This has been an eventful semester for our Department. We’re experiencing

considerable growth in undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and

funded research. The Department concluded its search for a new Department

Chair and I began in that role in mid-October. While serving as Chair is new

for me, I am hardly a newcomer as I’m completing my 30th year as a faculty

member at the university. Our outgoing Chair, Prof. Lu-Kwang Ju, has re-

turned to full time teaching and research. The Department prospered under

his leadership and we are all grateful for his service. ABET, our accreditation

body, made its scheduled visit in late October. Results will not be officially

announced until summer, but the visit went well.

We welcomed two new faculty members this semester: Dr. Jiahua “Jack” Zhu

and Dr. Hongbo Cong. Both joined the Department as Assistant Professors.

Prof. Zhu strengthens the Department’s expertise in energy and Prof. Cong

joins our growing Corrosion Engineering program. This newsletter includes

brief biographies for them both. We’re pleased that they were able to join us.

Also effective with the beginning of Fall semester, Dr. Bi-min Zhang Newby

was promoted to Professor. The Department currently has two active searches

for faculty in the Corrosion Engineering program. One open position is at the

Assistant Professor level and the position is at open rank. If you know of po-

tential candidates for either position please direct them to us!

Next year, 2014, marks the 100th anniversary of the College of Engineering at

The University of Akron and it marks the 50th anniversary of the Department.

The date of the College’s anniversary banquet has been set for 22 May 2014.

More information about the banquet and other celebratory activities will be

forthcoming as the year unfolds.

Dr. H. Michael Cheung Dept Chair and Professor

Mr. Larry Allen

Retired, Health Safety and Quality

Mr. Chris Arrick Caterpillar, Inc.

Mr. Charles A. Clerecuzio CMJ Consulting Group

Mr. Roger Cox Retired, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Mr. Tom Flynn The Babcock & Wilcox Company

Mr. Robert Handelman Chemstress Consultant Company

Mr. Karl Jacob (Chair)

The Dow Chemical Company

Dr. Jeffrey S. Kanel Renewable Algae Energy, LLC

Dr. Brian Kocher OMNOVA

Dr. Jacki Laurich OMNOVA

Dr. Tim Mallo Merck & Company, Inc.

Mr. Oscar Mascarenhas Next Generation Films

Dr. Robert M. Shemenski RMS Consulting Inc.

Dr. W. Leigh Short Alternative Environment Strategies, LLC

Mr. Dan Spak Firestone High School

Mr. John Zuppo Emerald Performance Materials

CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR

ENGINEERING Fall 2013

Departmental

Advisory Board

Lisa Ann is a Lead Environmental Engineer and the Responsible Care Coordinator for Air Products and Chemi-

cals located in Allentown, PA. Lisa Ann earned her BS Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron in

1992. Upon graduation, she joined Wellman Inc. located in Johnsonville, SC as a Process Development Engineer

focusing on the production of polyester fiber from recycled PET bottles for use in fiberfill applications such as

furniture, pillows, carpeting, and other home furnishings. In 1995, she became a Quality Assurance Engineer

supporting the Technical Sales organization and working directly with the fiberfill and carpet fiber customers.

In 1996, Lisa Ann joined Air Products and Chemicals as an Environmental Engineer supporting a large amines

production facility near Pensacola FL. She managed all of the environmental programs for the site – compliance

with the site’s operating permits, operation of the wastewater treatment plant, waste disposal, and the facility’s

soil and groundwater remediation project. In 2006, Lisa Ann assumed the team lead role for the East Gulf Coast

Environmental team which managed the compliance programs for Air Products 18 industrial gas plants and hy-

drogen pipeline serving numerous refineries and chemical plants in Louisiana.

In 2011, Lisa Ann was transferred from Pensacola to Air Products headquarters in Allentown and joined the Envi-

ronmental Permitting and Business Support team. In her current role, she leads the environmental permitting

and compliance activities during the construction and startup of new facilities. She currently has project work in

multiple states including Louisiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Utah. In addition to her environmental engineering

work, she is the Responsible Care Coordinator for Air Products ensuring that the company’s environmental,

health, safety, & security (EHS&S) management systems continue to meet or exceed the American Chemistry

Council’s initiative to continually improve the EHS&S performance of the chemical industry.

