Preliminary Program subject to change
04I07 Student Poster Session: Materials Engineering & Sciences
OverviewOne of nine segmented student poster sessions.
Primary SponsorStudent Chapters Committee Liaison (04i)

Chair

Salma Saddawi, Special, Profess
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Notre Dame
182 Fitzpatrick Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5637
Phone Number: 574-631-3324
Fax Number: 574 631-8366
Email: ssaddawi@nd.edu

CoChair

Christopher Williams
Chemical Engineering
University of South Carolina
2C02, Swearingen Engineering Center
301 South Main Street; USC
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone Number: 803-777-0143
Fax Number: 803-777-8265
Email: willia84@engr.sc.edu
Thermo-Reversibility and Crack-Healing of A Cross-Linked Maleimide/furan Polymer
Alan Aguirre, Chemical Engineering, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, Brian Adzima, Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, Timothy F. Scott, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309, Christopher J. Kloxin, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 and Christopher N. Bowman, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Campus Box 424, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
Synthesis of Nanoporous Thin Films without Substrate Oxidation – One Step Closer to Higher Efficiency Solar Cells
Craig J. Bouis, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 430 Wood Street, Room 559, West Lafayette, IN 47906, Michael P. Tate, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907 and Hugh W. Hillhouse, School of Chemical Engineering and Energy Center at Discovery Park, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Functionalized Materials in Membranes for Heavy Metal Capture
Peter T. Frailie, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506 and D. Bhattacharyya, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 177 F. Paul Anderson Tower, Lexington, KY 40506
Properties of Charged Polysaccharides in Solution by Gel Permeation Chromatography
Christopher E. Killingsworth and Matt Kipper, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 100 Engineering South/Glover, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1370
Multifunctional Magnetic and Thermally Sensitive Hydrogels for Drug Delivery
Mary Kathryn Sewell1, Induvadana Ankareddi1, Dong-Hyun Kim1, Dave Nikles2 and Christopher S. Brazel1, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (2)Chemistry, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Comformational Changes in Confined Single Chain Copolymers: A Parallel Tempering Monte Carlo Study
Gustavo E. Lopez, Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR 00681 and Samuel J. Soto, Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR 00681
Asymptotic Behavior of Reaction-Diffusion Pdes in Dopant Diffusion
Kejia Chen, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Box C-3, 202 Roger Adams Laboratory, Urbana, IL 61801-3602, Ramakrishnan Vaidyanathan, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign, 105 Roger Adams Lab, 600 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801, Edmund G. Seebauer, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign, 114 Roger Adams Lab, 600 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801 and Richard D. Braatz, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 201 Roger Adams Laboratory, Box C-3, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
Measurement and Modeling of Polystyrene Viscosity in Supercritical CO2 Expanded Decahydronaphthalene
Troy D. Gould, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University AIChE chapter, 3030H Walnut Creek Parkway, Raleigh, NC 27606, George W. Roberts, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Box #7905, Raleigh, NC 27695 and Nathaniel A. Cain, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1017 Main Campus Dr., Suite 3500, Raleigh, NC 27606
Influence of Lipid Composition on Membrane Activity of Antimicrobial Polymers
Jesus M. Garcia Figueroa, Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Barrio Playa Street 401 km.2.7, RR01 Buzon 553, Anasco, PR 00610-9724, Abhigyan Som, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, MA 01003 and Gregory N. Tew, University of Massachusetts, 120 Governor's Drive, Amherst, MA 01003
Base-Catalyze Hydrolysis of Teos in Ethanol
Janill Castillo and David L. Green, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 102 Engineers Way, Charlottesville, VA 22904
Non Destructive Eis Corrosion Evaluation of Aerospace Metals
Axel R. Figueroa and Kassandra Lopez, Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR 00680
Detection of Toxic Industrial Compounds and Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants in Commercial Bottles
Deborah E. Nieves Mercado, William Ortiz Rivera, Leonardo Pacheco Londoño, Michael Ramirez, Orlando Ruiz and Samuel P. Hernandez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR 00681
Mechanical Analysis of Thermosensitive Hydrogels for Drug Delivery
