| 7/00-present | Professor,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 74720 Faculty Associate Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. |
| 08/92-6/00 | 9/98-6/00
Professor 9/96-8/98 Associate Professor 1/92-8/96 Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York 11201. |
| 07/90 - 12/91 | Post
doctoral research fellow, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale,
New Jersey. |
| 04/88 - 06/90 | Post
doctoral research fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota. |
Visiting Positions:
| 05/93 - 09/93 | National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| 06/95 - 07/95 | Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan |
PhD, Chemical Engineering
(May, 1988)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MS, Chemical Engineering
(May, 1984)
Clarkson University
B Tech, Chemical Engineering
(May, 1982)
Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur, India
AWARDS
Charles M.A. Stine Award,
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2005.
Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2001
Hendrick C. Van Ness Lectureship, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1998
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 1998.
John H. Dillon Medal, American Physical Society Award for Polymer Physics, 1997.
Engineer of the Year, American Institute of Engineers of Indian Origin, 1997.
3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 1996.
Sigma Xi Distinguished Faculty Research Award, Polytechnic University, 1995.
National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, 1994.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
(i) "Ether Cleavage and Epoxide Ring-Opening Catalyzed by Crosslinked Block Copolymers Gels Containing Ferrocenium Triflate", D.A. Durkee, M. Singh, M.A. Ellsworth, A.T. Bell, N.P. Balsara, to be submitted to Langmuir, 2007.
122. "Light Scattering from Anisotropic Block Copolymer Grains in a Planar Waveguide", Z. Fang, M.C. Newstein, B.A. Garetz, J.D. Wilbur, N.P. Balsara, Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, vol. 24, p. 1291-1297, 2007.
121. "Microstructure and Solvent Distribution in Crosslinked Diblock Copolymer Gels", N.P. Balsara, E.D. Gomez, D.A. Durkee, M.A. Ellsworth, A.T. Bell, vol. 40, p. 5103-5110, Macromolecules, 2007.
120. "Effect of Molecular Weight on the Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Block Copolymer Electrolytes", M. Singh, O. Odusanya, G.M. Wilmes, E.D. Gomez, A.J. Patel, V.L. Chen, M.J. Park, H.B. Eitouni, P. Fragouli, H. Iatrou, N. Hadjichristidis, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 40, p. 4578-4585, 2007.
119. "Preparation of Cyclic Polyesters Using N-Heterocyclic
Carbene Organocatalysts", D.A. Culkin, W. Jeong, S. Csihony, E.D. Gomez,
J.L. Hedrick, N.P. Balsara, R.M. Waymouth, Angewandte Chemie (Communication),
vol. 46, p. 2627-2630, 2007.
This work was summarized in Editor's Choice column, Science, vol. 315, p. 1467,
2007.
118. "Scattering from Polymer Systems", M.L. Ruegg, N.P. Balsara, invited submission, accepted, Macromolecular Engineering, K. Matyjaszewski, Y. Gnanou, L. Leibler, editors, Wiley-VCH, 2007.
117. "Thermodynamics of Polymer Blends", N.P. Balsara, H.B. Eitouni, invited submission, accepted, Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook, J.E. Mark, editor, 2007.
116. "Analysis of Order Formation in Block Copolymer Thin Films using Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering", J.M. Virgili, Y.F. Tao, J.B. Kortright, N.P. Balsara, R.A. Segalman, Macromolecules, vol. 40, p. 2092-2099, 2007.
115. "Observing Nucleation close to the Binodal by Perturbing
Metastable Polymer Blends", A.J. Patel, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol.
40, 1675-1683, 2007.
114. "Minimizing the Concentration of Diblock Copolymer Needed to Organize
Blends of Immiscible Polymers by Tuning Attractive and Repulsive Interactions",
M.L. Ruegg, B.J. Reynolds, M.Y. Lin, D.J. Lohse, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules,
vol. 40, p. 1207-1217, 2007.
113. "Effect of Pressure on a Multicomponent A/B/A-C Blend with Attractive and Repulsive Interactions", M.L. Ruegg, B.J. Reynolds, M.Y. Lin, D.J. Loshe, R. Krishnamoorti, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 40, p. 355-365, 2007.
112. "Electrochemically Controlled Self-Assembly of an Organometallic Block Copolymer", H.B. Eitouni, N.P. Balsara, Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 128, p. 16248-16252, 2006.
111. "Condensed Exponential Correlation Functions in Multicomponent Polymer Blends Measured by X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy", M.L. Ruegg, A.J. Patel, S. Narayanan, A.R. Sandy, S.G. J. Mochrie, H. Watanabe, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 39, p. 8822-8831, 2006.
110. "Block Copolymers and Nanotechnology", N.P. Balsara, M.J. Park, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics Edition, invited Viewpoint article, vol. 44, p. 3429-3430, 2006.
109. “Relationship Between Macroscopic and Microscopic Models of Surfactant Adsorption Dynamics at Fluid Interfaces”, B.J. Reynolds, M.L. Ruegg, N.P. Balsara, C. J. Radke, Langmuir, vol. 22, p. 9201-0207, 2006.
108. “Diblock Copolymer Surfactant Transport across the Interface between Two Homopolymers”, B.J. Reynolds, M.L. Ruegg, T.E. Mates, C. J. Radke, N.P. Balsara, Langmuir, vol. 22, p. 9192-0200, 2006.
107. "Relationship between Structural and Stress Relaxation in a Block Copolymer Melt", A.J. Patel, S. Narayanan, A. Sandy, S. Mochrie, B.A. Garetz, H. Watanabe, N.P. Balsara, Physical Review Letters, vol. 96, p. 257801:1-4, 2006.
106. "Effect of Cross-linking on the Thermodynamics of Lamellar Block Copolymers", E.D. Gomez, J. Das, A.K. Chakraborty, J.A. Pople, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 39, p. 4848-4859, 2006.
105. "Observation of Nematic Texture in a Diblock Copolymer Melt", F.M. Abuzania, B.A. Garetz, A.J. Patel, M.C. Newstein, S.P. Gido, X. Hu, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 39, p. 3377-3389, 2006.
104. "Bending Soft Block Copolymer Nanostructures by Lithographically Directed Assembly", G.M. Wilmes, D.A. Durkee, N.P. Balsara, J.A. Liddle, Macromolecules, vol. 39, p. 2435-2437, 2006.
103. "Neutron Scattering and Monte Carlo Determination
of the Variation of the Critical Nucleus Size with Quench Depth", A.C.
Pan, T.J. Rappl, D.C. Chandler, N.P. Balsara, Journal of Physical Chemistry
B, vol. 110, p. 3692-3696, 2006.
