Chemical Engineering Department
Katsuyuki Wakabayashi
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA17837
Phone: (570) 577-3778
Fax: (570) 577-1141
kw025@bucknell.edu
Katsuyuki Wakabayashi's Personal Page
Educational Background:
- B.S.E., Chemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
- B.S.E., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
- M.A., Chemical Engineering, Princeton University
- Ph.D., Chemical and Materials Engineering, Princeton University
- Post-Doctoral, Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University
Teaching Specialties:
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Materials and Energy Balance; Introduction to Chemical Engineering
- Process and Product Design
Research Interests:
- Polymer Processing and Characterization
- Nanoscale Blends and Composites
- Sustainable Engineering
- Ionomers
Selected Publications:
- P. J. Hubert, K. Kathiresan and K. Wakabayashi, "Filler Exfoliation and Dispersion in Polypropylene/As-Received Graphite Nanocomposites via Cryogenic Milling", Polymer Engineering and Science 51, 2273 (2011).
- K. Wakabayashi and R. A. Register, "Phase Behavior of Magnesium Stearate Blended with Polyethylene Ionomers", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 49, 11906 (2010).
- K. Wakabayashi, P. J. Brunner, J. Masuda, S. A. Hewlett, and J. M. Torkelson, "Polypropylene-Graphite Nanocomposites Made by Solid-State Shear Pulverization: Effects of Significantly Exfoliated, Unmodified Graphite Content on Physical, Mechanical and Electrical Properties", Polymer 51, 5525 (2010).
- K. Wakabayashi, C. Pierre, D. A. Dikin, R. S. Ruoff, T. Ramanathan, L. C. Brinson, and J. M. Torkelson, "Polymer-Graphite Nanocomposites: Effective Dispersion and Major Property Enhancement via Solid-State Pulverization", Macromolecules 41, 1905 (2008).
- K. Wakabayashi and R. A. Register, “Morphological Origin of the Multistep Relaxation Behavior in Semicrystalline Ethylene/Methacrylic Acid Ionomers”, Macromolecules 39, 1079 (2006).
