Kirt Page, Ph.D.

Research Interests

I have a strong interest in polymer physics, specifically in the areas of structure/property relationships and molecular dynamics in polymer systems. My research efforts have involved the use of a variety of techniques in order to link morphological structures and molecular phenomena to macroscopic properties in nano-structured materials. With the growth of nanotechnology and the use of polymers in this field, it is important to understand what role chain dynamics--on several length scales--plays in the resultant macroscopic and nanoscopic properties of these materials. More specifically, my project is focused on developing scattering techniques and data analysis to investigate the structure and dynamics of polymer membranes for fuel cell applications.

Other interests and techniques: Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC); Dynamic Mechnical Analysis (DMA); Rheology; Small-angle Neutron/X-ray Scattering; Quasielastic Neutron Scattering; Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy; Light Scattering; structure of polymerizable microemulsions; light scattering applied to studying kinetics of buckling instabilities; self-assembly processes in polymers.

Professional Affiliations

• American Physical Society
• Materials Research Society
• American Chemical Society
• The Neutron Scattering Society of America

Awards and Honors

• Quadrant Award; International Award for Academic Excellence (2007)
• NIST Center for Neutron Research Summer School (2005)
• National Science Foundation East Asia Summer Fellowship (2004)
• Materials Research Society, Trophy Winning Paper (2004)
• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (2001-2004)
• National School in Neutron & X-ray Scattering, Argonne National Laboratory (2003)
• Fulbright Enterprise Fellowship, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (1998-1999)
• Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society (1999-2005)
• Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society (1999-2005)
• National Science Foundation, Research Experience for Undergraduates (1996)