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Department Greengs I can’t believe winter is upon us again! A lot has happened since our last newslet- ter. We were saddened by the passing of two founding faculty members of the department, Dr. Coleman J. Major and Dr. Robert W. Roberts. Dr. Coleman was the first Head of the department (and later Dean of the College of Engineering); Dr. Roberts was the second Department Head. The department’s continuing de- velopment bears the testimony to their great leadership and contribution. The department has indeed continued to develop. In August we welcomed two new faculty members, Dr. Zhenmeng Peng and Dr. Lingyan Li, and one adminis- trative assistant, Mr. Nickolas Dahl. Dr. Peng, with a PhD degree from University of Rochester and postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley, joined us as an assistant professor. Dr. Li received her PhD degree from University of Washington and was Research Fellow for 4 years at Cleveland Clinic before joining the department as temporary faculty. Mr. Dahl has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies from Ohio University and joined us from the School of Nursing at UA. The department now has 18 full time faculty, 3 administrators, 1 technician, and 10 other associated/supporting faculty and staff. The department’s enrollment num- ber has also maintained the trend of continual increase for the past 9 years. This fall we have over 360 undergraduate students and 88 graduate students. In Fall 2011 we had 320 undergraduate and 70 graduate students; and back in 2004 we had 155 undergraduate and about 40 graduate students. The increasing faculty, staff and students also require more space. The Auburn Science West Tower renova- tion is completed and the department has about 7000 square feet in additional space there. The new facility, The University of Akron Engineering Research Cen- ter is nearly completed. The faculty members in the corrosion engineering pro- gram have been busy setting up their labs and offices there. Our student chapter of AIChE was honored as the Outstanding Student Chapter at the recent national AIChE meeting at Pittsburgh. There are many other exciting developments happening at the department. We hope you’ll consider visiting us when you get the chance. Lastly, we wish you a Happy Holiday season and a wonderful new year to come! Dr. Lu-Kwang Ju, Department Chair Mr. Larry Allen Retired, VP of Environmental, Health Safety and Quality Mr. Chris Arrick Caterpillar, Inc. Mr. Charles A. Clerecuzio Bard Holding, Inc. Mr. Roger Cox The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Mr. Tom Flynn The Babcock & Wilcox Company Mr. Robert Handelman Chemstress Consultant Company Mr. Karl Jacob (Chair) The Dow Chemical Company Dr. Jeffrey S. Kanel Renewable Algae Energy, LLC Dr. Brian Kocher OMNOVA Dr. Jackie Laurich OMNOVA Dr. Tim Mallo Merck & Company, Inc. Mr. Oscar Mascarenhas Next Generaon Films Mr. Robert M. Shemenski RMS Consulng Inc. Dr. W. Leigh Short Alternave Environment Strategies, LLC Mr. Dan Spak Firestone High School Mr. John Zuppo Emerald Performance Materials Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Fall 2012 Departmental Advisory Board

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Page 1: Department Greetings - University of Akron · 2013. 7. 9. · Department Greetings I can’t believe winter is upon us again! A lot has happened since our last newslet-ter. We were

Department Greetings I can’t believe winter is upon us again! A lot has happened since our last newslet-

ter. We were saddened by the passing of two founding faculty members of the

department, Dr. Coleman J. Major and Dr. Robert W. Roberts. Dr. Coleman was

the first Head of the department (and later Dean of the College of Engineering);

Dr. Roberts was the second Department Head. The department’s continuing de-

velopment bears the testimony to their great leadership and contribution.

The department has indeed continued to develop. In August we welcomed two

new faculty members, Dr. Zhenmeng Peng and Dr. Lingyan Li, and one adminis-

trative assistant, Mr. Nickolas Dahl. Dr. Peng, with a PhD degree from University

of Rochester and postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley, joined us as an assistant

professor. Dr. Li received her PhD degree from University of Washington and was

Research Fellow for 4 years at Cleveland Clinic before joining the department as

temporary faculty. Mr. Dahl has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies

from Ohio University and joined us from the School of Nursing at UA.

