Rheological Measurements Short Course

Rheological Measurements Short Course

2012 Instructors

University of Minnesota Lecturers

Christopher W. Macosko, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, is Director of the Rheological Measurements Short Course. He has aided development of several commercial rheometers and numerous test methods, and currently conducts research in polymer-polymer blends, nanocomposites, and the rheology of reacting systems. He has received awards from AIChE and SPE, and the 2004 Bingham Medal of the Society of Rheology. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Frank S. Bates, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Regents Professor, and Head of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, has research interests in polymer-polymer thermodynamics and dynamics that include studies of block copolymers and polymer mixtures. He received the John H. Dillon Medal (1989) and the Polymer Physics Prize (1997) from the American Physical Society, and the David Turnbull Lectureship Award (2004) from the Materials Research Society. Bates was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2002.

David Giles, Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, is Director of the Polymer Characterization Facility (of which the Rheology Lab is a major part) where he trains and assists graduate students and industrial clients in their research.

Satish Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, studies transport and interfacial phenomena involving rheologically complex materials such as polymer solutions, polymer gels, and surfactant films. Current research includes polymer dynamics in nano- and microfluidic systems, flow and deformation of viscoelastic materials, and the fluid mechanics of printing technologies.

Tim Lodge, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Lloyd H. Reyerson Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, conducts research on the structure and dynamics of polymeric liquids, especially copolymers and blends. He is Editor of Macromolecules. He was awarded the 2004 Polymer Physics Prize of the American Physical Society.

Guest Lecturers

Sumana Chakrabarti Bell, (CSIRO Australia), is the Director for the Centre for Grain Food Innovation, leading research programs on grains and other foods. She was previously a program leader of food and dough rheology, in General Mills as well as Kraft, Inc.

Xiang Cheng, Cornell University, Physics Department.

Randy H. Ewoldt is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. His research group studies rheology, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, mathematical modeling, and engineering design involving soft materials and complex fluids. He has a strong interest in biological and bioinspired applications of rheology, and has expertise in measuring and interpreting nonlinear viscoelastic properties with large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS).

Jan Vermant, Professor and Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, K. U. Leuven, University of Leuven, Belgium. His research focuses on bulk and interfacial rheology and relations to flow-induced structures in complex fluids and complex fluid-fluid interfaces, particularly colloidal dispersions. He uses rheological and rheo-optical methods, light and X-ray scattering, and advanced microscopy techniques applied to flowing systems. He received a Dupont Young Faculty Award (2002), the FWO Exxon-Mobil European Chemical Science and Engineering Award (2007), the Journal of Rheology Publication Award (2009), and became the European Editor for Rheologica Acta in 2011.