Recent Publications

Conference Proceedings

Abu Obaid, A., S. M. Andersen, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr. (U of D), B. Dickinson, A. Watson, G. Chapman, and R. A. Coffelt (3TEX, Inc.), "Effects of Weaving on S-2 GlassTM Tensile Strength Distribution," TEXCOMP9, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, October 13-15, 2008.

Alms, J. B., J. L. Glancey, and S. G. Advani, "Experimental Determination of Permeability of Woven Fiber Glass During the Vacuum Induced Preform Relaxation (VIPR) Process," TEXCOMP9, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, October 13-15, 2008.

Campanella A., J. J. La Scala, and R. P. Wool, "Copolymerization of Vegetable-Oil-Based Thermosetting Polymers with Chemically Modified Fatty Acid," AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, USA, November 16-21, 2008.

Campanella, A., J. J. La Scala, and R. P. Wool, "Fatty Acid Based Monomer as a Replacement for Styrene in the Production of Triglyceride-Based Polymers", Proceedings of the 12th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Washington DC, June 23-26, 2008.

Campanella, A., G. Stirparo, M. Zeberkiewicz, and R. P. Wool, "Chemically Modified Fatty Acid Methyl Ester and its Use in Vinyl Ester Resins", Proceedings of the 12th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Washington DC, June 23-26, 2008.

Campanella, A. and R. P. Wool, "Bio-Based Materials from Vegetable Oils," SAMPE 2008 Fall Technical Conference, Memphis TN, September 8-11, 2008.

Deitzel, J., "Mechanical Properties of High Performance Fibers and Textiles," TEXCOMP9, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, October 13-15, 2008.

Fita, S., R. P. Wool., A. Abu Obaid, A. Campanella, and F. Marti, "New Composite Panels from American Oak Leafs and Natural Thermosetting Resins from Soybean Oil," Tenth International Conference on Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies, NOCMAT 2008, Cali, Colombia, November 12-14, 2008.

Gawandi, A., E. Thostenson, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Experimental Investigation of Tow Pullout Behavior or Aramid Fabric," TEXCOMP9, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, October 13-15, 2008.

Kalman, D. P., B. A. Rosen, and N. J. Wagner, "Effects of Particle Hardness on Shear Thickening Colloidal Suspension Rheology," The XVth International Congress on Rheology, pp. 1408-1410, 2008.

Kissounko, D. A. and J. M. Deitzel, "Synthesis and Characterization of Electrospun Conductive Metal and Complex Metal Oxide Nanofibers," Abstracts of Papers, 236th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 16 -20, 2008.

La Scala, J.J. and R. P. Wool, "Fundamental Thermo-Mechanical Property Modeling of Triglyceride-Based Thermosetting Resins," AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, USA, November 16-21, 2008.

La Scala, J. J., S. E. Boyd, I. McAninch, J. M. Sands, D. Fudge, S. Andersen, J. W. Gillespie, Jr., F. Bruce, D. Morgan, K. Patterson, L. Coulter, M. Foley, R. Crane, M. Starks, J. Gomez, X. Geng, A. Grous, and G. R. Palmese, "Environmentally Friendly Bio-Based Vinyl Ester Resins for Military Composite Structures," 26th Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL, December 1-4, 2008.

Nilakantan, G., M. Keefe, J. W. Gillespie, Jr., and T. A. Bogetti, "Modeling the Material and Failure Response of Continuous Filament Fabrics for Use in Impact Applications," TEXCOMP9, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, October 13-15, 2008.

Nilakantan, G., M. Keefe, J. W. Gillespie, Jr., and T. A. Bogetti, "Simulating the Impact of Multi-layer Fabric Targets using a Multi-scale Model and the Finite Element Method", TEXCOMP9, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, October 13-15, 2008.

Nilakantan, G., M. Keefe, J. W. Gillespie, Jr., T. A. Bogetti, and R. Adkinson, "A Study of Material and Architectural Effects on the Impact Response of 2D and 3D Dry Textile Composites using LS-DYNA®, 7th European LS-DYNA Conference, Salzburg, Austria, May 14-15, 2009.