The department now has 18 full time faculty, 3 administrators, 1 technician, and 10

other associated/supporting faculty and staff. The department’s enrollment num-

ber has also maintained the trend of continual increase for the past 9 years. This

fall we have over 360 undergraduate students and 88 graduate students. In Fall

2011 we had 320 undergraduate and 70 graduate students; and back in 2004 we had

155 undergraduate and about 40 graduate students. The increasing faculty, staff

and students also require more space. The Auburn Science West Tower renova-

tion is completed and the department has about 7000 square feet in additional

space there. The new facility, The University of Akron Engineering Research Cen-

ter is nearly completed. The faculty members in the corrosion engineering pro-

gram have been busy setting up their labs and offices there.

Our student chapter of AIChE was honored as the Outstanding Student Chapter

at the recent national AIChE meeting at Pittsburgh. There are many other exciting

developments happening at the department. We hope you’ll consider visiting us

when you get the chance.

Lastly, we wish you a Happy Holiday season and a wonderful new year to come!

Dr. Lu-Kwang Ju, Department Chair

Mr. Larry Allen

Retired, VP of Environmental, Health Safety and Quality

Mr. Chris Arrick Caterpillar, Inc.

Mr. Charles A. Clerecuzio Bard Holding, Inc.

Mr. Roger Cox The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Mr. Tom Flynn The Babcock & Wilcox Company

Mr. Robert Handelman Chemstress Consultant Company

Mr. Karl Jacob (Chair) The Dow Chemical Company

Dr. Jeffrey S. Kanel Renewable Algae Energy, LLC

Dr. Brian Kocher OMNOVA

Dr. Jackie Laurich OMNOVA

Dr. Tim Mallo Merck & Company, Inc.

Mr. Oscar Mascarenhas Next Generation Films

Mr. Robert M. Shemenski RMS Consulting Inc.

Dr. W. Leigh Short Alternative Environment Strategies, LLC

Mr. Dan Spak Firestone High School

Mr. John Zuppo Emerald Performance Materials

Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering Fall 2012

Departmental

Advisory Board

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Gabe Rhoads

Gabe Rhoads is currently working as a Global Account Manager at The Lubrizol Corporation in Wickliffe, OH. Gabe joined Lubrizol after graduat-ing from The University of Akron with a BS in Chemical Engineering in 2000. He has served Lubrizol in various roles during the last 12 years; Process Development Engineer, Program Manager, Product Manager and Regional Business Manager - including a 2-year ex-patriot assignment in Derby, England. During his time at Lubrizol, Gabe earned his MBA at Cleveland State University. Gabe married an Akron engineering alumnus, Barbara (Bogolin) Rhoads, in 2004, and the couple are enjoying their first child – daughter Adelyn Celia Rhoads, born on August 22, 2012. Gabe is proud to be featured in the newsletter and happy to report that his experi-ences at Akron provided a great foundation to start his career!

Larry Allen ’70

Retired, VP, Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated

Larry Allen retired in 2009 from Air Products and Chemicals Inc. in Allen-town, PA., as vice president of environmental, health, safety, and quality. An Akron native, he earned a B.S. in chemical engineering in 1970 at The Uni-versity of Akron and began his career with Goodyear International. During his tenure there, Allen worked in various technical and production engi-neering positions in Sydney, Australia, before becoming technical manager in 1975 for the operations in Jamaica.

In 1978, Allen joined Air Products and Chemicals. Over his 30-year career, he has held a broad range of managerial positions in manufacturing, process technology, product management, quality, and sales. He held the positions of director of human resources, senior plant manager, manufacturing man-ager for performance chemicals, and ultimately, his post as vice president. Allen’s achievements include his 1992 appointment as the first operations director for chemicals manufacturing in Europe based in Manchester, Eng-land. Allen established European manufacturing organizations and was in-strumental in successfully deploying EH&S processes and modernizing oper-ations.

