PhD Students, 2015 - PRESENT
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Composites Made From Post-Consumer Carpets and Retail Bags
A. Maheshwari, M. Y. Azarfam, S. Chaudhari, C. Switzer , J. C. Hanan, S. Bandla, R. Vaidyanathan, F.D. Blum, Compo¬sites from Post-Consumer Polypropylene Carpet and HDPE Retail Bags Technology Innovation for the Circular Economy: Recycling, Remanufacturing, Design, Systems Analysis and Logistics, 2024, N. Nasr (ed.) p333–342 2023 Scrivener Publishing LLC. (ISBN: 978-1-394-21427-3) |
Anuj Maheshwari, 2024
39. Anuj Maheshwari, 2024, Structural composites from post-consumer polypropylene carpets and different polyolefin resins. |
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Reza Azarfam, 2023
38. (I) Recycled Carpet-Reinforced Composites from Post-Consumer Polypropylene and Polyester Carpets and Recycled HDPE Resin (II) Thermal Analysis of Poly(Ethyl Methacrylate) Adsorbed on Silica. |
Composites Made From Post-Consumer Carpets and ecycles Bottle Caps
M.Y. Azarfam, A. Maheshwari, F.D. Blum, S. Chaudhari, C. Switzer, R. Vaidyanathan, J.C. Hanan S. Bandla, Recycled carpet-reinforced composites from post-consumer polypropylene carpet and recycled HDPE resin, Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2024, 200, 107298-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107298 |
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Polyvinylpyridine on Graphene Oxide
Ishan N. Jayalath, Ranji Vaidyanathan, and Frank D. Blum, Thermal behavior of polyvinylpyrrolidone on reduced graphene oxide. Journal of Polymer Science, in press. |
Ishan Niranga Jayalath Arachchige Don, 2023
37. Synthesis, characterization, and application of starch and graphene oxide derivatives for polymers |
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Ugo N. Arua, 2018
36. The Structure and Dynamics of Polymers Adsorbed Onto Silica. |
Crystallinity of poly(lauryl methacrylate) on silica
244. U. N. Arua, F. D. Blum, Disruptions in the Crystallinity of Poly(Lauryl Methacrylate) Due to Adsorption on Silica, Journal of Polymer Science, Polymer Physics, 2018, 56, 89-96. doi: 10.1002/polb.24525 |
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Superhydrophobic Coatings from Diatomaceous Earth
234. B. R. Sedai, B. K. Khatiwada, H. Mortazavian, and F. D. Blum, Development of superhydrophobicity in fluorosilane-treated diatomaceous earth polymer coatings, Applied Surface Science, 2016, 386, 178-186. doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.06.009 |
Bhishma R. Sedai, 2016
35. Development Of Superhydrophobicity in Silane Treated Diatomaceous Earth and Polymer Coatings. |
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Helanka Perera, 2016
34. Superhyrophobicity and Structures of Adsorbed Silane Coupling Agents on Silica and Diatomaceous Earth. |
Treated diatoms in Superhydrophobic coatings
235. H. J. Perera, B. K. Khatiwada, A. Paul, H. Mortazavian F. D. Blum, Superhydrophobic surfaces with silane-treated diatomaceous earth/resin systems, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2016, 133, 44072. doi:10.1002/APP.44072 (paper selected as cover article for 5 November 2016 issue.) |
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Thermal Behavior of Emulsion Gel Composites
231. H. Mortazavian; C. J. Fennell, F. D Blum, Structure of the interfacial region in adsorbed poly(vinyl acetate) on silica, Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 298–307.10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02214 |
Hamid Mortazavian, 2016
33. Polymer Adsorption On Silica and Wettability Of Graphene Oxide Surfaces, Experiments and Simulations. |
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Madhubhashini Madduma Arachchilage, 2015
32. Structure and Dynamics of Polymers and Surfactants in Bulk and on Silica Surface |
Adsorbed Poly(ethylene-stat-vinyl acetate) on Silica
228. M. Maddumaarachchi, F. D. Blum, Thermal Analysis and FT-IR Studies of Adsorbed Poly(ethylene-stat-vinyl acetate) on Silica, J. Polym. Sci. B, Polym. Phys., 2014, 52, 727-736.doi: 10.1002/polb.23476 (paper selected as cover article for 15 May 2014 issue.) |
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Thermal Behavior of Emulsion Gel Composites
229. T. Zhang; G. Xu; Z.-F. Li; O. Regev; M. Maddumaarachchi, F. D Blum, PS/CTAB/Silica Composites from Room Temperature Polymerization of High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2015, 451, 161-169. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2015.04.002 |
Tan Zhang, 2015
31. Tan Zhang, 2015, Surfactant-Catalyzed Low-Temperature Polymerization of Emulsion Gels. |



















