Polymer Science and Engineering

Crosby Group

Degree Information:

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 1996
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2000

Mailing Address:

Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
Room: A313, Conte Research Center
University of Massachusetts Amherst
120 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003

Alfred J. Crosby

Email: crosby@mail.pse.umass.edu

Student

	Dylan Barber Student Education: BA, Chemistry, Williams College, 2015	Research Interests: Mesoscale Materials Design Contact: dbarber@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: A336
	Christopher Barney Student Education: BS, Materials Engineering, Purdue University West Lafayette, 2015	Research Interests: Gel Mechanics Contact: barneyc@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: A327
	R. Konane Bay Student Education: BS, Materials Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institution, 2014	Research Interests: Thin Film Mechanics Contact: rkonanebay@gmail.com Office: A330 Research Profile
	Cynthia Bukowski Student Education: BS, Chemical Eng, Worcester Polytechnic Inst, 2017	Research Interests: Thin Film Mechanics Contact: cbukowski@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: A330
	Hongbo Fu Student Education: BS, Macromolecular Mater, Fudan University Shanghai, 2017	Contact: hongbofu@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: A326
NONE	Hyemin Kim Student Education: BS, , Seoul National University, 2018	Contact: hyeminkim@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: B412
	Yongjin Kim Student Education: MS, Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, KOREA, 2006	Contact: yongjinkim@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: A327
	Hannah Meeran Student Education: B.Arch., Architecture, Pratt Institute, 2006	Research Interests: Adhesion Contact: hannahmeeran@gmail.com Office: A336
	Cornelia Meissner Student Education: , Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-UniversitŠt Mainz, Germany,	Contact: cmeissne@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: A436
	Demi Moed Student Education: BS, Materials Science & Engineering, Univ Pennsylvania, 2018	Research Interests: Wrinkled Surfaces and Mesoscale Ribbons Contact: dmoed@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: A326
	Meredith Taghon Student Education: BS, Materials Science & Engineering, Rutgers U Rutgers College, 2016	Research Interests: Adhesion and Cavitation Processes Contact: mtaghon@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: A327

Postdoc

	Chao Chen PostDoc Education: PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Harvard University, 2017 M.E., Solid Mechanics, Tsinghua University, 2010 B.S., Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, 2008	Research Interests: Surface Morphology, Fracture Mechanics, Soft Materials Contact: chenchao@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: A337
	Keith Dusoe Postdoc Education: Ph.D, Materials Science & Engineering, Univ. CT, 2018	Research Interests: Small-scale Mechanical Behavior Contact: kdusoe@umass.edu
	Xudong Liang Postdoctoral Research Associate Education: PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of California San Diego, 2018 ME, Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, 2013 BS, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Sun Yat-Sen Univeristy, 2010	Research Interests: Mechanics of Soft Materials, Impulsive Deformation Contact: xliang@mail.pse.umass.edu Office: A326
	Hares Wahdat postdoc Education: Ph.D, Chemistry, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany, 2019	Research Interests: Formulation and Characterization of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Contact: hwahdat@umass.edu Office: A327

Alumni

Michael Bartlett, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2013, Iowa State University
Katherine Best, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2007, Spirit AeroSystems
Derek Breid, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2012, Saint Vincent College
Kasey Campbell, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2016, Lehigh University
Edwin Chan, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2007, NIST
Yu Cheng Chen, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2015, DuPont Taiwan
Satyan Choudhary, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2014
Jun Cui, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2013, Infineum USA
Chelsea Davis, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2012, Purdue University
Yuri Ebata, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2013, W. L. Gore & Associates
Sami Fakhouri, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2015, Nike
Andrea Fortunato, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2010
Douglas Holmes, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2009, Boston University
Michael Imburgia, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2017, Exponent
Hyun Suk Kim, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2012, LG Chemical KOREA
Daniel King, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2015, Hokkaido University
Cheol Hee Lee, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2014, LG Chemical, KOREA
Jong-Young Lee, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2007, The Dow Chemical Company
Yujie Liu, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2015, Arkema
Samuel Pendergraph, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2014, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Jonathan Pham, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2015, University of Kentucky
Charles Rand, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2008, The Dow Chemical Company
Shruti Rattan, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2018, Dow-DuPont
Marcos Reyes-Martinez, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2015, Princeton University
Kanchana Weerakoon, M.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2007, Intel Corporation
Minchao Zhang, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2017, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd, Hong Kong
Jessica Zimberlin Eastman, Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, 2009, Cantor Colburn LLP

Postdoc Alumni

Dinesh Chandra, Postdoc (2009 - 2011), The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Andrew Croll, Postdoc (2008 - 2010), North Dakota State University
Aline Delbos, Postdoc (2010 - 2011), IFPEN-Paris, France
Shelby Hutchens, Postdoc (2011 - 2012), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mark Ilton, Postdoc (2016 - 2018), Harvey Mudd College
Kyriaki Kalaitzidou, Postdoc (2006 - 2007), Georgia Institute of Technology
Santanu Kundu, Postdoc (2007 - 2009), Mississippi State University
Dong Yun Lee, Postdoc (2010 - 2012), Kyungpook National University
ChyaYan Liaw, Postdoc (2015 - 2016), New Jersey Institute of Technology
Guillaume Miquelard-Garnier, Postdoc (2008 - 2009), CNAM
Ying (Richard) Ying (Richard) , Postdoc (2013 - 2007), School Materials Science and Engineering at Sun Yat-sen Universi

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