Allen resides in Tucson, AZ., with his wife, Susan, also an Akron native. They enjoy traveling, hiking, biking, golf, and community activities.

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Zhenmeng Peng

He received his B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science from the University of Sci-ence and Technology of China in 2002 and 2005, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rochester in 2010. Before joining the Uni-versity of Akron, he was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California at Berkeley for two years. His research interests include understanding of catalytic reactions at a molecular level, design of cost-effective and stable electrocatalysts for fuel cell reactions, and development of advanced materi-als useful as heterogeneous catalysts for chemicals conversion. He and his wife Jing have one three year old son, Yiyang.

Nick Dahl

He joined the department in August of 2012. He is doing administrative work

with our graduate students. He came from the College of Nursing at the Uni-

versity of Akron. He is a recent graduate of Ohio University with a degree in

Communication Studies. He is enjoying working with new people and learn-

ing new things every day. He currently lives in North Canton.

Dr. Castaneda's corrosion research group is continuing to attract new members from around the world, with varying interests and expertise. This unique combination of knowledge and experience allows individuals in the group to learn from and teach each other while accomplishing research and project objectives. The topics being studied by the group include alloy passivity, pipeline corro-sion assessment, corrosion resistant coatings, carbon dioxide cor-rosion, corrosion inhibitors, cathodic protection modeling, stress corrosion cracking, corrosion in reinforced concrete, and passive film modeling. Much of the information gathered from this re-search will be presented at conferences, such as NACE and The Electrochemical Society, as well as international publications in Electrochimica Acta, Corrosion Science, and others.

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Major, 96, of Tempe, Arizona, died on August 21, 2012. He was born September 7,

1915 in Detroit Michigan. His father was an immigrant from Hungary and his mother

from Slovakia. As his father's successful construction company during the depression

collapsed, Coleman went to college, graduating with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering

from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1937. Subsequently he was

awarded a teaching assistantship at Cornell University and earned a Ph.D. in Chemi-

cal Engineering in 1941. Holder of numerous patents, he worked both in industry and

academia, and retired in 1980 as Dean of Engineering at The University of Akron.

Edited from: azcentral.com. Visit this site or contact the ChE Office for entire article – [email protected]

Dr. Robert William Roberts, Ph.D. F.A.I.Ch.E., 89, died October 8, 2012. He was born

in Riverside, Ill. on July 24, 1923 as the eldest son of Orville W. and Lucy E. Roberts

and is survived by his wife of 66 years, Marilyn Helen Roberts; daughter, Lynn Ellyn

Whisler (Bob) of Littlerock, CA; sons, William Allyn Roberts, M.D. (Carol) of Fair-

hope, AL and Robert Frederick Roberts, D.V.M. (Jane) of Bath, OH; and nine fantas-

tic grandchildren.

Roberts received his B.S.ChE. Engineering at Washington University (St. Louis) in

1948, and his M.S. and Ph.D.degrees at the University of Iowa in 1960 and 1962. He

worked for Alcoa, W.R. Grace, Dayco and Hercules Powder Company.

After joining the Department of Chemical Engineering in 1966 as an Associate Pro-

fessor at The University of Akron, he served as Professor and was the Department

Chair from 1969 to 1976. In 1979, while on leave, he served as the Head of the Plastics

Engineering School for the Algerian Institute of Petroleum near Algiers. He returned

in 1988 and continued to teach part-time until 1996 and maintained his interest in

chemical engineering education until his passing.

Besides a listing in the Who's Who of Engineering, he was elected Fellow of the

American Institute of Chemical Engineers and many additional organizations in

which he also supported. He and his wife traveled extensively throughout the world

visiting over 80 countries. Roberts served as a Communications Officer in the Air

Force during World War II in the Southwest Pacific area. He was proud to have

earned his Eagle Scout Badge with the Boy Scouts of America.