Lisa Ann lives in Macungie PA with her son Noah and two dogs, Ranger and Lucky. She enjoys exploring the

outdoors – the mountains, the beach, and amusement parks with Noah, golf, and running, recently completing

the New York City Marathon. “My education at the University of Akron and my participation in the Co-

Op program prepared me quite well for the variety of engineering and leadership roles I have had and

am working towards in the future. I will always be appreciative of the support I received and the friend-

ships I made during my years at our University.“

Roger Cox retired in October from Goodyear after 30 years of service. For the majority of his career he was responsi-ble for Project and Construction Management for multi-million dollar expansions and new construction at Chemi-cal, Engineered Products and Tire Plants for Goodyear around the globe. For the past 4 years, he was responsible for the management of the operating and capital budgets for the global engineering organization.

Prior to Goodyear, Roger worked for 10 years at Davy McKee, a large engineering and construction company where he had assignments on major projects with Shell Chemical, Monsanto, Exxon and FMC. One assignment allowed him to spend nearly a year in Aruba working in the Exxon refinery. It was a tough assignment, but someone had to do it.

He graduated from Akron in 1974 with a BSChE after co-op assignments with Exxon in New Jersey and Owens Corn-ing Fiberglas in Granville, Ohio.

Roger and his wife Brenda live in West Akron and are avid Zips football and basketball fans. Roger also plays bass guitar and acoustic guitar in a 60’s cover band – something he has done for over 45 years for fun. He also plays golf as much as possible and played baseball with the Cleveland Indians (it was only Fantasy Camp, but it was still fun).

Roger and Brenda’s son is a Chemical Engineering grad who works for Exxon-Mobil in Houston where he is a Pro-cess Design Engineer. Their daughter works in Chicago as a teacher for autistic children.

Roger has been a Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Ohio since 1978 and was a member of the Project Man-agement Institute (PMI). He was a Project Management Professional (PMP) and is well versed in PMBOK methodol-ogy with 40 years of Project Management experience. He has also been a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) since 1974.

Lisa Ann Cich

Lead Environmental Engineer

Environmental Permitting &

Business Support

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

Roger Cox

Manager, Global Project

Management

Global Engineering &

Manufacturing Technology

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Company

Dr. Jiahua Zhu received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Lamar Universi-ty and then joined Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department as a faculty mem-ber in Fall 2013. Dr. Zhu’s research expertise covers the fundamental study of polymer-based and carbon-based functional nanocomposites and explores their structure-property relationship to apply in energy storage/conversion, environmental remediation and electrochemical sensing/bio-sensing fields. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and 2 book chapters before joining UA. Dr. Zhu’s current research pro-jects are (a) mechanism study of magnetic field induced unique electrochemical behav-ior in various systems, such as supercapacitor, lithium ion battery, electrocatalytic reac-tions and electrochemical sensors, (b) electron-hole separation behavior of transition metal doped semiconductor targeting to a highly efficient photocatalytic process, (c) biomaterial based highly efficient nano-adsorbents for complete heavy metal removal from polluted water, and (d) external-stimuli (heat, mechanical stress, pH, electricity and magnetic field) responsive nanocomposites with easily measurable large signal con-trast for novel sensor development.

Before joining the University of Akron as Assistant Professor of Corrosion Engineering in the College of Engineering, Dr. Hongbo Cong was Senior Engineer in the Materials and Corrosion Technology Center of Det Norske Veritas (DNV). He recieved his Ph.D. and MS, both in Materials Science and Engineering, from the University of Virginia. Prior to this, he received his bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. His research interest includes corrosion and performance of materials in harsh environments which is critical in advancing the safety, durability, and performance of current technology for various industries, espe-cially oil and gas industry and nuclear waste storage. He currently lives in Fairlawn, OH.

