David S Simmons

David S Simmons, Ph.D.

  • Position:
    NRC Post Doctoral Fellow

    Polymers Division, Biomaterials Group

    National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, MD)

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  • Advisor:

    Isaac Sanchez

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  • Degrees:
     
    Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
     
    B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
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  • Past Advisors:
     
    Anuj Chauhan (as Undergraduate Student)
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  • Research:
    LCST-related phase and conformational behavior of polymers and polyelectrolytes.

    Development of statistical thermodynamic models for the polymer coil-globule transition and for aqueous polymeric systems containing charges.

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  • Other Experience:

    2006-2009 UT Aikido Club President

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  • Honors:

    2009 NRC NIST Postdoctoral Fellowship

    2009 Finalist, Frank J. Padden Jr. Award for Excellence in Polymer Physics Graduate Research

    2007 Best Oral Presentation by Student, XXIII Southwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference

    2005-2006 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention

    2005-2009 University of Texas at Austin Engineering Graduate Thrust Fellowship

    2003 University of Florida Chemical Engineering Alumni Award

    2000-2004 National Merit Scholar

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David Simmons's Publications (3)



David Simmons's Posters and Presentations (4)

  • A Model for the thermally induced polymer coil-to-globule transition (presentation)

    David S Simmons

    American Physical Society, Spring Meeting; 03/2008
  • A model for a thermally induced polymer coil-to-globule transition (presentation)

    David S Simmons

    American Insitute of Chemical Engineers, Annual Meeting; 11/2007
  • A model for a thermally induced polymer coil-globule transition (presentation)

    David S Simmons

    XXIII Southwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference; 10/2007
  • The influence of lipid spreading and wettability gradients on tear film breakup (presentation)

    David S Simmons

    American Insitute of Chemical Engineers, Annual Meeting; 11/2003

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