Edited from: Ohio.com Visit this site or contact the ChE Office for entire article – [email protected]

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NewsNewsNews

Promotion Dr. Jie Zheng recently was promoted to associate professor in our de-partment. He has been with the department since 2007. He came from the National Cancer Institute, NIH.

Congratulations Dr. Zheng!

Awards

Fall 2012 Seminar Speakers Sept 6 Dr. Stephen E. Duirk, UA civil engineering

Sept 13 Dr. Ramamoorthy from University of Michigan

Oct 11 Dr. David A. Kofke from The State University of New York Buffalo

Oct 18 Dr. Mukerrem Cakmak, UA polymer engineering

Oct 25 Mr. Glenn Cormack from Lubrizol

Nov 1 Dr. LiangFang Zhang, UCSD NanoEngineering

Nov 8 Dr. Xiaoming He, OSU Biomengineering

Nov 15 Dr. Joseph J Biernacki from Tennessee tech

Nov 29 Dr. Srdjan Nesic, OU Chemical Engineering

The Chem-E Car team won the poster compe-tition at the AiChE Competition and AIChE also received the outstanding Student Chapter award.

Advisory Board Poster

Competition Winners

1st plaze: Vidja Raja

2nd Qiong Tang

3rd Anthony Coffman

Dr. David Kolfe during his seminar “Big

Properties from Small Simulations’”

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Groups Groups Groups

AIChE

The University of Akron's American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a student run or-ganization with the intent to generate student/faculty interaction and bridge the gap between education and industry. AIChE has continuously increased in size each year from its start in 1963. Currently Akron's Student Chapter has 102 students that actively participate in events and meetings. The UA AIChE Student Chapter has hosted multiple events and fund raisers this semester including a dunk tank, (pictures below) cook out, tail gate party, corn-hole competi-tion, chili cook-off, WallyBall tournament and visited Omnova (Chemical Facility) and an Art Museum that related to chemical engineering. AIChE also hosted a presentation from Jim Tres-sel on "Leadership-Successes and Failures" and from Deanna Dunn (Co-op Director) who helped polish the students interviewing skills.

Chem-E Car The Chem-E-Car team recently traveled to the na-tional conference and competition in Pittsburgh, PA. Akron was able to once again claim 1st place in the poster competition but unfortunately was unable to compete in the performance competition due to a mix up in ordering the proper chemicals. The Chem-E-Car team looks forward to the regional competition in March which will be located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Photos from the “Dunk Tank” event organized by AIChE.

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Alumni MemoriesAlumni MemoriesAlumni Memories

Bryan Howdyshell, Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems

Double digit inflation and home loans of 18% were my graduation present from

Chemical Engineering in 1982. My name is Bryan Howdyshell and as trite as it

sounds, U of A is a very different place – but there are many tell-tale signs of eons

past. For example, you know those stainless steel studs protruding from the ASEC

fascia? Contractors were installing those during finals week. I was sitting in a Con-

trols final exam enjoying the cacophony of the grinding of a water cooled drill.

This symphony was punctuated with the aesthetically pleasing water fall that ran

down the back wall of the classroom when the drill broke through the back off the class room.

Of course all of my professors are long gone, but you may have heard of Dr. Roberts (R2). He was the first

professor I met when I transferred from Kent. He made a point of telling me that Kent transfers typically

wash out. Not very encouraging…but he was still one of my favorite professors. Dr. Willis was the profes-

sor in charge of getting the graduating class to a manageable size. The class of ’82 had a rather unique

personality and despite the intellectual bludgeoning, there was a mutual affection between us and Dr.

Willis.

After graduation, I started in carbon friction material research at Goodyear Aerospace – so Chemical Engi-

neering rolled into material science, which I love. The best part of research is contracting with universi-

ties and giving professors a hard time about getting reports in on time. The other fun thing is getting

named as a co-author on technical papers just for partially funding the work. The experience I am most

proud of is the building of two plants from the ground up. One was a crisis emergency because our sup-

plier cut us off. The other was a “greenfield” project in Kentucky.