The Leipzig Lab is developing new therapies for regenerative medicine and tis-

sue engineering integrating 3D engineered microenvironments. We are especial-

ly interested in the cues that modulate stem cell function so we can harness

them in engineered systems. We are specifically studying how microenviron-

mental cues can affect somatic and adult stem cell proliferation, adhesion, mi-

gration and differentiation. We are currently studying how biomaterial-based

scaffolds can be used for regenerative medicine with a focus on the nervous sys-

tem and wound healing. A main specialty of our group is covalent immobiliza-

tion of molecules to guide cell function. This includes growth factors (to control

differentiation), guidance molecules (to steer axons, see below) and fluorocar-

bons (to modify local oxygen levels). Overall our primary objective is to create

new clinical treatments for problem areas that traditional approaches are cur-

rently unable to address (e.g., spinal cord regeneration and chronic wound heal-

ing).

Dr. Hongbo Cong

Assistant Professor

Dr. Jiahua Zhu

Assistant Professor

Dr. Leipzig Research

Group

Celebrating a Century of Educating Engineers

UA’s College of Engineering is observing a major milestone in 2014—celebrating a century of excellence in engineering education and research while preparing for significant growth and impact over the next 100 years.

Please mark your calendar and plan to join us as we celebrate the College’s rich history on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at The University of Akron. Formal invitation will follow.

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Turns 50! The Department will be celebrating 50 years as an academic unit in the college in 2014. We have experi-enced dramatic change and innovation in the last 50 years and we expect even more in the next 50 years. The department will hold a celebration in collaboration with the College of Engineering 100 year celebration on May 22nd, 2014, so please reserve that day in your calendars. More information will be available closer to the date.

AFS Conference Congratulations to Abdul Aljuhani and Kit Nartetamrongsutt who won 1st and 2nd place at the poster com-petition at the AFS conference respectively.

Smuckers Bethann O'Malley, an alumnae of the department of chemical engineering, was a guest speaker for the November AIChE general meeting. Bethann works for the Smuckers Corporation and presented on how to have a successful career in chemical engineering including interview skills, negotiating offers, and deciding on a career path.

Introduction to Polymer Chemistry

Even while on sabbatical this semester, Dr. Judit Puskas has been busy publishing a new text book for Polymer Chemistry. This book connects modern synthetic polymer chem-istry to its roots by exploring the chemistry of natural polymers and self-assembled macromolecular structures.

Dr. Puskas was also elected as a Fellow of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC in October of 2013.

Bethann O’Malley

NCERCAMP The National Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Mate-rials Performance (NCERCAMP) hosted the first Corrosion Research Academy this summer, giving eight high school students hands-on labor-atory research experience in corrosion-related projects. UA professors that participated were: Dr. Homero Castaneda Lopez, Corrosion Engi-neering, Dr. Bi-min Newby, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Dr. Jie Zheng, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Dr. Gary Doll, Tim-ken Engineering Surface Center, and Dr. Tirumalai Srivatsan, Mechanical Engineering. High school students from Firestone High School, Hoover High School, and the Akron Early College participated in the eight-week experi-ence and ended the program by presenting a formal research poster.

Summer Experience in Engineering Camp This summer, Dr. Evans and Dr. Monty helped the College of Engineering organ-ize activities for this year’s SEE camp. The professors and volunteers taught both Middle School and High school girls the importance of science, what a chemical engineer does, and how engineering affects us every day. After learn-ing about product development and process safety the girls were actually able to make their own lip gloss to take home with them.

Fall 2013 Seminars Sept. 19th, 2013: Dr. Melissa A. Moss, University of South Carolina, Title: Soluble Amyloid-b Protein Ag-gregates in Alzheimer’s Disease

Sept. 24th, 2013, Ryan Brickman, University of Akron, Title: Safety training seminar

Sept. 26th, 2013, Dr. Min Gao, Kent State University, Title: Structure, Bonding and Beyond: Electron Mi-croscopy Studies of Liquid Crystals and Other Challenging Materials

Oct. 17th, 2013, Dr. Joan-Emma Shea, University of California, Santa Barbara, Title: Effects of surfaces on protein folding and aggregation.

Oct 22th, 2013, Dr. Zhibin Ye, Laurentian University, Title: Designing Novel Polyethylenes of Controlled Complex Chain Architectures via Palladium-Catalyzed Ethylene Polymerization

Dr. Bi-min Newby mentored

two students from Firestone

High School, Quinton Gilbert

and Jordan Euell (L-R).

