Current Research Project Titles
Click Research Category for Project Summaries. Some Projects are Cross-listed.
Advanced Ceramic Materials: Projects involving advanced ceramics and their synthesis, processing and mechanical properties.
Melissa J. Baumann Eldon D. Case
- Microcracking in Bioceramics
- Ceramic Membrane Water Filtration Combined with Ozonation
Advanced Metallic Systems: Alloy development and process design for improved properties
Thomas R. Bieler Carl Boehlert Martin A. Crimp David S. Grummon Andre Y. Lee K.N. Subramanian
- Microstructural Evolution from Ageing, Creep and Thermomechanical Fatigue in Lead Free Solders
- Effects of Heat Treatment on Primary Creep of TiAl
- Deformation Transfer and/or Fracture Initiation in Micro-lamellar TiAl
- High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy Development for Use above 500 C.
- Imaging of Dislocations in Bulk SEM Samples
- Elevated-Temp Grain Boundary Deformation Processes of Structural Alloys: Grain Boundary Engineering
- Lead-Free Electronic Solders for Severe Service Conditions
- Reducing defects in manufactured titanium fasteners
- Thin Film Shape Memory Alloys on Polymeric Substrates for Microactuators
- Development of Nanostructured Lead-free Solder
- Radiation Effects on the Structure and Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
- Growth and Characterization of Rare-Earth Silicide Nanowires and Nanostructures
- Nitinol Brazing
- Functional Superelastic Interlayers for Control of Friction and Wear in Hard-Coated Components
- Development of In-Situ Electron-Microscopy Techniques
- The Effect of Boron the Creep and Fatigue Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V(wt.%)
Biobased Industrial Products: Projects leading to products made from renewable resources.
Kris Arvid Berglund Bruce E. Dale Carl T. Lira Dennis J Miller Robert Y. Ofoli
- Life Cycle Models of Biobased Product Systems
- Utilization of Renewable Resources
- Property Measurement and Prediction for Bio-derived Chemicals
- Hydrogenolysis of Carbohydrate Feedstocks
- Aqueous Phase Hydrogenation of Organic Acids
- Advanced Biofuel Blends as Petroleum Diesel Replacements
- Reactive Separations
- Distilled Beverage Technology for Value Added Agricultural Products
- Catalytic transformation of biorenewables to petrochemicals
Biomaterials: Development of materials to function in living systems
Melissa J. Baumann Carl Boehlert Scott Calabrese Barton Eldon D. Case Lawrence T. Drzal Ilsoon Lee Robert Y. Ofoli
- Interactions of nisin with selected proteins at the liquid-liquid interface
- 'Green’ Biobased Sustainable Polymer and Composite Materials
- Microcracking in Bioceramics
- Bioactive Hydroxyapatite Whisker Composite Ceramic Bone Substitutes
- Colloidal Interfaces between Biomaterials and Biological Tissue
- Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces
- Adsorption of liposomes on charged polyelectrolyte substrates (Collaborative with Worden and Lee)
- Opto-electrochemical characterization of bilayer-embedded biomacromolecules in TIR geometry
- Quantitation of biomolecular coverages at the liquid-liquid interface
- Biomedical Compatibility of Ti-Al-Nb Alloys for Implant Applications
- Self-assembled, Nanostructured Biomimetic Interfaces
- Bio-Carbon Nanomaterials
- Transport and Stability in Biocatalytic Fuel Cells
Biotechnology: Projects combining biology and microbiology with engineering.
Melissa J. Baumann Carl Boehlert Christina Chan Bruce E. Dale Martin C Hawley Ilsoon Lee Ramani Narayan Robert Y. Ofoli R Mark Worden
- Life Cycle Models of Biobased Product Systems
- Utilization of Renewable Resources
- Conversion of Biomass into Fuel and Chemicals
- Biodegradation and Composting Studies
- Biobased and Recyclable Composite Materials
- Metabolic Engineering
- Multiphase Biocatalysis
- Metabolic Profiling
- Systems Biology
- Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces
- Protein Expression
- Adsorption of liposomes on charged polyelectrolyte substrates (Collaborative with Worden and Lee)
- Catalytic transformation of biorenewables to petrochemicals
- Opto-electrochemical characterization of bilayer-embedded biomacromolecules in TIR geometry
- Biomedical Compatibility of Ti-Al-Nb Alloys for Implant Applications
- Ceramic Membrane Water Filtration Combined with Ozonation
- Self-assembled, Nanostructured Biomimetic Interfaces
- Bio-Carbon Nanomaterials
- Wrinkle-free Nanomechanical Films
Colloid and Interface Science: Projects studying large charged molecules and/or molecules at interfaces between phases.
