Daneesh O. Simien

Research Interests:

• Electrical, optical and mechanical characterization of length sorted 2-dimensional (2-D) single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) thin films.
• Developing network geometric parameters for evaluating 2-D SWNT networks.
• Rheological properties of SWNT-polymer composites.
• Mechanical properties of SWNT-polymer fully integrated nanocomposites. 

Awards and Honors:

• 2007 SAMPE Second Place Award for University Research Competition, winning a trip to Paris, France to present at the SAMPE International Conference April 2008
• 2006 NSF ADVANCE Workshop on Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position at Rice University. Selected as one of 55 attendees from a group of over 730 applicants to participate in the workshop
• 2005-2006 The Robert A. Welch Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
• 2004-2005 The Robert A. Welch Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
• 2000-2001 Academic-Athletic Award for Excellence
  

Thesis Publications:

• Daneesh McIntosh, Valery Khabashesku and Enrique Barrera "Processing and Mechanical Properties of Continuous Fiber Systems Made from Fluorinated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Polypropylene Composites", Chem. Mater., 2006, 18, 4561-4568.
• Daneesh McIntosh, Valery Khabashesku and Enrique Barrera "Benzoyl Peroxide Initiated In-Situ Functionalization, Processing and Mechanical Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Polypropylene Composite Fibers" J.Phys.Chem.C., 2007, 111(2),1592-1600.
• Daneesh McIntosh-Simien, Valery Khabashesku and Enrique Barrera "Mechanical Properties of Fibers made from Single-walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Thermoplastic Polymer Composites" SAMPE Conference Proceedings, Baltimore July 2007. 

Patent Applications:

• Enrique Barrera, Daneesh McIntosh, Valery Khabashesku and Laura Pena-Paras. "Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Thermoplastic Polymer Composites Achieved Through Benzoyl Peroxide Initiated Interfacial Bonding to Polymer Matrices."