"When a Phase is Born", P.B. Debenedetti, Nature, vol. 441, p. 168-169,
2006. A News and Views article describing results in paper # 103.
102. "Microphase and Macrophase Separation in Multicomponent A/B/A-C Polymer Blends with Attractive and Repulsive Interactions", M.L. Ruegg, B.J. Reynolds, M.Y. Lin, D.J. Lohse, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 39, p. 1125-1134, 2006.
101. "Catalysts from Self-Assembled Organometallic Block Copolymers", D.A. Durkee, E.D. Gomez, H.B. Eitouni, M.W. Ellsworth, A.T. Bell, N.P. Balsara, Advanced Materials, vol. 17, p.2003-2006, 2005.
100. "Structure and Phase Behavior of Block Copolymer Melts Near the Sphere-Cylinder Boundary", F.A. Abuzaina, A.J. Patel, S. Mochrie, S. Narayanan, A. Sandy, B.A. Garetz, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 38, p. 7090-7097, 2005.
99. "Does Coarsening begin During the Initial Stages of Spinodal Decomposition?", T.J. Rappl, N.P. Balsara, Journal of Chemical Physics, accepted for publication, 2005.
98. "Grain Structure in Block Copolymer Thin Films Studied by Guided Wave Depolarized Light Scattering", B.A. Garetz, M.C. Newstein, J.D. Wilbur, A.J. Patel, D.A. Durkee, R.A. Segalman, J.A. Liddle, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, accepted for publication, 2005.
97. "Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Adsorption of a Diblock Copolymer to Interfaces Between Two Homopolymers" Macromolecules, accepted for publication, 2005.
96. "Platelet Self-Assembly of an Amphiphilic A-B-C-A Tetrablock Copolymer in Pure Water", E.D. Gomez, T.J. Rappl, V. Agarwal, A. Bose, M.C. Schmutz, C.M. Marques, Macromolecules, accepted for publication, 2005.
95. "Order-disorder Transitions in Crosslinked Block Copolymer Solids", H. Hahn, A.K. Chakroborty, J. Das, J.A. Pople, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 38, p.1277-1285 , 2005.
94. "Signatures of the Order-Disorder Transition in Copolymers with Quenched Sequence Disorder", H.B. Eitouni, T.J. Rappl, E.D. Gomez, N.P. Balsara, S. Qi, A.K. Chakraborty, J.M.J. Fréchet, J.A. Pople, Macromolecules (Communication), vol. 37, p.8487-8490 , 2004.
94. "Signatures of the Order-Disorder Transition in Copolymers with Quenched Sequence Disorder", H. B. Eitouni, T.J. Rappl, E.D. Gomez, N.P. Balsara, S. Qi, A.K. Chakraborty, J.M.J. Fréchet, J.A. Pople, Macromolecules (Communication), accepted for publication, 2004.
93. " Thermodynamics of Polymer Blends Organized by Balanced Block Copolymer Surfactants Studied by Mean-field Theories and Scattering", B.J. Reynolds, M.L. Ruegg, N.P. Balsara, C.J. Radke, T.D. Shaffer, M.Y. Lin, K.R. Shull, D.J. Lohse, in review, Macromolecules, 2004.
92. " Effect of Chemical Oxidation on the Self-Assembly of Organometallic Block Copolymers", H.B. Eitouni, N.P. Balsara, accepted, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2004.
91. " Birefringence and Depolarized Light Scattering from Ordered Block Copolymers with Anisotropic Distributions of Grain Orientations Produced by Shear Flow", F.M. Abuzaina, B.A. Garetz, J.U. Mody, M.C. Newstein, N.P. Balsara, accepted, Macromolecules, 2004.
90. " Does Conventional Nucleation Occur During Phase Separation in Polymer Blends?", N.P. Balsara, T.J. Rappl, A.A. Lefebvre, invited highlight article, vol. 42, p. 1793-1809, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics Edition, 2004.
89. " Small-Angle Neutron Scattering from Non-uniformly Labeled Block Copolymers", M.L. Ruegg, M.C. Newstein, N.P. Balsara, B. Reynolds, vol. 37, p.1960-1968, Macromolecules, 2004.
88. "In-situ Dielectric Characterization of Poly(ethylene oxide) Melts Containing Lithium Perchlorate under Steady Shear Flow", Y. Matsumiya, N.P. Balsara, J.B. Kerr, and H. Watanabe, Macromolecules, vol. 37, p.544-553, 2004.
87. "Phase Behavior of Highly Immiscible Polymer Blends Stabilized by Balanced Block Copolymer Surfactants", J. H. Lee, M.L. Ruegg, N.P. Balsara, Y. Zhu, S.P. Gido, R. Krishnamoorti, M.H. Kim, Macromolecules, vol. 36, pg. 6537-6548, 2003.
86. "Responsive Solids from Crosslinked Block Copolymers", H. Hahn, E.B. Eitouni, N.P. Balsara, J.A. Pople, Physical Review Letters, vol. 90, pg. 155505-1:4, 2003.
85. "Block Copolymers in Nanotechnology", N.P. Balsara, H. Hahn, Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials, P. Yang, editor, pg. 317-327, World Scientific Press, Singapore, 2003.
84. "Nanostructured Materials Synthesis in a Mixed Surfactant Mesophase", L. Liu, S. Li, B. Simmons, M. Singh, V.T. John, G.L. McPherson, V. Agarwal, P. Johnson, A. Bose, N. Balsara, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, vol. 23, p. 441-452, 2002.
83. " Anisotropy of Lamellar Block Copolymer Grains ", N.P. Balsara, C.M. Marques, B.A. Garetz, M.C. Newstein, S.P. Gido, Physical Review E, vol. 66, p. 052802-1:4, 2002.
82. " Fluctuation Mediated Phase Separation in Polymer Blends Near the Limit of Metastability ", A.A. Lefebvre, J. H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, C. Vaidyanathan, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 117, pg. 9074-9083, 2002.
81. "Determination of Critical Length Scales and the Limit of Metastability in Phase Separating Polymer Blends", A.A. Lefebvre, J. H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, C. Vaidyanathan, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 117, pg. 9063-9073, 2002.
80. " Thermodynamic Interactions in Organometallic Block Copolymers: Poly(styrene- block -ferrocenyldimethylsilane)", H.B Eitouni, H. Hahn, N.P. Balsara, J.A. Pople, M.A. Hempenius, Macromolecules, vol. 35, pg. 7765-7772, 2002.
79. " Determination of the Phase Boundary of High Molecular Weight Polymer Blend", A.A. Lefebvre, N.P. Balsara, J.H. Lee, C. Vaidyanathan, Macromolecules, vol. 35, pg. 7758-7764, 2002.
