Members

May 2006

From left: Dr. Dave Frankowski, Sachin Talwar, Dr. Saad Khan, Joan Patterson, Annie Chu,
Dr. Angelica Sanchez, Dr. Shamsheer Mahammed. Not pictured: Joshua Manasco

Summer 2007 - Dr. Joan Patterson's graduation

From left: Amit Gupta, Joan Patterson, Christopher Bonino, Sachin Talwar, Annie Chu, Joshua Manasco, William Barnes, Sara Arvidson, Carl Saquing. Not pictured: Christina Tang and Stephanie Sullivan

August 2008

From left: Stephanie Sullivan, Christina Tang, Kim Shearer, Joshua Manasco, Annie Chu, Christopher Bonino, Amit Gupta, Dr. Saad Khan, Jonathon Harding, Carl Saquing, Sara Arvidson

Joshua Manasco, Aug. 04-; Ph.D. Program

Nanofibers Through Electrospinning For Microelectronic Applications

Annie Chu, Aug. 05-; Ph.D. Program
Novel Oral Drug Delivery Platform Using Enzyme-modified Polysaccharides

Stephanie Sullivan, Aug. 05-; Ph.D. Program

Sara Arvidson, Aug. 06-; Ph.D. Program

Christopher Bonino, Aug. 06-; Ph.D. Program

Christina Tang, Aug. 07-; Ph.D. Program

Dr. Carl Saquing, Ph.D.

From left, bottom: Row 1: Ruchi Gupta Singhal, Collins Appaw
Row 2: Joan Patterson, Teri Walker, Angelica Sanchez, Shamsheer Mahammad
Row 3: Jeff Yerian, Ahmed Eissa, Jeremy Walls, Srini Siripurapu, Adeola Adeokambi
Row 4: Satisha Bissram, Dr. Saad Khan, Ahmed Abdala

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Sachin Talwar, Aug. 03-Mar. 08; Ph.D. (currently at DuPont) Thesis: Hydrophobically Modified Associative Polymers: Solution Rheology and Electrospun Nanofibers Joan D. Patterson, Aug. 01-Mar. 07; Ph.D. (co-advisor G.W. Roberts) (currently at Dow Corning)Thsis: Depolymerization of PET Using Liquid and Superctritical Carbon Dioxide

David Frankowski, Aug. 02 - May 06; Ph.D. (currently at Dow)
Thesis: Formation of Organic-inorganic Nano/Micro composites Using Environmentally Benign Solvents or Processes
Angelica Sanchez, Aug. 01 - May 06; Ph.D. (currently at Cabot Corporation)
Thesis: Colloidal Gels of Fumed Silica: Microstructure, Surface Interactions and Temperature Effects

Shamsheer Mahammad, Aug. 01 - May 06; Ph.D. (currently at Johns Manville Corp.)
Thesis: Enzymatic Reactions in Water Soluble Polymer Solutions: Rheology and Kinetics

Ahmed Eissa, Jan. 01 - Jan. 05; Ph.D. (faculty at Cairo University)
Thesis: Enzymatic Modification of Whey Protein Gels in low pH

Collins Appaw, Jan. 01- Jan. 05; Ph.D. (co-advisor John Kadla) (post-doc at NCSU - Textiles)
Thesis: Rheology and Microstructure of Cellulose Acetate in Mixed Solvents

Teri Walker, Aug. 97 - Jul. 03; Ph.D. Program (co-advisor R.J. Spontak) (currently at RTI)
Thesis: Manipulating the Phase Behavior of Polymer Blends Using Supercritical CO₂

Ruchi Gupta, Jan.01- June 03; MS (co-advisor P.S. Fedkiw) (currently at NC State Government)
Thesis: Transport Properties of Hectorite based Nanocomposite Single-Ion Conductors Ahmed Abdala, Jan. 99 - June. 03; Ph.D. (faculty at Institute Petroleum Research, UAE)
Thesis: Rheology and Microstructure of Associative Polymers

Srinivasa Siripurapu, Aug. 98 - June. 03; Ph.D. (co-advisor R.J. Spontak) (currently at GE Plastics)
Thesis: Blend- and Surface-assisted Foaming of Polymers with Supercritical CO₂
Jeffrey A. Yerian, Aug. 97 - May 03; Ph.D. (co-advisor P.S. Fedkiw) (currently at Exxon Mobil)
Thesis: Composite Polymer Electrolytes Using Surface-functionalized Fumed Silica

Adeola Adeokambi, June 00 - Dec. 02; MS (Currently at Columbia Law School)
Thesis: Rheology of Hyperbranched Polymers Julie McCormick, Aug. 95 - Dec. 02; Ph.D. (co-advisor Carol Hall) (currently at Michelin)
Thesis: Simulation of the Dynamics of Entangled Polymer Melts

