Poster Presentations

 

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1. Apfel, Dr. Robert E. - Yale University

Nucleation and Growth Mechanisms Underlying the Microstructure of Polymer Foams Produced by Dynamic Decompression and Cooling

 

2. Bernholc, Prof. Jerry - North Carolina State University

Growth and Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

 

3. Cebe, Prof. Peggy - Tufts University

Study of Development of Polymer Structure in Microgravity Using Ellipsometry

 

4. Chernov, Prof. Alexander A. - Universities Space Research Association

Morphological Stability of Stepped Interfaces Growing From Solution

 

5. Cooper, Dr. Reid F. - University of Wisconsin at Madison

Dynamic-Reduction and the Creation of Fine-Grained Ceramics From Inviscid Oxide/Silicate Melts

 

6. Courtney, Prof. Thomas H. - Michigan Technological University

Gravity Induced Settling in Interconnected Liquid-Solid Systems

 

7. Cucinotta, Dr. Francis A. - NASA/Johnson Space Center

Improved Radiation Transport Code and Nuclear Data Base for Evaluation of Spacecraft Shielding

 

8. Derby, Prof. Jeffrey J. - University of Minnesota

Theoretical Analysis of 3D, Transient Convection and Segregation in Microgravity Bridgman Crystal Growth

 

9. Ducheyne, Dr. Paul - University of Pennsylvania

Surface Transformation of Reactive Glass in a Microgravity Environment

 

10. El-Shall, Dr. Samy - Virginia Commonwealth University

Gas Phase Polymerization and Nucleation Experiments in Microgravity

 

11. Evans, Prof. James W. - University of California at Berkeley

Exploiting the Temperature Dependence of Magnetic Susceptibility to Control Convection in Fundamental Studies of Solidification Phenomena

 

12. Feigelson, Dr. Robert S. - Stanford University

Investigation of the Crystal Growth of Dielectric Materials by the Bridgman Technique Using Vibrational Control

 

13. Friedli, Dr. Adrienne C. - Middle Tennessee University

Development of Anionic Polyelectrolyte for Solid Battery Applications

 

14. Greenberg, Dr. Alan R. - University of Colorado at Boulder

Influence of Solutocapillary Convection on Macrovoid Defect Formation in Polymeric Membranes

 

15. Grugel, Dr. Richard N. - Universities Space Research Association

Novel Directional Solidification Processing of Hypermonotectic Alloys

 

16. Grugel, Dr. Richard N. - Universities Space Research Association

Utilizing Controlled Vibrations in a Microgravity Environment to Understand and Promote Microstructural Homogeneity during Floating-Zone Crystal Growth

 

17. Gupta, Dr. Prabhat K. - Ohio State University

Interdiffusion in the Presence of Free Convection

 

18. Halas, Dr. Naomi Jean - Rice University

Metal Nanoshell Functionalization and Materials Assembly: Effects of Microgravity Conditions

 

19. Heilbronn, Dr. Lawrence H. - Berkeley National Laboratory

Radiation Transmission Properties of In-Situ Materials

 

20. Hunt, Dr. Arlon - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Porosity and Variations in Microgravity Aerogel Nano-Structures

 

21. Kassemi, Dr. Mohammad - Ohio AeroSpace Institute/NASA LeRC

Effect of Marangoni Convection Generated by Voids on Segregation During Low-g and 1-g Solidification

 

22. Kou, Prof. Sindo - University of Wisconsin at Madison

Physical Simulation of Marangoni Convection in Weld Pools

 

23. Lewis, Dr. Jennifer A. - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Colloidal Stability in Complex Fluids

 

24. Li, Dr. Ben Q. - Louisiana State University

A Comparative Modeling Study of Magnetic and Electrostatic Levitation in Microgravity

 

25. Maxworthy, Dr. Tony - University of Southern California

Numerical and Laboratory Experiments on the Interactive Dynamics of Convection, Flow
and Directional Solidification

 

26. McFadden, Dr. Geoffrey B. - National Institute of Standards and Technology

A Phase-Field/Fluid Motion Model of Solidification: Investigation of Flow Effects During Directional Solidification and Dendritic Growth

 

27. Megaridis, Dr. Constantine - University of Illinois at Chicago

Microgravity Investigation on the Formation of Oxides and Adsorbed Oxygen Films in Solder Jetting Applications Pertinent to the Electronics Manufacturing Industry

 

28. Myerson, Dr. Allan S. - Polytechnic University

Thermodynamic and Spectroscopic Studies of Secondary Nucleation in Microgravity

 

29. Naumann, Prof. Robert J. - University of Alabama at Huntsville

Reduction of Convection in Closed Tube Vapor Growth Experiments

 

30. Palosz, Dr. Witold - Universities Space Research Association

Investigation of Crystal Growth of Ternary II-VI and IV-VI Compounds by Physical Vapor Transport

 

31. Regel, Dr. Liya L. - Clarkson University

Improved Crystal Quality by Detached Solidification in Microgravity

 

32. Rice, Dr. Eric E. - Orbital Technologies Corporation

Carbon-based Reduction of Lunar Regolith (CRLB)

 

33. Sacco, Jr., Dr. Albert - Northeastern University

Modeling of Macroscopic/Microscopic Transport and Growth Phenomena in Zeolite Crystals Under Microgravity Conditions

 

34. Sridhar, Prof. K. R. - University of Arizona

Development of Superior Materials for Layered Solid Oxide Electrolyzers Based on Mechanical and Thermal Failure Testing and Analysis

 

35. Wilson, Dr. John - NASA Langley Research Center

Improved Spacecraft Materials for Radiation Shielding

 

36. Zugrav, Dr. Maria I. - University of Alabama at Huntsville

Ground Based Experiments in Support of Microgravity Research Results - Vapor Growth of Organic Nonlinear Optical Thin Film

 

Numbers above correspond to the panel where the poster will be placed at the Von Braun Center.