Professional Preparation

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology B.S. Chemical Engineering 1984 University of California at Berkeley Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 1988 IBM Almaden Research Center (post-doc) Polymer Physics 1989-90

Appointments

2009-present Chair, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky 2007-present Professor, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky 2001-2003 Acting Dean, The Graduate School, University of Kentucky 1998-2001 Senior Associate Dean, The Graduate School, University of Kentucky 1996-2007 Associate Professor, University of Kentucky 1990-1996 Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky

Blends and Synthetic Membranes, Polymer Nanocomposites, Polymer Processing, Rheology

V.S. Patil, T.D. Dziubla and D.S. Kalika*, “Static and Dynamic Properties of Biodegradable Poly(antioxidant b-amino ester) Networks Based on Incorporation of Curcumin Diacrylate”. Polymer, 75, 88-96 (2015). A.C. Comer, C.P. Ribeiro, B.D. Freeman, S. Kalakkunnath and D.S. Kalika*, “Dynamic Relaxation Characteristics of Thermally Rearranged Aromatic Polyimides”, Polymer, 54, 891-900 (2013). C.P. Ribeiro, B.D. Freeman*, D.S. Kalika and S. Kalakkunnath, “Pervaporative Separation of Aromatic/Aliphatic Mixtures with Poly(Siloxane-co-Imide) and Poly(Ether-co-Imide) Membranes”. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 52, 8906-8916 (2013). C.P. Ribeiro, B.D. Freeman*, D.S. Kalika and S. Kalakkunnath, “Aromatic Polyimide and Polybenzoxazole Membranes for the Fractionation of Aromatic/Aliphatic Hydrocarbons by Pervaporation”. J. Membrane Sci., 390, 182-193 (2012). A.C. Comer, A.L. Heilman and D.S. Kalika*, “Dynamic Relaxation Characteristics of Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Poly(ether imide) and Poly(methyl methacrylate)”. Polymer, 51, 5245-5254 (2010). V.A. Kusuma, B.D. Freeman*, S.L. Smith, A.L. Heilman and D.S. Kalika, “Influence of TRIS-based Co-monomer on Structure and Gas Transport Properties of Crosslinked Poly(Ethylene Oxide)”. J. Membrane Sci., 359, 25-36 (2010). A.C. Comer, D.S. Kalika*, V.A. Kusuma and B.D. Freeman, “Glass Transition and Gas Transport Characteristics of Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Crosslinked Poly(ethylene oxide)”. J. Applied Polymer Science, 117, 2395-2405 (2010). Y-H. Wu, H.B. Park, T. Kai, B.D. Freeman and D.S. Kalika, “Water Uptake, Transport and Structure Characterization in Poly(ethylene glycol) Diacrylate Hydrogels”. J. Membrane Science, 347, 197-208 (2010). J.J. Richards, M.K. Danquah, S. Kalakkunnath, D.S. Kalika, V.A. Kusuma, S.T. Matteucci and B.D. Freeman, “Relation Between Structure and Gas Transport Properties of Polyethylene Oxide Networks Based on Crosslinked Bisphenol A Ethoxylate Diacrylate”. Chemical Engineering Science, 64, 4707-4718 (2009).