78. "Thermodynamic Interactions and Phase Behavior of Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends with Attractive and Repulsive Interactions", J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, A.K. Chakraborty, R. Krishnamoorti, B. Hammouda, Macromolecules, vol. 35, pg. 7748-7757, 2002.
77. "Analysis of Grain Structure in Partially Ordered Block Copolymers by Depolarized Light Scattering and Transmission Electron Microscopy", M.Y. Chang, F.M. Abuzaina, W.G. Kim, J.P. Gupton, B.A. Garetz, M.C. Newstein, N.P. Balsara, L. Yang, S.P. Gido, R.E. Cohen, Y. Boontongkong, A. Bellare, Macromolecules, vol. 35, pg. 4437-4447, 2002.
76. "Critical Length and Time Scales During the Initial Stages of Nucleation in Polymer Blends", A.A. Lefebvre, J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, B. Hammouda, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 116, pg. 4777-4781, 2002.
75. "Micelle Formation of a Rod-Coil Diblock Copolymer in a Solvent Selective for the Rod Block", J. Wu, E.M. Pearce, T.K. Kwei, A.A. Lefebvre, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 35, pg. 1791-1796, 2002.
74. "A Small Angle Neutron Scattering Study of Microstructural Transition in a Surfactant Based Gel Mesophase", B.A. Simmons, G.C. Irvin, V. Agarwal, A. Bose, V.T. John, G.L. McPherson, N.P. Balsara, Langmuir, vol. 18, pg. 624-632, 2002.
73. "Viscoelastic Properties of Aligned Block Copolymer Lamellae", H. Hahn, J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, B.A. Garetz, H. Watanabe, Macromolecules, vol. 34, pg. 8701-8709, 2001.
72. "Micelle Formation of Randomly Grafted Copolymers in Slightly Selective Solvents", A. Kreig, A.A. Lefebvre, H. Hahn, N.P. Balsara, S. Qi, A.K. Chakraborty, M. Xenidou, N. Hadjichristidis, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 115, pg. 6243-6251, 2001.
71. "Microphase Separation in Molten Randomly Grafted Copolymers", S. Qi, A.K. Chakraborty, N.P. Balsara, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 115, pg. 3387-3400, 2001.
70. "Designing Balanced Surfactants for Mixtures of Immiscible Polymers", J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, R. Krishnamoorti, H.S. Jeon, B. Hammouda, Macromolecules, vol. 34, pg. 6557-6560, 2001.
69. "Maximizing Grain Growth Rate during the Disorder-to-Order Transition in Block Copolymer Melts", W.G. Kim, B.A. Garetz, M.C. Newstein, N.P. Balsara, Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics Edition, vol. 39, pg. 2231-2242, 2001.
68. "Effect of Quench Depth on Grain Structure in Quiescently Ordered Block Copolymers", W.G. Kim, M.Y. Chang, B.A. Garetz, M.C. Newstein, N.P. Balsara, J.H. Lee, H. Hahn, S.S. Patel, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 114, pg. 10196-10211, 2001.
67. "Suppression of Lateral Phase Separation in Thin Polyolefin Blend Films", Y.A. Akpalu, A. Karim, S.K. Satija, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 34, 1720-1729, 2001.
66 (a). "Kinetics of Phase Transitions in Block Copolymers", N.P. Balsara, Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, Editors: K.H.J. Buschow, R.W. Cahn, M.C. Flemmings, B. Ilschner, E.J. Kramer, S. Mahajan, Elsevier Science, New York, pg. 6886-6890, 2001.
66 (b). "Kinetics of Phase Transitions in Block Copolymers", N.P. Balsara, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, vol. 4, pg. 553-558, 1999 (printed in Jan 2001 ).
65. "Neutron Scattering from Pressurized Polymer Blends near the Limits of Metastability", A.A. Lefebvre, J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, B. Hammouda, Macromolecules, vol. 33, pg. 7977-7989, 2000.
64. "Fluctuations in Highly Metastable Polymer Blends", A.A. Lefebvre, J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, B. Hammouda, Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Physics Edition, vol. 38, pg. 1926-1930, 2000.
63. "Birefringence and Depolarized Light Scattering from an Ordered Block Copolymer Under Shear Flow", H. Wang, M.C. Newstein, M.Y. Chang, N.P. Balsara, B.A. Garetz, Macromolecules, vol. 33, pg. 3719-3730, 2000.
62. "Graft Copolymers with Regularly Spaced Branch Points: Morphology and Grain Structure", F.L. Beyer, S.P. Gido, C. Buschl, H. Iatrou, D. Uhrig, J.W. Mays, M.Y. Chang, B.A. Garetz, N.P. Balsara, N.B. Tan, N. Hadjichristidis, Macromolecules, vol. 33, pg. 2039-2048, 2000.
61. "Kinetics of Mesophase Formation in a Block Copolymer Melt", N.P. Balsara, B.A. Garetz, M.C. Newstein, M.Y. Chang, R. Krishnamoorti, S. Rai, in Structure and Dynamics of Materials in the Mesoscopic Domain, Imperial College Press and The Royal Society, Editors: M. Lal, R.A. Mashelkar, B.D. Kulkarni, V.M. Naik, pg. 310-316, 1999.
60. "Initial Stages of Nucleation in Phase Separating Polymer Blends", A.A. Lefebvre, J.H. Lee, H.S. Jeon, N.P. Balsara, B. Hammouda, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 111, pg. 6082-6099, 1999.
59. "Microstructural Changes in a Colloidal Liquid in the Shear Thinning and Shear Thickening regimes", M.C. Newstein, H. Wang, N.P. Balsara, A.A. Lefebvre, Y. Shnidman, H. Watanabe, K. Osaki, T. Shikata, H. Niwa, Y. Morishima, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 111, pg. 4827-4838, 1999.
58. "Relationship Between Internal Energy and Volume Change of Mixing in a Pressurized Polymer Blend", A.A. Lefebvre, J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, B. Hammouda, R. Krishnamoorti, S. Kumar, Macromolecules, vol. 32, pg. 5460-5462, 1999.
57. "Ordering Kinetics and Alignment of Block Copolymer Lamellae Under Shear Flow", H. Wang, M.C. Newstein, A. Krishnan, N.P. Balsara, B.A. Garetz, B. Hammouda, R. Krishnamoorti, Macromolecules, vol. 32, pg. 3695-3711, 1999.
56. "Microphase Ordering in Melts of Randomly Grafted Copolymers", S. Qi, A.K. Chakraborty, H. Wang, A.A. Lefebvre, N.P. Balsara, E.I. Shaknovich, M. Xenidou, N. Hadjichristidis, Physical Review Letters, vol. 82, p.2896-2899, 1999.