Schuster, J., C. Schonborn, and G. Schneider (University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern,), D. Heider (University of Delaware), K. Sharp (3TEX, Inc.), and M. Glowania (RWTH Aachen, Institut fur Textiltechnik), "Analysis of Thermal Conductivities of Three-Dimensionally Woven Fabric Composites," TEXCOMP9, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, October 13-15, 2008.

Senoz, E. and R. P. Wool, "Hydrogen Storage on Carbonized Chicken Feather Fibers", Proceedings of the 12th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Washington DC, June 23-26, 2008.

Steggall, C., P. Simacek, S. Yarlagadda, and S. G. Advani, "A Model to Describe Thermoplastic Resin Impregnation in a Unit Cell of a Fiber Tow Within a Textile Preform," TEXCOMP9, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, October 13-15, 2008.

Thostenson, E. T., L.M. Gao, and T-W. Chou, "Carbon Nanotube Networks: In situ Sensing of Damage Evolution in Fiber Composites," Proceedings of the 40th International SAMPE Technical Conference, Memphis, TN, September 8-11, 2008.

Wool, R. P., "Bio-Based Composites: Design for Commercialization: Proceedings of the 12th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Washington DC, June 23-26, 2008.
Wool, R. P., "Entanglement Percolation Effects on the Dynamics of Polymer Rheology", Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., New Orleans, LA, March 10-14, 2008.

Wool, R. P., "Fundamental Design of Bio-Based Polymers: Solutions to Global Warming," AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, USA, November 16-21, 2008.

Wool, R. P., "Twinkling Fractal Theory of the Glass Transition", Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc., New Orleans, LA, March 10-14, 2008.

Wool R. P., "Unraveling Entanglements and Polymer Rheology," AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, USA, November 16-21, 2008.

Wool R. P., "Unraveling Entanglements and Polymer Rheology: New Rules," AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, USA, November 16-21, 2008.

Yim, J. H., D. Pappas, D. Kissounko, A. Fridman, and G. R. Palmese, "Interfacial Shear Strength Studies of Plasma-Treated Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Fibers," American Institute of Chemical Engineering, 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, P142, 2008.

Zhan M. and R. P. Wool, "Modification and Functionalization of Soybean Oil Resins for Dielectric Applications," AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, USA, November 16-21, 2008.

Zhan, M. and R. P. Wool, "Bio-Based Dielectric Materials for Printed Circuit Boards", Proceedings of the 12th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Washington DC, June 23-26, 2008.

McAllister, Q. P., J. W. Gillespie, Jr., and M. R. VanLandingham, "Nanoindentation of High Per¬formance Fibers," Conference Proceedings of the American Society for Composites, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, September 2009.

McAllister, Q. P., J. W. Gillespie, Jr., M. R. VanLandingham, and K. E. Strawhecker, "Exploring Particle-Fiber Contact using Instrumented Indentation and Atomic Force Microscopy," SAMPE 2010, Seattle, WA, May 17-20, 2010.

Nilakantan, G., M. Keefe, E. D. Wetzel, T. A. Bogetti, R. Adkinson, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Using LS-DYNA® to Computationally Assess the V0-V100 Impact Response of Flexible Fabrics Through Probabilistic Methods," 11th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, Dearborn, MI, USA, June 6-8, 2010

Nilakantan, G., E. D. Wetzel, R. Merrill, T. A. Bogetti, R. Adkinson, M. Keefe, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr. " Experimental and Numerical Testing of the V50 Impact Response of Flexible Fabrics: Addressing the Effects of Fabric Boundary Slippage," 11th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, Dearborn, MI, USA, June 6-8, 2010
Gama, B. A., K. M. Ayotte, R. Adkinson, and J. W. Gillespie Jr., "Penetration Mechanics of UHMWPE soft Composite Laminates: Quasi-Static and Ballistic Experimental Observations, SAMPE 2010, Seattle, WA, May 17-20, 2010.

Gama, B. A., T. A. Bogetti, and J. W. Gillespie Jr., "Composite Damage Modeling under Quasi-Static, Low Velocity Impact, Ballistic and Blast Loading Conditions," SAMPE 2010, Seattle, WA, May 17-20, 2010.
Kang, S.-G., B. A. Gama, and J. W. Gillespie Jr., "Damage Modeling of Uni-Directional and 3D Composite Unit Cells," SAMPE 2010, Seattle, WA, May 17-20, 2010.

