Research Group

From left to right: Tsui-Hsun Lin, Setareh Niknezhad, Antonio Carrillo, Dr. Avraam Isayev, Todd Lewis, Rishi Kumar, Kaan Gunes, Nam Hyung Kim, Mike Morr

Research Areas:

A. Nanotechnology

Nanotubes / Nanofiber

• Dr Changdo Jung
• Haifeng Shan
• Rishi Kumar
• Todd Lewis

Topic: 'Continuous ultrasonic extrusion for manufacturing of high performance polymer nanocomposites using Carbonnanotubes / Carbonnanofibers'

• Kaan Gunes - 'In-situ compatibilization of polyesters and liquid crystalline polymers with ultrasound'

Nanoclay

• Dr Sarat K. Swain - 'Polymer / Clay nanocomposites prepared by continuous sonication process'
• Sergey Lapshin - 'Experimental and theoretical study of Polypropylene-clay nanocomposites prepared by using high power ultrasound'

B. Simulation Group

• Antonio Carrillo - 'Viscoelastic simulation of birefringence and residual stresses in gas-assisted injection moldings'
• Tsui-Hsun Lin - 'Injection molding in optical components'
• Nam Hyung Kim - 'Two-component co-injection and transfer molding of polymers: experiment and simulation'

C. Rubber Processing

• Ximei Sun - 'Continuous ultrasound devulcanization of Isoprene rubber'