55. "Quantifying the Neutrality of Good Solvents for Block Copolymers: Poly(styrene-b-isoprene) in Toluene, Benzene, and THF", C. Huang, B.R. Chapman, T.P. Lodge, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 31, pg. 9384-9386, 1998.
54."Multicomponent Polyolefin Blends with Ordered and Disordered Microstructures", N.P. Balsara, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, vol. 3, pg. 589-595, 1998.
53. "Evolution of Microstructure in the Liquid and Crystal Directions in a Quenched Block Copolymer Melt", N.P. Balsara, B.A. Garetz, M.C. Newstein, B.J. Bauer, T.J. Prosa, Macromolecules, vol. 31, pg. 7668-7675, 1998.
52. "Search for a Model Polymer Blend", N.P. Balsara, A.A. Lefebvre, J.H. Lee, C.C. Lin, B. Hammouda, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal, vol. 44, pg. 2515-2519, 1998.
51. "Identification of the Molecular Parameters that Govern Ordering Kinetics in a Block Copolymer Melt", N.P. Balsara, B.A. Garetz, M.Y. Chang, H.J. Dai, M.C. Newstein, J.L. Goveas, R. Krishnamoorti, S. Rai, Macromolecules, vol. 31, pg. 5309-5315, 1998.
50. "Predicting the Thermodynamics of Multicomponent Polymer Blends from Measurements on Two-Component Systems", Macromolecules, H.S. Jeon, J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, vol. 31, pg. 3328-3339, 1998.
49. "An Experimental Study of the Thermodynamics of Multicomponent Polyolefin Blends with Ordered and Disordered Phases", H.S. Jeon, J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, M.C. Newstein, Macromolecules, vol. 31, pg. 3340-3352, 1998.
48. "Relationship Between Nonlinear Rheology and Flow-induced Structure in a Concentrated Silica Suspension", H. Watanabe, M.L. Yao, K. Osaki, T. Shikata, H. Niwa, Y. Morishima, N.P. Balsara, H. Wang, vol. 36, pg. 1-6, Rheologica Acta, 1998.
47. "Kinetics of Microemulsion Formation in Polymer Mixtures", J.H. Lee, H.S. Jeon, N.P. Balsara, M.C. Newstein, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 108, pg. 5173-5176, 1998.
46. "Growth of Grains and Correlated Grain Clusters in a Block Copolymer Melt", M.C. Newstein, B.A. Garetz, N.P. Balsara, M.Y. Chang, H.J. Dai, Macromolecules, vol. 31, pg. 64-76, 1998.
45. "Intramolecular and Intermolecular Signatures of Incipient Ordering in a Multicomponent Polymer Blend", H.S. Jeon, J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara, Physical Review Letters, vol. 79, pg. 3274-3277, 1997.
44. "Small Angle Neutron Scattering from Pressurized Polyethylbutylene/Polymethylbutylene Blends", B. Hammouda, A.A. Lefebvre, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 30, pg. 5572-5574, 1997.
43. "Thermoreversible Aggregation and Gelation in Poly(n-hexyl isocyanate)", J.M. Guenet, H.S. Jeon, C. Khatri, S.K. Jha, N.P. Balsara, M.M. Green, A. Brulet, A. Thierry, Macromolecules, vol. 30, pg. 4590-4596, 1997.
42. "Undulations and Disorder in Block Copolymer Lamellae under Shear Flow", H. Wang, P.K. Kesani, N.P. Balsara, B. Hammouda, Macromolecules, vol. 30, pg. 982-992, 1997.
41. "Domain Shape Transitions in Emulsified Polyolefin Blends", H.S. Jeon, J.H. Lee, N.P. Balsara. B. Majumdar, L.J. Fetters, A. Faldi, Macromolecules, vol. 30, pg. 973-981, 1997.
40. "Early Stages of Nucleation and Growth in a Polymer Blend", N.P. Balsara, C.C. Lin, B. Hammouda, Physical Review Letters, vol. 77, pg. 3847-3850, 1996.
39. "Grain Growth and Defect Annihilation in Block Copolymers", H.J. Dai, N.P. Balsara, B.A. Garetz, M.C. Newstein, Physical Review Letters, vol. 77, pg. 3667-3680, 1996.
38. "A Transition from Shear-Induced Order to Shear-Induced Disorder in Block Copolymers", N.P. Balsara, H.J. Dai, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 105, pg. 2942-2945, 1996.
37. "Orientation Correlations in Lamellar Block Copolymers", B.A. Garetz, N.P. Balsara, H.J. Dai, Z. Wang, M.C. Newstein, B. Majumdar, Macromolecules, vol. 29, pg. 4675-4679, 1996.
36. "Influence of Defect Density on the Rheology of Ordered Block Copolymers", N.P. Balsara, H.J. Dai, H. Watanabe, T. Sato, K. Osaki, Macromolecules, vol. 29, pg. 3507-3510, 1996.
35. "Thermodynamic Interactions in Multicomponent Polymer Blends", C.C. Lin, S.V. Jonnalagadda, N.P. Balsara, C.C. Han, R. Krishnamoorti, Macromolecules, vol. 29, pg. 661-669, 1996.
34. "Thermodynamics of Polymer Blends", N.P. Balsara, Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook, J.E. Mark editor, Chapter 19, pg. 257-268, AIP Press, New York, 1996.
33. "Spinodal Decomposition in Multicomponent Polymer Blends", C.C. Lin, H.S. Jeon, N.P. Balsara, B. Hammouda, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 103, pg. 1957-1971, 1995.
32. "Small-angle Light Scattering and Polarized Light Microscopy from Block Copolymers with Cylindrical Morphology", M.C. Newstein, B.A. Garetz, H.J. Dai, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 28, pg. 4587-4597, 1995.
31. "Compressibility Effects in a Solvated Polystyrene-Polyisoprene Diblock Copolymer", B. Hammouda, C.C. Lin, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 28, pg. 4765-4767, 1995.
30. "Aggregation in Living Polymer Solutions by Light and Neutron Scattering", L.J. Fetters, N.P. Balsara, J.S. Huang, H.S. Jeon, K. Almdal, M.Y. Lin, Macromolecules, vol. 28, pg. 4996-5005, 1995.
29. "Micelle Formation by a Model Hydrogen Bonding Block Copolymer", J.Q. Zhao, E.M. Pearce, T.K. Kwei, H.S. Jeon, P.K. Kesani, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 28, pg.1972-1978, 1995.
28. "Regular and Irregular Mixing in Blends of Saturated Hydrocarbon Polymers", W.W. Graessley, R. Krishnamoorti, G.C. Reichart, N.P. Balsara, L.J. Fetters, D.J. Lohse, Macromolecules, vol. 28, pg.1260-1270, 1995.
