People Sachin Velankar
Associate Professor EducationPhD University of Delaware, 1999 Professional InterestsDr. Velankar joined the faculty in August 2002. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and in the University of Minnesota. His research deals with polymers, rheology, two-phase flow, interfacial phenomena, and colloidal systems. Topics of recent research include:
Please see Professor Velankar's group website for more details. Selected PublicationsP. Thareja and S. Velankar, "Particle-induced bridging in immiscible polymer blends", Rheol. Acta, 46, 405-512, 2007. B.J. Adzima and S. Velankar, "Pressure drops for droplet flows in microfluidic channels", J. Micromechanics and Microeng., 16, 1504-1510, 2006. J. Wang, S. Velankar, “Strain recovery of model immiscible blends: Effects of added compatibilizer”, Rheol. Acta, 45, 741-753, 2006. S. Velankar, P. Van Puyvelde, J. Mewis, P. Moldenaers, “Effect of compatibilization on the breakup of polymeric drops in shear flow”, J. Rheol., 45, 1007-1019, 2001. S. Velankar, S.L. Cooper, “Microphase separation and rheological properties of polyurethane melts. Part 2: Effect of block incompatibility on the microstructure”, Macromolecules, 33, 395-403, 2000. S. Velankar, J. Pazos, S.L. Cooper, “High performance UV-curable urethane acrylates via deblocking chemistry”, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 62, 1361-1376, 1996 |
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