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Christopher Macosko

Professor, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Office:
Phone: 612-625-0092
Email: macosko@umn.edu
Departmental Page ¦ Group Website

Professional Preparation:

Carnegie-Mellon University, Chemical Engineering, B.S., 1966
Imperial College, London, Chemical Engineering, M.Sc., 1967
Princeton University, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D., 1970

Professional Appointments

Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 2001
Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2000
Director: IPRIME (Ind. Partnership for Research in Interfacial & Materials Eng.), 1999-present
Visiting Professor and NSF Fellow, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1992-93
Visiting Scientist, BASF, Polymer Physics Lab, 1990
Visiting Professor and CNRS Fellow, Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, 1985-86
Visiting Professor of Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1983
Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, 1978-79
Assist. Professor, University of Minnesota, 1970-74; Associate 74-79, Professor 79-present


Selected Publications

R. Zhao and C.W. Macosko, "Slip at polymer-polymer interfaces: rheological measurements on coextruded multilayers", J Rheol. 2002, 46, 145-167

J.A. Galloway, M.D. Montminy, and C.W. Macosko, "Image analysis for interfacial area and cocontinuity detection in polymer blends", Polymer 2002 43, 4715-4722

J.A. Galloway, H.K. Jeon, J.R. Bell, and C.W. Macosko, "Block copolymer compatibilization of cocontinuous polymer blends", Polymer 2005, 46, 183-191

R. Zhao and C.W. Macosko, "Polymer-polymer mutual diffusion via rheology of coextruded multilayers", AIChE J, 2007, 53, 978-985. DOI: 10.1002/aic.11136

K. Chang, C.W. Macosko, and D.C. Morse, "Ultra-low interfacial tensions of polymer/polymer interfaces with diblock copolymer surfactants", Macromolecules, 2007, 40 (10), 3819-3830.

C.W. Macosko, "RIM, Fundamentals of Reaction Injection Molding", Hanser, New York (1989)

C.W. Macosko, "Rheology: Principles, Measurements and Applications", Wiley/VCH, Poughkeepsie, NY (1994)

C.W. Macosko, H.K. Jeon, and T.R. Hoye, "Reactions at Polymer-Polymer Interfaces for blend compatibilization", Progress in Polymer Science 2005, 30, 939-947

J. Zhang, P.J. Cole, U. Nagpal, T.P. Lodge, and C.W. Macosko, "Direct correlation between adhesion promotion and coupling reaction at immiscible polymer-polymer interfaces", J Adhesion, 2006, 82, 887-902

Z. Zhu, J.L. Anacker, S. Ji, T.R. Hoye, and C.W. Macosko, "Formation of polymeric drug nanoparticles via reactive impingement mixing, Langmuir, in press 2007.