COLBY RESEARCH GROUP
February, 2009




Back:   Meredith Muskovich;   Dr. Ralph ColbyGregory TudrynU Hyeok ChoiSiwei Liang;   Huai-Suen Shiau;

  Front:   Reuben Bushnell; Wenjuan LiuShih-Wa Wang;  Dan King;   Jing-Han Wang;  Xun Chen;


                Not shown: Laura Ramirez, Shushan Gong, Josh Bartels, Maria Monica Castellanos-M..



Siwei Liang

"Synthesis and Characterization of Polysiloxane Ionomers"

B.S. Polymer Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China (1999)

M.S. Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai,          P.R. China (2003)

  Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Polysilazane

M.S. Materials Science & Engineering, Penn State University, PA, USA (2008)

  Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Fluorinated Polymers


Pennsylvania State University
312 Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802

Phone: (814) 865-3882
E-mail: szl138@psu.edu

Shih-Wa Wang

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

B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (2004)

  Project: Mass Transfer Enhancement for Non-Newtonian Fluids under High-Gravity Environment

M.S. Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, PA, USA (2007)

  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 (2006)

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

M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University (2009)

  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

"Counterion Dynamics in Sulfonated Ionomers with Ionic Liquid Counterions"

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, USA (2007)

  Project: Characterization of Polybenzimidizole for PEM Fuel Cell Membranes


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 (2007)


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 (2005)
  Project: Radio Frequency Testing of Integrated Circuits
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, NY, USA (2008)
Lead Researcher: Millenium Villages Lantern Project, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, NY, USA


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

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

Jing-Han Wang

"Synthesis and Characterization Study on the Interaction of Ether-Oxygen of PEO-based Free Radical Polymers with Various Ions"

B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (2009)

  Project: Research in the Heat of Micellization of PEO-PPO-PEO Triblock Copolymers in Water

Pennsylvania State University
316-B Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802
Phone: (814) 863-4381
E-mail: juw214@psu.edu

Shushan Gong

"SAXS, Rheology, and Dielectric Spectroscopy of Polymer Nanocomposites"

B.S. Chemistry, Xiamen University, China (2008)

M.S. Chemistry, University of South Carolina, SC, USA (2010)


Pennsylvania State University
315 Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802
Phone: (814) 863-4381
E-mail: swg5212@psu.edu

Maria Monica Castellanos-M.

"Aggregation in Concentrated Protein Solutions"

B.S. Chemical Engineering, National University of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia (2010)

  Project: Effects of the Solute on the Glass Transition of the Solvent Under Pressure

Pennsylvania State University
324 Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802
Phone: (814) 865-8310
E-mail: mmc5339@psu.edu

Meredith Muskovich

"Synthesis and Characterization of Polydimethyl Siloxane Polyurethanes"

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University, PA,  USA (expected 2010)


Pennsylvania State University
316 Steidle Bldg.
University Park, PA  16802
Phone: (814) 863-4381
E-mail: mlm5148@psu.edu