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Nucleation and Growth I


Description:
This session welcomes contributions on experimental, theoretical, and computational studies of phenomena related to nucleation and growth, including vapor-to-liquid (droplet) nucleation, liquid-to-vapor (bubble) nucleation and crystallization.

Sponsor:
Crystallization and Evaporation
Co-Sponsor(s):
Thermodynamics and Transport Properties (01a)


Chair:
Venkateswarlu Bhamidi
Abbott Laboratories
Global Pharmaceutical Research & Development
1401 Sheridan Rd
North Chicago, IL 60064
Email: venkat.bhamidi@abbott.com

Co-Chair:
Korosh Torabi
Purdue University
School of Chemical Engineering
480 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2100
Phone Number: 312-339-0665
Email: ktorabi@purdue.edu


Papers:
Evaporation Rate of Water in Hydrophobic Confinement
Pablo G. Debenedetti, Princeton University; Sumit Sharma, Princeton University
Towards a Molecular Theory for Homogeneous Bubble Nucleation in Metastable Liquids
Korosh Torabi, Purdue University; David S. Corti, Purdue University
Crystal Nucleation and Growth in Molecular Systems
Jerome Delhommelle, University of North Dakota; Caroline Desgranges, University of North Dakota
Homogeneous Nucleation Temperature of Water in the Doubly Metastable, Supercooled-Superheated State
Eugene Choi, Cornell University; I-Tzu Chen, Cornell University; Abraham D. Stroock, Cornell University
Energetic Origins of Metastable Zone, Induction Supersaturation, and Implications towards Nucleation
Venkateswarlu Bhamidi, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Paul J.A. Kenis, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Charles F. Zukoski, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Ostwald-Like Ripening of the Anomalous Mesoscopic Clusters in Protein Solutions
Peter G. Vekilov, University of Houston; Ye Li, University of Houston; Vassiliy Lubchenko, University of Houston
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