Research Interests:
Transport properties of polyelectrolyte solutions
- Protein nanopore sequencing technology
- Conductivity of polyelectrolyte solutions
- Kinetics of polyelectrolyte and nanoparticle adsorption to surfaces
Thesis Publications:
- Threading synthetic polyelectrolytes through protein pores. R.J. Murphy and M. Muthukumar. Journal of Chemical Physics 126,051101(2007).
Recent Presentations:
- Surface Energy Effects on Polyelectrolyte Adsorption,"American Physical Society, New Orleans, LA, March 2008.
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Position:
NRC Postdoctoral Associate
Polymers Division
Complex Fluids Group
Employment History:
2007-present, NIST Polymers Division
Education:
- Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2007.
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- Dissertation: "Transport phenomena of polyelectrolyte solutions: Bulk conductivity and translocation of polystyrene sulfonate (NaPSS) through protein and synthetic nanopores."
- Advisor: M. Muthukumar
- B.S., Materials Science and Engineering , University of Florida-Gainesville, 2002.
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