Electroactive Materials Characterization Lab (EMCLab)
Zoubeida Ounaies
317 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-867-4443 | zxo100@psu.edu
Zoubeida Ounaies
317 Reber Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-867-4443 | zxo100@psu.edu
Zoubeida Ounaies
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dorothy Quiggle Developmental Professorship
zxo100@engr.psu.edu
Amira Meddeb
amira@meddeb.me
Hassene Ben Atitallah
hzb120@psu.edu
Nirmal Sigamani
nxs306@psu.edu
Md Abdulla Al Masud
mzm264@psu.edu
Saad Ahmed
sua187@psu.edu
Mohamed Aziz Dridi
aziz@psu.edu
Albert Foster
albertfosteriii10@gmail.com
Mike Vecchio
mav206@psu.edu
Erika Arrojado
eoa5110@psu.edu
Sarah Masters
srm311@psu.edu
Julia Meyer
acp5248@psu.edu
Amal Kadimi
axk51@psu.edu
Emna Helal
emna@psu.edu
Ali Khadimallah
auk28@psu.edu
Alison Cowley
acowley90@gmail.com
Mike Melnyk
mjm5506@psu.edu
Moez Chafra
Chafra_moez@yahoo.fr
| Name | Degree/Date | Dissertation Title | Position Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payam Khodaparast | PhD August 2014 | "Dispersion strategies and role of interfacial phenomena in dielectric polymer nanocomposites" | Senior Product Development Engineer at 3M (September 2014) |
| Amira Barhoumi | PhD May 2012 | "Experimental and Theoretical Design of Nanodielectrics" | Post-doctoral Researcher at Pennsylvania State University |
| Sanjay Kalidindi | PhD May 2012 | "Electric Field alignment of Cellulose based-Polymer Nanocomposites" | Research Scientist at Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (August 2012) |
| Junjia Li | M.S. May 2011 | "RF Characterization of Patterned Polymer Nanocomposites" | Ph.D. program at UT- Austin |
| Nirmal Sigamani | M.S. May 2010 | "Thermo-mechanical Characterization of Elastomers" | Ph.D. program at EMCL/Penn State University |
| Sujay Deshmukh | PhD May 2009 | "Nano-Based Actuators for Space Applications" | Research Scientist at Intel Inc., |
| Sumanth Banda | PhD July 2008 | "Electric Field-Driven Manipulation of High Aspect Ratio Nanoparticles in Model Fluids and Polymers" | Research Scientist at Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (September 2008) |
| Sujay Deshmukh | M.S. December 2006 | "Effect of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) on the Electromechanical Response of a Polyimide Nanocomposite" | |
| Atheer Almasri | M.S. December 2006 | "Characterization of DWNT-PVDF Nanocomposites" | Ph.D. Student at the Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Wrutu Parulkar (VCU) | M.S.December 2005 | "Electromechanical Characterization of PDMS-Based Electroactive Polymers" | Materials Researcher; Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, CA |
| Ihab Abdelsayed (VCU) | M.S.August 2005 | "Characterization of Electrosprayed Polyvinylidene Fluoride and Polyvinylidene Fluoride/CNT Nanocomposites" | Ph.D. program at VCU |
| Sumanth Banda (VCU) | M.S. December 2004 | "Characterization of Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites" | Ph.D. Student at Texas A&M University (see above) |