Karl D. Kuklenz
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Karl graduated in May 2009 with his Master of Science degree in Chemistry. His thesis title was A COMPUTATIONAL ROUTE TO HANSEN SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS OF NITRATED SPECIES THROUGH A QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP (QSAR). He was the coauthor of 3 publications and 4 presentations with Dr. Williams. Karl is now a Technologist working at GE Water & Process Technologies in The Woodlands, Texas. |
Thomas J. Flaherty
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Thomas graduated in May 2006 with his Master of Science degree in Chemistry. His thesis title was A DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY ANALYSIS OF THE VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA OF NITRATED METHYLENEDIPHENYL-DIISOCYANATE-BASED POLY(ESTER URETHANE) FRAGMENTS. He was a coauthor of 3 publications and 2 presentations with Dr. Williams. Thomas is now a chemistry professor at Green River Community College. |
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Dr. Steven Abbott |
Dr. Steven Abbott [UK] (and by extension, Hiroshi Yamamoto [Japan] and Charles Hansen [Denmark]) and Dr. Williams are collaborating on improved experimental methods and molecular models for determining the Hansen solubility parameters of solvents, substances, and surfaces. Dr. Abbott's work is well described at the official Hansen solubility parameter web site. |
Dr. Brian Loft |
Dr. Brian Loft and Dr. Williams are collaborating on a universal solvent blend predictor. The software in its current form will take 100 candidate solvents and will calculate the 2-, 3-, and 4-component blends that target a particular solute using the Hansen solubility parameters. Dr. Loft has included several undergraduate mathematics majors in this project. |
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 Mark Amann |
- Photographic data collection of contact angle for cleaning verification
- Development of a wipe-soak cleaning method
- Development of a mechanically-rigid contact angle standard
- Development of procedures for the use of four different contact angle evaluation software packages
- Development of an ethylene-gas detection method
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 Madison Hausinger |
 Megan Konarik |
 Elizabeth Nesselrode |
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 Bryan Crom |
- Photographic data collection and analysis of swell tests and contact angle results using a Keyence digital microscope, DinoLite digital microscope, and ImageJ software.
- Preparation of vacuum-degassed epoxy, silastic, and polyurethane adhesives
- Solvent swell tests of cured epoxy, silastic, and polyurethane adhesives
- Hansen solubility sphere determinations using the methods outlined in Hansen's handbook 2nd edition and Microsoft Excel, and Hansen Solubility Parameters in Practice.
- Contact angle measurement and analysis using ImageJ
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 Kyle Lesko
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John Jackson (JJ) |
Trisha O'Bryon |
Angela Rippley |
Steven Doss
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- Hansen solubility parameter measurements of crystalline solutes
- Group additivity methods for modeling the Hansen solubility parameters
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John Mayor |
Katie Rothlisberger |
Jamie Stanton |
- Molecular modeling methods and colorimetry
- Surface tension instrument construction
- Surface tension measurements of uncured silastic potting material
- Surface tension measurements of binary solvent blends
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Stephanie Coleman
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Kara Marquez |
Casie Jupe |
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| Bassam Alnasleh |
- Molecular modeling methods and colorimetry
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Douglas Parker
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- Polymer stabilization techniques
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