Heating the ingredients for

lip gloss.

AIChE

The UA AIChE chapter hosted several events that allowed students to learn and network outside of the classroom. AIChE began the year by hosting our annual welcome back cookout. We collaborated with the PMT class and organized a large team building com-petition, where seven PMT teams participated. To help our members prepare for the career fair, we hosted an interview coaching event where Deanna Dunn and Alumni Ni-cole Averell helped students refine their interview skills. For the celebration of Mole Day, a professor bake off fundraiser was held in which eight faculty members participat-ed. New Department Chair, Dr. Cheung won with his orange drop cookies and AIChE was able to raise $80. The officer team attended the national conference held in San Francisco this fall. While at the conference, the officer team attended presentations and supported the Chem E Car team during the national competition. During November, AIChE members took a tour of Thirsty Dog Brewery and attended a presentation given by Bethann O’Malley, an Akron Alumni and Senior Scientist at The J.M. Smucker Company. To finish up the semester, AIChE plans to host a study break event before finals week.

Chem-E Car

In early November, the University of Akron's Chemical Engineering Car Design Team traveled to San Francisco to compete in this year's national competition. Raising over $10,000 from various activities and with the support of several industrial companies in the area, 14 members of the team stormed the city, eager to participate in the weekend's festivities.

After placing 3rd in the Regional competition in March, the fuel cell used to power the car expired and the team decided to research other options for Nationals. A methanol powered combustion engine was purchased and tested without positive results. The team then turned to a student-constructed lead acid battery at the last minute. It was a valiant attempt to remain competitive in San Francisco, however, in the end, proved fruitless.

Although the team returned home without a prize, they are not discouraged. With a new car in the works, they eagerly anticipate the next season.

Corrosion Squad The Corrosion Squad has been very busy this semester, they have hosted several lecturers and they have also participated in a number of outreach activities, including the Corrosion Research Acade-my, Corrosion Engineering Explorers, the Light the Night Walk for the Leukemia Society, and various Office of Admissions events. The National Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Ma-terials Performance will host a workshop for the Federal Highway Administration on December 10-12 at the University of Akron. "Corrosion Management for Sustainable Bridges" will call on UA pro-fessors, researchers and students to assist the Department of Transportation in developing a strate-gic roadmap for corrosion research and planning.

The National Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Materials Performance is hosting the Corrosion Engineering Explorer's program at the University of Akron from October 2013 to May

2014, open to all high school students interested in a career in Corrosion Engineering. The Venturing parent program, developed by the Boy Scouts of America, gives high school students an in-depth look at career opportunities and interests prior to college. The Corrosion Explorer's program is run largely by student volunteers and includes introductory lessons in corrosion management and electrochem-istry, field trips to local businesses in the corrosion industry, and hands-on experiences in corrvosion laboratory work.

Team building at Nationals

Joshua Geyer, Mary Cole, and

Ana Bacco with Zippy at the UA

on Display

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[3] Castano M, Seo KS, Kim EH, Becker ML, Puskas JE. Green Polymer Chemistry VIII: Synthesis of Halo-ester-Functionalized Poly(ethylene glycol)s via Enzymatic Catalysis. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 2013;34:1375-80.

[4] Charif AC, Diorio N, Fodor-Csorba K, Puskas JE, Jakli A. A piezoelectric thermoplastic elastomer containing a bent-core liquid crystal. Rsc Advances. 2013;3:17446-52.

[5] Elliott NSJ, Bertram CD, Martin BA, Brodbelt AR. Syringomyelia: A review of the biomechanics. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 2013;40:1-24.

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[13] Lim GT, Valente SA, Hart-Spicer CR, Evancho-Chapman MM, Puskas JE, Horne WI, et al. New biomaterial as a promising alternative to silicone breast implants. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 2013;21:47-56.

[14] Liu QS, Singh A, Liu LY. Amino Acid-Based Zwitterionic Poly(serine methacrylate) as an Antifouling Material. Biomacromolecules. 2013;14:226-31.

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[17] McCormick AM, Leipzig ND, “Immobilization of NGF and Sema3A utilizing a photocrosslinkable diazirine compound for controlling neurite extension” Bioconjugate Chemistry. 2013; 24(9): p. 1515-26.

