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EDUCATION
University of Virginia, Department of Chemical Engineering, Charlottesville, VA
Doctoral Candidate (Expected May 2010)
* Topic: Interactions of polymer-grafted nanoparticles in polymer melts
Research Advisor: Dr. David Green
Master of Science Degree (December 2008)
* Topic: "Rheological Impacts of Particle Softness on Wetted Poly(dimethylsiloxane)
Grafted Silica Nanoparticles in Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Melts"
Research Advisor: Dr. David Green
Relevant Coursework: Polymers and Interfaces, Applied Surface Chemistry, Nanomaterials,
Polymer Chemistry and Engineering, Special Topics: Statistical Mechanics and
Thermodynamics, Advanced Thermodynamics, Transport Processes, Chemical Engineering
Analysis and Design, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Mass Transfer.
Kyoto University, Institute of Chemical Physics, Uji, Japan (Summer 2007)
* Topic: Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate from Silica Nanoparticles using ATRP
Research Advisors: Drs. Kohji Ohno and Hiroshi Fukuda
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor of Science (May 2004)
* Chemical Engineering, GPA: 3.43
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
University of Virginia
Undergraduate Student Mentor, Green lab 2006-present
* Served as primary project manager for four undergraduate students
Chemical Engineering Graduate Board 2005-present
* Class Representative and former Vice President: Serve as a liaison between the graduate student population and faculty
Teaching Assistant
* CHE 202 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, CHE 441 Applied Surface Chemistry
URS Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD 2004-05
* Engineer: Directed the planning and medical response logistics for the national rollout of the
Biohazard Detection System (BDS) for United States Postal Service (USPS)
Pennsylvania Department of State, Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Licensure 2004
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
McEwan, Maura and David Green, "Rheological Behavior Completely Wetted PDMS-Grafted Silica
Nanoparticles In PDMS Melts," 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers (AIChE), Philadelphia, PA, November 16-21, 2008.
McEwan, Maura and David Green, "Nanoparticle Stability in Concentrated Polymer Solutions and Melts,"
The XVth International Congress on Rheology, The Society of Rheology 80th Annual Meeting,
Monterrey, CA, August 3-8, 2008.
McEwan, Maura and David Green, "Dispersions of PDMS-Grafted Silica Nanoparticles in PDMS:
Wetting and Rheological Behavior, 36th North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS)
Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 18-20, 2008.
McEwan, Maura and David Green, "Dispersions of PDMS-grafted silica nanoparticles in PDMS: Wetting and Rheological Behavior," SoftMatt 2008, North Carolina State University Student
Research Symposium on Soft Materials Poster Presentation, Raleigh, NC, June 19, 2008.
McEwan, Maura and David Green, "Dispersions of Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Grafted Silica Nanoparticles in
Poly(dimethylsiloxane): Wetting and Rheological Behavior," 82nd American Chemical Society
(ACS) Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.,
June 15-18, 2008.
McEwan, Maura and David Green, "Dispersions of PDMS-grafted silica nanoparticles in PDMS: Wetting and Rheological Behavior," University of Virginia Engineering Research Symposium
(UVERS) Poster Presentation, Charlottesville, VA, April 30, 2008.
McEwan, Maura, Richard Moore and Margot Vigeant. "Solving the Armpit Stain Problem: Mechanisms of Adhesion Between Aluminum-Zirconium Glycine and Fabric" Annual Meeting of the
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), San Francisco, CA, November 16-21, 2003.
AWARDS
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Engineering Research Symposium (UVERS) Poster Presentation,
Honorable Mention, (2008)
Graduate Research Assistantship (2005-present)
National Science Foundation (NSF)/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Awarded Fellowship for East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (2007)
Bucknell University
Dean's Award for Distinguished Service and Scholarship (2001-2004)
Dean's List (2000-2004)
Third Prize at the Student Poster Presentation Competition of the AIChE Annual Meeting (2003)
Alpha Lambda Delta, Academic Honor Society (Inducted in 2000)
PUBLICATIONS
"Rheological Impacts of Particle Softness on Wetted Polymer-Grafted Silica Nanoparticles in
Polymer Melts," Maura McEwan and David Green, Soft Matter, 2009,
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PATENTS
McEwan, M.; Green, D., Brush Induced Enhanced Elasticity of Polymer-Grafted Particles in Polymer
Melts. (Provisional Patent Status): Virginia Patent Foundation, 2009.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Nanoparticle synthesis and surface modification, mechanical rheology, capillary viscometry, dynamic light scattering (DLS) and diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gas chromatography (GC), gel permeation chromatography (GPC), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR),
Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Atom Transfer Polymerization Reaction, (ATRP)/air-free chemistry
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
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