Faculty

Anne Hiltner, The Herbert Henry Dow Professor
(PhD, Physical Chemistry-Oregon State University) Director of CAPRI
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Applied Polymer Science
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Structure-property-processing relationships; irreversible deformation, crack propagation and fracture of polymers, blends and composites; micro- and nanolayer processing of polymers; biocompatibility and biostability of polyurethanes; gas diffusion through polymers.

E-mail: pah6@case.edu
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Eric Baer, Leonard Case Professor
(D. Eng., Johns Hopkins University)
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Applied Polymer Science
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Irreversible microdeformation mechanisms; relationships between hierarchical structure and mechanical function; mechanical properties of soft connective tissue; polymer composites and blends; polymerization and crystallization on crystalline surfaces; viscoelastic properties of polymer melts; damage and fracture analysis of polymers and their composites; micro- and nanolayered structures.

E-mail: exb6@case.edu
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James M. Anderson, Professor
MD, PhD
(PhD, Oregon State University)
Department of Pathology
Case Western Reserve University
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

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blood and tissue/material interactions; implantable devices and biomaterials; cellular and humeral responses to implanted materials; wound healing response to vascular graft materials; macrophage and foreign body giant cell adhesion and activation; biodegradation of biomaterials; human blood/material interactions; platelet activation and release.

E-mail: james.anderson@case.edu
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Stuart J. Rowan, Assistant Professor

(Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Glasgow UK, 1995)Department of Macromolecular Science and EngineeringCase Western Reserve University

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Organic chemistry, synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, conducting polymers, interlocked macromolecules (polyrotaxanes and polycatenanes), peptide nucleic acids, supramolecular polymerization, reversible ‘dynamic’ chemistry and combinatorial libraries.

E-mail: stuart.rowan@case.edu
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David Schiraldi, Associate Professor

(Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Oregon, 1982)

Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Case Western Reserve University

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Polymer synthesis and structure-property relationships, Condensation polymers, Polymer nanocomposites, Fuel cell durability, Polymerization catalysis, Transport phenomena and packaging applications, Polymer blends and complex polymer systems.

E-mail: das44@case.edu
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Christoph Weder, Associate Professor

(Ph.D. Natural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 1994)Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Case Western Reserve University

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Design, synthesis, structure-property relationship and application of functional polymer systems; polymers with advanced optic and electronic properties; anisotropic polymer systems; novel polymers for structural applications.

E-mail: christoph.weder@case.edu

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