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| Project Leader: | Joshua O’neal hammer534@tamu.edu Materials Science & Engineering |
| Faculty Mentor: | Jodie Lutkenhaus, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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Fridays at 12:00PM |
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Team Size:
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3 (Team Full)
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Co-authorship on a journal article in a scientific journal. Potentially a letter of recommendation to employers or graduate programs from a well respected faculty member.
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Team Needs:
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Prior research experience is required. Preferably experience working with polymers and soft materials. Must be junior classification or above. Chemical Engineers and chemistry majors preferred. Must be willing/able to work in a laboratory environment independently. Data processing skills (excel, matlab, origin or equivilent) preferred.
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Description:
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In this project we will explore the responsive behavior of polyelectrolyte multilayers to changes in post-assembly environment. The project will inlclude preparation of layer-by-layer thin films, analysis of thermal properties using modulated differential scanning calorimetry, analysis of physical responsive behavior using quartz-crystal microbalance with dissipation, as well as various emission spectroscopy techniques for fundamental elemental analysis of samples. This work will result in a publication, and all those team members who contribute to the project completion will be names as co-authors on the manuscript.
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