Lorraine F. Francis Taylor Distinguished Professor Department of ...
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<strong>Lorraine</strong> F. <strong>Francis</strong> <br />
<strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essor</strong> <br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering and Materials Science <br />
University <strong>of</strong> Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 <br />
(612) 625-‐0559 FAX: (612)626-‐7246 lfrancis@umn.edu <br />
EDUCATION <br />
University <strong>of</strong> Illinois at Urbana-‐Champaign <br />
University <strong>of</strong> Illinois at Urbana-‐Champaign <br />
NYS College <strong>of</strong> Ceramics at Alfred University <br />
Ph.D. in Ceramic Engineering, Dec.1990 <br />
M.S. in Ceramic Engineering, May 1987 <br />
B.S. in Ceramic Engineering, May 1985 <br />
EMPLOYMENT <br />
9/02 – <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essor</strong>, <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, <br />
University <strong>of</strong> Minnesota, Twin Cities <br />
5/99 – 8/10 Director, Undergraduate Studies in Materials Science and Engineering, <br />
Dept <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Univ. <strong>of</strong> Minnesota <br />
9/96 –9/02 Associate <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essor</strong>, <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering and Materials <br />
Science, University <strong>of</strong> Minnesota <br />
12/90 -‐ 9/96 Assistant <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essor</strong>, <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering and Materials <br />
Science, University <strong>of</strong> Minnesota <br />
HONORS AND AWARDS <br />
Horace T. Morse University <strong>of</strong> Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding <br />
Contributions to Undergraduate Education (2014). <strong>Taylor</strong> <strong>Distinguished</strong> <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essor</strong> <br />
(2009-‐2014); L. E. Scriven Chair <strong>of</strong> Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (2007-‐<br />
2014), <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Materials Science & Eng./University <strong>of</strong> Illinois Young Alumnus <br />
Award (2003); Shell <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essor</strong>ship (2001-‐04); NSF Young Investigator Award (1993-‐98); <br />
DuPont Young <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essor</strong> Grant (1994-‐97); McKnight Land-‐Grant <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essor</strong>ship (1993-‐<br />
95); Ray D. Johnson/Mayon Plastics <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essor</strong>ship (1992-‐95); Shell Career Initiation <br />
Award (1991-‐94) <br />
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES <br />
Member: American Ceramic Society, Materials Research Society, ASM International, <br />
Microscopy Society <strong>of</strong> America <br />
Chair <strong>of</strong> 15 th International Coating Science & Technology Symposium , in Sept 2010 <br />
Co-‐Organizer, “Coatings 2005”, Symposium at the MS&T meeting in September 2005. <br />
International Society <strong>of</strong> Coating Science & Technology (ISCST) Executive Committee 2007 <br />
– 2010; Board Member, 2004 – present. <br />
Board member, Minnesota Chapter <strong>of</strong> ASM International, 2000 – 2003; 2006 -‐ present <br />
RESEARCH INTERESTS <br />
Coating process fundamentals (drying and curing, rheology, stress development, <br />
microstructure). Design, processing and properties <strong>of</strong> polymer/ceramic composites. <br />
Coatings on carbon foam for catalysis. Printed electronics.
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS <br />
E. B. Secor, S. Lim, H. Zhang, C. D. Frisbie, L. F. <strong>Francis</strong> and M. C. Hersam, “Gravure printing <br />
<strong>of</strong> graphene for large-‐area flexible electronics,” Advanced Materials (accepted, 2014). <br />
B. D. Chernomordik, A. E. Béland, D. D. Deng, L. F. <strong>Francis</strong>, and E. S. Aydil, “Microstructure <br />
Evolution and Crystal Growth In Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films Formed By Annealing Colloidal <br />
Nanocrystal Coatings,” Chemistry <strong>of</strong> Materials (accepted, 2014). <br />
T. Li, M. Heinzer, E. M. Redline, F. Zuo, F. S. Bates, and L. F. <strong>Francis</strong>, “Microstructure and <br />
Performance <strong>of</strong> Block Copolymer Modified Epoxy Coatings,” Prog. Org. Coatings 77 (2014) <br />
1145–1154. <br />
A. Mahajan, L. F. <strong>Francis</strong>, and C. D. Frisbie “Facile Method for Fabricating Flexible <br />
Substrates with Embedded, Printed Silver Lines,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 6 <br />
(2014) 1306-‐1312. <br />
C. Declet-‐Perez, L. F. <strong>Francis</strong> and F. S. Bates, “Cavitation in block copolymer modified <br />
epoxy revealed by in-‐situ small-‐angle x-‐ray scattering,” ACS Macro Letters 2 (2013) 939-‐<br />
943. <br />
H. Hagiwara, W. Suszynski and L. F. <strong>Francis</strong>, “A Raman Spectroscopy Method for Finding <br />
Binder Distribution in Electrodes During Drying,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Coating Technology and <br />
Research, 11 (2013) 11-‐17. <br />
J. C. Kim, M. A. Hillmyer and L. F. <strong>Francis</strong>, “Magnetic Microrheology <strong>of</strong> Block Copolymer <br />
Solutions,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5 (2013) 11877–11883. <br />
A. Mahajan, C. D. Frisbie and L. F. <strong>Francis</strong>, “Optimization <strong>of</strong> Aerosol Jet Printing for High <br />
Resolution, High Aspect Ratio Silver Lines,” Applied Materials and Interfaces, , 5 (2013) <br />
4856-‐4864. <br />
K. Varoon Agrawal, B. Topuz, M. Navarro, Z. Jiang, K. Nguenkam, B. Elyassi, L. F. <strong>Francis</strong>, <br />
Michael Tsapatsis, "Solution–processable exfoliated zeolite nanosheets purified by <br />
density gradient centrifugation", AIChE Journal, 59 (2013) 3458–3467. <br />
M. Mittal, J. A. Roper III, C. L. Jackson, G. G. Monaghan, L. F. <strong>Francis</strong>, "Effects <strong>of</strong> freezing and <br />
thawing on the microstructure <strong>of</strong> latex paints", Journal <strong>of</strong> Colloid and Interface Science, <br />
392 (2012) 183-‐193. <br />
M. Sasaki, W. J. Suszynski, M. S. Carvalho, L. F. <strong>Francis</strong>, "Process limits in two-‐layer reverse <br />
roll transfer", Journal <strong>of</strong> Coatings Technology and Research, Journal <strong>of</strong> Coatings <br />
Technology and Research, 10 (2013) 485-‐492. <br />
K. Price, A. V. McCormick and L. F. <strong>Francis</strong>, "Cryo-‐SEM Investigation <strong>of</strong> Edge Geometry <br />
Effects on the Microstructure Development <strong>of</strong> Drying Latex Coatings", Langmuir, 28[28], <br />
10329–10333 (2012)
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