Chemical Engineering Department

Katsuyuki Wakabayashi

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA17837
Phone: (570) 577-3778
Fax: (570) 577-1141
kw025@bucknell.edu 

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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: 

  • A. M. Whittington, S. M. Brouse, M. A. Malusis, and K. Wakabayashi, "Efficient Fabrication of Polymer Nanocomposites with Effective Exfoliation and Dispersion by Solid-State/ Melt Extrusion", Advances in Polymer Technology 32, 21334 (2013).
  • P. J. Brunner, J. T. Clark, J. M. Torkelson, and K. Wakabayashi, "Processing-Structure-Property Relationships in Solid-State Shear Pulverization: Parametric Study of Specific Energy", Polymer Engineering and Science 52, 1555 (2012).
  • K. Wakabayashi, "Simple Visual Demonstration of Phase Diagram Concepts for an Introductory Materials Science Course Using Colored Solvents", Journal of Materials Education 33, 263 (2011).
  • 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, 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).