University of Delaware - College of Engineering
CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING

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Norman J Wagner

Norman Wagner
  • Alvin B. and Julia O. Stiles Professor

227 CLB
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716
wagnernj@udel.edu
302-831-8079
302-831-1048 (fax)


Education
  • Post-Doctorate - 1990 Director's Postdoctoral Fellowship, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Post-Doctorate - 1988 NATO/NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Doctorate - 1988 Princeton University
  • Bachelors - 1984 Carnegie Mellon University

"Engineering technologically useful, high performance materials requires nanoscale and/or molecular control of their underlying microstructure. Our research is focused on developing a fundamental understanding of the molecular and nanoscale structure and dynamics of complex materials, especially during flow and processing, which falls under the rubrics of nonequilibrium thermodynamics and rheology. Our goals include directing molecular and nanoscale self-assembly as a route to engineering novel materials. We are also pioneering new experimental methods for probing nanoscale material structure in conjunction with the National Center for Neutron Research (NIST). This research has broad application, is supported by both international industrial concerns as well as by the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology, and includes collaborations around the globe."

XSelected Publications

For a complete listing of publications, please view the Full CV.
  1. D.P. Kalman and N.J. Wagner, "Microstructure of shear-thickening concentrated suspensions determined by flow-USANS", Rheologica Acta 48, 897, (2009)
  2. J. M. McMullan and N. J. Wagner, "Directed self-assembly of suspensions by large amplitude oscillatory shear flow", Journal of Rheology 53, 575, (2009)
  3. M. E. Helgeson, M. D. Reichert, Y. T. Hu, and N. J. Wagner, "Relating shear banding, structure, and phase behavior in wormlike micellar solutions", Soft Matter 5, 3858, (2009)
  4. M. C. Branco, D. J. Pochan, N. J. Wagner, and J. P. Schneider, "Macromolecular diffusion and release from self-assembled betahairpin peptide hydrogels", Biomaterials 30, 1339, (2009)
  5. N.J. Wagner and J.F. Brady, "Shear thickening in colloidal dispersions", Physics Today 62, 27, (2009)
  6. Florian Nettesheim, Matthew W. Liberatore, Travis K. Hodgdon, Norman J. Wagner, Eric W. Kaler, Martin Vethamuthu, "Influence of Nanoparticle Addition on the Properties of Wormlike Micellar Solutions", Langmuir (2008)
  7. Norman J. Wagner, "Theory and Kinematic Measurements of the Mechanics of Stable Electrospun Polymer Jets", Polymer 49, 2924, (2008)
  8. Matthew E. Helgeson, Norman J. Wagner, and Dimitris Vlassopoulos, "Viscoelasticity and shear melting of colloidal star polymer glasses", Journal of Rheology 51(2), 297, (2007)
  9. Richard D. Dombrowski, James D. Litster, Norman J. Wagner, Yinghe He,, "Crystallization of Alpha-Lactose Monohydrate in a Drop-Based Microfluidic Crystallizer", Eng. Sci. 62, 4802, (2007)
  10. M. E. Helgeson and N. J. Wagner, "A Correlation for the Diameter of Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers", AIChE J. 53(1), 51, (2007)

XPatents

  1. Advanced Body Armor Utilizing Shear Thickening Fluids (10/441, 655): Eric Wetzel, 2003
  2. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung der Oberflaechenladung kolloidaler Teilchen aus der mechanischen Daempfung eines Torsionresonators (NAE19950599): Dr. Norbert Willenbacher, BASF AG, 1996
  3. Designed Particle Agglomeration (2005/0106310): with John Henry Green, Douglas Eric Spahr and Marc Sommer
  4. Shear Thickening Fluid Containment in Polymer Composites (11/260,742): with John Kirkwood and Ron Egres, Jr.
  5. A Method for Building Structure and Viscoelasticity in Surfactant Solutions by Addition of Nanoparticles (): E.W. Kaler, F. Nettesheim, M.E. Helgeson, M.W. Liberatore, M.W. Vethamuthu, K.P. Ananth
  6. System for In-Situ Optical Measurement & Sample Heating During Rheometric Measurements (7,500,385): with Matthew Liberatore and Peter Foster

XSelected Awards

For a complete listing of awards, please view the Full CV.
  1. Dale Pearson Lectureship (UCSB: 2008)
  2. 2005 American Chemical Society Local Section Award (ACS Delaware Section: 2006)
  3. Paul A. Siple Memorial Award, Best Paper Award, 23rd (Army Research Conference: 2002)
  4. Upper St. Clair HS Alumni Hall of Fame (Academics: 2002)
  5. Robert W. Vaughan Lectureship (California Institute of Technology: 1998)
  6. Fulbright Senior Scholar Award: 1997
  7. DuPont Young Faculty Award: 1995 - 1997
  8. Delta Phi Alpha Honorary Member: 1994
  9. Presidential Young Investigator Award: 1991
  10. NSF Graduate Research Fellowship: 1985 - 1988


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