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Alexander M. Jamieson

Professor
Macromolecular Science & Engineering


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CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: (216) 368-6654
Fax: (216) 368-4202
Email: amj@case.edu

Office:Kent Hale Smith Building room 342, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-7202
EDUCATION

D.Phil. In Physical Chemsitry University of Oxford, U.K.

B.Sc. In Chemistry University of Glasgow, U.K.

ACTIVE RESEARCH

Rheology of metallosupramolecular polymers

Investigating the sol-gel behavior of polymeric structures derived via self-assembly of ditopic ligands using metal-ligand binding interactions.

Electrorheology of conducting polymer

Creep response of dispersionsand blends is probed to gain insight into the relationship between mechanical properties and field-induced structure.

Electrorheology of thermotropic polymers

The influence of liquid crystal polymer structure is explored as a means to develop materials with potential applications in electro-optic and MEMS devices.

Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

PALS is used to probe the relationship between the numbers and sizes of nanoholes in amorphous polymers and important materials properties, such as gas transport.

POTENTIAL IMPACT

Our research enables fundamental knowledge of the relationship between nanostructure and bulk properties which enables applications in diverse areas, including sensors, actuators, MEMS, electro-optics, and permselective membranes

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

"B. G. Olson, J. Lin, S. Nazarenko, and A. M. Jamieson, ""Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy of Polyethylene Terephthalate: Contributions from Rigid and Mobile Amorphous Fractions", Macromolecules (2003)

D. Chotpattananont, A. Sirivat, and A. M. Jamieson, “Creep and Recovery Behaviors of a Polythiophene-based Electrorheological Fluid”, Polymer (2006)

W. Weng, J. B. Beck, A. M. Jamieson, and S. J. Rowan, “Understanding the Gelation and Stimuli-Responsive Nature of a Class of Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers”, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. (2006).

FIELDS
Fundamental Nanoscience
Nanomaterials
Photonics Sensors