Dr. Virginia A. Davis
Mary and John H. Sanders
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering
Davis' Lab Presentations
1. T. J. Gnanaprakasa, S. Mantha, V. A. Davis, A. L. Simonian “Development of MWCNT/AuNP Nanostructures for Label-Free Localized SPR Based Biosensing,” (poster) American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT,(November 2010).
2. E. Ureña-Benavides, G. Ao, V. A. Davis, and C. L. Kitchens, “Cellulose Nanocrystals Liquid Crystalline Suspensions: Rheology and Phase Behavior,” (poster) American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT (November 2010).
3. S. Mantha, V. A. Pedrosa, E. V. Olsen, V. A. Davis, A. L. Simonian, “Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Ultrathin Films for Paraoxon Detection,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, (November 2010).
4. S. Mantha, M. Ramanathan, V. A. Davis, A. L. Simonian, “Enzyme Entrapment in Silica Nanoparticles: Mediated by Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes-Lysozyme for Biosensor Applications,” Carbon 2010, Clemson, SC (June 2010).
5. G. Ao, D. Nepal, V. A. Davis, “Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Phase Formation in Double-stranded DNA Stabilized Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersions,” Carbon 2010, Clemson, SC (June 2010).
6. G. Ao, M. Aono, D. Nepal, V. A. Davis, “Cholesteric and Nematic Liquid Crystalline Phase Formation in Double-Stranded DNA Stabilized SWNT Dispersions,” Arcachon, France, ChemonTubes, (April, 2010)
7. M. J. Kayatin and V. A. Davis. “Aligned Carbon Nanotube Films by Lyophilization,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (November, 2009).
8. V. K. Radhakrishnan, and V. A. Davis, “Effect of Functional Group Length on Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube - Polypropylene Nanocomposites,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (November 2009).
9. S. Mantha, V. A. Pedrosa, A. L. Simonian, V. A. Davis," Layer by Layer Assembly of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Ultra Thin Films for Paraoxon Detection,“ American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (November 2009).
10. A. N. Karwa, V. A. Davis and B. J. Tatarchuk, “Synthesis of Vapor Grown Carbon Fibers (VGCF) On Sintered Metal Fibers (SMF) for Air-Filtration,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, (November 2009).
11. C. Young, D. E. Tsentalovich, V. A. Davis, M. J. Green, A. N. Parra-Vasquez, N. Behabtu, M. Banzola, Matteo Pasquali, "Viscoelasticity of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in superacids,” Society of Rheology Annual Meeting, Madison, WI, (October 2009).
12. V. A. Pedrosa, T. J. Gnanaprakasa, E. V. Olsen, V. A. Davis, A. L. Simonian, "Electrochemical Properties of Interface Formed by Interlaced Layers of DNA and Lysozyme Coated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes," 216th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Vienna, Austria, (October 2009).
13. T. J. Gnanaprakasa, V. A. Pedrosa, E. V. Olsen, V. A. Davis, A. L. Simonian, "Probing conductivity and lateral charge transfer across LSZ-SWNT/DNA-SWNT nanocomposites using scanning electrochemical microscopy," 215th Electrochemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, (May 2009).
14. M. J. Kayatin and V. A. Davis, “Viscoelasticity and Stability of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube – Unsaturated Polyester Resin Dispersions,” American Chemical Society Colloids Meeting, New York, NY, USA, (June 2009).
15. V. A. Davis, Ao Geyou, Dhriti Nepal, “Rheology and Liquid Crystallinity of Dispersions of Carbon Nanotubes in DNA and Enzymes,” American Chemical Society Colloids Meeting, New York, NY, USA, (June 2009).
16. S. Murali, K. Pizarro, T. Xu, J. Boice, V. A. Davis, “Phase Behavior and Processing of Inorganic Nanocylinder Dispersions,” NSTI Nanotech, Houston, TX, (May 2009).
17. V. K. Radhakrishnan, E.W. Davis, V.A. Davis, “The Effects of Functionalization, Preblending, and Melt Processing on SWNT-PP Nanocomposite Properties,” (poster) NSTI Nanotech, Houston, TX, USA, (May 2009).
