Renshi Zhang

• Appointment in Prof. Mattice's group: Postdoc, 1991-95.
• Topic of research with Prof. Mattice: Conformation and dynamics of polyimides; diffusion of penetrants through polyimides.
• Current position: with Tractebel USA, Houston, Texas, rzhang@tractebelusa.com

Publications coauthored with Prof. Mattice

• Zhang, R.; Mattice, W.L. "Molecular dynamics study of the persistence lengths of a new class of polyimide fibers" J. Polym. Sci.: Part B: Polym. Phys. 1996, 34, 565-573.
• Zhang, R.; Mattice, W.L. "Atomistic modeling of the diffusion of small penetrant molecules in the bulk amorphous polyimide of 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride and 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-(4-aminophenoxy)propane" J. Membrane Sci. 1995, 108, 15-23.
• Zhang, R.; Mattice, W.L. "Atomistic modeling of a new thermoplastic polyimide in the amorphous state: Structure and energetics" Macromolecules 1995, 28, 7454-7460.
• Zhang, R.; Mattice, W.L. "The flexibility of a new thermoplastic polyimide studied with molecular simulations" Macromolecules 1993, 26, 6100-6105.
• Zhang, R.; Mattice, W.L. "Persistence length of the `rodlike' molecule trans-PBT revisited again" Macromolecules 1993, 26, 4384-4385.
• Zhang, R.; Mattice, W.L. "Molecular dynamics study of the conformational properties of cyclohexadecane" J. Chem. Phys., 1993, 98, 9888-9894.
• Zhang, R.; Mattice, W.L. "Evaluation of the persistence length of the rigid-rod polymers poly(benzobisoxazole) and poly(benzobisthiazole) using molecular dynamics simulations" Macromolecules 1992, 25, 4937-4941.