27. "Annealing Effects and Signatures of the Order Disorder Transition in Block Copolymer Cylinders", D. Perahia, G. Vacca, S.S. Patel, H.J. Dai, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 27, pg.7645-7649, 1994.
26. "Effect of Molecular Structure on Thermodynamics of Block Copolymer Melts", C.C. Lin, S.V. Jonnalagadda, P.K. Kesani, H.J. Dai, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 27, pg.7769-7780, 1994.
25. "Influence of Imperfections on the Disordering of Block Copolymer Cylinders", N.P. Balsara, H.J. Dai, P.K. Kesani, B.A. Garetz, B. Hammouda, Macromolecules, vol. 27, pg. 7406-7409, 1994.
24. "Thermodynamics of Mixing for Blends of Model Ethylene-Butene Copolymers", W.W. Graessley, R. Krishnamoorti, N.P. Balsara, L.J. Fetters, D.J. Lohse, D.N. Schulz, J.A. Sissano, R.J. Butera, Macromolecules, vol. 27, pg. 3896-3901, 1994.
23. "Shear Effects on Solvated Block Copolymer Lamellae: Polystyrene-Polyisoprene in Dioctyl Phthalate", N.P. Balsara, B. Hammouda, Physical Review Letters, vol. 72, pg. 360-363, 1994.
22. "In-situ Small Angle Neutron Scattering from a Block Copolymer Solution under Shear", N.P. Balsara, B. Hammouda, P.K. Kesani, S.V. Jonnalagadda, G. Straty, Macromolecules, vol. 27, pg. 2566-2573, 1994.
21. "The Structural Origin of Thermodynamic Interactions in Blends of Saturated Hydrocarbon Polymers", R. Krishnamoorti, W.W. Graessley, N.P. Balsara, D.J. Lohse, Macromolecules, vol. 27, pg. 3073-3081, 1994.
20. "Deuteration Effects and Solubility Parameter Ordering in Blends of Saturated Hydrocarbon Polymers", W.W. Graessley, R. Krishnamoorti, N.P. Balsara, L.J. Fetters, D.J. Lohse, D.N. Schulz, J.A. Sissano, Macromolecules, vol. 27, pg. 2574-2579, 1994.
19. "The Effect of Saturation on the Thermodynamics of Polystyrene-Polyisoprene Block Copolymers", N.P. Balsara, C.C. Lin, H.J. Dai, R. Krishnamoorti, Macromolecules, vol. 27, pg. 1216-1220, 1994.
18. "Small Angle Neutron Scattering from Partially Deuterated Polymers and their Blends", N.P. Balsara, D.J. Lohse, W.W. Graessley, R. Krishnamoorti, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 100, pg. 3905-3910, 1994.
17. "The Compositional Dependence of the Thermodynamic Interactions in Blends of Model Polyolefins", R. Krishnamoorti, W.W. Graessley, N.P. Balsara, D.J. Lohse, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 100, pg. 3894-3904, 1994.
16. "Thermodynamic Interactions and Correlations in Mixtures of Two Homopolymers and a Block Copolymer", N.P. Balsara, S.V. Jonnalagadda, C.C. Lin, C.C. Han, R. Krishnamoorti, Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 99, pg. 10011-10020, 1993.
15. "Thermodynamics of Random Copolymer Mixtures by SANS", D.J. Lohse, N.P. Balsara, L. J. Fetters, D.N. Schulz, J.A. Sissano, W.W. Graessley, R. Krishnamoorti, pg. 175-183 in 'Advances in Polyolefins', T.C. Chung, ed., Plenum, New York, 1993.
14. "Birefringence and Diffraction of Light in Ordered Block Copolymer Materials", B.A. Garetz, M.C. Newstein, H.J. Dai, S.V. Jonnalagadda, N.P. Balsara, Macromolecules, vol. 26, pg. 3151-3155, 1993.
13. "Effect of Deuterium Substitution on Thermodynamic Interactions in Polymer Blends", W.W. Graessley, R. Krishnamoorti, N.P. Balsara, L.J. Fetters, D.J. Lohse, D.N. Schulz, J.A. Sissano, Macromolecules, vol. 26, pg. 1137-1143, 1993.
12. "Thermodynamic Interactions in Model Polyolefin Blends Obtained by Small Angle Neutron Scattering", N.P. Balsara, L.J. Fetters, N. Hadjichristidis, D.J. Lohse, C.C. Han, W.W. Graessley, R. Krishnamootri, Macromolecules, vol. 25, pg. 6137-6147, 1992.
11. "Relationship Between Birefringence and the Structure of Ordered Block Copolymer Materials", N.P. Balsara, B.A. Garetz, H.J. Dai, Macromolecules, vol. 25, pg. 6072-6074, 1992.
10. "Birefringence Detection of the Order-to-Disorder Transition in Block Copolymer Liquids", N.P. Balsara, D. Perahia, C.R. Safinya, M. Tirrell, T.P. Lodge, Macromolecules, vol. 25, pg. 3896-3901, 1992.
9. "Dynamic Light Scattering from Microstructured Block Copolymer Solutions", N.P. Balsara, P. Stepanek, M. Tirrell, T.P. Lodge, Macromolecules, vol. 24, pg. 6227-6230, 1991.
8. "Diffusion in Microstructured Block Copolymer Solutions", N.P. Balsara, C.E. Eastman, M. Foster, T.P. Lodge, M. Tirrell, die Makromolecular Chemie, Macromolecular Symposium, vol. 45, pg. 213-235, 1991.
7. "Micelle Formation of BAB Triblock Copolymers in Solvents that Preferentially Dissolve the A Block", N.P. Balsara, M. Tirrell, T.P. Lodge, Macromolecules, vol. 24, pg. 1975-1986, 1991.
6. "Phase Equilibria and the Landau-Ginzburg Functional", E.B. Nauman, N.P. Balsara, Fluid Phase Equilibria, vol. 45, pg. 229-250, 1989.
5. "Compositional Quenching: A Process for Forming Polymer-in-Polymer Microdispersions and Cocontinuous Networks", E.B. Nauman, M. Ariyapadi, N.P. Balsara, J. Furno, T. Grocela, S.H. Liu, R. Mallikarjun, Chemical Engineering Communications, vol. 66, pg. 29-55, 1988.
4. "Periodic Minimizing Solutions of the Landau-Ginzburg Functional", E.B. Nauman, N.P. Balsara, Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, vol. 46, pg. 375-379, 1988.
3. "The Entropy of Inhomogeneous Polymer-Solvent Systems", N.P. Balsara, E.B. Nauman, Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Physics Edition, vol. 26, pg. 1077-1086, 1988.