Melissa J. Baumann Ilsoon Lee Robert Y. Ofoli
- Novel Fabrication of Nanostructured Particles with an Arbitrary Shape
- Colloidal Interfaces between Biomaterials and Biological Tissue
- Interactions of nisin with selected proteins at the liquid-liquid interface
- Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces
- Adsorption of liposomes on charged polyelectrolyte substrates (Collaborative with Worden and Lee)
- Catalytic transformation of biorenewables to petrochemicals
- Opto-electrochemical characterization of bilayer-embedded biomacromolecules in TIR geometry
- Quantitation of biomolecular coverages at the liquid-liquid interface
- Self-assembled, Nanostructured Biomimetic Interfaces
- Bio-Carbon Nanomaterials
- Nanomixing or Nanodispersion of Nanomaterials
- Wrinkle-free Nanomechanical Films
Electronic Materials: Materials and processing for enabling microelectronic, optical, and electromechanical systems
Thomas R. Bieler Martin A. Crimp Lawrence T. Drzal Andre Y. Lee Ilsoon Lee Donald Morelli K.N. Subramanian
- Exfoliated Graphite Nano-Platelets as Multifunctional Modifiers for Polymers
- Optimal Microstructural Design Engineering of Diamond Films
- Lead-Free Electronic Solders for Severe Service Conditions
- Microstructural Evolution from Ageing, Creep and Thermomechanical Fatigue in Lead Free Solders
- Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces
- Development of Nanostructured Lead-free Solder
- Radiation Effects on the Structure and Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
- Growth and Characterization of Rare-Earth Silicide Nanowires and Nanostructures
- New Materials for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion
Energy Production: Projects concerning production and utilization of energy.
Scott Calabrese Barton Eldon D. Case Bruce E. Dale Krishnamurthy Jayaraman Carl T. Lira
- Utilization of Renewable Resources
- Life Cycle Models of Biobased Product Systems
- Processing and Characterization of Thermoelectric Materials
- Property Measurement and Prediction for Bio-derived Chemicals
- Mixed-feed Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
- Fabrication of Large Diffractive Optical Element Solar Concentrator Panels by Extrusion
Environmental Research: Projects studying the environmental impact of processes, and/or remediation.
Bruce E. Dale
- Life Cycle Models of Biobased Product Systems
Metabolic Engineering: The study of intracellular pathways in areas of biomedical and biotechnology.
Christina Chan
- Metabolic Profiling
- Systems Biology
Nanomaterials: Improving material properties by manipulating atomic structure at the nanometer scale
Melissa J. Baumann Scott Calabrese Barton Lawrence T. Drzal Martin C Hawley Andre Y. Lee Ilsoon Lee Michael E. Mackay Robert Y. Ofoli
- Ceramic Membrane Water Filtration Combined with Ozonation
- Exfoliated Graphite Nano-Platelets as Multifunctional Modifiers for Polymers
- Carbon Nanotube Synthesis with Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition
- Catalytic transformation of biorenewables to petrochemicals
- Can Nanoscale Inclusions Effectively Reduce the Viscosity and Modulus of Polymer Melts?
- Development of Nanostructured Lead-free Solder
- Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces
- Adsorption of liposomes on charged polyelectrolyte substrates (Collaborative with Worden and Lee)
- Opto-electrochemical characterization of bilayer-embedded biomacromolecules in TIR geometry
- Self-assembled, Nanostructured Biomimetic Interfaces
- Bio-Carbon Nanomaterials
- Transport and Stability in Biocatalytic Fuel Cells
- Mixed-feed Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
- Novel Fabrication of Nanostructured Particles with an Arbitrary Shape
- Nanomixing or Nanodispersion of Nanomaterials
- Wrinkle-free Nanomechanical Films
Polymer Composites: Projects studying polymers strengthened by fibers or other materials
Lawrence T. Drzal Martin C Hawley Krishnamurthy Jayaraman Andre Y. Lee Ilsoon Lee K.N. Subramanian
- 'Green’ Biobased Sustainable Polymer and Composite Materials
- Electromagnetic Processing of Polymers and Composites
- Polymer nanocomposites and foams with nanoparticles
- Polymer Composites with Low CTE Particulate Fillers
- Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces
- Durability Characterization of POSS-based Polyimides and Carbon-Fiber Composites
- Self-assembled, Nanostructured Biomimetic Interfaces
- Bio-Carbon Nanomaterials
- Processing of Particulate Polymer Composites Below the Melting Point
- Wrinkle-free Nanomechanical Films
Polymer Science and Engineering: Projects involving properties and/or processing of polymeric materials.
