Preliminary Program subject to change
01A09 Nucleation and Growth
OverviewThis session seeks papers pertaining to various aspects of nucleation and growth, covering condensation, bubble nucleation, and crystallization. Theoretical, simulation, and experimental papers are welcome.
Primary SponsorThermodynamics and Transport Properties (01a)
Co-Sponsor(s)Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum (21)

Chair

Vincent K. Shen
Chemical Engineer
NIST, Physical and Chemical Properties Division
100 Bureau Dr., MS 8380
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8380
Phone Number: (301) 975-2461
Email: vkshen@nist.gov

CoChair

David S. Corti
Purdue University
School of Chemical Engineering
480 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050
Phone Number: (765) 496-6064
Fax Number: (765) 494-0805
Email: dscorti@ecn.purdue.edu
Kinetic Limit of Metastability in Crystal Nucleation from Solution
Venkateswarlu Bhamidi, Sameer Talreja, Guangwen He, Paul J. A. Kenis and Charles F. Zukoski, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Polymer Crystallization at the Early Stage
Min-Kang Hsieh and Shiang-Tai Lin, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
Controlling Polymorphism During The Crystallization Of An Atomic Fluid
Jerome P. Delhommelle, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 301 South Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208 and Caroline Desgranges, Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 301 South Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208
Stearic Acid Polymorph Development and Nucleation Using Molecular Dynamic Simulations
Andrea Robben Browning1, Michael F. Doherty2 and Glenn H. Fredrickson2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080, (2)University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080
Condensation of Immiscible Vapors on Single Microdroplets
Asit Ray1, J. L. Huckaby2 and Y Raja2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 161 F. Paul Anderson Tower, Lexington, KY 40506-0046, (2)University of Kentucky, 161 F. Paul Anderson Tower, Lexington, KY 40506-0046
Applying a Thermodynamic Model to Predict the Size of Surface Indentations That Affect Bubble Nucleation
Brian Novak, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 182 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, Edward J. Maginn, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 180 Fitzpatrick, Notre Dame, IN 46556 and Mark J. McCready, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 182 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Activated Instabilities In Homogeneous Bubble And Droplet Nucleation
Mark J. Uline, Chemcial Engineering, Purdue University, 1283 Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, West Lafayette, IN 47907 and David S. Corti, Purdue University, School of Chemical Engineering, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050
Homogeneous Nucleation in Binary Polymer Blends
Edward H. Feng, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Chemical Engineering, Berkeley, CA 94704 and Nitash Balsara, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Chemical Engineering, Berkeley, CA 94704

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