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Photo of Dr. QutubuddinSyed Qutubuddin


Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University (1983)
Presidential Young Investigator Award (NSF)
LaMer Award (ACS)
Young Faculty Award (Amoco)
Bangladesh University Gold Medal (BUET)

Professor of Chemical Engineering

email: sxq@case.edu
office: A.W. Smith, Room 111C
tel: (216) 368-2764



Focus


Prof. Qutubuddin's research focus is on Surfactant and Interfacial Phenomena in Nanomaterials including Microemulsions, Nanoparticles and Polymer Nanocomposites.

Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites:
TEM of Exfoliated Polystyrene
Photo: Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites

Nanoparticles:
Nanocoating of Titania on Silica Particles
Nanocoating of Titania on Silica Particles

Research


  • Surfactant Self-assembly: Micelles and Microemulsions
  • Thermodynamics, Phase Behavior and Characterization
  • Polymerizable Surfactants: Synthesis, Rheology, Applications
  • Polymeric Surfactants: Interfacial Behavior and Solubilization
  • Microemulsion and Emulsion Polymerization
  • Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Characterization
  • Nanocomposites using Functionalized Clay Nanoparticles
  • Improved Barrier Coatings using Nanotechnology
  • Polymer Hydrogels

Selected Publications


"Rheological Instabilities in Waterborne Coatings," S. Qutubuddin, Alex. M. Jamieson, Jingrong Xu and S.Q. Wang, in Emulsions, Foams and Thin Films, p. 433-445, P. Kumar and K. Mittal, (eds.), Marcel Dekker, 2000.

"Synthesis of Polystyrene-Clay Nanocomposites," X. Fu and S. Qutubuddin, Materials Letters, 42, 12, 2000.

"Catastrophic Emulsification of Epoxy Resin Using Pluronic Block Copolymer: Preinversion Behavior," J. Xu, A.M. Jamieson, S. Qutubuddin, P.V. Gopalkrishnan and S.D. Hudson, Langmuir, 17, 1310, 2001.

"Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites: Synthesis and Properties," S. Qutubuddin and X. Fu, in Nano-Surface Chemistry, M. Rosoff, ed., Marcel Dekker, p. 653-673, 2001.

"Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites: Exfoliation of Organophilic Montmorillonite Nanolayers in Polystyrene," Xiaoan Fu and Syed Qutubuddin, Polymer, 42, 807, 2001.

"Preparation and Characterization of Titania Nanocoatings on Monodisperse Silica Particles," Xiaoan Fu and Syed Qutubuddin, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 186, 245, 2001.

"Synthesis of titania-coated silica nanoparticles using a nonionic water-in-oil microemulsion," Xiaoan Fu and Syed Qutubuddin, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 179, 65, 2001.