[18] Nartetamrongsutt K, Chase GG. The influence of salt and solvent concentrations on electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone fiber diameters and bead formation. Polymer. 2013;54:2166-73.

[19] Rosas O, Saunders, J, Castaneda H, Interfacial electrochemical analysis on LiCoO2/carbon nanotubes layers as cathode active composite in aqueous electrolytes, Electrochimica Acta 2013;113: 77– 86

[20] Patel SU, Kulkarni PS, Patel SU, Chase GG, Glass fiber coalescing filter media augmented with polymer nanofibers and modified with angled drainage channels, SEPPUR, 2013;120: 230-238.

[21] Patel SU, Chase GG. Electrospun Superhydrophobic Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) Fibrous Membranes for the Separation of Dispersed Water from Ultralow Sulfur Diesel. Energy & Fuels. 2013;27:2458-64.

[22] Patel SU, Kulkarni PS, Patel SU, Chase GG, Coalescence Filter Media with Drainage Channels, Drying Technology, 2013;31(2),185-192.

[23] Pinzon NM, Cook AG, Ju LK. Continuous Rhamnolipid Production Using Denitrifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cells in Hollow-Fiber Bioreactor. Biotechnology Progress. 2013;29:352-8.

[24] Koganti S, Ju LK, Debaryomyces hansenii fermentation for arabitol production. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2013;79, 112– 119.

[25] Shahreen L, Chase GG, Turinske AJ, Nelson SA, Stojilovic N. NO decomposition by CO over Pd catalyst supported on TiO2 nanofibers. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2013;225:340-9.

[26] Sunthronvarabhas J, Chatakanonda P, Piyachomkwan K, Chase GG, Sriroth K, Physical structure behavior to wettability of electrospun poly(lactic acid)/polysaccharide composite nano-fibers, Advanced Composite Materials, DOI: 10.1080/09243046.2013.843815.

[27] Shahreen L, Chase GG, Turinske AJ, Nelson SA, Stojilovic N, NO decomposition by CO over Pd catalyst supported on TiO2 nanofibers, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2013; 225, 340-349.

[28] Sodagari M, Wang H, Newby BMZ, Ju LK. Effect of rhamnolipids on initial attachment of bacteria on glass and octadecyltrichlorosilane-modified glass. Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces. 2013;103:121-8.

[29] Vahid A, Elliott JR. Polymer equations of state derived from molecular simulation. Fluid Phase Equilibria. 2013;351:61-8.

[30] Viswanadam G, Chase GG, Modified Electric Fields to Control the Direction of Electrospinning Jets, Polymer, 2013; 54, 1397-1404.

[31] Viswanadam G, Chase GG, Water-Diesel Secondary Dispersion Separation using Superhydrophobic Tubes of Nanofibers, Separation and Purification Technology, 2013;104, 81-88.

[32] Wang H, Sodagari M, Ju LK, Newby BMZ. Effects of shear on initial bacterial attachment in slow flowing systems. Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces. 2013;109:32-9.

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[35] Wijekoon A, Fountas-Davis N, Leipzig ND. Fluorinated methacrylamide chitosan hydrogel systems as adaptable oxygen carriers for wound healing. Acta Biomaterialia. 2013;9:5653-64.

[36] Wujcik EK, Blasdel NJ, Trowbridge D, Monty CN. Ion Sensor for the Quantification of Sodium in Sweat Samples. Ieee Sensors Journal. 2013;13:3430-6.

[37] Wujcik EK, Londono NJ, Duirk SE, Monty CN, Masel RI. An acetylcholinesterase-inspired biomimetic toxicity sensor. Chemosphere. 2013;91:1176-82.

[38] Wujcik EK, Monty CN. Nanotechnology for implantable sensors: carbon nanotubes and graphene in medicine. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. 2013;5:233-49.

[39] Xia N, Liang RY, Payer J, Patnaik A. Probabilistic modelling of the bond deterioration of fully-grouted rock bolts subject to spatiotemporally stochastic corrosion. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 2013;9:1161-76.

