Brian Rook
Brian Rook
Research Assistant II
Research Biography
Composite materials processing including extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, prepregging, cryogenic milling, and fiber surface treatment; elastomer processing including internal mixing, and two-roll milling. Material characterization including thermal analysis, mechanical testing, and optical microscopy.
Selected Publications
- “Thermal Conductivity of Exfoliated Graphite Nanocomposites”, Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference on Thermal Analysis and Applications (NATAS), Universal City, California (2005). H. Fukushima, L. Drzal, B. Rook, M. Rich
- “Measurement of Interfacial Properties using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis”,Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of The Adhesion Society, Mobile, AL (2005). M Rich, B. Rook, L. Drzal, L. Wang
Selected Achievements and Awards
- Patent #7,354,656: Floor covering made from an environmentally friendly polylactide-based composite formulation, A. Mohanty, L. Drzal, B. Rook, M. Misra