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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.
				wmc8199@louisiana.edu Phone: 337-482-6564 Madison Hall, Room 216B P. O. Box 44130 Lafayette, LA 70504-4130
				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.

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