Project(s)

Art and Sculpture at the Artistic/Science Interface (Ongoing)
Modification, Laser Patterning, and Characterization of Cellulose Materials (Ongoing)
Materials Science using Positron Techniques (Ongoing)

Faculty Profile

vanhornj@umkc.edu




Research Description

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Materials science research using the novel technique of positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy. Almost any type of matter (polymer, crystal, metal, membrane, molecule) in any phase (solid, liquid, gas) can be analyzed if you have the creativity to design the sample set up and experiment. Typically, positron lifetime data is collected versus some other physical parameter (composition, temperature, age, pressure, etc.) to correlate nano-structural material changes with the experimental variable. Recent projects: 3D printed polymers, aircraft coatings, polymers under extreme pressure, bonding and molecular structure theory, nuclear structure theory.


Affiliated Department(s)

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Chemistry  


Faculty-related Tags
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Positron Science Laboratory, UMKC  materials science  polymers  positron analytical techniques  structure theory  

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