2. "A Novel Approach to Polymeric Microdispersions", E.B. Nauman, S.T. Wang, N.P. Balsara, Polymer, vol. 27, pg. 1637-1640, 1986.
1. "The Influence of Buoyancy on Thermophoretic Deposition of Aerosol Particles in a Horizontal Tube", N.P. Balsara, R.S. Subramanian, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 118, pg. 3-14, 1986.
1. Pending PCT patent application, PCT/US07/08435, entitled "High Elastic Modulus Polymer Electrolytes," filed by the Regents of the University of California on April 3, 2007.
STUDENTS
Post Doctoral Research Scientists
Current Post Docs
1. Moon-Jeong Park, Synthesis and Characterization of Fuel Cell Membranes, January
2006-present
2. Ed Feng, Theoretical Polymer Physics, January 2006-present
3. Ashutosh Panday, Nanostructured Block Copolymer Electrolytes, December 2006-present
Graduated Post Docs
5. Mohit Singh, Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Electrolytes, March
2004-September, 2006
4. Gregg Wilmes, Nanoligthography using Templated Block Copolymers, January
2004-July 2006
3. Kyungyoul Baek, Synthesis of Nanostructured Fuel Cell Membranes, March 2004-March
2006
2. Yumi Matsumiya, Characterization of Polymer Electrolytes, August 2002-December
2003
1. William Warner, Synthesis of Model Graft Copolymers, September 2001-October
2002
PhD Students
Current Students
Amish J. Patel, Enrique D. Gomez, Jeffery D. Wilbur, Alisyn Nedoma, Justin Virgili
(co-advised by Rachel Segalman), Nisita Wanakule, Greg Stone, Scott Mullin
Graduated Students
13. David A.
Durkee, co-advised by Alex Bell, "Soft Materials for Nanostructured Catalysts",
August, 2007
12. Megan L. Ruegg, "Designing Surfactants for the Organization of Immiscible
Polymers", August, 2007.
11. Hany B. Eitouni, "Electrochemical Self-Assembly of Organometallic Block
Copolymers", December, 2005.
10. Benedict J. Reynolds, co-advised by C.J. Radke, "Dynamics of Block
Copolymer Adsorption", May 2005.
9. Hyeok Hahn, "Block Copolymers and Nanotechnology", May 2004
8. Amy A. Lefebvre, "Initial Stages of Phase Separation in Polymer Blends
Near the Limit of Metastability", June, 2002.
7. Joon Hyun Lee, "Thermodynamics and Surfactancy of Block Copolymers in
Multicomponent Polyolefin Blends", June, 2002.
6. Mei Y. Chang, "Analysis of Microstructure in Ordered Block Copolymer
Materials", July, 2000.
5. Won G. Kim, "Kinetics of the Disorder-to-Order Transition in a Block
Copolymer Melt", June, 2000.
4. Hao Wang, "Microstructure and Ordering Kinetics of Block Copolymers
under Shear Flow", June, 1999.
3. Horng J. Dai, "Grain Structure and Ordering Kinetics in Block Copolymers",
June, 1998.
2. Hyun S. Jeon, "Thermodynamics and Morphology in Complex Polymer Fluids,
January, 1997.
1. Chen C. Lin, "Thermodynamics in Block Copolymers and Multicomponent
Polymer Blends, October, 1996.
MS Students (All Graduated)
9. C. Esawaran "Synthesis of Model Block Copolymers by Glove Box and High
Vacuum Anionic Polymerization", June 2000.
8. Jatin U. Mody, "The Effect of Cross-linking on the Order to Disorder
Transition of a Diblock Copolymer, July, 1999.
7. Amy A. Lefebvre, "Nucleation in Multicomponent Polymer Blends",
June, 1999.
6. Arvind Rajaram, "Dynamic and Static Light Scattering from Graft Copolymer
Solutions", December, 1998.
5. Arvindakshan Krishnan, "Measurement of the Order Parameter in Symmetric
Diblock Copolymers, May, 1997.
4. Feridun Demir, "Dynamic Light Scattering from Block Copolymer Solutions",
May, 1997.
3. S.V. Jonnalagadda, "Synthesis of Block Copolymers by Anionic Polymerization,
June, 1995.
2. Praveen K. Kesani, "Synthesis and Characterization of Block Copolymers,
February, 1995.
1. Horng J. Dai, "Birefringence and Diffraction of Light in Ordered Block
Copolymer Materials", August, 1994.
Student Recognition and Awards
Megan L. Ruegg, winner, ICI Student Award, Division of Polymeric Materials Science
and Engineering and Division of Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society,
2006.
Hany B. Eitouni, finalist, Padden Award, Division of Polymer Physics, American
Physical Society, 2006.
Timothy Rappl, winner, Neutron Scattering Society of America's prize for outstanding
student research, 2004.
Amy A. Lefebvre, finalist, ICI Student Award, Division of Polymeric Materials
Science and Engineering, American Chemical Society, 1999.
Horng J. Dai, finalist, Padden Award, Division of Polymer Physics, American
Physical Society, 1997.
Nitash P. Balsara, finalist, Sherwin-Williams Student Award, Division of Polymeric
Materials Science and Engineering and Division of Polymer Chemistry, American
Chemical Society, 1987.
INVITED LECTURES AND CONFERENCES
151. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, "Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Batteries and Fuel Cells", November 28, 2007.
150. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Rayleigh, North Carolina, "Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Batteries and Fuel Cells", November 19, 2007.
149. Invited Lecture, Users Meeting for Spallation Neutron Source and Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, "Ion Transport in Block Copolymer Electrolytes", October 9, 2007.
148. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, "Ion Transport in Block Copolymers", September 5, 2007.
147. Invited Lecture, The Science and Technology of Well-Controlled Polymer Assemblies, "Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications", Kyoto University, Japan, June 11, 2007.
146. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, Norman, Oklahoma, "Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications", May 11, 2007.
145. Invited Lecture, Workshop on Kinetics and Dynamics in Soft Condensed Matter, Argonne National Laboratory, "Structural Characterization of Block Copolymer Thin Films using Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering", May 7, 2007
144. Invited Lecture, Mini Symposium on Development and Characterization of New Functional NanoMaterials based on Block Copolymers, Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Polymer Science, "Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications", April 12, 2007.
143. Invited Lecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, "Balanced Block Copolymer Surfactants for Organizing Immiscible Polymers", April 10, 2007.
142. Invited Lecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea, "Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications", April 10, 2007.
141. Invited Lecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Postech-Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea, "Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications", April 9, 2007.