Andrei G. Ponta, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, 3931 Somerset Pl, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405, Induvadana Ankareddi, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 and Christopher S. Brazel, The University of Alabama, Chemical Engineering Department, A127 Bevill Research Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0203
Synthetic Routes to Photoactive Nanostructured Hydrogels
Alexander Thomas Leonard, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 2324 Coventry Ct., Fort Collins, CO 80526, Chih-Yu Teng, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 1370 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523 and Travis S. Bailey, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 1370 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80526-1370
Materials Characterization for Concentrated Solar Power
Amanda Scott, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, VU Station B #4003, Nashville, TN 37235, Paul Lichty, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 8030900424 and Alan Weimer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Dr., Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309
Thermosensitive Hydrogels: Design and Characterization of Phase-Separating Materials
Arefeen Shamsuzzoha, Induvadana Ankareddi and Christopher S. Brazel, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Rheology of Bulk Molding Compounds
Kyle Heckel, Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona/University of South Carolina, 1301 E. Elm St., Tucson, AZ 85719 and Francis A. Gadala-Maria, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
Formation of A Stable, Hydrophobic Self-Assembled Monolayer on Mica Via Vapor Deposition
Eric Lam, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, 121 Maryland Hall, Baltimore, MD 11358
A Novel Approach to Cross-Linking Gelatin Matrices
Steven Castleberry and Sundararajan V. Madihally, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 423 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078
Design of A Multipollutant Sorbent for Coal Gasification
Elizabeth J. Stewart1, Jennifer Wilcox2, Catherine Casey1 and Katie Hudon1, (1)Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Rd., Worcester, MA 01609, (2)Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Rd, Worcester, MA 01609
Achieving High Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Vinyl Ester Composites
Darío Prieto-Centurión1, Laura Peña-Paras2 and Enrique V. Barrera2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, 23 Sunset blvd., Houston, TX 77005, (2)Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University
Nanostructured Hydrogels for the Study of Cell Adhesion Response
Tiffany Suekama, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 1336 Eagle Drive, Brighton, CO 80601, Chen Guo, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521, Chih-Yu Teng, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 1370 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523 and Travis S. Bailey, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, 1370 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80526-1370
Stability and Kinetics of Subsurface O on the Pt(111) Surface
Aravind R. Asthagiri, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, 427 ChE Bldg, PO Box 116005, Gainesville, FL 32611-6005 and Eric D. Mondor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
Interactions of Moisture and Isopropanol with Low-K Dielectrics Films
Maria G. Leyva1, Asad Iqbal2 and Jacky Yao2, (1)Chemical Engineering, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of Arizona
Block Copolymer Bicontinuous Microemulsions
Lynn M. Wolf1, Christopher J. Ellison2 and Frank S. Bates2, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, 244 N Hyland Apt. 201, Ames, IA 50014, (2)Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Cross-Linked Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications
Courtney H. Fox1, Ron A. Traud2, Peter S. Fedkiw1 and Joseph M. DeSimone1, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
The Growth and Reactivity of Palladium Oxide Thin Films
Matthew W. Herdiech, Chemical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, FIT Box 6735, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32901, Eric I. Altman, Chemical Engineering, Yale University, P.O. Box 208260, New Haven, CT 06520-8260 and Carlos A.F. Vaz, Yale University, P.O. Box 208260, New Haven, CT 06520-8260
CO2-Selective Gas Separation Membranes Based on Crosslinked Poly(ethylene oxide) Copolymer Networks
Jeffrey J. Richards, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, Douglass S. Kalika, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 177 F. Paul Anderson Tower, Lexington, KY 40506-0046 and Benny Freeman, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Building 133, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, Austin, TX 78758
Building Electronic Devices by Doping Molecular Wires
Roberto M. Tovar, Kyle P. Johnson, Keith Ashline and Jorge M. Seminario, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M, 411 JEB Building 3122 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Study of Silver Nanoparticles Biocidal Properties on Escherichia Coli Using Optical and Atomic Force Microscopy