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[41] Zhang CL, Hwang SY, Peng ZM, Shape-enhanced ammonia electro-oxidation property of a cubic platinum nanocrystal catalyst prepared by surfactant-free synthesis, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1, 14402-14408.

[42] Zhao C, Zhao J, Li XS, Wu J, Chen SF, Chen Q, et al. Probing structure-antifouling activity relationships of polyacrylamides and polyacrylates. Biomaterials. 2013;34:4714-24.

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[44] Zhao, C. X. Li, L. Li, X. Gong, Y. Chang, and J. Zheng, Mimicking the binding and unbinding of Fe3+ with transferrin using a single biomimetic nanochannel, Chemical Communications, 2013;49: 9317-9319.

[45] Chen, Q. L. Zhu, C. Zhao, Q. Wang, and J. Zheng, A robust, one-pot synthesis of highly mechanical and recoverable double-network hydrogels using thermo-reversible sol-gel polysaccha-ride, Advanced Materials, 2013;25: 4171-4176.

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Patent (issued) Chase, George G. / Reneker, Darrell H. / Dosunmu, Oludotun / Kataphinan, Woraphon, Method and Device for Producing Electrospun Fibers and Fibers Produced Thereby Chase, George G., Flexible Ceramic Fibers and a Process for Making same Chase, George G. / Reneker, Darrell H. / Smith, Daniel J., Method for Removing Water from an Organic Liquid Chase, George G. / Espe, Matthew P. / Evans, Edward A. / Ramsier, Rex D. / Reneker, Darrell H. / Tuttle, Richard W. / Rapp, Jennifer L., Metal Oxide Fibers and Nanofibers, Method for Making Same, and Uses Thereof Chase, George G. / Newkome, George R. / Bhargava, Sphurti / Park, Soo-Jin / Swaminathan, Sneha, Ceramic Nanofibers Containing Nanosize Metal Catalyst Particles and Medium Thereof Chase, George G. / Newkome, George R. / Bhargava, Sphurti / Park, Soo-Jin / Swaminathan, Sneha, Ceramic Nanofibers Containing Nanosize Metal Catalyst Articles and Medium Thereof Chase, George G. / Kulkarni, Prashant S., Mixed Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Fiber Media for Liquid-Liquid Coalescence Puskas, J.E.; Rosenthal, E.Q. New Method for the Synthesis of Polydisulfide Polymers. US (I will send the number) Puskas, J.E.; Rosenthal, E.Q. New Method for the Synthesis of Polydisulfide Polymers. UA Disclosure #1096, Provisional Application 2013. Patent (filed): Chase, George G. / Patel, Shagufta, Improved Liquid Drainage from Coalescing Filter Medium with Drainage Channels Liu, Lingyun/ Jia, Li: Anti-fouling materials based on poly(beta-peptoid)s Liu, Lingyun: Nonadherent, superadsorbent, and antimicrobial hydrofiber wound dressings based on poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) Ju, Lu-Kwang / Li, Cong, Algae Having Intracellular Lipid Particles and High Lipid Content Provisional patent (filed) Cheng, Gang / Cao, Bin, Switchable Antimicrobial and Anti-Fouling Hydrogels with an Enhanced Mechanical Property Puskas, Judit E. / Lim, Goy Teck / Evancho-Chapman, Michelle / Schmidt, Steven P. / Pedersen, John C. / Weiner, Dennis / Stakleff, Kim, Polyisobutylene-Based Stretch and Stick Drug Eluting Surgical Tape and Process for Preparation Zheng, Jie / Wang, Qiuming / Yu, Xiang, Tanshinones and Their Derivatives: Novel Excellent Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease Zheng, Jie / Chen, Qiang / Zhao, Chao, A Novel, Simple, Robust, One-Pot Synthesis of Highly Mechanical and Recoverable Double-Network Hydrogels Ju, Lu-Kwang / Li, Cong, Algal Biomass and Products from Solid Organic Materials Ju, Lu-Kwang, Upgrade/Pretreat Oils/Fats with High Free Fatty Acid Content for Biofuel Production Ju, Lu-Kwang, Treatment/Cleaning of Oily Water/Wastewater Using Algae Peng, Zhenmeng, Functional Gas-Assisted Impregnation Method for Producing Noble Metal Alloy Catalysts with Defined Morphology Cheng, Gang, Integrated Zwitterionic Conducting Polymers for Biosensing, Regenerative Medicine, and Energy Applications Cheng, Gang, All-In-One Carboxybetaine Elastomer Cheng, Gang / Tang, Qiong / Cao, Bin, A High Drug Loading System to Co-Deliver Camptothecin and Small-Interfering RNA forMultidrug Resistant Cancer Therapy Liu, Lingyun: Poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) - coated fibers as filter media for oil-water separation Peng ZM, Zhang CL, Hwang SY, Functional gas-assisted impregnation method for producing noble metal alloy catalysts with defined morphology, USPTO: 61/844,489.