H. Jeremy Walls, Jan. 98 - May 02; Ph.D. (currently at NIST)
Thesis: Colloidal Silica Gels as Composite Electrolytes: Rheology and Ionic transport Mike Riley, Aug. 95 - May 02; Ph.D. (co-advisor P.S. Fedkiw) (currently at Microcell)
Thesis: Hectorite-based Composite Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries

Matthew Burke, Aug. 97- Dec. 01; Ph.D. (currently at Glaxo SmithKline)
Thesis: Enzymatic Modification of Biopolymer Solutions and Hydrogels Vandita Pai, Aug. 96 - Jun. 01; PhD (currently at GE Plastics)
Thesis: Rheology, Phase Separation and Microstructure of Polysaccharide Blends

Joseph Royer, Aug. 95- Aug. 00; Ph.D. (currently at Milliken Company)
Thesis: High Pressure Rheological Studies of CO2 / Polymer Systems

Jennifer S. Shay, Aug. 95 - Sep. 99; Ph.D. (currently at Coca Cola)
Thesis: Synthesis, Rheology and Microstructure of Aqueous Polystyrene Latex Dispersions Grafted with PEO macromers

Bor-Sen Chiou, Aug. 93 - Sep. 98; Ph.D. (currently at USDA)
Thesis: Rheology of UV Crosslinked Polymers: Correlation of Gelation, Process Parameters, and Chemistry Nirupama R. Kenkare, Aug. 92 - April 98; Ph.D. (co-advisor C.K. Hall) (currently at Cibavision)
Thesis: Swelling of Polymer Gels

Srinivasa Raghavan, Aug. 92 - Feb. 98; Ph.D. (faculty at U. Maryland)
Thesis: Fumed Silica Suspensions and Gels: Rheology & Microstructure Chinmay Bhatt, Aug. 95 - Aug. 97; MS (Currently at Becton Dickinson)
Thesis: Stress Relaxation Characteristics of Metalocene-based Polyolefin Foam

Akash Tayal, Aug. 92 - Jul. 97; Ph.D. (currently at Balchem)
Thesis: Enzymatic Degradation of Aqueous Polymer Solutions and Gels: Rheology & Size Exclusion Chromatography Studies Joanna Roberts, Aug. 93 - May 95; MS; (at Clariant Chemicals)
Thesis: Controlled Black Liquor Viscosity Reduction Through The Use of Thiocyanate Salts

Dr. Peter Fedkiw, Department of Chemical Engineering, NCSU
Prof. Joseph M. DeSimone, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina

Dr. Jan Genzer, Department of Chemical Engineering, NCSU Dr. Robert J. English, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Wales Institute

Dr. Carol Hall, Department of Chemical Engineering, NCSU Prof. Carmen Gonzales, University of Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Robert Kelly, Department of Chemical Engineering, NCSU Prof. John Kadla , Department of Wood & Paper Sci, NCSU

Dr. George Roberts, Department of Chemical Engineering, NCSU Dr. Bob Prud'homme, Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University

Dr. Mirielle Adams, CNRS, France Dr. Mohan Srinivasarao, School of Textiles and Fiber Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Gregory Baker, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University Dr. Tom Zawadsinski, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Dr. Juan Hinestroza, Textiles and Apparel, Cornell University Dr. Wendy Krause, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University

