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Vivek is working towards his PhD in the AMIPP center. He completed his M.S. in Material Science at Rutgers University and his undergraduate degree was in Metallurgy and Material Science from University of Pune, India. Vivek's thesis involves investigating the polymer blend morphologies and physical interactions, with an emphasis on the structural relaxations which define the glass transition of the components. Before working in polymers, he has worked on glass-ceramics and optical fiber mechanical reliability. Publications and Presentations V. Thirtha, R. Lehman, T. Nosker, "Glass Transition Phenomena In Melt-Processed Polystyrene/Polypropylene Blends", submitted for publication, September 2004 Thirtha, Vivek M.; Matthewson, M. John; Kurkjian, Charles R.; Yoon,
K. C.; Yoon, J. S.; Moon, C. Y, "Effect of Secondary coating in
the Fatigue and aging of Fused Silica fibers" in Optical Fiber
and Fiber Component Mechanical Reliability and Testing II Proceedings
SPIE vol. 4639 (2002) pp: 75-81 "Morphological effects on glass transitions in immiscible polymer
blends" to be presented at the MRS Fall Meeting at Boston, MA in
Dec 2004 "High Impact strength in Co-continuous Immiscible Polymer blends"
presented at ASME Mechanical Engineering Congress at Washington DC in
Nov 2003 Contact Office: Fiber Optics 209, Busch Campus Mailing Address:
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