Manzella, A. F., B. A. Gama, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Effect of Laminate Thickness on Ballistic Penetration of Thick-Section Composites," SAMPE 2010, Seattle, WA, May 17-20, 2010.

Qiu, L., K. W. Goossen, D. Heider, D. J. O'Brien, and E. D. Wetzel, "Conical Couplers for Non-Pigtailed, Free-Space Optical Coupling to Fiber Optical Sensors for Bridge Monitoring," Fifth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, Philadelphia, PA, July 13, 2010.

Qiu, L., K. W. Goossen, D. Heider, D. J. O'Brien, and E. D. Wetzel, "Free Space Optical Coupling to Completely Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors," SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications Conference, San Diego, CA, August 2, 2010 .

Jang, J-S., J. Varischetti (University of Nevada), R. G. W. Lee (Chonbuk National University), J. Suhr, "Investigation of Mechanical and Thermal Stability of Hybrid Polymer Nano-Composites," ASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Philadelphia, PA, September 28 - October 1, 2010.

Kim, H-I, E-C. Kang (Sauer-Danfoss-Daikin Ltd.), J-S. Jang, J. Suhr, "Energy Absorption in Particle Reinforced Polymer Composites," ASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Philadelphia, PA, September 28 - October 1, 2010.

Varischetti, J. (University of Nevada, Reno), J-S. Jang, J. Suhr, "Development of Modeling Techniques for Damping Applications of Nano Structured Composites with High Aspect Ratio Fillers," ASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Philadelphia, PA, September 28 - October 1, 2010.

Journals

Federici, J., E. D. Wetzel, B. R. Geil, and D. G. Vlachos, "Single Channel and Heat Recirculation Catalytic Microburners: An Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Study", Proc. Comb. Inst., 32, pp. 3011-3018, 2009.

Gao, L. M., E. T. Thostenson, Z. G. Zhang, and T-W. Chou, "Sensing of Damage Mechanisms in Fiber-Reinforced Composites under Cyclic Loading using Carbon Nanotubes," Advanced Functional Materials, 19(1), pp. 123-130, 2009.

Heider, D., H. Deffor, M. Reuter, J. W. Gillespie, Jr., M. Mohamed, A. Bogdanovich, and R. Crane, "Large-Scale Joint Fabrication using 3-D Fabric Preforms, Sandwich Core Structure and VARTM Processing," SAMPE Journal, 44 (5) pp. 29-34, 2008.

Helgeson, M. E., K. N. Grammatikos, J. M. Deitzel, and N. J. Wagner, "Theory and Kinematic Measurements of the Mechanics of Stable Electrospun Polymer Jets," Polymer, 49, pp. 2924-2936, 2008.

Kissounko, D. A., J. M. Deitzel, S. P. Doherty, A. Shah, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Investigating the Role of Clay Silicate Nanoparticles in Thermal Curing of Cyanate Ester Resin," European Polymer Journal, 44, pp. 2807-2819, 2008.

Leal, A. A., J. M. Deitzel, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Compressive Strength Analysis for High Performance Fibers with Different Modulus in Tension and Compression," Journal of Composite Materials, 43 (6) pp. 661-674, 2009.

Niggermann, C., Y. S. Song, J. W. Gillespie, Jr., and D. Heider, "Experimental Investigation of the Controlled Atmospheric Pressure Resin Infusion (CAPRI) Process," Journal of Composite Materials, 42 (11) pp. 1049-1061, 2008.

Scarpa, A., R. Pirone, G. Russo, and D. G. Vlachos, "Effect of Heat Recirculation on the Self-Sustained Catalytic Combustion of Propane/Air Mixtures in a Quartz Reactor," Combust. Flame, 156, pp. 947-953, 2009.

Streilen, D., S. Yarlagadda, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Predicting the Alignment of Ferromagnetic Particles in a Thermoplastic Matrix," Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 21 (4) pp. 291-307, 2008.

Thostenson, E. T. and T-W. Chou, "Carbon Nanotube-Based Health Monitoring of Mechanically Fastened Composite Joints," Composites Science and Technology, 68(12), pp. 2557–2561, 2008.

