| |
photo from http://www.washington.edu/home/about.html
UW ChE Student Presentations
Date
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Speakers
and Topics
The following four students will give presentations at the May 11, 2003
meeting of PSAIChE:
Speaker: Kelvin Zin
Title: “Surface Modification of Membranes for
Water Purification”
Abstract: Membrane filtration of water from lakes and other natural
sources is commonly used to remove soluble pollutants and humic matter by
adsorption onto iron oxide particles that coat the membranes. This
research explores surface chemical modification of the oxide both to improve
adsorption and reduce membrane fouling.
Speaker: Pawel Drapala
Title: “Thermal Diffusion of DNA”
Abstract: Recent publications documented the effects of temperature gradients on
the migration of DNA by empirically calculating the diffusion coefficient.
Inspired by this research, the software package FEMLAB was used to model
the above experiment. The concentration, energy, and Navier-Stokes
equations were solved simultaneously to yield solutions that closely resemble
those obtained in laboratories.
Speaker: Jake Koerner
Title: “Dynamic Wetting Properties of Dental
Impression Materials”
Abstract: Dental impression materials used for making crowns and inlays
must provide dental registry but must also be easily removable from the
patient’s mouth. These two qualities may be characterized by the
wettability of the material and were studied using a dynamic drop shape analysis
system.
Speaker: Don Montrose
Title: “Polymer Conformation Changes in Coatings
of Magnetic Data Storage Media”
Abstract: The production of magnetic data storage media depends strongly
on the binder-solvent interactions during the drying process during which the
solvent composition changes. These interactions were studied using static
light scattering. The results show an initial decrease in the polymer coil
size, followed by an increase as the final coating composition is reached.
Schedule
 |
6
p.m. Social Hour
|
|
7
p.m. Dinner
|
|
8
p.m. Speaker
|
Meeting
Location
 |
 |
1200
Westlake Avenue, North
Seattle,
Washington
(206)
270-9052
|
(please
do not contact the restaurant for reservations or cancellations)
Directions
From I-5 Northbound take Mercer Street Exit (a left lane exit).
From I-5 Southbound take Mercer Street Exit (a right lane exit).
Get in right hand lane and turn right onto Fairview Ave. N. (follow Seattle
Center signs). Turn left at the next stop light (Valley Street) and stay in
the far right hand lane. At the next light turn right onto Westlake Ave. N.
Follow along Westlake until the next stop light which is Highland Drive and
turn right into the parking area of Harborside.
Menu
1 Jamaican Jerk Rubbed Pork Loin with Pineapple
Mango Chutney
2 Seafood Cobb Salad with Bay Shrimp & Bay Scallops
Meeting Reservation
Form
Cost
NOTES
-
Please make reservations or cancellations by the Friday
before the meeting.
-
Please pay by check payable to Puget Sound Section AIChE, or bring exact change.
-
For reservations:
-
You can cancel by calling by
noon of the Friday before the meeting. Dinner reservations "no-shows" will be billed!!
|
