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NSF TARDISS ERC — Sustainable & Natural Rubber Mechanics
NSF TARDISS ERC — Sustainable & Natural Rubber Mechanics
As part of the NSF Center for Transformation of American Rubber through Domestic Innovation for Supply Security (TARDISS), our group focuses on the physical, mechanical, and viscoelastic characterization of novel natural and bio-based elastomers.
Current Research Projects
Past Research Projects Archive (15 Topics)
- Nanorheology
- Characterization of Dynamic Heterogeneity
- Molecular Rheology (Legacy Archive)
- Plasticizer Effects on Polymer Glasses
- Dielectric Nonresonant Spectral Hole Burning
- Molecular Origins of Nonlinear Response
- Dynamics of Small Molecule Glass Formers
- Thermodynamics of the Glass Transition
- Study of Colloidal Materials
- Rheological Measurements of Thin Films
- Indentation on Organic Single Crystal
- Characterization under Varying Conditions
- Substrate Effects on Glass Transition & Viscoelasticity
- Dynamic Fragility of Glass Forming Materials
- Temperature-Step Liquid Dewetting Method (Tg)