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, University of Konstanz
- Bachelors - 1984 Carnegie Mellon University
"The interesting and technologically useful properties of modern, high performance materials are a direct result of nanoscale and/or molecular control of their underlying microstructure. Intelligent materials processing strategies control this microstructure to achieve a desired molecular and often, supramolecular structure to meet specific product performance criteria. Thus, our research is focused on developing a fundamental understanding of the dynamical behavior of materials during processing, which can be used to predict the effects of processing on material microstructure and hence, final product performance. This research has broad application and is supported by numerous international industrial concerns as well as by the National Science Foundation. Much of the research is collaborative with investigators and institutions from around the world."
Selected Publications
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- Vikram Daga, Matthew Helgeson, Norman Wagner, "Electrospinning of Neat and Laponite-Filled Aqueous Poly(ethylene oxide) Solutions", J. Poly. Sci. Poly. Phys. Ed. (2006)
- M. Sommer, F. Stenger, W. Peukert and N.J. Wagner, "Agglomeration and breakage of nanoparticles in stirred media mills- a comparison of different methods and models", Chem. Eng. Sci. 61, 135, (2006)
- Young S. Lee and Norman J. Wagner, "Rheological Properties and Small Angle Neutron Scattering of a Shear Thickening, Nanoparticle Dispersion at High Shear Rates", I&EC Research (2006)
- Ronald G. Egres, Florian Nettesheim and N. J. Wagner, "Rheo-SANS investigation of acicular precipitated calcium carbonate colloidal suspensions through the shear thickening transition", J. Rheology (2006)
- Ron Egres and Norman J. Wagner, "The rheology and microstructure of acicular precipitated calcium carbonate colloidal suspensions through the shear thickening transition", Journal of Rheology 49(3), 719, (2005)
- Sudhir S. Shenoy and Norman J. Wagner, "Influence of Medium Viscosity and Adsorbed polymer on the Reversible Shear Thickening Transition in Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions", Rheol. Acta 44, 360, (2005)
- Lakshmi-narasimhan Krishnamurthy and Norman J. Wagner, "The Influence of Weak Attractive Forces on the Microstructure and Rheology of Colloidal Dispersions", Journal of Rheology 49(2), 475, (2005)
- Matthew Liberatore, Florian Nettesheim, Lionel Porcar, and Norman J. Wagner, "Spatially resolved SANS in the 1-2 plane for shearing, phase separating worm-like micelles", Physical Review Letters (2005)
- Young S. Lee and Norman J. Wagner, "Rheological Properties and Small Angle Neutron Scattering of a Shear Thickening, Nanoparticle Dispersion at High Shear Rates", Journal of Chemical Physics (2005)
- Vikram K. Daga and Norman J. Wagner, "Linear Viscoelastic Master Curves of Neat and Lapointe-Filled Poly(ethylene oxide)-Water Solutions", Rheologica Acta (2005)
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.
- Crystal Design by Microfluidic Emulsion Crystallization (): with James Litster and Richard Dombrowski
Selected Awards
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- 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
- DuPont Research Fellowship: 1984 - 1988