In press or accpeted:

[47] Kayello, H. M., Shlonimskaya, N., Biernacki, J. J., Visco, D. P. (2013), An Application of Computer-Aided Molecular Design (CAMD) Using the Signature Molecular Descriptor - Part 2. Evaluating newly identified surface tension reducing substances for potential use a shrinkage reducing admixtures”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, In press.

[48] Li H, Wijekoon A, Leipzig ND, Encapsulated neural stem cell neuronal differentiation in fluorinated methacrylamide chitosan hydrogels. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. In Press.

[49] McCormick AM, Jarmusik NA, Edrizzi EJ, Leipzig ND, Expression, isolation and purification of soluble and insoluble biotinylated proteins for nerve tissue regeneration. JoVE. In Press.

[50] Puskas, J.E.; Seo, K.S.; Castano, M.; Casiano, M.; Wesdemiotis, C. Green Polymer Chemistry: Enzymatic Functionalization of Poly(ethylene glycol)s Under Solventless Condi-tions. Green Polymer 2; Cheng, H., et al.; ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2013, In press.

[51] Puskas, J.E., Chiang, K., Barkakaty, B., Natural rubber (NR) biosynthesis: perspectives from polymer chemistry, Ch.2 in Chemistry, manufacture and applications of natural rubber, Kohjiya, S.; Ikeda, Y. Eds.. Woodhead Publishing Ltd. In press

[52] Tang, Q, Cao, B, Cheng, G, Co-delivery of small-interfering RNA using a camptothecin prodrug as the carrier, Chemical Communications 2013, In press.

[53] Sodagari M, Ju LK, Cells were a more important foaming factor than free rhamnolipids in fermentation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa E03-40 for high rhamnolipid production. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents (in press 9/9/2013; published online DOI 10.1007/s11743-013-1535-4).

[54] Meyer V, Dinkel PD, Luo Y, Yu X, Wei G, Zheng J, Eaton GR, Ma B, Nussinov R, Eaton SS, and Margittai M, Single mutations in tau modulate the populations of fibril conformers through seed selection, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Accepted

[55] Zhao J., Zhao C, Liang G, Zhang M, and Zheng J, Engineering antimicrobial peptides with improved antimicrobial and hemolytic activities, J. Chemical Information and Modeling, Accepted

[56] Zhao J, Hu R, Sciacca MFM, Brender JR, Chen H, Ramamoorthy A, and Zheng J, Non-selective ion activity of polymorphic human islet amyloid polypeptide (amylin) double channels, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Accepted

[57] Liu X, Zhou J, Zheng J, Becker, ML, and Gong X, Water-soluble CdTe quantum dots as an anode interlayer for solution-processed near infrared polymer photodetectors, Nanoscale, In press

[58] Wu J, Zhao C, Hu R, Lin W, Wang Q, Zhao J, Bilinovich SM, Leeper TC, Li L, Cheung HM, Chen S, and Zheng J, “Probing the weak interaction of proteins with neutral and zwitterionic antifouling polymers”, Acta Biomaterialia, In press

[59] Wang Q, Yu X, Li L, and Zheng L, Inhibition of amyloid-beta aggregation in Alzheimer disease, Current Pharmaceutical Design, In press (Coverpage)

[60] Wilkinson AE, Kobelt LJ, ND Leipzig, The effects of ECM ligand type and concentration on neural stem cell differentiation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. In Press. 2013.

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