Historical Colloquium Information

4th Annual Student Colloquium

Cleveland, OH, October 17, 2007

During the Business & Awards Meeting on Thursday, October 18, Student Affairs Committee Chair Timothy Higgins (Rhein Chemie) presented the following students as the $1,500 scholarship winners:

  1. Undergraduate Paper - Lindsay Kelderhouse (The University of Akron) for "Anionic Synthesis of In-chain Functionalized Polymers"
  2. Undergraduate Poster - Jon Nienaber (Ferris State University) for "Nitrosamine Free Cure Systems in EPDM"
  3. Graduate Paper - Ling Du (The University of Akron) for "Highly Conductive Epoxy/Graphite Composites for Bipolar Plates in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells"
  4. Graduate Poster - Mustafa Y. Sen (The University of Akron) for "Functionalization of Polyisobutylene-based Biomaterials Using Enzymatic Catalysis"

Keynote Speaker

  1. Dr. Martin Issel, Rhein Chemie - Processing Promoters for Highly Filled Silica Compounds

Student Colloquium Paper Schedule

  1. A Test Method for Measuring the Dimensional Stability of Elastomeric Materials upon Heating, Sang Min Park, Dong Lyun Cho, Chang Kook Hong and Prof. Shinyoung Kaang, Chonnam National University
  2. Highly Conductive Epoxy/Graphite Composites for Bipolar Plates in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Ling Du and Dr. Sadhan C. Jana, The University of Akron
  3. Nano-Clay Tethered Shape Memory Polyurethane Nanocomposites, Feina Cao, and Dr. Sadhan C. Jana, The University of Akron
  4. Synthesis of Star-Branched Model Polymer Structures by Living Carboncationic Polymerization for Systematic Structure-Property Relationship Studies, Serap Hayat and Dr. Judit E. Puskas, The University of Akron
  5. Evaluation of the Effects of Nanoparticulate Fillers on Performance of Shape Memory Polyurethane Nanocomposites, I. Sedat Gunes and Dr. Sadhan C. Jana, The University of Akron
  6. Effects of Silica on Crosslinking and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Rubber Compounds, Dongwook Kim, Dong Lyun Cho, Chang Kook Hong and Shinyoung Kaang, Chonnam National University
  7. Interesting Encapsulation Behavior of Dispersing Phase of Polymer Blends in Melt Processing, Jinhai Yang and James L. White, The University of Akron
  8. Characterization of Polypropylene Homopolymers by Mild Pyrolysis and MALDI-ToF-Mass Spectrometry, David E. Dabney, Dr. Michael J. Polce and Dr. Chrys Wesdemiotis, The University of Akron
  9. Soft Polymer Friction: Insight into the Periodicity of Schallamach Waves and Effects of Surface Patterning, Charles J. Rand and Alfred J. Crosby, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
  10. Anionic Synthesis of In-chain Functionalized Polymers, Lindsay Kelderhouse, Manuela Ocampo, Jonathan Janoski and Dr. Roderic P. Quirk, The University of Akron

Student Poster Presentations

  1. Effect of Fillers on Hardness and Stiffness of NR and SBR at Various Temperatures, Hyunho Jin, Dong Lyun Cho, Chang Kook Hong and Prof. Shinyoung Kaang, Chonnam National University
  2. Effects of Fillers on Fatigue Crack Growth Rate of Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer, Jaeyeon Jung, Dong Lyun Cho, Chang Kook Hong and Prof. Shinyoung Kaang, Chonnam National University
  3. Strengthing of Polyolefins by Bottom-up Self-Assembly of POSS Nanoparticles, Byoung Jo Lee and Dr. Sadhan C. Jana, The University of Akron
  4. Functionalization of Polyisobutylene-based Biomaterials Using Enzymatic Catalysis, Mustafa Y. Sen and Dr. Judit E. Puskas, The University of Akron
  5. Enhancement in the Orientation of the Nanocylinders in Triblock Copolymer by Blending with Homopolymer via Molecular Weight Design, Dongsik Park, Dae Up Ahn and Erol Sancaktar, The University of Akron
  6. Systhesis and SEC Characterization of Polyisobutylenes from the 4-(1,2-oxirane-isopropyl) Styrene Inimer, Elizabeth Foreman, Lucas Dos Santos and Dr. Judit Puskas, The University of Akron
  7. Development of Global Computer Software for a Metered Fed Closely Intermeshing Counter-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder, Qibo Jiang, Dr. James L. White, The University of Akron
  8. Elastic and Inelastic Behavior and Cut Growth in Swollen Filled Rubber Compounds, Xiaoli Chai and Dr. Gary R. Hamed, The University of Akron
  9. Nitrosamine Free Cure Systems in EPDM, Jon Nienaber and Dr. Matt Yang, Ferris State University
  10. PIB: A Very Unusual Polymer, Kumar Kunal and Alexei Sokolov, The University of Akron
  11. Structure Property Relationships in Silica Reinforced Elastomers, Prashant Rajan, Doug Kohls, and Dr. Dale W. Schaefer, University of Cincinnati
  12. (Unknown Title) Ganesh Latta, Quentin Lineberry, and Wei-Ping Pan, Western Kentucky University