Dr. Foster's Group Members

Graduate
 

Bulent Akgun, Ph.D. Candidate -
    Physics of Polymer Brushes
Nam-Heui Lee, Ph.D. Candidate -
    Scanning NanoRaman Spectroscopy
Sewoo Yang, Ph.D. candidate -
    Branched Chains
Carlos Barrios, Ph.D. candidate -
    AFM of PSAs
Gökce Ugur
    Polymer Brushes
Somesh Peri
    Structure of Photonic Films
Scott Hamilton
    Scanning NanoRaman Spectroscopy
 

Undergraduate
 
 
 

ALUMNI

Postdoctoral Associates
Andrea Liebmann Postdoc 3/93 - 2/95
Shijuhn Jia '99 - '00

Graduate Students
Stephanie Swearingen, M.S. May 2005
    AFM studies of PSAs
Jae Sik Lee, Ph.D. May 2005
    Behavior of blends of topologically distinct polymers
Hyeonjae Kim, Ph.D. 2004
    Scattering studies of ultrathin films
Jong-Hwi Hwang, Ph.D. 2004
    Thermodynamics and dynamics of long-branched/linear blends
Seung-Ho Moon, Ph.D. 2003
    Nanomechanical measurements of surfaceproperties of pressure sensitive adhesives
Mark Duda, M.S. 2003
    Development of Scanning NanoRaman Spectroscopy
Eugene Choi, Ph.D. 2003
    Role of specific binding in protein adsorption to well-defined surfaces
Teresa Martter, Lord Corporation Fellow, PhD May 2002
    "Surface Segregation and Bulk Thermodynamics in Blends of Regularly Long-Branched and Linear Chains"
Tricia Cregger, Ph.D. May 2002 -
    "Adsorption of Biopolymers Human Serum Albumin and Human Gamma Globulin to Well-Defined Surfaces of Self-Assembled Monolayers"
Zhihao Chen, PhD 2000
    "Study of Environmentally Interactive Ultrathin organic Layers and Novel Organometallic Materials"
    PAnalytical
Carmen Greenberg, Ph.D. 1999 -
    "Bulk Thermodynamics and Surface Segration Studies in Blends of Branched and Linear Polymers"
    Tutor for Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Alison M. Szczecinski, M.S. Dec. 1999 -
    "Study of a Diester Tackifier in a Model Pressure Sensitive Adhesive"
Adriana Paiva-Ramirez, Ph.D. 1999 -
    "Study of the Surface Adhesion of Model Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Using Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spherical Indenter Measurements"
    3M Company
Stanislaw Petrash, Ph.D. 1998
    National Starch
Nina Sheller, Ph.D. 1998
David Teale, M.S. 1998
Hyun Yim, Ph.D. 1998
    Sandia National Lab
Wei Li, M.S. 1998
Michelle Turner, Ph.D. 1997
    The University of Akron, Wayne College
Hong Wu, Ph.D. 1996
    tesa tape, inc.
Xiaoqing Li, Ph.D. 1996
    Ashland Chemical
April Harrison-Boddie, M.S. 1995
Nuntita Sirikup, M.S. 1994
    Thai government
Tim Vierheller, Ph.D. 1994
    The University of Akron, Wayne College

Visiting graduate Students
Andreas Heise, Doctoral Student from U. Hannover
    Now at DSM, Netherlands

Undergraduate research students
Kendra Hill, REU (Summer 2004)  Modification of AFM Tips for Tip Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Rachel Foster, U. Akron Postsecondary (Summer 2004)  Nanomechanical measurements on Polymer Blends
Dawn Shipley, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology - Nanomechanical properties of Star/Linear Blends
Penny Gray, Chemistry Senior Project - AFM of Block Copolymer-based PSAs
Stephanie Swearingen, Washington U. (Summer 2002) - Probing Nanomechanical Properties of Adhesives with SPM
Brandon Barrett, Villanova (Summer 2001) - Nanomechanical properties of Star/linear blends
Timothy Styranec, Youngstown State U. (2000)
Paul Daubenmeier, Harvard U.  (Summer 1998)
Brandon Quinn (Summer 1997)
William Dando, Youngstown State U. (Summer 1995,1996)
Scott Ross, Rose Hulman Institute of Tech.  (Summer 1994)