Faculty

Emulsion Polymers Institute Faculty

Prof. Mohamed El-Aasser (photo by O.L. Shaffer)

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Director, Emulsion Polymers Institute
Professor. Chemical Engineering Department

(610) 758-3605

Education

	Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, McGill University,1972
	M.S. Chemistry, Alexandria University (Egypt), 1966
	B.S. Chemistry, Alexandria University (Egypt), 1962

Research Interests

	Preparation of latexes by emulsification
	Mechanism and kinetics of emulsion and dispersion polymerizations
	Surface characterization of colloidal particles
	Adsorption of surfactants and polymers
	Colloidal stability of latex systems
	Latex film formation
	Emulsion copolymerization and latex particle morphology

Prof. Andrew Klein (photo by O.L. Shaffer)

Professor, Chemical Engineering

(610) 758-4219

Education

	Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State at Raleigh, 1971
	M.S. Physical Chemistry, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1965
	B.S. Chemistry, City College of New York, 1961

Research Interests

	Colloid and surface chemical aspects of emulsion polymerization kinetics and thermodynamics
	Mass transfer through interfaces
	Scale-up of emulsion polymerization processes
	Morphology development in latexes and structure-property relationships

Professor, Chemical Engineering

(610) 758-4267

Education

	Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1978
	M.S. Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1974
	B.S. Chemical Engineering, Universidad del Atlantico (Columbia) 1970

Research Interests

	Particle size distributions by column chromatography, light scattering, and ultracentrifugation
	Rheological behavior of colloidal dispersions
	Stability of colloidal systems
	Flow behavior of macromolecules in dilute solutions
	Thermodynamics and kinetics of adsorption of polymers from solution
	Electrophoretic separation of fine particles