I managed to convince all of my children that “nerds rule” and all three decided to come to U of A and be

engineers. As a parent it is hard to stand by and watch the pain of extremely difficult classes, but I assure

them that “doing” engineering (and getting paid for it) is much more fun than “learning” it (and being

broke). My biggest blessing with the students is being able to tell them that I know it is tough, but they

will make it. After you land your first job, no one will ask or care about your GPA. Do the best you can

and then let it go.

Hopefully, I have been candid enough to establish some credibility. In conclusion, I would like to say, “If

you love your job, you don’t work a day in your live.” An engineering degree is “your ticket to the dance.”

Once in industry you can do research, sales, management, process design…almost anything. Find what

you love and do that. Don’t worry about what pays the most. If you don’t like your work, the money

won’t keep you from being miserable.

Besides, everything you buy ends up in a landfill anyway. Invest in what lasts – relationships. Decide to

be interested and fascinated with your job…and with life. If you decide to marry, stay fascinated with

your spouse. Respect your spouse and your children. Many of my life lessons I have learned from my

children. Test everything, hold onto what is good.

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AIChE PresentersAIChE PresentersAIChE Presenters

Nathaniel Blasdel Maysam Sodagari Topic: Flexible Resistance Detector Topic: Rhamnolipid To Monitor The Environment Production by Long - Inside The Sockets of Prosthetics Term Pseudomonas Ae ruginosa Fermentation Abdullah Al Loman Alvaro Rodriguez Topic: Purification of Arabitol Topic: A Metabolism- From Fermentation Broth of Inspired Assay to Debaryomyces Hansenii Using Predict Toxicity in Glycerol As Substrate Drinking Water Systems & Real Time Corrosion Monitoring of Microbi- ally Induced Corrosion in Water-Cooling Systems

Ahmadreza F. Ghobadi Hamed Kayello Topic: Modeling Interfaces With Topic: An Innovative Step Potential for Equilibria and Computer-Aided Dynamics (iSPEAD) Molecular Design Ap- proach to the Rational Design of Novel Small Molecule Inhibitors of Amyloid-β Aggregation Isaac Afreh Suma Magadi Topic: Non-biological inhibition Topic: Using an Intergra based sensing (NIBS) for detection –tion Technique to Trace of disinfection by-products (DBPs) Coexistence Curves: in drinking water. Applications to Multi component Phase Equi- librium

Bin Cao Qiong Tang Topic: Multifunctional Topic Selective gene Zwitterionic Carboxybetaine delivery to cancer cells Hydrogel using an integrated cationic amphiphilic peptide

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Title: New Antifouling Silica Hydrogel

Author(s): Beltran-Osuna, Angela A.; Cao, Bin; Cheng, Gang; Jana, Sadhan; Espe, Matthew; Lama Bimala.

Source: LANGMUIR Volume: 28 Issue: 25 Pages: 9700-9706 DOI: 10.1021/la301561j Published: JUN 26 2012

Title: Conformational Basis for Asymmetric Seeding Barrier in Filaments of Three- and Four-Repeat Tau

Author(s): Siddiqua, Ayisha; Luo, Yin; Meyer, Virginia; Swanson, Michael; Yu, Xiang; Wei, Guanghong) Zheng, Jie; Eaton, Gareth; Ma, Buyong; Nussinov, Ruth; Eaton, Sandra; Margittai, Martin.

Source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Volume: 134 Issue: 24 Pages: 10271-10278 DOI: 10.1021/ja303498q Published: JUN 20 2012

Title: Synthesis and characterization of pH-sensitive poly(N-2-hydroxyethyl acrylamide)-acrylic acid (poly(HEAA/AA)) nanogels with antifouling protection for controlled release

Author(s): Zhao, Chao; Chen, Qiang; Patel, Kunal; Li, Lingyan; Li, Xiaosi; Wang, Qiuming; Zhang, Ge; Zheng, Jie.