Krishnamurthy Jayaraman Andre Y. Lee Ilsoon Lee Michael E. Mackay Ramani Narayan
- Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Polymers
- Extensional Viscosity of Elastomers and Thermoplastic Elastomers
- Engineering and Design of Natural-Synthetic Polymer Composite Systems
- Reactive Extrusion Processing
- Extrusion and extensional flow of thermoplastic elastomers
- Molecular Dynamics in Polymeric Glass Transition
- Polymer nanocomposites and foams with nanoparticles
- Structure-Property Relationships of Polymer Nanocomposites
- Dendrimer-linear Hybrid Copolymers
- Hyperbranched Polymer Nano-phase Separated Structures
- Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces
- Self-assembled, Nanostructured Biomimetic Interfaces
- Bio-Carbon Nanomaterials
- Novel Fabrication of Nanostructured Particles with an Arbitrary Shape
- Nanomixing or Nanodispersion of Nanomaterials
- Fabrication of Large Diffractive Optical Element Solar Concentrator Panels by Extrusion
- Processing of Particulate Polymer Composites Below the Melting Point
- Wrinkle-free Nanomechanical Films
Rheology and Multiphase Flow: Projects for understanding the behavior of fluid flow fields.
Scott Calabrese Barton Krishnamurthy Jayaraman Ilsoon Lee Michael E. Mackay Charles A Petty
- Novel Fabrication of Nanostructured Particles with an Arbitrary Shape
- Extensional Viscosity of Elastomers and Thermoplastic Elastomers
- Relaxation Models for Turbulent Mass Transfer Near Free and Rigid Interfaces
- Drag Reduction by High Molecular Weight Polymers
- Can Nanoscale Inclusions Effectively Reduce the Viscosity and Modulus of Polymer Melts?
- Extrusion and extensional flow of thermoplastic elastomers
- Polymer nanocomposites and foams with nanoparticles
- Mixed-feed Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
- Nanomixing or Nanodispersion of Nanomaterials
- Fabrication of Large Diffractive Optical Element Solar Concentrator Panels by Extrusion
Separation Science: Projects focusing on separation/purification technologies.
Kris Arvid Berglund Carl T. Lira Dennis J Miller Charles A Petty
- Crystallization of foods and pharmaceuticals
- Effects of Polymer Additives on Hydrocyclone Performance
- Reactive Separations
Structural Materials: Metals, ceramics, and polymers for optimized mechanical performance
Thomas R. Bieler Carl Boehlert Martin A. Crimp Krishnamurthy Jayaraman Ilsoon Lee
- Elevated-Temp Grain Boundary Deformation Processes of Structural Alloys: Grain Boundary Engineering
- Imaging of Dislocations in Bulk SEM Samples
- Effects of Heat Treatment on Primary Creep of TiAl
- Microstructural Evolution from Ageing, Creep and Thermomechanical Fatigue in Lead Free Solders
- Deformation Transfer and/or Fracture Initiation in Micro-lamellar TiAl
- Reducing defects in manufactured titanium fasteners
- Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces
- Understanding Processing-Microstructure-Property Relationships of Structural Magnesium Alloys
- Self-assembled, Nanostructured Biomimetic Interfaces
- Bio-Carbon Nanomaterials
- Novel Fabrication of Nanostructured Particles with an Arbitrary Shape
- Development of In-Situ Electron-Microscopy Techniques
- The Effect of Boron the Creep and Fatigue Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V(wt.%)
- Fabrication of Large Diffractive Optical Element Solar Concentrator Panels by Extrusion
- Processing of Particulate Polymer Composites Below the Melting Point
- Wrinkle-free Nanomechanical Films
Sustainable Economy: Projects aimed at life-cycle analysis and products/processes using renewable resources.
Scott Calabrese Barton Bruce E. Dale Carl T. Lira Dennis J Miller Robert Y. Ofoli
- Life Cycle Models of Biobased Product Systems
- Property Measurement and Prediction for Bio-derived Chemicals
- Utilization of Renewable Resources
- Hydrogenolysis of Carbohydrate Feedstocks
- Aqueous Phase Hydrogenation of Organic Acids
- Reactive Separations
- Catalytic transformation of biorenewables to petrochemicals
- Transport and Stability in Biocatalytic Fuel Cells
- Mixed-feed Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
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