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William M. Chirdon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering

B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, 1998.

M.S., Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2000.

Ph.D., Macromolecular Science and Engineering and Biomaterials, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2004.
 

Dr. Chirdon's Personal Website
wmc8199@louisiana.edu

Phone: 337-482-6564
Madison Hall, Room 216B
P. O. Box 44130
Lafayette, LA 70504-4130

MASTERS OF SCIENCE THESIS

Name: Abhijeet Patil
Advisor: Dr. William Chirdon
Thesis Title: Development of a Method for the Determination of Transient Thermal Properties of Exothermia Cementitions Composites Using Finite Element Models

Name: Deepthi Gandla
Advisor: Dr. William Chirdon
Thesis Title: Water-to-Cement and Cement-to-Mortar Ratios on the Thermal Diffusivity, Thermal Conductivity, and Intrinsic Heat Generation

Name: Sandeep Nunna
Advisor: Dr. William Chirdon
Thesis Title: A Proposed Experimental Method for Determining Transient Thermal Properties of Reactive Solids

MASTERS OF SCIENCE NON-THESIS PROJECTS

Name: Luis Espinoza
Advisor: Dr. William Chirdon
Project Title: Determining the Heat Capacity of Early-Age Mortar Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry


Principal publications:

1) Chirdon, W. M., O'Brien, W. J., Robertson, R. E. “Adsorption of catechol and comparative solutes on hydroxyapatite." J Biomed Mater Res., Part B: 66(2): 532-538, Aug 2003.

2) Chirdon, W. M., O'Brien, W. J., Robertson, R. E. “Diffuse reflectance of short-fiber-reinforced composites aligned by an electric field." Dental Materials, 22(1): 57-62, Jan 2006.

3) Chirdon, W. M., O'Brien, W. J., Robertson, R. E. “Fraunhofer diffraction of short-fiber-reinforced composites aligned by an electric field." Dental Materials, 22(2): 107-111, Feb 2006.

4) Chirdon, W. M., O'Brien, W. J., Robertson, R. E. “Mechanisms of goniochromism: translucent layering, filler alignment, and specular reflection." under preparation for submission to Dental Materials.

5) Chirdon, W. M., Aquino, W. A., Hover, K. H. “Measurement of thermal diffusivity of hydrating mortars" submitted to Cement and Concrete Research. July 2006.

6) Phillips, S. H., Aquino, W. A., Chirdon, W. M. “Identification of transient thermal properties using genetic algorithms." submitted to Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. August 2006.

Document last revised Friday, September 25, 2009 10:18 AM

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