{"id":2779,"date":"2017-12-17T09:18:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T09:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/info\/?page_id=2779"},"modified":"2023-03-08T06:51:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:51:26","slug":"research-topics-masc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/research\/research-topics-masc\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Topics of Study: MASc Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last update: February 10, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Student<\/b><\/td>\nTopic of Study<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Mulrooney<\/td>\n(NSERC PGS-A Scholarship holder)
\nAn Investigation of a Sorption Apparatus to Measure the Solubility and Diffusivity of a Liquid Blowing Agent in a Polymer at an Elevated Pressure, 1993-95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lewis K.K. Cheung<\/td>\n(Connaught Scholarship holder)
\nProcessing of Fine-Cell PP Foams in Extrusion, 1994-96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vladimir Yevko<\/td>\nCladding Formation in Laser-Beam Fusion of Metal Powder, 1996-97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anthony K. Yeung<\/td>\nDevelopment of Microcellular Foam Sheet Extrusion Systems, 1996-98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fangyi Liu<\/td>\nProcessing of Polyethylene and Polypropylene Foams in Rotational Molding, 1996-98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Remon Pop-Iliev<\/td>\nProcessing of Fine-Cell Polypropylene Foams in Compounding-Based Rotational Foam Molding, 1997-99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghaus Rizvi<\/td>\nExtrusion Foaming of Plastic\/Wood-Fiber Composites Using a Chemical Blowing Agent, 1997-99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dmitry Ladin<\/td>\n(OGS Scholarship holder)
\nStudy of the Rheological Properties of Polymer\/Gas Solutions Based on a Foam Extrusion System, 1997-99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simon S. Park<\/td>\n(NSERC PGS-A Scholarship holder)
\nOn-Line Measurement of the PVT Properties of Polymer\/CO2 Solutions Using a Foam Extrusion System and a Gear Pump, 1997-99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haiou Zhang<\/td>\nExtrusion Foaming of Fine-Celled Plastic\/Wood-Fiber Composites Using CO2 as a Blowing Agent, 1998-99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marc Haberer<\/td>\n(OGSST Scholarship holder)
\nRapid Manufacturing of Fiber-reinforced Plastics, 1998-2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Ozolins<\/td>\nDesign and Construction of an Injection Foam Molding System, 1998-2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patrick Lee<\/td>\nOpen-Celled Foaming , 1999-2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Esther Richards<\/td>\n(Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship holder)
\nMeasurement and Modeling of Thermodynamic Properties of Environmentally Safe Blowing Agents in Polymer Melts, 1999-2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Linda Lin<\/td>\nFoaming of Plastic\/Wood-Fiber Composites Using a PBA, 1999-2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gangjian Guo<\/td>\nManufacture of Fine-Celled Wood-Fiber\/Plastic Composite Foams Using CO2 as a PBA, 1999-2001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qingping Guo<\/td>\nStudy of the Relationships Between PVT and Viscosity of Polymers and Predicting Viscosity of Polymer\/Gas Systems, 2001-2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ming Fang<\/td>\nRapid Prototyping by Deposition of a Molten Metal Droplets, 2001-2002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ning Dong<\/td>\nStudy of Fundamental Foaming Mechanisms in Chemical-Blowing-Agent Based Foaming Process, 2002-2003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kyoung-Ho Lee<\/td>\n(Goverment of Canada Awards holder)
\nDevelopment of Metallocene Polyethylene Foams Using Rotational Molding and Compression Molding, 2002-2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John W.S. Lee<\/td>\nFoaming in Micro-Injection Molding , 2003-2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xindong Zhu<\/td>\nInjection Molding of Microcellular Foams , 2002-2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kevin Y.H. Lee<\/td>\nMicrocellular Foaming of Nanocomposites , 2002-2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sue Chang<\/td>\nDevelopment of Highly Porous Nickel Materials, 2004-2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lilac Cuiling Wang<\/td>\nNumerical Modeling of 3-Dimensional Polymer Melt Flow in a Cooling Extruder, 2004-2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H-F Steven Wong<\/td>\nProperty Charaterization of TPO Foams, 2005-2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tara McCallum<\/td>\nProperty Characterization of TPO Blends, 2005-2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leanne Hua Wei<\/td>\nMeasurement of Surface Tension of Polymer\/Gas Solutions, Sept. 2007-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hongtao Zhang<\/td>\nScale-Up of Extrusion Foaming Process for Manufacture of Polystyrene Foams Using Carbon Dioxide 2008-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kamlesh Majithiya<\/td>\nThe Effect of Molecular Weight on PP Foaming, 2009-2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ali Rizvi<\/td>\nImprovement of the Foamability of PP and PLA by Increasing Their Elastic Property, 2010-2012 (changed his status to Fast Track PhD program in April 2012)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hassan Mahood<\/td>\nA Thermodynamic Investigation of the PVT, Solubility and Surface Tension of Polylactic Acid (PLA)\/CO2 Mixtures, 2011-2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alireza Tabatabaei<\/td>\nVisualization of the Crystallization In Foam Extrusion Process, 2010-2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mo Xu<\/td>\nDevelopment of Lightweight, Biodegradable Plastic Foam Fibres with Poly (Lactic) Acid-Clay Nanocomposite, 2010-2013
\n(One year off) Now Engineer at ABC Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Junghyub Lee<\/td>\nEffect of Rigid Amorphous Fraction on the Solubility of Physical Blowing Agent in Semi-Crystalline Polymers, 2012-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eunse Chang<\/td>\nThe Effects of Uniaxial Strain on the Percolation Threshold of Fibers in Polymer Composites through Monte Carlo Simulation, 2012-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seongsoo Bae<\/td>\nPreparation of Polypropylene Foams with Micro\/Nanocellular Morphology using a Sorbitol-based Nucleating Agent, 2012-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zamil Andalib<\/td>\nIncreasing Void Fraction of the Polypropylene Foams Blown with Chemical Blowing Agents in High Temperature Extrusion. Currently, an engineer for Woodbrige Foam., Sept. 2013 – Sept. 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palaniappan Arumugam<\/td>\nUnderstanding the Fundamental Mechanisms of a Dynamic Micro-Bubble Generator for Water Processing and Cleaning Applications, Sept. 2013 – Oct. 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chongda Wang<\/td>\nSimulation of Cell Growth in High-Pressure Foam Injection Molding , Jan. 2014 – Sept. 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shaojie Li+<\/td>\nBranched PLA, Sept. 2014 – Aug. 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yu Guang Chen<\/td>\nModeling Cell Growth During Injection Modeling Process, Sept. 2016 – Present<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abu Naser Shahin<\/td>\nIn-situ Nano Fibrillation of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in Polypropylene (PP) through Spunbond Process., Sept. 2017 – Aug. 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jung Hyun Kim<\/td>\nNano Fibril Technology: Investigation of Superior Mechanical Properties of PP Homopolymer and PP Elastomer Self-reinforced Composites, Sept. 2017 – Jan. 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hassan Alam<\/td>\nAn Off-Lattice Model of the Sanchez-Lacombe Equation of State for Polymers with Finite Flexibility, May 2018- May 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peixuan Li<\/td>\nMorphology and Mechanical Properties of In-situ Fibrillated Polyethylene Based Composites, Sept. 2019-Aug. 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeffrey Zuolong Chen<\/td>\nMulti-layer Film Foam Extrusion, Jan. 2019-Nov. 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(co-supervision +) Last update: February 10, 2022 Student Topic of Study John Mulrooney (NSERC PGS-A Scholarship holder) An Investigation of a Sorption Apparatus to Measure the Solubility and Diffusivity of a Liquid Blowing Agent in a Polymer at an Elevated Pressure, 1993-95 Lewis K.K. Cheung (Connaught Scholarship holder) Processing of Fine-Cell PP Foams in Extrusion, 1994-96 Vladimir Yevko Cladding Formation in Laser-Beam Fusion of Metal Powder, 1996-97 Anthony K. Yeung…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2663,"menu_order":27,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2779","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2779"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7245,"href":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2779\/revisions\/7245"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpml.mie.utoronto.ca\/lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}