18. M. J. Kayatin and V. A. Davis “Aligned Carbon Nanotube Films by Lyophilization,” (poster) NSTI Nanotech, Houston, TX, USA, (May 2009).
19. S. Mantha, A. Geyou, V. Pedrosa, D. Nepal, S. Balasubramanian, S. Paliwal, J. Wild, A. Simonian, V. A. Davis, “Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube-Enzyme Composites,” (poster) NSTI Nanotech, Houston, TX, USA, (May 2009).
20. V. K. Radhakrishnan, M. J. Kayatin, R. L. Yuan, and V. A. Davis, “Effect of Pore Size and Rope Size on the Mechanical Properties of Vapor Grown Carbon Nanofiber – Unsaturated Polyester Resin Nanocomposites,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, (November 2008).
21. A. N. Karwa, B. J. Tatarchuk, and V. A. Davis, “Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber - Microfibrous Matrix Composites,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, (November 2008).
22. S. Murali, K. Pizarro, K. Taylor, and V. A. Davis, “Liquid Crystalline Assemblies of Inorganic Nanorods Enzyme Modified Carbon Nanotube Biosensors for Pesticide Detection,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, (November 2008).
23. S. Balasubramanian, V. Pedrosa, S. Paliwal, V. A. Davis, J. Wild, and A. Simonian, “Enzyme Modified Carbon Nanotube Biosensors for Pesticide Detection,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, (November 2008).
24. M. J. Kayatin and V. A. Davis, “Viscoelasticity and Stability of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube – Unsaturated Polyester Resin Dispersions,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, (November 2008).
25. V. K. Radhakrishnan and V. A. Davis “Effect of Functionalization and Processing Parameters on SWNT Polypropylene Nanocomposites,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, (November 2008).
26. M. J. Green, A. N. G. Parra-Vasquez, N. Behabtu, V. A. Davis, and M. Pasquali, “Modeling the Phase Behavior of Polydisperse Rodlike Molecules with Attractive Interactions,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, (November 2008).
27. D. Nepal and V. A. Davis, “Phase Behavior and Rheology of Biopolymers Stabilized Carbon Nanotubes,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, (November 2008).
28. K. Taylor, D. Nepal, K. Pizarro, and S. Murali, and V. A. Davis, “Dispersion and Shear Alignment of Nanostructured Materials,” (poster) AIChE Annual Undergraduate Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, (November 2008).
29. V. A. Davis, S. Murali, K. Pizarro, D. Nepal, and K. Taylor, “Nanorod Dispersions, Phase Behavior and Shear Alignment,” ACS Colloids, Raleigh NC, USA, (June 2008).
30. S. Balasubramanian, D. Nepal, T. Gnanaprakasa, V. A. Davis, and A. Simonian, “Electrochemical Characteristics of SWNT-biopolymer Nanocomposites,” 213th ECS Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, (May 2008).
31. N. Behabtu, A. N. G. Parra-Vasquez, M. J. Green, V. A. Davis, M. Pasquali, “Morphology and Properties of Neat SWNT Fibers from Chlorosulfonic Dope,” AIChE/ACS Joint Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA (April 2008).
32. D. Nepal, S. Balasubramanian, A. Simonian, V. A. Davis, “Strong Antimicrobial Coatings: Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Armored with Biopolymers,” AIChE/ACS Joint Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA (April 2008).
33. V. K. Radhakrishnan, S. Zagarola, and V. A. Davis, “Effect of Structure and Processing on the Properties of Vapor Grown Carbon Fibers (VGCF), Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT) and C12 Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (C12-SWNT) – Polypropylene Nanocomposites,” (poster) Nanomaterials for Defense Conference, Arlington, VA, USA (April 2008).
34. D. Nepal, S. Balasubramanian, A. Simonian, and V. A. Davis, “Strong Antimicrobial Coatings: Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Armored with Biopolymers,” (poster) Nanomaterials for Defense Conference, Arlington, VA, USA (April 2008).
35. M. J. Kayatin, V. K. Radhakrishnan, R. L. Yuan, and V. A. Davis, “Unsaturated Polyester Resin Glass Fiber Composites With Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Vapor Grown Carbon Fibers,” (poster) Nanomaterials for Defense Conference, Arlington, VA, USA (April 2008).
