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Thomas Schumanphoto-Tom Schuman

 

Associate Professor, Chemistry, Missouri University of Science & Technology

 

 

309 Schrenk Hall

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO 65409-0010

Phone: (573) 341-6236

FAX: (573) 341-6033

E-mail: Thomas Schuman"

Education:

 

  • Ph.D., University of Alabama in Huntsville (Materials Science), 1992

 

Research Interests:

 

  • Interfacial spectroscopy and chemistry
  • Polymers and coatings

 

Organic coatings, formulated from custom-synthesized polymers, are applied to metal or plastic substrates. Interfacial chemistry is then probed using spectroscopic and wetting analyses. Structure-property relationships of the adhesive interface are defined using microscopic, tensile adhesion, and corrosion analyses. The goals of Prof. Schuman’s work are to characterize adhesion and corrosion phenomena on metals and adhesion to plastics.

 

Selected Publications:

 

  1. "Solvent Effects Producing Adhesion to Molded Polymer Surfaces," Thomas P. Schuman and Shelby F. Thames, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, submitted( June 2004).
  2. "Phosphonic Acid Doped Polyaniline: a Corrosion Inhibition Study," Thomas P. Schuman, Yasir Idlibi and James O. Stoffer, Corrosion (NACE), submitted (May 2004).
  3. "Radiolytic Synthesis of Titanium Nanoparticles in Non-Aqueous Solutions," Massimo F. Bertino, Vinita Pandit, Thomas P. Schuman and Akira T. Tokuhiro. Applied Physics, submitted (May 2004).
  4. "The Effect of Solvent on Adhesion of Coatings to Plastics," Thomas .P Schuman and Shelby F. Thames, International Journal of Coatings Science, submitted, (23 Feb 2004).
  5. "Cerium LIII-edge EXAFS Investigation of the Structure of Crystalline and Amorphous Cerium Oxides," Ahmed Shahin, Thomas P. Schuman, Fernande Grandjean, and Gary J Long, Chemistry of Materials, (2004).
  6. "XPS Characterization of Cerium (III/IV) Complexes," Ahmed Shahin, and Thomas P. Schuman, J. Chem. Materials, (2004).
  7. "Protective Coatings for Aluminum Alloys, in "Handbook of Environmental Degradation of Materials," Ed. Myer Kutz, William Andrews Publishing, New York, in press (2004).
  8. "Ink Jet Paper with Improved Waterfastness," Jinzhen Shi, Thomas P. Schuman, and James O. Stoffer, J. Coatings Technology Research, 3 (2004).
  9. "Hydroxylated Guayule Rubber in Powder Coatings," S. F. Thames, A. Niroomand, Thomas P. Schuman, J. Coatings Technology, 68, 15 (1996).