Microstructured Polymers program member Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Understanding Particle Coating Microstructure Development
Thesis defense of Ph.D. candidate Christine Cardinal Roberts Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Advisor: Lorraine Francis of IPrime's Coating Process Fundamentals program. September 2, 2010
Processing, Morphology and Properties of Graphene Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites
Thesis defense of Ph.D. candidate Hyunwoo Kim Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Advisor: Chris Macosko of IPrime's Microstructured Polymers program. Held Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Pulsed Electron Beam Curing of Polymer Coatings
Thesis Defense, Candidate Ben Richter
Candidate Ben Richter will defend his thesis: "Pulsed Electron Beam Curing of Polymer Coatings." June 18, 2007
Peptide Conjugated Block Copolymer Vesicles for Biomedical Application
Ph.D. candidate Kevin P. Davis presents his research. Dept of Chemistry, University of Minnesota. Advisors: Frank S. Bates and Tim P. Lodge. March 20, 2007
Co-Continuous Polymer Blends / Di-block Copolymer Effects on Morphology Evolution
Ph.D. candidate Joel R. Bell presents his research. Dept of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota. Advisor: Chris Macosko. November 14, 2006