Dr. Avraam I. Isayev
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of Polymer Engineering
Phone: 330-414-5833
Email: aisayev@uakron.edu
Education
- 1970 Ph. D., Polymer Engineering, Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow
- 1965 M. Sc., Applied Mathematics, Institute of Electronic Machine Building, Moscow
- 1964 M. Sc., Chemical Engineering, Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry, Baku
Research Interests
Polymer processing, rheo-optics, rheology of polymers, oil products and disperse systems; the injection, co-injection, transfer, compression and gas-assisted injection molding of polymers; LCP based self-reinforced or in-situ composites; continuous decrosslinking of thermosets and rubbers and copolymerization of polymer blends with the aid of high power ultrasound; high temperature and high performance nanocomposites; constitutive equations and process modeling.
Research Featured
- Business Week Magazine, September 27, 1993, p. 111
- Popular Science, v. 245, 62(4), October 1994
- Environmental Remediation Technology, 1, 63, 1993
- Vibrations, The Newsletter of Ultrasonic Industry Association, v. 4, #2, 1994
- Tire Business, July 4, 1995
- Tokyo New Technology Exhibition in 1995 by Nihon Unipolymer Trading Company of Japan
- Technical Insights Newsletter, Wiley, v. 14, #12, p. 9, December 1997
- Rubber and Plastics News, April 19, 1999, p. 10
- Chemical Engineering, August 1999, pp. 26-27
- NSF Science News, June 26, 2000
- AAAS Science Update, August 3, 2000
- Plastics Technology, November 2001, p. 23
- Boston Globe, June 25, 2002
- Publications and newspapers around the world
Research Advisor
32 PhD and 35 MS Students
Publications, Patents and Presentations
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Wrote 1 monograph, edited 4 books and issued 23 patents.
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Published 190 papers in referred journal, 26 papers in books, 5 papers in encyclopedias, 104 in referred conference proceedings.
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Publications received over 2500 citations according to the Science Citation Index.
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Patents received over 200 US patent citations according to the IBM Patent Server.
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Presented 225 papers at the national and international conferences, including plenary, keynote and invited lectures, and 109 seminars over the world.
Professional Societies
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Society of Plastics Engineers, Member 1981‑1983, Senior Member 1984 -
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Society of Rheology, Member 1981 -
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Rubber Division of the ACS, Member 1985-1999, Life Member 2000-
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Polymer Processing Society, Member 1984 -
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American Chemical Society, Member 1988 -
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American Ceramic Society, Member 1986 - 1994
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Tire Society, Member 1987 - 1993
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New York Academy of Sciences, Elected Member 1994-1999
Awards and Honors
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Laureate of Conference of Young Scientists of Moscow on Theoretical Problems of Physical Chemistry, 1970.
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Guest Professor, Special Research Program on Polymers, University of Aachen, West Germany, May - June 1986.
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Guest Professor, University of Linz, Austria, September 1993 to January 1994.
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Guest Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology, January 1996.
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Guest Professor, Institut fur Polymerforschung, University of Dresden, May - June 1997.
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Guest Professor, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brasil, October 1997.
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NASA Faculty Research Fellow, Summer 1985.
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Outstanding Achievement Awards, The University of Akron Board of Trustees, 1987/88, 1992/93.
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ANTEC'93 Best Technical Paper, Engineering Properties & Structure Division.
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Certificate of Recognition from the SPE for Significant Contributions to the Society and to the Plastics Industry, 1994.
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Distinguished Corporate Inventor, American Society of Patent Holders, selected by the University of Akron, 1995.
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Outstanding Researcher Award, The University of Akron Alumni Association, 1996.
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Silver Medal, The Institute of Materials, London, England, 1997.
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The Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award, Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, 1999.
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The OMNOVA Solutions Signature University Award, The OMNOVA Solutions Foundation, Akron, 2000, 2002.
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Vinogradov Prize, G. V. Vinogradov Society of Rheology, Moscow, 2000.
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Certificate of Recognition for Exemplary Service from Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa, University of Akron, 2003.
Patents
- G. V. Vinogradov, A. I. Isayev, A. A. Konstantinov, N. A. Ergin, A. K. Kulapov, V. A.Rogov, S. K. Krasheninnikov and A. B. Bystrov, "Method of Determination of Rheological Properties of Viscoelastic Media", Avtorskoe Svidetelstvo SSSR, Patent USSR No. 378756, G01n, 11/16; Bulletin No. 19, 1973 (Russian).
- G. V. Vinogradov, L. A. Gordievsky, N. Plotnikova, A. I. Isayev, N. V. Skobeleva and V. G. Fish, "Pulverizer of High Viscous Systems", Avtorskoe Svidetelstvo SSSR, Patent USSR No. 394104, B05b, 3/100; Bulletin No. 34, 1973 (Russian).
- V. M. Azarov, G. V. Vinogradov, V. S. Ivanov, A. I. Isayev, et al, "Arrangement for Molding of Rod from Food‑Mass", Avtorskoe Svidetelstvo SSSR, Patent USSR No. 413937, A23g, 3/12; A23p, 1/100; Bulletin No. 5, 1974 (Russian).
- A. I. Kulapov, A. B. Bystrov and A. I. Isayev, "Feeding Arrangement of Tape‑Stretching Mechanism", Avtorskoe Svidetelstvo SSSR, Patent USSR, No. 492925, G11b, 15/43; Bulletin No. 43, 1975 (Russian).