36. S. Murali, Bennett Marshall, K. Pizarro, K. Taylor, and V. A. Davis, “Self-Assembly and Shear Alignment of Inorganic Nanorods: Highly Aligned Films,” (poster) Nanomaterials for Defense Conference, Arlington, VA, USA (April 2008).
37. A. N. Karwa, B. J. Tatarchuk, and V. A. Davis, “Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber – Microfibrous Matrix Composites,” (poster) Nanomaterials for Defense Conference, Arlington, VA, USA (April 2008).
38. S. Murali and V. A. Davis, “Aligned Nanorod Coatings,” (poster) American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), Birmingham, AL, USA, (March 2008).
39. V. K. Radhakrishnan and V. A. Davis, “Polypropylene Carbon Nanotube Composites,” (poster) American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), Birmingham, AL, USA, (March 2008).
40. V. K. Radhakrishnan, M. J. Kayatin, and V. A. Davis, “Unsaturated Polyester Resin VGCF-Fiber Reinforced Composites,” (poster) American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), Birmingham, AL, USA, (March 2008).
41. B. D. Marshall, S. Murali, D. Nepal, K. Pizarro, D.C. Lee, B. A. Korgel, and V. A. Davis, “Dispersion Behavior and Assembly of Inorganic Nanorods, Nanowires, and Nanowhiskers,” Materials Research Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA (November 2007).
42. A. N. G. Parra-Vasquez, V.A. Davis, P.K. Rai, H. Fan, R. Booker, N. Behabtu, V. Prieto, R. A. Pinnick, J, Allison, C. K. Kittrell, W. F. Hwang, H. K. Schmidt, R. H. Hauge, R. E. Smalley, and M. Pasquali, “Controlling the Phase Behavior of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Superacid Dispersions,” (poster) Materials Research Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA (November 2007).
43. D. Nepal, Shankar Balasubramanian, A. Simonian, and V. A. Davis, “Thin Film SWNT-Biopolymer Nanocomposites: Production and Characterization of Protein and DNA Based Single-Walled Carbon Nanocomposite by Layer by Layer Assembly,” (poster), Materials Research Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA (November 2007).
44. M. J. Kayatin, D. E. Jones, and R. L. Yuan, V. A. Davis, “Carbon Nanotube - Unsaturated Polyester Resin Composites,” Materials Research Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA (November 2007).
45. S. Murali, B. D. Marshall, D. Nepal, and V. A. Davis, “Self-Assembly and Flow Alignment of Inorganic Nanorods,” (poster) AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (November 2007).
46. M.J. Kayatin, N. K. Wagner, R. L. Yuan, D. M. Jones, and V. A. Davis, “Carbon Nanotube – Unsaturated Polyester Resin Composites,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (November 2007).
47. V. K. Radhakrishnan, B. J. Downs, D. Nepal, V. A. Davis, and S. W. Zagarola, “Structure-Processing-Property Interrelationships in SWNT, C12-SWNT and VGCF Polypropylene Nanocomposites” AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (November 2007).
48. D. Nepal, V. A. Davis, and K. E. Geckeler, “Dispersion of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes In Proteins: Characterization and Potential Applications,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (November 2007).
49. B. D. Marshall, M. Rasche, D. C. Lee, B. A. Korgel, and V. A. Davis, “Dispersion, Brownian Motion, and Self-Assembly of Germanium Nanowires,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (November 2007).
50. V. K. Radhakrishnan, B. J. Downs, D. Nepal, and V. A. Davis, “Viscoelasticity of Polypropylene -Carbon Nanotube Composites: Effect of Functionalization and Processing Conditions,” Society of Rheology Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (October 2007).
51. B. D. Marshall, D. C. Lee, B. A. Korgel, and V. A. Davis, “Brownian Motion of Germanium Nanowires,” Society of Rheology Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (October 2007).
52. V. Radhakrishnan, S. W. Zagarola, and V. A. Davis, “Structure-Processing-Property Interrelationships in Carbon Nanotube Polypropylene Composites – A Statistically Sound Approach to Maximum Learning in Minimum Time,” Nanocomposites 2007, Las Vegas, NV, USA (September 2007).
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