Sachin Talwar, Aug. 03-Mar. 08; Ph.D. (currently at DuPont) Thesis: Hydrophobically Modified Associative Polymers: Solution Rheology and Electrospun Nanofibers	Joan D. Patterson, Aug. 01-Mar. 07; Ph.D. (co-advisor G.W. Roberts) (currently at Dow Corning)Thsis: Depolymerization of PET Using Liquid and Superctritical Carbon Dioxide
David Frankowski, Aug. 02 - May 06; Ph.D. (currently at Dow) Thesis: Formation of Organic-inorganic Nano/Micro composites Using Environmentally Benign Solvents or Processes	Angelica Sanchez, Aug. 01 - May 06; Ph.D. (currently at Cabot Corporation) Thesis: Colloidal Gels of Fumed Silica: Microstructure, Surface Interactions and Temperature Effects
Shamsheer Mahammad, Aug. 01 - May 06; Ph.D. (currently at Johns Manville Corp.) Thesis: Enzymatic Reactions in Water Soluble Polymer Solutions: Rheology and Kinetics	Ahmed Eissa, Jan. 01 - Jan. 05; Ph.D. (faculty at Cairo University) Thesis: Enzymatic Modification of Whey Protein Gels in low pH
Collins Appaw, Jan. 01- Jan. 05; Ph.D. (co-advisor John Kadla) (post-doc at NCSU - Textiles) Thesis: Rheology and Microstructure of Cellulose Acetate in Mixed Solvents	Teri Walker, Aug. 97 - Jul. 03; Ph.D. Program (co-advisor R.J. Spontak) (currently at RTI) Thesis: Manipulating the Phase Behavior of Polymer Blends Using Supercritical CO₂
Ruchi Gupta, Jan.01- June 03; MS (co-advisor P.S. Fedkiw) (currently at NC State Government) Thesis: Transport Properties of Hectorite based Nanocomposite Single-Ion Conductors	Ahmed Abdala, Jan. 99 - June. 03; Ph.D. (faculty at Institute Petroleum Research, UAE) Thesis: Rheology and Microstructure of Associative Polymers
Srinivasa Siripurapu, Aug. 98 - June. 03; Ph.D. (co-advisor R.J. Spontak) (currently at GE Plastics) Thesis: Blend- and Surface-assisted Foaming of Polymers with Supercritical CO₂	Jeffrey A. Yerian, Aug. 97 - May 03; Ph.D. (co-advisor P.S. Fedkiw) (currently at Exxon Mobil) Thesis: Composite Polymer Electrolytes Using Surface-functionalized Fumed Silica
Adeola Adeokambi, June 00 - Dec. 02; MS (Currently at Columbia Law School) Thesis: Rheology of Hyperbranched Polymers	Julie McCormick, Aug. 95 - Dec. 02; Ph.D. (co-advisor Carol Hall) (currently at Michelin) Thesis: Simulation of the Dynamics of Entangled Polymer Melts
H. Jeremy Walls, Jan. 98 - May 02; Ph.D. (currently at NIST) Thesis: Colloidal Silica Gels as Composite Electrolytes: Rheology and Ionic transport	Mike Riley, Aug. 95 - May 02; Ph.D. (co-advisor P.S. Fedkiw) (currently at Microcell) Thesis: Hectorite-based Composite Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries
Matthew Burke, Aug. 97- Dec. 01; Ph.D. (currently at Glaxo SmithKline) Thesis: Enzymatic Modification of Biopolymer Solutions and Hydrogels	Vandita Pai, Aug. 96 - Jun. 01; PhD (currently at GE Plastics) Thesis: Rheology, Phase Separation and Microstructure of Polysaccharide Blends
Joseph Royer, Aug. 95- Aug. 00; Ph.D. (currently at Milliken Company) Thesis: High Pressure Rheological Studies of CO2 / Polymer Systems	Jennifer S. Shay, Aug. 95 - Sep. 99; Ph.D. (currently at Coca Cola) Thesis: Synthesis, Rheology and Microstructure of Aqueous Polystyrene Latex Dispersions Grafted with PEO macromers
Bor-Sen Chiou, Aug. 93 - Sep. 98; Ph.D. (currently at USDA) Thesis: Rheology of UV Crosslinked Polymers: Correlation of Gelation, Process Parameters, and Chemistry	Nirupama R. Kenkare, Aug. 92 - April 98; Ph.D. (co-advisor C.K. Hall) (currently at Cibavision) Thesis: Swelling of Polymer Gels
Srinivasa Raghavan, Aug. 92 - Feb. 98; Ph.D. (faculty at U. Maryland) Thesis: Fumed Silica Suspensions and Gels: Rheology & Microstructure	Chinmay Bhatt, Aug. 95 - Aug. 97; MS (Currently at Becton Dickinson) Thesis: Stress Relaxation Characteristics of Metalocene-based Polyolefin Foam
Akash Tayal, Aug. 92 - Jul. 97; Ph.D. (currently at Balchem) Thesis: Enzymatic Degradation of Aqueous Polymer Solutions and Gels: Rheology & Size Exclusion Chromatography Studies	Joanna Roberts, Aug. 93 - May 95; MS; (at Clariant Chemicals) Thesis: Controlled Black Liquor Viscosity Reduction Through The Use of Thiocyanate Salts

Dr. Peter Fedkiw, Department of Chemical Engineering, NCSU	Prof. Joseph M. DeSimone, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina
Dr. Jan Genzer, Department of Chemical Engineering, NCSU	Dr. Robert J. English, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Wales Institute
Dr. Carol Hall, Department of Chemical Engineering, NCSU	Prof. Carmen Gonzales, University of Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Robert Kelly, Department of Chemical Engineering, NCSU	Prof. John Kadla , Department of Wood & Paper Sci, NCSU
Dr. George Roberts, Department of Chemical Engineering, NCSU	Dr. Bob Prud'homme, Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University
Dr. Mirielle Adams, CNRS, France	Dr. Mohan Srinivasarao, School of Textiles and Fiber Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Gregory Baker, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University	Dr. Tom Zawadsinski, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dr. Juan Hinestroza, Textiles and Apparel, Cornell University	Dr. Wendy Krause, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University