Department of Polymer Engineering The University of Akron, OH 330-972-8324 [email protected] http://www.uakron.edu/cpspe/faculty - research/profile.dot?id=9ba3e668- ab2c-4507-8b2c-6d71cf096be1 Research Interests: Karim's research interests include soft assembly of block copolymer films for functional materials; interfacial assembly of nanoparticles and gradient interface nanocomposite materials; block copolymer for energy storage capacitor and oil water separation membranes; phase separated polymer blend membranes; dynamic and static gradient approaches for rapid polymer thin film processing. BLOCK COPOLYMER MEMBRANES FOR OIL-WATER SEPARATION Industrial Sector Focus: Nanotechnology sector - polymer solar cells, membranes, ultracapacitors, nanoelectronics, flexible electronics, sensors Polymer Films and Coatings – nanocomposites, interfacial engineering, surface modification Biomedical Tissue Engineering – polymer blend scaffolds, nanopatterned biomaterials, bionanocomposites Unique Laboratory Facilities: Combinatorial and High-Throughput materials development – Methods development, characterization, testing, and processing research at the Akron Functional Materials Center (www.uakron.edu/afmc). Co-Director with Matthew Becker. Recent Publications/Patents: 1. Zhang, X., Yager, K.Y., Douglas, J.F., Karim, A., Suppression of Target Pattern in Domain Aligned Cold- Zone Annealed Block Copolymer Films with Immobilized Film Spanning Nanoparticles, Soft Matter, 2014, 10 (20), 3656. 2. Li, B., Ren, H., Yuan, H. Karim, A., Gong, X., Room- Temperature Solution-Processed MoOx Thin Film as a Hole Extraction Layer to Substitute PEDOT:PSS in Polymer Solar Cells, ACS Photonics, 2014, 1, 87. 3. UOA.974.US Patent, Roll to Roll Fabrication of Directionally Oriented Block Copolymer Films. Biography: Alamgir Karim is a national expert in nanotechnology. He came to UA in 2008 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD, where he was the group leader overseeing nanostructured materials in Polymers Division. Karim is a physicist and materials scientist specializing in directed assembly methods for ordering polymer thin-film blends; block copolymer films and nanofilled polymer systems. He has extensive technology expertise in combinatorial and high-throughput methods group; Karim received his Ph.D. in physics from Northwestern University. Awards/Accomplishments: • Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), (2012) • NIST Silver medal award, (2006) • Fellow of American Physical Society • (APS), (2004) • NIST Bronze medal award, (2002) • Goodyear Chair Professor, University of Akron, (2008) DR. ALAMGIR KARIM Goodyear Chair and Professor of Polymer Engineering Polymer Capacitors, Membranes, Bionanocomposites T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F A K R O N
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Department of Polymer Engineering
The University of Akron, OH 330-972-8324
[email protected] http://www.uakron.edu/cpspe/faculty -research/profile.dot?id=9ba3e668-
ab2c-4507-8b2c-6d71cf096be1
Research Interests: Karim's research interests include soft assembly of block copolymer films for functional materials; interfacial assembly of nanoparticles and gradient interface nanocomposite materials; block copolymer for energy storage capacitor and oil water separation membranes; phase separated polymer blend membranes; dynamic and static gradient approaches for rapid polymer thin film processing.
BLOCK COPOLYMER MEMBRANES FOR OIL-WATER SEPARATION
Industrial Sector Focus: Nanotechnology sector - polymer solar cells, membranes, ultracapacitors, nanoelectronics, flexible electronics, sensors Polymer Films and Coatings – nanocomposites, interfacial engineering, surface modification Biomedical Tissue Engineering – polymer blend scaffolds, nanopatterned biomaterials, bionanocomposites
Unique Laboratory Facilities: Combinatorial and High-Throughput materials development – Methods development, characterization, testing, and processing research at the Akron Functional Materials Center (www.uakron.edu/afmc). Co-Director with Matthew Becker.
Recent Publications/Patents: 1. Zhang, X., Yager, K.Y., Douglas, J.F., Karim, A.,
Suppression of Target Pattern in Domain Aligned Cold-Zone Annealed Block Copolymer Films with ImmobilizedFilm Spanning Nanoparticles, Soft Matter, 2014, 10 (20),3656.
2. Li, B., Ren, H., Yuan, H. Karim, A., Gong, X., Room-Temperature Solution-Processed MoOx Thin Film as aHole Extraction Layer to Substitute PEDOT:PSS inPolymer Solar Cells, ACS Photonics, 2014, 1, 87.
3. UOA.974.US Patent, Roll to Roll Fabrication ofDirectionally Oriented Block Copolymer Films.
Biography: Alamgir Karim is a national expert in nanotechnology. He came to UA in 2008 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD, where he was the group leader overseeing nanostructured materials in Polymers Division. Karim is a physicist and materials scientist specializing in directed assembly methods for ordering polymer thin-film blends; block copolymer films and nanofilled polymer systems. He has extensive technology expertise in combinatorial and high-throughput methods group; Karim received his Ph.D. in physics from Northwestern University.
Awards/Accomplishments: • Fellow of American Association for
the Advancement of Science (AAAS),(2012)
• NIST Silver medal award, (2006)• Fellow of American Physical Society• (APS), (2004)• NIST Bronze medal award, (2002)• Goodyear Chair Professor, University
of Akron, (2008)
DR. ALAMGIR KARIM Goodyear Chair and Professor of Polymer Engineering
Polymer Capacitors, Membranes, Bionanocomposites
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