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Back row (frow left to right): Matthew Mannarino, Predjag Djuranovic, Peng Yi, Gregory Rutledge Front row (from left to right): Miguel Amat, Sanghun Lee, Sezen Buell, Jung Ah Lee, Chia-Ling Pai, Simon Choong, Yuxi Zhang |
Current Group Members
(Click on name to retrieve full address and email, and on topic for project description)
| Name |
Research Topic |
| Erik Christian Allen Graduate Student |
Applying and comparing coarse-graining techniques in systems of aqueous surfactants |
| Miguel A. Amat Post-doctoral Associate |
Molecular simulation of surface properties |
| Pradipto Battacharjee
(www)
Post-doctral Associate |
Fundamental studies on electrospinning of polymeric nanofibers |
| Liang Chen Graduate Student |
next generation of electrospun nanomaterials for chemical and biological protection |
| Sezen Buell Graduate Student |
Multiscale modeling and analysis of nanofibers and nonwoven materials |
| Neta Datta Graduate Student |
Electrospun nonwovens for biomedical applications |
| Predrag Dragutin Djuranovic Graduate Student |
Molecular dynamics simulation of polymer crystallization in oriented melts |
| Keith M. Forward Post-doctoral Associate |
Electrospinning polymeric fibers from a free liquid surface. The objective of this project is to investigate the electrospinning properties of polymeric fibers produced by a free liquid surface (without the use of a needle). |
| Jung Ah Lee Post-doctoral Associate |
Surface active mutifunctional electrospun silicone nanofiber membranes |
| Sanghun Lee Post-doctoral Associate |
Semicrystalline (crystal + amorphous phases) polymer systems can be modeled by atomistic Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics computer simulations. Plastic deformation is one of our main concerns. |
| Joseph L. Lowery Graduate Student |
Electrospun nonwovens for biomedical applications |
| Matthew Mannarino Graduate Student |
Electrospinning |
| Chia-Ling Pai Graduate Student |
Mechanical Properties of electrospun nanofibers and composites |
| Peng Yi Graduate Student |
Molecular simulation of polymer nucleation |
| Ying Yang Post-doctoral Associate |
Field-responsive superparamagnetic composite nanofibers by electrospinning |
| Yuxi Zhang Graduate Student |
Nanofibers with Surface and Internal Functionality |
| Administrative Assistants | |
| Linda L. Mousseau |
Alumni/ae
| Sudhakar Balijepali |
Post-doctoral Associate, Present position: Dow Chemical Company, Midland MI |
| Mark Bathe (www) |
Ph.D. 2004, Thesis: Inverse Monte Carlo simulation of biomolecular conformation and coarse-grained molecular modeling of chondroitin sulfate conformation, titration, and osmotic pressure Present position: Assistant Professor, Biological Engineering Department, MIT. |
| Frederick E. Bernardin |
Ph. D. 2007, Thesis: "Application of Semi-Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (SGMC) Methods to Describe Non-Equilibrium Polymer Systems". Present Position: Tessella Inc, Newton, MA |
| Franco Capaldi (www) | Ph.D. 2005, Thesis: "Atomistic simulations of octacyclopentyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane polyethylene nanocomposites". Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, PA |
| Jeffrey D. Carbeck |
Ph.D. 1996, Thesis: "Temperature-Dependent Structure and
Properties of Crystalline Poly(vinylidene fluoride) from Molecular Simulation". Present position: Arsenal Medical, Watertown, MA. |
| Frederick L. Colhoun |
Ph.D 2000. Thesis: Relaxaion of Processing Induced Orientation in
Polymer Melts. Present position: Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN. |
| Steven H. Foulger |
Ph.D. 1996, Thesis: "Molecular Simulation of Liquid Crystalline Polyesters". Present position: Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University. |
| Sergey V. Fridrikh |
Visiting Scientist. Research topic: Electrohydrodynamic Theory Present Position: US Genomics, Cambridge, MA |
| Sumit Gautam |
M.S. 2000. Thesis: The Role of Chain Tilt in Semi-Crystalline Polymer
