Norman J. Wagner
- Alvin B. and Julia O. Stiles Professor and Department Chairperson
Education
- Post-Doctorate - 1990 Director's Postdoctoral Fellowship, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Doctorate - 1988 Princeton University
- Post-Doctorate - 1988 NATO/NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 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."
Selected Publications
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- 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)
- Norman J. Wagner, "Theory and Kinematic Measurements of the Mechanics of Stable Electrospun Polymer Jets", Polymer 49, 2924, (2008)
- 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)
- Florian Nettesheim and Norman J. Wagner, "Wormlike Micellar SolutionsFast", Langmuir 23, 5267, (2007)
- Chakrabarti, A., Zhang, K., Aruva, M. R., Cardi, C. A., Opitz, A. W., Wagner, N. J., Thakur, M. L., and Wickstrom, E., "Radiohybridization PET imaging of KRAS G12D mRNA expression in human pancreas cancer xenografts with [64Cu]DO3A-oeotude byckeuc acud-peptide nanoparticles", Cancer Biology and Therapy 6:6, 948, (2007)
- 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)
- M. E. Helgeson and N. J. Wagner, "A Correlation for the Diameter of Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers", AIChE J. 53(1), 51, (2007)
- Brian M. Tande, Norman J. Wagner, Young H. Kim, "Polypropyleneimine dendrimers as plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride", J. Poly. Sci. B. Poly. Phys. Ed. 45, 1970, (2007)
- M. J. Decker, C. J. Hallbach, C. H. Nam, N. J. Wagner and E. D. Wetzel, "Stab resistance of shear thickening fluid (STF)-treated fabrics", Composites Science and Technology 67, 565, (2007)
- Armin Opitz and Norman J. Wagner, "Structural Investigations of PAMAM Dendrimers in Methanol Using Molecular Dynamics", J. Poly. Sci. B Poly. Phys. Ed. 44, 3062, (2006)
Patents
- Advanced Body Armor Utilizing Shear Thickening Fluids (10/441, 655): Eric Wetzel, 2003
- Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung der Oberflaechenladung kolloidaler Teilchen aus der mechanischen Daempfung eines Torsionresonators (NAE19950599): Dr. Norbert Willenbacher, BASF AG, 1996
- Designed Particle Agglomeration (2005/0106310): with John Henry Green, Douglas Eric Spahr and Marc Sommer
- Shear Thickening Fluid Containment in Polymer Composites (11/260,742): with John Kirkwood and Ron Egres, Jr.
- 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
- System for In-Situ Optical Measurement & Sample Heating During Rheometric Measurements (7,500,385): with Matthew Liberatore and Peter Foster
Selected Awards
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- Dale Pearson Lectureship (UCSB: 2008)
- 2005 American Chemical Society Local Section Award (ACS Delaware Section: 2006)
- Paul A. Siple Memorial Award, Best Paper Award, 23rd (Army Research Conference: 2002)
- Upper St. Clair HS Alumni Hall of Fame (Academics: 2002)
- Robert W. Vaughan Lectureship (California Institute of Technology: 1998)
- Fulbright Senior Scholar Award: 1997
- DuPont Young Faculty Award: 1995 - 1997
- Delta Phi Alpha Honorary Member: 1994
- Presidential Young Investigator Award: 1991
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship: 1985 - 1988