Ruth E. Kuilan, Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus, 320 Tous Soto St., Urb. Baldrich, San Juan, PR 00918 and Dr. Tina Brower-Thomas, Howard University
Directed Assembly of Nanoparticles along Polymer Interfaces: Potential Strategies to Create Biologically-Relevant Conductive Pathways
Nicholas P. Young and Erin Jablonski, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Novel Copper Oxide Nano and Microstructures
Eliot Reitz, Wenzhao Jia, Paresh Shimpi, Puxian Gao and Yu Lei, Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, 191 Auditorium Rd, U3222, Storrs, CT 06269
Growth of Carbon Nanotubes by Chemical Vapor Deposition from A 5 Gas Mixture of H2, CH4, CO, CO2 and H2O
Dennis M. Callahan Jr., Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing (CAMMP), Northeastern University, 250 Egan Research Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, Katherine S. Ziemer, Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, 148 Egan Research Center, Boston, MA 02115, Demetrios Papageorgiou, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, 333 Dana Research Center, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, Jonathan G. Leong, Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing (CAMMP), Northeastern University, 250 Egan Research Center, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, Eko A. Pandowo, Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing (CAMMP), Northeastern University, 250 Egan Research Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 and Al Sacco Jr., Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing (CAMMP), Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, 147 Snell Engineering Center, Boston, MA 02115
Carbon Nanotube Cantilevers on Self-Aligned Copper Silicide Nanobeams
Omkar Parajuli1, Nitin Kumar2, Dylan Kipp2 and Jong-In Hahm3, (1)Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, Fenske Building, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Chemical Engineering Department, Pennsylvania State University, Fenske Building, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Fenske Building, University Park, PA 16802
Crystallization of Zeolitic-Amorphous Silica in Nanoporous Mel Zeolite Films
Yan Liu1, Christopher M. Lew1, Minwei Sun1, Junlan Wang2 and Yushan Yan1, (1)Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, (2)Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Bourns Hall A242, Riverside, CA 92521
Synthesis and Characterization of Renewable Copolymers: Poly(Glycerol-Fumarate) and Poly(Trimethylene-Malonate)
Mathew D. Rowe, Erin M. Smith, Lekeith B. Terrell and Keisha B. Walters, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm, Box 9595, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Evaporation-Assisted Two-Stage Synthesis Method to Prepare Pure-Silica-Zeolite Mel Low-K Films
Yan Liu1, Minwei Sun1, Christopher M. Lew1, Junlan Wang2 and Yushan Yan1, (1)Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, (2)Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Bourns Hall A242, Riverside, CA 92521
Modeling the One-Dimensional Transient Deformation of An Elastic Photopolymer
Vivek Narsimhan1, Ryan Turner1 and Julia A. Kornfield2, (1)Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, MC 210-41, Pasadena, CA 91125-001, (2)Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 California Blvd., Mail Code 210-41, Pasadena, CA 91125
Structure-Property Behavior of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials Based on Sol Gel Chemistry
Mayra A. Pantoja1, Salomón R. Vásquez2, Nelly Flores2 and Horacio González2, (1)Ingeniería Química, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia, 58000, Mexico, (2)Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia, 58000, Mexico
Synthesis and Characterization of Silica Monoliths Impregnated with Chitosan
Norma Hinojosa1, Nelly Flores2, Salomón R. Vásquez1, Jaime Espino1, José G. Rutiaga2 and Horacio González1, (1)Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Santiago Tapia No. 403, Col. Centro, Morelia, Michoacan, 58000, Mexico, (2)Faculty of Wood Engineering and Technology, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Santiago Tapia No. 403, Col. Centro, Morelia, Michoacan, 58000, Mexico
Synthesis of Rosin-Derived Surfactants and Their Potential Application in Metalworking Fluids
Sergio Ramirez-Solis and Javier Lara-Romero, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Santiago Tapia 403, Morelia, Mexico
Tribological Performance of Dichalcogenides Formed by the Decomposition of Water-Based Tetraammonium Thiometallates Lubricant Additives
Luis F. Lira-Barragan and Javier Lara-Romero, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Santiago Tapia 403, Morelia, Moldova
Detection of Explosives by Spme/gc in Buried TNT Soils
Nelmarie Rodriguez, Sandra Correa, Bibiana Baez and Samuel Hernandez-Rivera, Department of Cheistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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