Wei Zhang Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Dr. Zhang received his Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2005. His background is in thermodynamics of polymer blends and polymer solution and supercritical fluids. Dr. Zhang is a member of The American Institute of Chemical Engineers, The American Chemical Society and The Society of Plastics Engineers.
Dr. Zhang's research interests include environmentally benign polymer processing, polymer composites, nanotechnology, supercritical fluids, and thermodynamics.
Selected Publications:
Hailing Yang, Wei Zhang, Ronald D. Moffitt, Thomas C. Ward, David A. Dillard, and Nancy R. Sutherland, "Evaluation of dynamic mechanical properties of pressure sensitive adhesives in paper laminates for postage stamp applications: Method development and adhesive characterization" in Proceedings of the PSTC TECH XXIX, Las Vegas, NV, May 2-5, 2006
Wei Zhang and Erdogan Kiran, "Thermal and Morphological Properties of Polyethylene Crystals Formed in n-Pentane Under High Pressure" in Proceedings of ANTEC 2006, Charlotte, NC, May 7-11, 2006
Wei Zhang and Erdogan Kiran. High-Pressure Crystallization and Melting Kinetics of Polyethylene in n-Pentane by Time- and Angle-Resolved Light Scattering, The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, In Press.
Gerd Upper, Wei Zhang, Daniel Beckel, Seungman Sohn, Kun Liu, and Erdogan Kiran. High-Pressure Crystallization of Polyethylene in n-Pentane and n-Pentane + Carbon Dioxide Fluid Mixtures Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (2006), 45 (4), 1478 -1492.
Gerd Upper, Daniel Beckel, Wei Zhang and Erdogan Kiran. "High Pressure Crystallization in Supercritical or Dense Fluids" in Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Versailles, France, April 28-30, 2003, Vol. 3 – Materials Processing, pp. 1509-1514.
Wei Zhang, Cigdem Dindar, Zeynep Bayraktar and Erdogan Kiran. Phase Behavior, Density, and Crystallization of Polyethylene in n-Pentane and in n-Pentane/CO2 at High Pressures. Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2003), 89(8), 2201-2209.
Wei Zhang and Erdogan Kiran. (p,V,T) Behavior and Miscibility of Polysulfone + THF + Carbon Dioxide at High Pressures. Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics (2003), 35(4), 605-624.
Wei Zhang and Erdogan Kiran. Phase Behavior and Density of Polysulfone in Binary Fluid Mixtures of Tetrahydrofuran and Carbon Dioxide under High Pressure: Miscibility Windows. Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2002), 86(9), 2357-2362.
