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Matteo Pasquali

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  • Dr. Micah Green
  • Dr. Mainak Majumder
  • Anson Ma
  • Ji Yeon Huh (NIST)

 

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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Dept. MS-362
P.O. Box 1892
Rice University
Houston, TX 77251-1892

E-mail:
mp@rice.edu

Phone:
(713) 348-5830

Fax:
(713) 348-5478

Office:
Abercrombie Lab, B-227

 
 
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Matteo Pasquali

Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Research Interests:

  • Micro and nanostructured liquids
  • Interfacial and biological flows
  • Multiscale modeling of complex flows of complex fluids
  • Carbon nanotubes in liquids

    • Education:

  • Laurea (1992) University of Bologna, Italy
  • Ph.D. (1999) University of Minnesota
    • Prof. Pasquali’s research interest revolve around understanding the interaction of flow and liquid micro- and nano-structure in complex fluids, with application to the processing of multifunctional materials, particularly those based on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs). Specific problems of interest include: dispersion and liquid crystalline behavior of SWNTs in superacids; spinning of SWNT fibers; deposition and arraying of SWNTs on surfaces from liquid dispersions to form transparent conductive films; behavior of individual SWNTs in liquids; entrapment of SWNTs into biocompatible micelles; behavior of SWNTs in confined environments; transport of SWNTs in oil reservoirs; photoelectrochemistry of SWNTs; molecular-level interaction of flow with flexible and semiflexible molecules; mechanics of blood cells to understand and control hemolysis in blood pumps; multiscale modeling by thermodynamics projection techniques; modeling, analyzing, and optimizing complex flows of complex fluids across length scales—from microfluidics, to coating and ink-jet printing, to material processing. Prof. Pasquali and his students use an array of modeling (nonequilibrium Brownian dynamics, finite element analysis, high-performance computing) and experimental techniques (optical microscopy, neutron scattering, AFM, SEM, TEM, shear and extensional rheometry).

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    Selected Publications

    1. J. G. Duque, L. Cognet, A. N. G. Parra-Vasquez, N. Nicholas, H. K. Schmidt, and M. Pasquali, Stable Luminescence from Individual Carbon Nanotubes in Acidic, Basic and Biological Environments. J.Amer. Chem. Soc., 130, p. 2626–2633 (2008).
    2. M. J. Mendes, H. K. Schmidt, and M. Pasquali Brownian Dynamics Simulations of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Separation by Type using Dielectrophoresis. J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 7467-7477, (2008).
    3. M. Bajaj, M. Pasquali, and J. Ravi Prakash, Coil-Stretch Transition and the Break Down of Continuum Models. J. Rheol., 52, p. 197–223 (2008).
    4. P. P. Bhat, O. A. Basaran, and M. Pasquali, Dynamics of viscoelastic liquid filaments: low capillary number flows. J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 150, p. 211-225 (2008).
    5. A. N. G. Parra-Vasquez, I. Stepanek, V. A. Davis, V. C. Moore, E. H. Haroz, J. Shaver, R. H. Hauge, R. E. Smalley, M. Pasquali, Simple length determination of single-walled carbon nanotubes by viscosity measurements in dilute suspensions. Macromolecules, 40, p. 4043–4047 (2007).
    6. X. Xie, L. C. Musson, and M. Pasquali, An Isochoric Domain Deformation Method for Computing Steady Free Surface Flows with Conserved Volumes. J. Comp. Phys., 226, p. 398-413 (2007).
    7. R. Duggal, M. Pasquali, Dynamics of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes in water by real-time visualization. Phys. Rev. Lett., 96, 246104 (2006).
    8. R. Duggal, F. Hussain, M. Pasquali, Self-assembly of single-walled carbon nanotubes into a sheet by drop drying. Adv. Mater., 18, p. 29–34 (2006) [issue cover].
    9. P. K. Rai, R. A. Pinnick, A. N. G. Parra-Vasquez, V. A. Davis, H. K. Schmidt, R. H. Hauge, R. E. Smalley, and M. Pasquali, Isotropic-nematic phase transition of single-walled carbon nanotubes in strong acids. J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 128, p. 591–595 (2006).
    10. M. Bajaj, P. P. Bhat, J. R. Prakash, and M. Pasquali, Multiscale simulation of viscoelastic free surface flows. J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 140, p. 87–107 (2006).
    11. D. Arora, M. Behr, and M. Pasquali, Hemolysis estimation in a centrifugal blood pump using a tensor-based measure. Artificial Organs, 30, p. 539–547 (2006).
    12. S. Matysiak, A. Montesi, M. Pasquali, A. Kolomeisky, and C. Clementi, Dynamics of polymer translocation through nanopores: Theory meets experiment. Phys. Rev. Lett., 96, 118103 (2006).
    13. O. M. Coronado, D. Arora, M. Behr, and M. Pasquali, Four-field Galerkin/Least-Squares formulation for viscoelastic fluids. J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 140, p. 132–144 (2006).
    14. A. Montesi, D. C. Morse, and M. Pasquali, Brownian dynamics algorithm for bead-rod semiflexible chain with anisotropic friction. J. Chem. Phys., 122, 084903 (2005).
    15. L. M. Ericson, H. Fan, H. Peng, V. A. Davis, W. Zhou, J. Sulpizio, Y. Wang, R. Booker, J. Vavro, C. Guthy, A. N. G. Parra-Vasquez, M. J. Kim, S. Ramesh, R. K. Saini, C. Kittrell, G. Lavin, H. Schmidt, W.W. Adams,W. E. Billups, M. Pasquali,W.-F. Hwang, R. H. Hauge, J. E. Fischer, and R. E. Smalley, Macroscopic neat single-walled carbon nanotube fibers. Science, 305, p. 1447–1450, (2004).
    16. V. A. Davis, L. M. Ericson, A. Nicholas G. Parra-Vasquez, H. Fan, Y.Wang, V. Prieto, J. A. Longoria, S. Ramesh, R. K. Saini, C. Kittrell, W. E. Billups, W. W. Adams, R. H. Hauge, R. E. Smalley, M. Pasquali, Phase behavior and rheology of SWNTs in superacids. Macromolecules, 37, p. 154–160 (2004) [issue cover].
    17. A. Montesi, A. A. Pena, and M. Pasquali, Vorticity Alignment and negative normal stresses in sheared attractive emulsions. Phys. Rev. Lett., 92, 058303 (2004).
    18. M. Pasquali and L. E. Scriven, Theoretical modeling of microstructured liquids: a simple thermodynamic approach. J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 120, p. 101–135, (2004).
    19. S. Ramesh, L. M. Ericson, V. A. Davis, R. K. Saini, C. Kittrell, M. Pasquali, W. E. Billups, W. W. Adams, R. H. Hauge, R. E. Smalley, Dissolution by direct protonation and nematization of pristine single walled carbon nanotubes in superacids. J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, p. 8794–8798 (2004).
    20. R. Duggal and M. Pasquali, Visualization of individual DNA molecules in a small-scale coating flow. J. Rheol., 48, p. 745–764 (2004).
    21. M. Pasquali, Swell properties and swift processing. Nature Mater., 3, p. 509–510, (2004).
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