Source: SOFT MATTER Volume: 8 Issue: 30 Pages: 3848-3857 DOI: 10.1039/c2sm25861g Published: 2012

Title: Electrospun Zwitterionic Poly(Sulfobetaine Methacrylate) for Nonadherent, Superabsorbent, and Antimicrobial Wound Dressing Applications

Author(s): Lalani, Reza; Liu, Lingyun

Source: BIOMACROMOLECULES Volume: 13 Issue: 6 Pages: 1853-1863 DOI: 10.1021/bm300345e Published: JUN 2012

Title: Rapid cell sheet detachment using spin-coated pNIPAAm films retained on surfaces by an aminopropyltriethox-ysilane network

Author(s): Patel, Nikul G.; Cavicchia, John P.; Zhang, Ge; Newby, Bi-Min.

Source: ACTA BIOMATERIALIA Volume: 8 Issue: 7 Pages: 2559-2567 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.03.031 Published: JUL 2012

Title: Nonuniform Corrosion-Induced Stresses in Steel-Reinforced Concrete

Author(s): Xia, Ning; Ren, Qingwen; Liang, Robert Y.; Payer, Joe; Patnaik, Anil.

Source: JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MECHANICS-ASCE Volume: 138 Issue: 4 Pages: 338-346 DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000337 Published: APR 2012

Title: Investigation of structure-property relationships of polyisobutylene-based biomaterials: Morphology, thermal, qua-si-static tensile and long-term dynamic fatigue behavior

Author(s): Goetz, C.; Lim, G. T.; Puskas, J. E.; Altstadt, v.

Source: JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS Volume: 10 Pages: 206-215 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.02.016 Published: JUN 2012

Title: Bio-inspired cationic polymerization of isoprene and analogues: state-of-the-art

Author(s): Ouardad, Samira; Bakleh, Marc-Elias; Kostjuk, Sergei V.; Ganachaud, Francois; Puskas Judit E.; Deffieux, Alain; Peruch, Frederic.

Source: POLYMER INTERNATIONAL Volume: 61 Issue: 2 Pages: 149-156 DOI: 10.1002/pi.3223 Published: FEB 2012

Title: Influence of e-beam irradiation on the chemical and crystal structure of poly(aliphatic/aromatic-ester) multiblock thermoplastic elastomers

Author(s): El Fray, Miroslawa; Piatek-Hnat, Marta; Puskas, Judit E.; Foreman-Orlowski, E.

Source: POLISH JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Pages: 70-74 DOI: 10.2478/v10026-012-0073-6 Published: 2012

Title: Analysis of Branched Polymers by High Resolution Multidetector Size Exclusion Chromatography: Separation of the Effects of Branching and Molecular Weight Distribution

Author(s): Puskas, Judit E.; Burchard, Walther; Heidenreich, Andrew J.; Dos Santos, Lucas.

Source: JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Pages: 70-79 DOI: 10.1002/pola.24982 Published: JAN 1 2012

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Process for Producing Cellulase – Ju, Lu-Kwang

Electrospun Fibrous Nanocomposites as – Chase, George G./ Yarin, Alexander

Liquid Draining form Coalsecing Filter media With Drainage Channels – Chase, George G./patel, Shagufta

Tubular Surface Coalescers – Chase, George G.

Thermoresponsive Cell Culture Supports – Newby, Bi Min Zhang/Zhang, Ge

Anti-fouling Materials Based on Poly (B-Peptide)s – Jia, Li/ Liu, Lingyun

Method of Encapsulations and Immobilization – Ju, Lu-Kwang

Method of Creating Fluorinated photopolymerizable Hydrogels and their Application in Wound Healing – Leipzig, Nic

D.