- G. V. Vinogradov, Yu. Ya. Podoslky, A. I. Isayev, E. V. Katsyutsevich and V. I. Brizitsky, "Method of Extrusion of Polymers", Avtorskoe Svidetelstvo SSSR, Patent USSR No. 489387, B29f, 3/00, 1975.
- A. I. Isayev and M. J. Modic, "Liquid Crystal Fiber‑Reinforced Polymer Composite and Process for Preparing Same", U.S. Patent 4,728,698 (1988); European Patent 0 217 563 (1992); Canadian Patent 1,276,449 (1990); German Patent 3,683,431 (1992); Japanese Patent 95‑037,577 (1995).
- A. I. Isayev and S. Swaminathan, "Wholly Aromatic Polyester Fiber‑Reinforced Polyetherimide Composite and Process for Preparing Same", U.S. Patent 4,835,047 (1989); European Patent EP 0 291 323, A2 (1994); Canadian Patent 1,336,930 (1995) ; German Patent P 38 54 240.4-08; Japanese Patent 116,781/88 (1998).
- A. I. Isayev and P. R. Subramanian, "Thermoplastic Web and Process for Manufacturing Same", U.S. Patent 5,032,433 (1991); International Application WO 91/02042.
- A. I. Isayev, Composite Thermoplastic Elastomer Blend and Process for Preparing the Same", U.S. Patent 5,021,475 (1991); Canadian Patent 2,010,103 (1991).
- A. I. Isayev, "Wholly Aromatic Polyester Fiber‑Reinforced High Performance Thermoplastic and Process for Preparing Same", U.S. Patent 5,006,402 (1991); Canadian Patent 2,013,527 (1991); European Patent EP 0 423 311; Australian Patent 633,580 (1992); International Application WO 90/13421.
- A. I. Isayev and P. R. Subramanian, "Self‑Reinforced Composite of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Process for Preparing Same", U.S. Patent 5,070,157, Dec. 3, 1991; Australian Patent 645,154 (1994); European Patent 0 543 953 (1997); Canadian Patent 2,086,931 (1993); Japanese Patent 2 841 246; French 0543953; Germany 69125493.1; Great Britain 0543953; International Patent WO 92/03506 (1992).
- A. I. Isayev, "Wholly Aromatic Polyester Fiber‑Reinforced Polyphenylene Oxide and Process for Preparing Same", U.S. Patent 5,006,403 (1991).
- A. I. Isayev, "Self‑Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Laminate", International Publication No. WO 91/01879, February 21, 1991.
- A. I. Isayev, "Wholly Aromatic Polyester Fiber‑Reinforced Polystyrene‑Poly (phenylene oxide) Blend and Process for Preparing Same", U.S. Patent 5,283,114, February 1, 1994.
- A. I. Isayev, "Self‑Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Laminate", U.S. Patent 5,275,877, January 4, 1994.
- A. I. Isayev, "Self‑Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Laminate", US Patent 5,268,225, December 7, 1993; International Application WO 93/00156; Australian Patent Application 93/34,393.
- A. I. Isayev, "Self‑Reinforced Composites and Process for Preparing Same", US Patent 5,260,380, November 9, 1993; European Patent EP 0 623 156; Australian Patent 661,123; International Application WO 93/15144; Japanese Patent Application 93‑513,380; Canadian Patent 2,128,613.
- A. I. Isayev, "Continuous Ultrasonic Devulcanization of Vulcanized Elastomers", US Patent 5,258,413, November 2, 1993; European Patent EP 0 647 240; Chinese 93/108,898.4; Mexican 93 4560; Brazilian PI 9306597-3; Korean 704672/1994; Japanese 6-502441; Australian 668,581, August 27, 1996; Canadian 2,137,923; International Application WO 94/00497, January 6, 1994; New Zealand Patent 254 379, May 30, 1997.
- A. I. Isayev and J. Chen, "Apparatus for the Continuous Ultrasonic Devulcanization of Vulcanized Elastomers", US Patent 5,284, 625, February 8, 1994.
- A. I. Isayev, "Process for Preparing a Self‑Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Laminate", US Patent 5,238,638, August 24, 1993; International Application WO 93/11204.
- S. Jana and A. I. Isayev, “Multi-layer Articles Having a Conductive Surface and Non-conductive Core and Process for Making the Same”, US Patent 6,172,155 (filed on Nov. 24, 1998, issued on Jan. 9, 2001); PCT Intern Appl. WO 0030875 A1 (2000).
- A. I. Isayev and C. K. Hong, “Ultrasound Assisted Continuous Process for Making Polymer Blends and Copolymers”, US Patent 6,528,554 (issued March 4, 2003); European Patent Application WO 02/066218, published August 29, 2002.
- A. I. Isayev and Kyungwoo Choi, “Carbonized Pitch Moldings from Mixtures of a Synthetic Mesophase Pitch and Heat-Soaked Isotropic Pitch”, US Patent Application #09/998,938 (filed November 30, 2001).
- A. I. Isayev and H. H. Rieckert, “Ultrasound Assisted Process for Increasing the Crystallinity of Slow Crystallizable Polymers”, US Patent 6,713,600 (issued March 30, 2004).
- A. I. Isayev and C. K. Hong, “Ultrasound Assisted Apparatus for Making Polymer Blends and Copolymers”, US Divisional Patent Application (filed February 21, 2003).
- A. I. Isayev and J. W. Shin, “Check Valve, Pin and Nozzle for Gas-Assisted Injection Molding”, Invention Disclosure #466.
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