140. Invited Lecture, Dow Chemicals, Midland, Michigan, "Balanced Block Copolymer Surfactants for Organizing Immiscible Polymers", February 9, 2007
139. Invited Lecture, International Conference on Nucleation and Growth, Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India, "Nucleation and Growth in Polymer Blends", January 20, 2007.
138. Invited Lecture, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, "Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications", December 28, 2006.
137. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, Symposium on Electron Microscopy across Hard and Soft Materials, "Imaging Nanostructured Block Copolymer Electrolytes using Electron Microscopy", November 28, 2006. (Lecture delivered by my PhD student Enrique Gomez.)
136. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, California, Symposium on Block Copolymers as Nanoscale Materials, "Nanostructured Block Copolymer Electrolytes", September 13, 2006.
135. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, California, Symposium on Block Copolymers as Nanoscale Materials, "Fluctuation Relaxation in multicomponent systems containing micelles and other aggregates", September 11, 2006.
134. Invited Lecture, Gordon Research Conference, Polymer Physics, New London, Connecticut, "Ion-Containing Block Copolymers", July 26, 2006.
133. Invited Lecture, US-Poland Nanotechnology Workshop Sponsored by the US National Science Foundation, "Ion-Containing Block Copolymer Nanostructures", June 19, 2006.
132. Invited Lecture, American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Chicago, Illinois, "Phase Behavior of Polymer Blends Stabilized by Balanced Surfactants", June 26, 2006.
131. Invited Lecture, "Scattering from Polymers", Los Alamos Neutron Science Center-Neutron School, May 19, 2006.
130. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, "Ion-Containing Block Copolymers", April 14, 2006.
129. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, Georgia, Cooperative Research Award in Polymer Science and Engineering Symposium honoring Richard Spontak and Steven Smith, "Ion-containing Block Copolymer Nanostructures", March 27, 2006.
128. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, "Neutron Scattering and Monte Carlo Determination of the Variation of the Critical Nucleus Size with Quench Depth", December 14, 2005.
127. Invited Lecture, Workshop on Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoscale Structures, University of California, Los Angeles, California, November 9, 2005.
126. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Charles A. Stine Award Lecture, "Ion-Containing Polymer Nanostructures", Cincinnati, Ohio, November 2, 2005.
125. Keynote Speaker, Joint Chemical Engineering Meeting, China/USA/Japan, Conference on Nanotechnology, Beijing, China, "Ion-Containing Polymer Nanostructures", October 11, 2005.
124. Invited Lecture, European Discussion Meeting in Polymer Physics-Polymer Crystallization, Waldau, Germany, "Formation of the Critical Nucleus in Phase Separating Polymer Blends, October 5, 2005.
123. Invited Lecture, Workshop on Soft X-ray Scattering from Soft and Hard Matter, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, September 30, 2005.
122. Invited Lecture, Materials Research Using Neutrons (Symposium to honor Mike Rowe and Jack Rush), National Institute of Science and Technology, "A Universal Mechanism of Phase Separation", Gaithersburg, Maryland, September 9, 2005.
121. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., Preparing for the Bright Future of Neutron Scattering in the US, Analytical Chemistry Division, "Small Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of the Initial Stages of Phase Separation", September 1, 2005.
120. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., Scattering from Polymers Symposium, Polymer Materials Science and Engineering Division, "Designing Balanced Surfactants for Organizing Immiscible Polymers", August 30, 2005.
119. Plenary Lecture, Inaugural Users Meeting for Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, "Challenges and Opportunities in Polymer Nanoscience", May 23, 2005.
118. Invited Lecture, Prospects in New Materials Science (Workshop to foster new US-Japan collaborations in materials science), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, "Ion-Containing Polymer Nanostructures", April 25-27, 2005.
117. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, "Diffusion and Equilibration of Surfactants for Polymer-Polymer Interfaces", April 12, 2005.
116. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society, Los Angeles, California, "Functional Microstructures from Iron-Containing Block Copolymers", March, 2005.
115. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, "Characterization and Design of Surfactants for Polymer-Polymer Interfaces", January 6, 2005.
114. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, "Characterization and Design of Surfactants for Polymer-Polymer Interfaces", January 3, 2005.
113. Invited Lecture, "Characterization and Design of Surfactants for Polymer-Polymer Interfaces", Complex Fluids Symposium, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, January 1, 2005.
112. Invited Lecture, "Searching for the Critical Nucleus in Phase Separating Polymer Blends", Joint meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Mumbai, India, December 28, 2004.
111. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, December 7, 2004.
110. Invited Lecture, Polymer Science Lecture Series, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, "Searching for the Critical Nucleus in Phase Separating Polymer Blends", September 9, 2004.
109. Invited Lecture, Mini-Symposium on Bioinspired Dry Adhesive Pads for Climbing, Sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), July 16, 2004.
108. Invited Lecture, Gordon Research Conference, Complex Fluids, New London, New Hampshire, "Initial Stages of Nucleation in Phase Separating Polymer Blends", July 5, 2004.
107. Invited Lecture, American Conference on Neutron Scattering, College Park, Maryland, "Searching for the Critical Nucleus in Phase Separating Polymer Blends", June 7, 2004.
106. Invited Lecture, Materials Research Society Meeting, Symposium on Nucleation Phenomena-Mechanisms, Dynamics, and Structure, "Searching for the Critical Nucleus in Phase Separating Polymer Blends", San Francisco, California, April 13, 2004.
105. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, "Does Conventional Nucleation Occur during Phase Separation in Polymer Blends", March 2, 2004.
104. Invited Lecture, Boston Scientific, Minneapolis, Minnesota, "Balanced Surfactants for Organizing Immiscible Materials", March 1, 2004.
103. Departmental Seminar, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, November 21, 2003.
102. Departmental Seminar, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, November 20, 2003.
101. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, October 23, 2003.
100. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, October 6, 2003.
99. Invited Lecture, Tyco Electronics, Menlo Park, California, September 24, 2003.
98. Invited Lecture, Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society, September 7, 2003.
97. Invited Lecture, Soft Matter and Biophysics Workshop, Organized by Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook, New York, September 5, 2003.
96. Invited Lecture, Gordon Research Conference, Physics of Liquids, August 6, 2003.
95. Invited Lecture, Institut fur Festkoperforschung, Forschungszentrum Julich, Germany, July 17, 2003.
94. Invited Lecture, Department of Physics, University of Freiburg, Germany, July 15, 200 3.
93. Invited Lecture, ESPCI, Paris, July 5, 2003.
92. Invited Lecture, College de France, Paris, July 4, 2003.
91. Invited Lecture, Institut de Physique, University of Strasbourg, France, July 2, 2003.
90. Invited Lecture, Structured Fluids and Soft Solids Symposium, ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 18, 2003.