Terepene/isoolefin Copolymer Having Substantially Heterogeneous Compositional Distribution – Puskas, Judit E

Wound Dressings with Enhance Oxygen Permeation and Antimicrobial and Other Beneficial Activities – Ju, Lu-Kwang

Nonadherent, Superabsorbent, and Antimicrobial Hydrofiber Wound Dressing Based on Poly (Sulfobetaine methacry-

late) – Liu, Lingyun

Flexible Electrode for Detecting Changes in Temperature and Sodium Ion Concentration in Sweat – Monty, Chelsea

Formation of Intracellular Lipid Particles to Obtain Very High Lipid Content and Increase Lipid Yield and Productivity –

Ju, Lu-Kwang

Title: Probing ion channel activity of human islet amyloid polypeptide (amylin)

Author (s): J. Zhao, Y. Luo, H. Jang, X. Yu, G. Wei, R. Nussinov*, and J. Zheng*

Source: BBA-Biomembranes, 1818: 3121-3130 Published: 2012

Title: Permeability of Electrospun Superhydrophobic Nanofiber Mats

Author (s): SU Patel, GM Manzo, SU Patel, PS Kulkarni, GG Chase

Source: J Nanotechnology Published: 2012

Title: Functional Nanofibers for Filtration Applications, in Functional Nanofibers and their Applications

Author (s): GG Chase, S Swaminathan, B Raghavan

Source: , Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 134, 121-152, 2012. ISBN 978-0-85709-069-0.

Title: Method and nozzle for producing electrospun fibers and fibers produced thereby

Author (s): Chase, George; Nartetamrongsutt, Kitchaporn; Varabhas, Jackapon Sunthorn; Carlson, Gary; Finley, Seth

Title: Constantine M. Electrospun fibrous nanocomposites as permeable, flexible strain sensors

Author (s): Chase, George G.; Yarin, Alexander; Tiwari, Manish K.; Megaridis, Constantine M.

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Activity from February to October of 2012

Dr. Castaneda-Lopez, Homero $25,000 from Mromultiple Corporate Sponsors Dr. Chase, George $9,955 from Mromultiple Corporate Sponsors $36,500 from SNS Nano Fiber Technology for MPEC Coalescence Research Consortium $39,533 from SWECO for Model to Estimate Fluid Flow Rate through a Vibrating Screen Dr. Cheng, Gang $105,000 from National Science Foundation for Engineering Integrated Peptides for Small Molecule Drug Delivery $144,000 from National Science Foundation for Rapid, Selective, Onsite Detection of Bacterial Pathogens Using a Bioin-spired Microfluidic Sensor Dr. Elliott, J. Richard $5,273 from Chemstations, Inc. for SPEADMD Molecular Modeling Research Dr. Ju, Lu-Kwang $37,161 from United Soybean Board (Smith Bucklin) for Improved Soy Based Fillers for Sheet Molding Compound $122,365 from United Soybean Board (Smith Bucklin) for Enzymatic Separation of Soy Proteins and Carbohydrates Dr. Lillard, R. Scott $88,000 from Delphi Automotive Systems for Galvanic Corrosion of Aluminum-Copper Wiring Dr. Monty, Chelsea $213,747 from Federal Highway Administration through Ohio Department of Transportation for Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Salt Neutralizers for Washing Snow and Ice Equipment Dr. Newby, Bi-min-Zhang $376,362 from National Institutes of Health for Zosteric Acid Integrated Thermo-Reversible Gels for Preventing Surgical Adhesions Dr. Puskas, Judit $3,520 from Mromultiple Corporate Sponsors $33,250 from National Science Foundation for Develop Greener Technology $24,660 from National Science Foundation through Arbomatrix for SBIR Phase I:Green Nanotechnology for Medicine: Scaling up the Synthesis of Novel Poly(ethylene glycol) Based Dendrimers for Targeted Drug Delivery Applications Dr. Zheng, Jie $170,448 from National Science Foundation for CAREER: Computational Studies of the Structure and Biological Activity of Amyloid Forming Peptide $298,106 from National Science Foundation for Molecular Design and Structural Basis of Peptide Inhibitors against Am-yloid-Beta Aggregation

Enjoy the rest of the fall semester!

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about our department.

It is always wonderful to hear from you. Please send us any information

that you would like to see in the next edition of the newsletter.

Please send your information to Nick Dahl at [email protected]