Chou, T-W., L. Gao, E. T. Thostenson, Z. Zhang, and J-H. Byun "An Assessment of the Science and Technology of Carbon Nanotube-Based Fibers and Composites," Composites Sci¬ence and Technology, 70 (1), pp. 1-19, 2010.

Gawandi, A., L. A. Carlsson, T. A. Bogetti, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Mechanics of Discontinu¬ous Ceramic Tile Core Sandwich Structure: Influence of Thermal and Interlaminar Stresses," Composite Structures, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.07.022; 92, pp. 164-171, 2010.

Golt, M. C., S. Yarlagadda, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Magnetic and Dielectric Properties of Composites Consisting of Oriented, Iron Flake Filler within a Thermoplastic Host: Part I. Ma¬terial Fabrication and Electromagnetic Characterization," Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 22 (6) pp. 551-567, 2009.

Golt, M. C., S. Yarlagadda, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Magnetic and Dielectric Properties of Composites Consisting of Oriented, Iron Flake Filler within a Thermoplastic Host: Part II. Transport Model Review and Evaluation," Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 22 (6) pp. 569-583, 2009.

Johnson, B. B., M. H. Santare, J. E. Novotny, and S. G. Advani, "Wear Behavior of Carbon Nanotube/High Density Polyethylene Composites," Mechanics of Materials, 41 (10), pp. 1108-15, 2009.

Kalman, D. P. and N. J. Wagner, "Microstructure of Shear-Thickening Concentrated Suspen¬sions Determined by Flow-USANS," Rheologica Acta, 48 (8), pp. 897-908, 2009.

Kalman, D. P., R. L. Merrill, N. J. Wagner, and E. D. Wetzel, "Effect of Particle Hardness on the Penetration Behavior of Fabrics Intercalated with Dry Particles and Concentrated Particle- Fluid Suspensions, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, doi: 10.1021/am900516w, 1 (11), pp. 2602-2612, 2009.

Kusoglu, A., Santare, M. H., and Karlsson, A. M., "Mechanics-Based Model for Non-Affine Swelling in Perfluorosulfonic Acid (PFSA) Membranes," Polymer, 50 (11), pp. 2481-91, 2009.

Kang, S-G., B. A. Gama, S. Yarlagadda, and J. W. Gillespie Jr., "Finite Element Modeling of Delamination in Thick-Section Composites Using LS-Dyna," The 24th Annual Technical Conference presented by the American Society for Composites and the Canadian Association for Composite Structures and Materials, University of Delaware, Sept. 15-17, 2009.

Keenan, C. D., J. W. Gillespie, Jr., D. Heider, R. Jensen, T. Bogetti, R. Adkinson, and J. D. Bender, "Process Capabilities for the Infusion of High Viscosity Polyurea Resin Systems for Composite Applications," The 24th Annual Technical Confer¬ence presented by the American Society for Composites and the Canadian Associa¬tion for Composite Structures and Materials, University of Delaware, Sept. 15-17, 2009.

McAllister, Q. P., J. W. Gillespie, Jr., and J. R. VanLandingham, "Nanoindentation of High Performance Fibers," The 24th Annual Technical Conference presented by the American Society for Composites and the Canadian Association for Composite Structures and Materials, University of Delaware, Sept. 15-17, 2009.

Qiu, L., M. E. Teitelbaum, K. W. Goossen, D. Heider, D. J. O'Brien, and E. D. Wetzel, "Free Space Optical Coupling to Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors Through Panel Surfaces", The 24th Annual Technical Conference presented by the American Society for Composites and the Canadian Association for Composite Structures and Materials, University of Delaware, Sept. 15-17, 2009.

Kissounko, D. A., K. M. Danner, J. M. Deitzel, J. W. Gillespie Jr. "Synthesis and Characterization of Electrospun Conductive Metal and Complex Metal Oxide Nanofibers," American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2009 International Con¬gress, IMECE2009-12385, Orlando, FL, November 16-21, 2009.

Simacek, P., D. Heider, J. W. Gillespie, Jr., and S. G. Advani, "Post-Filling Flow in Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding Processes: Theoretical Analysis," Composites Part A-Applied Science and Manufacturing, 40 (6-7), pp. 913-924, July 2009.

