Speaker: Austin Kruisheer
Title: “The Rheology and Dynamics of the Jammed State.”
Time: 10-11:30 am, Friday, August 8, 2014
Place: P-250
Abstract:
The jammed state occurs when the shearing wall of a polymer system is stuck in place and restricted to small scale oscillations. This state has characteristics unique to itself as well as those that resonate throughout the system. This thesis aims to explore the dynamics and rheology of the jammed state through the use of a mixed molecular dynamics computational model. Computational methods are employed to explore the jammed state and uncover the underlying behaviour. Phenomena that are explored include the correlation between the wall and the chain stretch entropy, the self organized criticality of the wall and the layering of the system in both the Y and Z direction.
Committee Members:
Dr. Arlette Baljon (Chair)
Dr. Matt Anderson
Dr. Peter Blomgren