89. Invited Lecture, Nucleation Symposium, ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 17, 2003.
88. Invited Lecture, Workshop on Nanotechnology in Mechanical Engineering, National Science Foundation, June 15, 2003.
87. Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society, Austin, Texas, March, 2003.
86. Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, February, 2003.
85. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, January, 2003.
84. Materials Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, December, 2002.
83. Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology, Nagaoka, Japan, 2002.
82. Fourth Kyoto Symposium on Rheology, Japan, October, 2002.
81. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, September, 2002.
80. Discussion leader, Gordon Research Conference, Polymer Physics, Newport, Rhode Island, August, 2002.
79. Invited Lecture, Department of Materials Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, July, 2002.
78. Invited Lecture, Max Plank Institute for Polymers, Mainz, Germany, July, 2002.
77. Departmental Seminar, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Cologne, Germany, July, 2002
76. Invited Lecture, Department of Physics, University of Freiburg, Germany, July, 200 2.
75. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the Division of Colloids, American Chemical Society, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June, 2002.
74. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Orlando, April 2002.
73. Invited Lecture, Bend Research Inc., Bend Oregon, January, 2002.
72. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, January, 2002.
71. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting on Photonic Materials, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, January, 2002.
70. Invited Lecture, Golden Gate Polymer Forum, Mountain View, California, December, 2001.
69. Discussion Leader, Elastomers Gordon Conference, New London, New Hampshire, August, 2001.
68. Invited Lecture, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, April, 2001.
67. Invited Lecture, ExonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown, Texas, March, 2001.
66. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, March, 2001.
65. Invited Lecture, Flory Symposium, Stanford University, California, Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, February 2001.
64. Invited Lecture, Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory, Soft X-Ray Speckle: Nanoscale Dynamics in Liquids and Solids, October, 2000
63. Departmental Seminar, Department of Textile Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, October 2000.
62. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2000,
61. Invited Lecture, ExxonMobil Company, Annandale, New Jersey, July 2000.
59. Invited Lecture, National Research Council of Solid State Physics, Gaithersburg, Maryland, July 2000.
60. Invited Lecture, Gordon Research Conference, Polymer Physics, New London, Connecticut, July, 2000.
58. Invited Lecture, Gordon Research Conference, Polymers (East), New London, Connecticut, June 2000.
57. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, March 2000.
56. Invited Lecture, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey, November 1999.
55. Invited Lecture, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan, November 1999.
54. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baten Rouge, November 1999.
53. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, September 1999.
52. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, October 1999.
51. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, September 1999.
50. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, August 1999.
49. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New Orleans, August 1999.
48. Invited Lecture, Gordon Research Conference, Chemistry of Supramolecules and Assemblies, August 1999.
47. Invited Lecture, Gordon Research Conference, Elastomers, July 1999.
46. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, May 1999
45. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, February 1999.
44. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, April 1999.
43. Invited Lecture, Annual Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, April 1999.
42. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, March 1999.
41. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, City College of New York, September 1998.
40. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, October 1998.
39. Invited Lecture, Meeting on Unifying Principles for Engineering Soft Materials, Risø National Laboratory, Denmark, June 1999.
38. Invited Lecture, Exxon Corporate Research Laboratories, Clinton, New Jersey, April 1998.
37. Invited Lecture, American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, Dallas, March 1998.
36. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, February 1998.
35. Invited Lecture, Goodyear Tire Company, Akron, Ohio, February 1998.
34. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 1998.
33. Invited Lecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, December 1997.
32. Invited Lecture, Royal Society-Unilever Forum on Structure and Dynamics of Materials in the Mesoscopic Domain, National Chemical Society, India, December 1997.
32. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 1997.
31. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, October 1997.
30. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, October 1997.
29. Departmental Seminar, Department of Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University, September 1997.
28. Invited Lecture, Cold Neutron Research Center, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, September 1997.
27. Invited Lecture, International Conference on Neutron Scattering, Toronto, August 1997.
26. Invited Lecture, Exxon Chemical Company, Baytown, Texas, June 1997.
25. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, April 1997.
24. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, April 1997.
23. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, March 1997.
22. Invited Lecture, National Meeting of the American Physical Society, Kansas City, March 1997.
21. Invited Lecture, National Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, December 1996.
20. Invited Lecture, Rubber Science Hall of Fame, lecture honoring the induction of G. Kraus to the Rubber Science Hall of Fame, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, November 1996.
19. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, May 1996.
18. Invited Lecture, Gordon Conference on Colloidal, Macromolecular and Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Ventura, California, February 1996.
17. Departmental Seminar, Department of Textile Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, January 1996.
16. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, November 1995.
15. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, November 1995.
14. Invited Lecture, Mitsubishi Chemicals, Yokkaichi, Japan, June 1995.
13. Invited Lecture, Faculty of Macromolecular Science, Kyoto University, Japan, June 1995.
12. Invited Lecture, Faculty of Macromolecular Science, Osaka University, Japan, June 1995.
11. Invited Lecture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan, June 1995.
10. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, January 1995.
9. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, January 1995.
8. Invited Lecture, Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, January 1995.
7. Invited Lecture, National Meeting of the American Physical Society, Division of Condensed Matter Physics, San Jose, California, March 1995.
6. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, November 1994.
5. Invited Lecture, 3M Company, St. Paul Minnesota, November 1994.
4. Departmental Seminar, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, October 1994.
3. Departmental Seminar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, September 1994.
2. Invited Lecture, National meeting of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, August 1993.
1. Departmental Seminar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, September 1992.
Visiting Professorships
Kyoto University (Japan), Summer 1995
University of Freiburg (Germany), Summer 2002
Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg (France), Summer 2003
Professional Society
Membership
American Physical Society
American Chemical Society
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Society of Rheology (Japan)
Editorial
Boards of Journals
Macromolecules (2000-2003)
Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics (2000-present)
Journal of the Society of Rheology, Japan (US editor) (2000-present)
Progress in Polymer Science (2002-present)
Recent Institutional
and Professional Service
Member of the Executive Committee of the Division
of Polymer Physics of the American Physical Society (Elected Member-at-Large
by the division), 2004-2006.
Chair of the Users Committee, National Center for Neutron Research at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland, 2002-present.
Member of the Experimental Facilities Advisory Committee, Spallation Neutron
Source being built at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2002-2005.
Programming Chair for the Division of Polymer Physics of the American Physical
Society for the annual March meeting in 2004 (45 symposia, including 7 invited
symposia and 5 focused topic sessions).
Programming Chair for Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena Symposia (50 symposia)
for the annual AIChE meeting in 2002.
Chair of Faculty Search Committee, Chemical Engineering, Berkeley, 2005.