Leal, A. A., J. M. Deitzel, S. H. McKnight, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Effect of Hydrogen Bonding and Moisture Cycling on the Compressive Performance of Poly-Pyridobisimidazole (M5) Fiber," Polymer, 50 (13), pp. 2900-2905, 2009.

Yoon, M. K., D. Heider, J. W. Gillespie, Jr., C. P. Ratcliffe, and R. M. Crane, "Local Damage Detec¬tion with the Global Fitting Method using Mode Shape Data in Notched Beams," Journal of Nonde¬structive Evaluation, 28, (2) pp. 63-74, June 2009.

Steggall-Murphy, C., P. Simacek, S. G. Advani, S. Yarlagadda, and S. Walsh, "A Model for Thermo¬plastic Melt Impregnation of Fiber Bundles during Consolidation of Powder-Impregnated Continuous Fiber Composites," Composites Part A, 41 (1), pp. 93-100, January 2010.

Nilakantan, G., M. Keefe, T.A. Bogetti, R. Adkinson, and J.W. Gillespie Jr.,
"On the Finite Element Analysis of Woven Fabric Impact using Multiscale Modeling Techniques," International Journal of Solids and Structures, 47, pp. 2300-2315, 2010.

Kusoglu, A., A. M. Karlsson, and M. H. Santare, "Structure-Property Relationship in Ionomer Membranes," Polymer, 51 (6), pp. 1457-64, 2010.

Kusoglu, A., Y. Tang, M. Lugo, A. M. Karlsson, M. H. Santare, S. Cleghorn, and W. B. Johnson, Constitutive Response and Mechanical Properties of PFSA Membranes in Liquid Water," Journal of Power Sources, 195 (2), pp. 483-92, 2010.

Amouroux, S. C., D. Heider, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Characterization of Membranes used in Pressure Driven Composite Processing," Composites: Part A-Applied Science and Manufacturing, 41 (2), pp. 207-214, February 2010.

Amouroux-Berthe, S., D. Heider, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Permeability Estimation of Nano-Porous Membranes for Non-Wetting Fluids," Journal of Porous Media, 13 (4), pp. 319-329, 2010.

Chandrasekaran V. C. S, S. G. Advani, and M. H. Santare, "Role of Processing on Interlaminar Shear Strength Enhancement of Epoxy/Glass fiber/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Composites," Carbon, 48 (13), pp. 3692-99, 2010.

Chatterjee, A. and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Room Temperature Curable VARTM Epoxy Resins: Promising Alternative to Vinyl Ester Resins," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, doi: 10.1002/app.307402009. 2009, 115 (2), pp. 665-673, January 2010.

Kusoglu, A., M. H. Santare, A. M. Karlsson, S. Cleghorn, and W. B. Johnson, "Numerical Investigation of Mechanical Durability in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 157 (5), p. B705-13, 2010.

Lim, A., S. L. Lopatnikov, N. J. Wagner, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Investigating the Transient Response of a Shear Thickening Fluid Using the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Technique," Rheologica Acta, DOI 10.1007/s00397-010-0463-8.s, 49 (8), pp. 879-890, August 2010.

Nilakantan, G., M. Keefe, T. A. Bogetti, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Multiscale Modelng of the Impact of Textile Fabrics Based on Hybrid Element Analysis," International Journal of Impact Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2010.04.007, 37 (10), pp. 1056- 1071, October 2010.

Stanzione III, J. F. and R. P. Wool, "Observing the Twinkling Fractal Nature of the Glass Transition," J. Non-Cryst. Solids, doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.06.041, 2010.

Lim, A. S., S. L. Lopatnikov, N. J. Wagner, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "An Experimental Investigation into the Kinematics of a Concentrated Hard-Sphere Colloidal Suspension during Hopkinson Bar Evaluation at High Stresses," Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2010.06.015, 165, pp. 1342-1350, 2010.

Yoon, M. K., D. Heider, and J. W. Gillespie, Jr., "Local Damage Detection with the Global Fitting Method using Operating Deflection Shape Data," Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation," 29 (1), pp. 23-37, March 2010.