LIST OF LECTURERS
Dr. Michael
F. Cunningham, P.Eng., Associate Professor Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Queen's University
Ph.D.
in Chemical Engineering from the University
of Waterloo. Industrial
experience with the Xerox Corporate Research Group developing new processes for
small, composite particles. Research program is in polymer reaction
engineering, with an emphasis on emulsion polymerization. Primary focus of
current research is living radical polymerization in heterogeneous systems, and
the design of functionalized latex particles for applications such as
bioseparations.
Dr. Eric S. Daniels,
Principal Research Scientist and Executive Director, Emulsion Polymers Institute, Lehigh
University
Ph.D.
in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh
University in 1987.
Research interests include the biomedical applications of latexes,
the mechanism for the formation of composite latexes, particle morphology, interfacial crosslinking and
film formation in emulsion polymer systems, particle technology, and the role of surfactants in emulsion polymerization.
Dr. Mohamed S.
El-Aasser, Provost, Lehigh University and Director, Emulsion Polymers Institute,
Lehigh University
Ph.D. from
McGill University and Pulp and Paper Research
Institute in 1972. Research interests include emulsion polymerization,
emulsification, surface and colloidal properties of latexes, and latex film
formation, adsorption from solutions, and stabilization of colloids.
Dr. Andrew Klein,
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh
University
Ph.D.
in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina
State University
at Raleigh.
Industrial experience in emulsion polymers with GAF, and National Starch and
Chemical Company. Research interests include colloid and surface chemical
aspects of heterogeneous polymerization kinetics, related thermodynamics,
engineering and applications.
Dr. Do Ik Lee,
Adjunct Professor of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Imaging, Western Michigan University; formerly Senior
Scientist at The Dow Chemical Company
B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University in 1959 and both M.S. and doctoral degrees in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University in 1964 and 1967, respectively. Currently, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Imaging at Western Michigan University and a TAPPI Fellow. Formerly, Senior Scientist in Emulsion Polymers R&D at The Dow Chemical Company for 35 years. His research interests are latex technology, emulsion polymerization, structured latex polymerization, controlled free-radical emulsion polymerization, solid and hollow plastic pigments, paper coating technology, paper chemistry, colloid science, particle packing, dispersion rheology, and associative alkali-soluble latexes. He holds 27 U.S. patents. He received several awards, including the 2003 Distinguished Service Award from Korea TAPPI.
Dr. Gary W.
Poehlein, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D.
in Chemical Engineering from Purdue
University. Industrial
experience with the Proctor and Gamble Company. Research interests include
kinetics of emulsion polymerization and continuous reactor systems.
Dr. F.
Joseph Schork, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical &
Biomolecular Engineering, University
of Maryland
Ph.D.
in Chemical Engineering from the University
of Wisconsin working in
the field of emulsion polymerization reactor dynamics. Industrial experience
with E.I.. DuPont de Nemours & Company in the areas of emulsion
polymerization and digital process control. Research interests in
polymerization reaction engineering, digital control of polymerization
reactors, system dynamics and control. Consultant to various companies in the
area of polymerization reaction engineering.
Dr. Cesar
A. Silebi Professor of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University
Ph.D. from
Lehigh University. Research interests include
particle separation processes, rheological and colloidal properties of latexes,
multi-component transport in emulsions, and stability of colloidal systems.
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