CONTACT INFORMATION
| Phone: (216) 368-2750 |
| Fax: (216) 368-3016 |
| Email: donald.feke@case.edu |
Office:AWSmith 334, 10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7217 |
EDUCATION
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Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Princeton University
M.S. in Chemical Engineering Case Western Reserve University
B.S. in Chemical Engineering Case Western Reserve University
M.A. (undesignated) Princeton University |
ACTIVE RESEARCH
Manipulation of Nanoparticle using Acoustics
Investigates the use of resonant ultrasonic fields to position nanoparticles within liquids. This approach enables advanced materials fabrications, such as the formation of polymeric nanocomposites with precisely controlled microstructure. |
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Active Control of Interparticle Forces in Nanoparticle Systems
Uses molecular additives that respond to external stimuli (such as temperature) to augment or counterbalance the natural interparticle forces. These additives enable control over the dispersion and agglomeration behavior of particle systems down to the nanometer scale.
Modeling Dispersion Kinetics in Nanoparticle Clusters
Involves the development of a rigourous methodology for understanding the interplay between hydrodynamic and interparticle forces in determining the dispersion or distortion characteristics of nanoparticle systems.
POTENTIAL IMPACT
Our research focuses focuses primarily on the chemical and materials processing characteristics and behavior of systems involving solid particles ranging in size from the millimeter- down to the nanometer-scale. In regards to nano-scale systems, we are involved in the development of strategies that exploit or control the interfacial chemistry of the system to achieve improved processing behavior and ultimately the enhanced performance of the final materials.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
M.T Grossner,. D.L.Feke, and J.M. Belovich, "Single-Collector Experiments and Modeling of an Ultrasonically Enhanced Filtration Process". A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 51(6), 1590-1598 (2005).
L. Bava, D.L. Feke, I. Manas-Zloczower, S.J. Rowan, "Controlling the Processing Behavior of Silica Agglomerates Using a Thermoresponsive Binder," Proceedings, AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati (November, 2005).
M. Fanelli, D. L. Feke, and I. Manas-Zloczower, "Prediction of the Dispersion of Particle Clusters in the Nano-Scale - Part I, Steady Shearing Responses," Chemical Engineering Science 61, 473-488 (2006).
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