COLBY RESEARCH GROUP
February, 2009




 Back:   Gregory Tudryn;     Dr. Ralph Colby;     Siwei Liang;    

  Middle:   Dr. Yan-Jie Wang;      U Hyeok Choi;     Dan King;      Reuben Bushnell;

  Front:   Wenjuan Liu;     Laura Ramirez;     Libby Asteak;     Shih-Wa Wang;    




Wenjuan Liu

"Optimization of Ionic Conduction in Ion-Containing Polymers"

B.S.  Mechanics & Engineering Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China

Thesis: Synthesis and Simulation of Polymer-dispersed Liquid Crystal Films and Holographic Polymer-dispersed Liquid Crystal Films

M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University, PA, USA

Thesis: Effect of Thermally Driven Fluctuations on Segmental Dynamics of Polymer Melts


Pennsylvania State University
316-B Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802
Phone: (814) 404-4569
E-mail:
wzl113@psu.edu

Shih-Wa Wang

"Synthesis and Characterization of Polyurethane Ionomers with Ionic Liquid Counterions"

B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

M.S. Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, PA, USA

Thesis: Development of polymeric nanocarriers for hydrophilic drugs


Pennsylvania State University
316-B Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802

Phone: (814) 863-4381
E-mail: sxw287@psu.edu

U Hyeok Choi

"Characterization of Mobility and Conductivity in Ion-Containing Polymers"

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Project: Control of SWNT Dispersion by Block Copolymers with a Side-Chain Polarity Modifier

M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University

Thesis: Measurement of Conducting Ion Mobility and Concentration in Ion-Containing Polymers


Pennsylvania State University
316-A Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802

Phone: (814) 863-4381
E-mail: uzc101@psu.edu

Gregory Tudryn

"Conduction and Morphology of Ionic Liquid Single-Ion Conductors"

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, USA

Project:Optimization of Steam Turbines through multistage compression and cryogenic distillation


Pennsylvania State University
316-B Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802
Phone: (814) 863-4381
E-mail: gjt123@psu.edu

Laura Ramirez

"Colloidal Polymer Chains: Construction, Statics, and Dynamics"

B.S. Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Purdue University, IN, USA


Pennsylvania State University

175 Fenske Bldg. & 315 Steidle
University Park, PA  16802

Phone:(814) 863-7622
E-mail: lmr267@psu.edu

Reuben Bushnell

"Characterization of Nonlinear Behavior in Ion-Containing Polymers"

B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, NY, USA
Project: Radio Frequency Testing of Integrated Circuits
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, NY, USA


Pennsylvania State University
316-A Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802

Phone: (814) 863-4381
E-mail: rbushnell@psu.edu

Dan King

"Dynamics of poly(ethylene glycol)-based Gels Created in-situ with poly(isocyanates)"

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University, PA,  USA, Expected 2010.


Pennsylvania State University
315 Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802
Phone: (267) 467-7720
E-mail: drk5036@psu.edu