Paul Wheeler

Institution: University of Southern Mississippi
Year in school: 4th year graduate student
Current research: Effects and applications of nanomaterials in polymeric systems, including clay and POSS
Future career plans: Work in industry for 5 to 10 years followed by either academia or starting my own company
Publications:

• Wheeler, P.; Gilman, J.; Mathias, L. ‘Synthesis and Characterization of Siloxy-Containing Imidazolium Surfactants for Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites.’ Document in preparation.
• Wheeler, P.; Wang, J.; Baker, J.; Mathias, L. ‘Synthesis and Characterization of Covalently Functionalized Laponite Clay.’ Document in preparation.
• Wheeler, P.; Mathias, L. ‘An Investigation into Poly(methyl methacrylate) Grown from Laponite Clay from Covalently-Attached ATRP Initiators’ International Conference on Functional Acrylates 2004, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Wheeler, P.; Mathias, L. ‘Synthesis of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Grown from Laponite Clay via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization’ Macromolecular Syntheses 2004, 13, 1.
• Wang, J.; Wheeler, P.; Baker, J.; Mathias, L. ‘Synthesis of Edge Functionalized Laponite Clay’ Polymer Preprints 2004, 45, 866.
• Wheeler, P.; Gilman, J.; Mathias, L. ‘Synthesis and Characterization of Siloxy-Containing Imidazolium Surfactants for Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites.’ Polymer Preprints 2004, 45, 871.
• Wheeler, P.; Miller, W.; Koch, P. ‘The Effect of High Shear Rate and Shear Duration on the Properties of Injection Molded Plastics’ ANTEC 2001.
• Smith, J.; Wheeler, P.; Koch, P. ‘The Effects of Ultrahigh Shear Rate and Shear Duration on Mechanical Properties of Commercial Polymers’ ANTEC 2000