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Linda S. Schadler
Tue, 2011-02-22 13:44 — schadl
Name:
Linda S. Schadler
Title:
Professor , Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Russell Sage Professor
Department
Materials Science and Engineering
School
Engineering
Center
Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center (RNC)
Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center (ERC)
Website:
http://rpi.edu/~schadl/
Bio
Professor Schadler received her Ph.D. in materials science and engineering in 1990 from the University of Pennsylvania. She held a post-doctoral research position at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center from 1990-1992 and joined the faculty at Drexel University in 1992 as an assistant professor. While at Drexel she received a National Young Investigator Award. She joined the Rensselaer faculty in 1996.
Details
Funding Agency
ONR
NSF
Corporation
Signature_Thrust
Nanotechnology
Keywords
polymers
composite materials
advanced materials
Education
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania B.S., Cornell University
Scholarly Works:
“Graphene Oxide Filled Nanocomposite with Novel Electrical and Dielectric Properties,” Zepu Wang, J. Keith Nelson, Henrik Hillborg, Su, Zhao, Linda.S. Schadler, Advanced Materials, vol. 24, no. 23, 3134-3137 (2012).
“High Temperature Breakdown Strength and Voltage Endurance Characterization of Nanofilled Polyamideimide,” L.S. Schadler, J.K. Nelson, C. Calebrese, A. Travelpiece, D. Schweikart, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 2090-2101 (2012).
“Grafting bimodal polymer brushes on nanoparticles using controlled radical polymerization,” A. Rungta, B. Natarajan, T. Neely, D. Dukes, L.S. Schadler, and B.C. Benicewicz, Macromolecules, Published on line (2012).
“The Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Composites Filled with Rubbery Copolymer Grafted SiO2,” Jianing Gao , Junting Li, Brian C. Benicewicz , Su Zhao , Henrik Hillborg, and Linda S. Schadler, Polymers, vol. 4, no. 1, 187-210 (2012).
“Supercritical carbon dioxide assisted dispersion and distribution of silica nanoparticles in polymers,” Kerem Goren, Osman B. Okan, Limeng Chen, Linda S. Schadler, Rahmi Ozisik, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, vol. 67, 108-113, (2012).
“Graphene Oxide Filled Nanocomposite with Novel Electrical and Dielectric Properties,” Zepu Wang, J. Keith Nelson, Henrik Hillborg, Su, Zhao, Linda.S. Schadler, Advanced Materials, vol. 24, no. 23, 3134-3137 (2012).
“Effect of High Aspect Ratio Filler on Dielectric Properties of Polymer Composites: A Study on Barium Titanate Fibers and Graphene Platelets,” Zepu Wang, J. Keith Nelson, Jianjun Miao, Robert J. Linhardt, Linda S. Schadler, Henrik Hillborg, Su Zhao, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 19, no. 3, 960-967 (2012).
“Preparation and Optical Properties of Indium Tin Oxide/Epoxy Nanocomposites with Polyglycidyl Methacrylate Grafted Nanoparticles,” Peng Tao, Anand Viswanath, Linda S. Schadler, Brian C. Benicewicz, and Richard W. Siegel, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 28, no. 39, 3638-3645 (2011).
“Anisotropic Self-Assembly of Spherical Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles,” Pinar Akcora, Hongjun Liu, Sanat K. Kumar, Yu Li, Brian C. Benicewicz, Linda S. Schadler, Devrim Acehan, Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos, Jack F. Douglas, Nature Materials, vol. 8, no. 4, 354-U121 (2009).
Recognitions:
Fellow, ASM International
ASM International 1997 Bradley Stoughton Award for Excellence in Teaching
Rensselaer School of Engineering, 2008 Outstanding Faculty Member Award
NSF - National Young Investigator Award 1994
Named as one of the top 100 Materials Scientists in the world by Times Higher Education in 2011
Member of the National Materials Advisory Board (2002-2008)