Danilo C. Pozzo

357 Benson Hall, Box 351750, Seattle WA 98195-1750

Email: dpozzo@u.washington.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Research interests focus on probing the intricate relationship between the structure and the physical properties of nanostructured materials through the use of scattering (neutrons, x-ray and light), rheology and colloidal science.

EDUCATION:
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Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering (May 2006)
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
Thesis Title: "Templating Nanoparticles using Thermo-reversible Soft Crystals"
Thesis Advisor: Prof. Lynn M. Walker

Master of Science in Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces (May 2006)
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering (May 2001)
University of Puerto Rico Mayag�ez, PR

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle WA (Sept 2007 - Present)

Postdoctoral researcher NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MD� (July 2006 � July 2007)
Conducted research on the structure and mechanical properties of bio-polymer networks (blood clots) and on the conformation of protein-surfactant complexes during electrophoresis.�

Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA (December 2001 � May 2006)
Chemical Engineering Department (Center for complex fluids engineering)

Intern at Eastman Chemical Company TED Kingsport, TN (Summer 2000)
Global polyester polymers development group in the polymers technology division

Intern at Union Carbide Corporation Bound Brook, NJ (Summer 1999)

AWARDS:

• NSF BRIGE Award
• Petroleum Research Fund Type G Award
• Geoffrey D. Parfitt Award in ChEGSA Symposium 2005
• Lubrizol Graduate Fellowship
• PPG Graduate Fellowship
• Luis A. Monz�n� medal for Chemical Engineering graduate
• Merck award for engineering graduates
• Institute of Chemical Engineers of P.R. graduation award 2001�
• Eastman Chemical Co. Engineering Scholarship�Award

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

• "Novel open-ended liquid-liquid extraction module for the chemical engineering laboratory" M.A. Matos and D.C. Pozzo, ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings (2009).
• "Structural Investigation of Coarse Fibrin Clots formed in D2O-Rich Solutions: a SANS and USANS Study" D.C. Pozzo, K. Weigandt and L. Porcar, Soft Matter (2009) (in press)
• "Small angle neutron scattering probe of protein conformation during SDS-PAGE separations" D.C. Pozzo, Langmuir, 25(3): 1558-1565 (2009).
• "Macroscopic alignment of nanoparticle arrays in soft crystals of cubic and cylindrical polymer micelles." D.C. � Pozzo and L. M. Walker, European Physical Journal E, 26(1-2): 183 (2008)
• "Shear alignment of nanoparticle arrays templated in PEO-PPO-PEO soft crystals" D.C. Pozzo, L. M. Walker, Macromolecules, 40(16): 5801-5811 (2007).
• "Small angle neutron scattering of silica nanoparticles templated in PEO-PPO-PEO cubic crystals" D. C. Pozzo, L. M. Walker, Colloids & Surfaces A 294: 117 (2007).
• "Rheology and Phase Behavior of Copolymer Templated Nanocomposite Materials" D.C. Pozzo, K. R. Hollabaugh, L. M. Walker, Journal of Rheology 49-3:759-782 (2005)
• "Three-dimensional nanoparticle arrays templated by self-assembled block-copolymer gels" D.C. Pozzo, L. M. Walker, Macromolecular Symposia 227-1:203-210 (2005)
• "Reversible Shear Gelation of Clay-Polymer Dispersions" D. C. Pozzo and L. M. Walker Colloids & Surfaces A 240:187-198 (2004)