Professional Preparation:

Professional Appointments

Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, UMN, 2002-present
Director, Undergraduate Studies in Materials Science and Engineering, UMN, 1999-present
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, UMN, 1996-2002
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, UMN, 1990-1996

Selected Publications

Q. Lan, L. F. Francis and F. S. Bates, "Silica Dispersions in Homopolymer vs. Block Copolymer" J. Polm. Sci., B, 45, 2284 Ð 2299 (2007).

H. Luo, L. E. Scriven and L. F. Francis, "Cryo-SEM Studies of Latex/Ceramic Nanoparticle Coating Microstructure Development," J. of Colloid and Interface Sci. in press (2007)

S. Prakash, L. F. Francis and L. E. Scriven, "Microstructure Evolution in Dry Cast Cellulose Acetate Membranes by Cryo-SEM," J. of Membrane Sci., 238, 328-338 (2006)

S. K. Basu, A. Bergstresser, L. F. Francis, L. E. Scriven and A. V. McCormick, S. K. Basu, L. E. Scriven, L. F. Francis, and A. V. McCormick, "Mechanism of Wrinkle Formation in Curing Coatings", Progress in Organic Coatings, 53, 1-15 (2005)

L. F. Francis, A. V. McCormick, D. M . Vaessen, and J. A. Payne, "Measurement and Development of Stress in Polymer Coatings," J. of Materials Science, 37, 4717-4731 (2002).

Other Relevant Publications J. Sun, W. W. Gerberich and L. F. Francis, "Transparent, Conductive Polymer Blend Coatings From Latex-Based Dispersions," Progress in Organic Coatings, 59, 115-121 (2007).

S. K. Basu, A. Bergstresser, L. F. Francis, L. E. Scriven and A. V. McCormick, "Wrinkling of a Two-Layer Polymeric Coating," J. of Appl. Phys, 98, 063507 (2005)

K. Zhang, Y. Wang, M. Hillmyer and L. F. Francis, "Processing and Properties of Porous Poly (L-lactide) Bioactive Glass Composites," Biomaterials, 25 2489 - 2500 (2004)

J. Sun W. W. Gerberich and L. Francis, "Electrical and Optical Properties of Ceramic-Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings" J. of Poly Sci B: 41, 1744-1761 (2003)