Polymer Science and Engineering

Dalton F. Cheng Dissertation Defense on November 2, 2009

October 26th, 2009

Dalton F. Cheng will defend his dissertation entitled “Correcting Misconceptions in Wettability Theory and Utilizing Fluid Surface Tension to Create Complex Hierarchical Polymer Structures” on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Conte A110-111. The event is open to the public. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served prior to the defense.

Fall 2009 Polymer Event, October 14-15, 2009

September 21st, 2009

Wednesday, October 14: CUMIRP Cluster Meetings followed by PSE Student Poster Sessions 1 & 2.

Thursday, October 15: MRSEC 2008-2009 Review followed by PSE Lecture Series Highlighting UMass Faculty Research.

Professor Tew’s Research

September 14th, 2009

Professor Greg Tew, by incorporating a monomer with a cobalt ligand
into a block copolymer, has produced a magnetic material that
increases the density of information storage. This is considered “the
first report of a processible, ferromagnetic polymer” that is both
prepared and magnetic at room temperature according to a leading
metal-containing polymer expert.

Details at: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/87/i34/8734news6.html

Douglas Holmes Dissertation Defense on August 20, 2009

August 12th, 2009

Douglas Holmes will defend his dissertation entitled, “Wrinkling, Folding, and Snapping Instabilities in Polymer Films” on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM in Conte A110/A111. The event is open to the public. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served prior to the defense.

Jessica Zimberlin Dissertation Defense on August 12, 2009

August 3rd, 2009

Jessica Zimberlin will defend her dissertation entitled “Mechanics of Hydrogels and Biological Tissues” on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Conte A110-111. The event is open to the public. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served prior to the defense.

Professor Kookheon Char Special Seminar June 26, 2009

June 24th, 2009

Professor Kookheon Char from the Center for Functional Polymer Thin Films at the School of Chemical & Biological Engineering at Seoul National University will give a special seminar entitled “Functional Multilayer Thin Film Platforms Based on the Layer-by-Layer Deposition” on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. All are welcome to attend.

Surangkhana Martwiset Dissertation Defense on July, 8, 2009

June 24th, 2009

Surangkhana Martwiset will defend her dissertation entitled “High Temperature Proton Conducting Materials, and Fluorescent-labeled Polymers for Sensor Applications” on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Conte A110-111. The event is open to the public. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served prior to the defense.

Scott A. Eastman Dissertation Defense on July 2, 2009

June 24th, 2009

Scott Eastman will defend his dissertation entitled “Composite Fabrication and Polymer Modification Using Neoteric Solvents” on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Conte A110-111. The event is open to the public. All are wecome to attend. Refreshments will be served prior to the defense.

Sinan Yordem Receives Scholarship

May 20th, 2009

Sinan Yordem has been awarded the Thermoset Division/James MacKenzie Graduate Scholarship from The SPE Foundation
for the 2009-2010 academic year. Congratulations Sinan!

Beth Cooper Receives Graduate School Fellowship

May 13th, 2009

Beth Cooper is the recipient of a 2009-2010 Graduate School Fellowship. The fellowship includes a stipend, waver of tuition and Curriculum Fee, and payment of individual Student Health Insurance Plan. Congratulations Beth!