Preliminary Program subject to change
08A01 Structure and Properties of Polymers I: Mechanics and Rheology
OverviewN/A
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)

Chair

Jing Wu
Assistant Professor
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone Number: 973-642-7064
Fax Number: 973-596-8436
Email: jingwu@adm.njit.edu

CoChair

Sachin Velankar
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Pittsburgh, PA 15261

Phone Number: (412) 624-9984
Email: velankar@engr.pitt.edu
Local Dynamics of Syndiotactic Pmma Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Chunxia Chen1, Janna K. Maranas2, Victoria Garcia Sakai3, Inmaculada Peral4 and John R. D. Copley4, (1)Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, 115 Fenske Lab, State College, PA 16801, (2)Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, 132C Fenske Lab, University Park, PA 16802, (3)NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8562, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (4)NIST Center for Neutron Research, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Rheological and Structural Studies of Linear Polyethylene Melts under Planar Elongational Flow Using Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Chunggi Baig, Chemical Engineering, The University of Tennessee, 419 Dougherty Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, Brian J. Edwards, The University of Tennessee, Department of Chemical Engineering, Knoxville, TN 37917, David J. Keffer, The University of Tennessee, 617 Dougherty Hall Dougherty Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200 and Hank D. Cochran, Cochran, The University of Tennessee, 2521 Kingston Pike Apt.#306, Knoxville, TN 37919
Visualizing Worm Micelle Dynamics and Phase Transitions of a Charged Diblock Copolymer in Water
Yan Geng, Fariyal Ahmed, Nishant Bhasin and Dennis E. Discher, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 220 South 33rd Street, Room 112 Towne Bldg., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6391
Effect of Free Volume Distribution on Transport and Dissolution Properties of Polymers
Derrick Callander1, Trevor Hoskins1, Clifford Henderson1, Peter Ludovice1 and Y.C. Jean2, (1)School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, (2)Chemistry Dept., University of Missouri - Kansas City, 5009 Rockville Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110
Rapid Crack Propagation Failures in Pressurized Hdpe Pipes: Structure-Property Investigations
Raj K. Krishnaswamy1, Mark J. Lamborn1, Ashish M Sukhadia1 and Patrick Leevers2, (1)Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Bldg 94-G; Bartlesville Technology Center, Highways 60 & 123, Bartlesville, OK 74004, (2)Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Terahertz Dynamics of Polymer Crystallization
Jing Wu, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering, Newark, NJ 07102
Crystalline Precursor Formations under Steady-State Isothermal Planar Elongational Stretching of N-Eicosane: a Comparison between Simulation and Experiment
Tudor C. Ionescu, Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 411 SERF, Knoxville, TN 37996, Chunggi Baig, The University of Tennessee, 2521 Kingston Pike Apt.#306, Knoxville, TN 37919, Brian J. Edwards, The University of Tennessee, Department of Chemical Engineering, Knoxville, TN 37917, David J. Keffer, The University of Tennessee, 617 Dougherty Hall Dougherty Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200 and Anton Habenschuss, Chemical and Analytical Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
Characterization of Mechanical Property Variations in Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Films Using Quasi-Static and Dynamic Nanoindentation
Ryan P. Verhulst1, Steven J. Severtson1 and Seth A. Downs2, (1)Department of Bio-Based Products, University of Minnesota, 2004 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, (2)Hysitron, Inc., 10025 Valley View Rd., Minneapolis, MN 55344
High-Throughput Screening of Mechanical Properties in Polymers
Pedro J. Zapata, GeorgiaTech, 311 ferst dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, Joe-Lahai Sormana, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332 and Carson Meredith, Georgia Institute of Technology, 778 Atlantic Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332-0100

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division