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Fall 2017 – Swelling Response and Thermal Transitions of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers

Affiliations:
Project Leader: Joshua O’neal
hammer534@tamu.edu
Materials Science & Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Jodie Lutkenhaus, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:
Fridays at 12:00PM
Team Size:
3 (Team Full)
Open Spots: 0
Special Opportunities:
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.
Team Needs:
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.
Description:
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.

Written by:
Jennie Lamb
Published on:
February 6, 2020

Categories: FullTags: Fall 2017

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