Research interests
Synthesis of polymers using coordination catalysis, characterization of polymer structure, and testing thermal and mechanical properties of polymers; development of novel polymer nanocomposites, mathematical modeling of polymerization mechanisms.
Research projects
Modeling structure-properties of ethylene-alpha olefin copolymers; preparation of polymer nanocomposites with nanosize fillers using in situ polymerization for applications in energy, automotive and coatings; chemical, thermal and mechanical characterization of materials; synthesis and modeling of advanced thermoplastic elastomers; characterization of membrane electrolyte assemblies (MEA) for hydrogen fuel cells; wood and crop polymer bio-composites; chemical mapping of thin-films with Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR) microscopy.