Interphases, Studied Through Molecular Simulation. Present position: McKinsey and Co., CA |
| Anil Gopala |
M.S.CEP 1995, Present position: Charles River Associates, Cambridge, MA. |
| Markus Hütter (email) |
Post-doctoral Associate, 2004 Research Topic: Polymer Crystallization: Coupling of Solid and Liquid Phase Present Position: Senior Researcher, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
| Ahmed E. Ismail |
Ph.D. 2005, Thesis: "Multiresolution methods for materials modeling via coarse-graining". Present position: Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Lab, NM |
| Amrit Kalra |
Post-doctoral Associate, 2004 Present position: Shell International B.V., Houston, TX. |
| Anjali A. Khare |
Post-doctoral Associate. Present position: Technology Strategy, Inc., Cambridge, MA. |
| Min Jae Ko |
Post-doctoral Associate, 2004 Present position: Samsung Electronics Co., LCD Business. |
Vikram K. Kuppa |
Post-doctoral Associate, 2008 Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati. |
| Daniel J. Lacks |
Post-doctoral Associate. Present position: Case Western Reserve University, Chemical Engineering Department, C. Benson Branch Professor. |
| Marc Lavine | Post-doctoral Associate. Present position: American Associate for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC., Associate Editor |
| Yong Li | Graduate student, Technology and Policy Program. Present position: MIT TPP. |
| Ming-Yuan Liao |
Post-doctoral Associate. Present position: Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Biomedicine and Biomedical Technology, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan. |
| Minglin Ma (www) | Ph.D. 2008 Present position: General Electric Global Research, Niskayuna, NY. |
| Oleg Manevitch |
Post-doctoral Associate. Research Topic: Molecular simulation of
polymer nanocomposites. Present position: Russian Academy of Sciences. |
| Shawn W. Mowry | Ph.D. 2002 Thesis: Atomistic simulation of the alpha_c relaxation in semicrystalline polyethylene. Present position: ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge, LA. |
| Paola B. Nasser | M.Eng. 2002 Thesis: Remote Microscope for Polymer Crystallization WebLab. Present position: |
| Peter H. Nelson |
Ph.D. 1998 Thesis: "Simulation of Self-Assembled Polymer and
Surfactant Systems". Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Benedictine University. |
| David C. Oda | Ph.D., 1998, Thesis: "Determination of Orientation in Aromatic Polyesters". Present position: OSI Software, Inc., San Leandro, CA |
| Derik A. Pridmore |
M.S. 2005, Thesis: Online polymer crystallization experiment" Present Position: McKinsey, New York, NY |
| Wei-Ning Shen | Visiting Scholar. Present position: University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Chemical Engineering, graduate student. |
| Y. Michael Shin |
Ph.D. 2000. Thesis: "Formation of polymer nanofibers from electrified fluid jets" Present position: Orteq Bioengineering, Groningen, The Netherlands. |
| Daniel Talavera | M.Eng. 2003 Thesis: "On-Line Laboratory for Remote Polymer Crystallization Experiments Using Optical Microscopy". |
| Pieter in 't Veld |
Post-doctoral Associate. Research Topic: Molecular simulation of polymer interphases. Present Position: BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany. |
| Numan Waheed |
Ph.D. 2005, Thesis: "Molecular simulation of crystal growth in alkane and polyethylene melts". Present Position: Bain and Co., Atlanta, GA. |
| Mao Wang | Post-doctoral Associate, 2005 Research Topic: Electrospinning Present position: Phillip Morris, Richmond, VA |
| John L. Wilhelmi |
M.S. 1996, Thesis: "Study of the Structure and Properties of the Polymer Crystalline Surface" Present position: Eastern Research Group, Lexington, MA. |
| Jian H. Yu |
Ph. D. 2007, Thesis: "Electrospinning of Polymeric Nanofiber Materials: Process Characterization and Unique Applications". Present Position: United States Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD |