H. Michael Cheung, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor of Chemical Engineering
The University of Akron

Ph.D. (1985) Case Western Reserve University
MS (1982) Case Western Reserve University
BS (1978 ) Case Western Reserve University

Registered Professional Engineer, Ohio, E-52254

Research Interests:

  • Colloid and Surface Science
  • Polymerization in Microemulsions
  • Sonochemical Processes
  • Supercritical Fluid Processing
  • Light Scattering
  • Engineering Education Innovations

Complete Publications

Recent Publications

33. Wang,R.; Cheung,H.M.  “A New PDMS Macromonomer Stabilizer for Dispersion Polymerization of Styrene in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide” J. Applied Polymer Science, in press.

 

32.  Challa, V.; Kuta, K.; Lopina, S.; Cheung, H.M.; von Meerwall, E.  “Microporosity of Bicontinuous Nanoporous Polymeric Materials, Characterized with Restricted Diffusion”  Langmuir 2003, 19, 4154-4161.

 

31.  Gaddam, K.; Cheung, H.M. “Effects of Pressure, Temperature, and pH on the Sonochemical Destruction of 1,1,1-trichloroethane in Dilute Aqueous Solution” Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 2001, 8, 103-109.

 

30.  Gaddam, K.; Cheung, H.M. “Ultrasound Assisted Emulsion Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate and Styrene”  Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2000, 76, 1, 101-104.

 

29.  Davis, E.W.; Mukkamala, R.; Cheung, H.M.  “Effects of precursor composition on pore morphology for thermally polymerized acrylic acid, methyl methacrylate based microemulsions” Langmuir 1998, 14(4), 762-767.

 

28.  Schmuhl, N.; Davis, E.W.; Cheung, H.M.  “Morphology of thermally polymerized microporous polymer materials prepared from methyl methacrylate and 2-hydroxethyl methacrylate microemulsions” Langmuir 1998, 14(4), 757-761.

 

27.  Meyer, W.V.; Lock, J.A.; Cheung, H.M.; Taylor, T.W.; Mann, Jr., J.A.  “A Hybrid Reflection Transmission Surface Light Scattering Instrument with Reduced Sensitivity to Surface Sloshing” Applied Optics 1997, 36, 30, 7605.

 

26.  Mukkamala,R.; Cheung,H.M.  “Acid and Base Effects on the Morphology of Composites Formed from Microemulsion Polymerization and Sol-gel Processing” Journal of Materials Science 1997, 32, 4687-4692.

 

25.  Mukkamala,R.; Cheung,H.M. “Polymer Composites Obtained by Polymerization of Microemulsions Formed with Inorganic and Organic Monomers” Langmuir 1997, 13, 617-622.

 

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