Materials & Synthesis

Identifying, creating, and tailoring of existing and next- generation materials through the control of microstructure and molecular architecture.

• Enironmental Composites
• Nano-Composites
• Synthesis

Environmental Composites

• Synthesis and Characterization of Clay Nanocomposites from Plant Oils
• Carbon Nanotube Composites with Chemically Functionalized Plant Oils
• Bio-Based Composite Sandwich Structures for Construction Applications
• Low Dielectric Constant Materials from Soybean Oils and Hollow Keratin Fibers
• Bio-based Composite Materials
• Development of Bio-based Emulsion Polymers for Coating Systems
• Plant Oil Based Thermosetting Polymers
• The Development of Bio-Based Elastomers
• High-Pressure Process for Foaming Soybean-Oil Polymers
• The Effect of Lignin on Mechanical Properties of Aeso-based Polymers (undergraduate)

Nano-composites

• Synthesis and Characterization of Clay Nanocomposites from Plant Oils
• Design of Large Area PLEDs on Flexible Substrates
• Flow Behavior in Electrostatically Driven Jets
• Left-Handed Materials Based on Magnetic Nanocomposites
• Left-Handed Materials in Magnetic Nanocomposites
• Synthesis and Properties of Nanotube/Epoxy Composite
• The Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube/Thermoplastic Composites
• Ballistic Performance of Kevlar/Shear-Thickening Fluid Composites Propagation in Continuously Nonhomogeneous Materials
• Fabrication of 3-D Opal and Inverse-Opal Structures for Photonic-Crystal Devices
• Investigating the Nanoscale Structural Properties of Colloid-Polymer Systems Using Microrheology Techniques
• Carbon Nanotube Composites with Chemically Functionalized Plant Oils
• Healing Strategies for Fiber Damage in Composite Materials
• Organic Photovoltaics
• Characterization of Block Copolymers and Gold Nanoparticles (undergraduate)

Synthesis

• Formulation of New VARTM Resins for FCS Applications
• Performance of Formulated New CCMFCS VARTM Resins for FCS Applications
• Polymerization Model for Unsaturated Thermosetting Resins with Coupling of Kinetic and Diffusion Controlled Reaction Regimes
• Surface Modification for Improving Composite Impact Performance
• Comparative Study of Various Epoxy VARTM Resins Based on Thermal Properties (undergraduate)

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