Collaborative Programs with Industry

BASF Battery Division             Battery separator polymer membranes for alkaline cells

Dow Chemical Co.                    Die-drawn expanded and oriented thermoplastic composites

ExxonMobil Chemical Co.       Rheology of thermoplastic vulcanizate blends (TPV) with oil
                                                     Dynamic swelling and de-swelling during molding and extrusion

General Motors                          Thermoplastic Injection Molding

Johnson Controls Inc.   Modeling and control of polyurethane foam flow in vented mold cavities

LyondellBasell               Flow marks in injection molding thermoplastic olefin blends (TPO)
                                          Rheology of random copolymer melts with sparse LCB

Petoskey Plastics           Polyolefin nanocomposites and additives with organoclay for film blowing

Siemens Industries        Instabilities in flow of pseudoplastic fluids through sudden expansions

USAMP Consortium    Permeability of chopped carbon fiber preforms

Vi-Chem Industries       Additives for foaming polypropylene nanocomposites


Dr. Jayaraman has organized and lectured in several workshops on molding for industry participants; some of these were sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers.