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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. |
