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Chemical Engineering

 
 

J. Adin Mann, Jr.

Professor

B.S. Chemical Technology, Iowa State University, 1954
Ph. D. Physical Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1962

email: jam12@case.edu
office: A. W. Smith 129
telephone: (216)368-4122

 

Research

Surface science and its interdisciplinary impact on catalysis, emulsions, and liquid interfacial synamics comprise a major segment of Professor Mann's research. His theoretical and experimental studies concern interfacial transport, liquid crystals, Langmuir-Blodgett films, liquid metals, wetting and the application of the theory of stochastic processes to surface science.

Professor Mann has expertise not only in chemical engineering but also in chemical physics and biophysics. He has received several distinguished awards and fellowships and organized international meetings, and is active in the colloid and surface chemistry community world wide.

 

Selected Publications

James C. Alexander, Andrew J. Bernoff, Elizabeth K. Mann, J. Adin Mann, Jr., Jacob M. Pugh, Domain Relaxation in Langmuir Films, J. Fluid Mechanics, 571, 191-219 (2007).

Xiying Li, Massood Tabib-Azar, and J. Adin Mann, Jr., Surface Electron Spin Resonance Imaging Study on Ruby Crystal, IEEE Sensor Journal, 7(2) 184-191 (2007).

Wintersmith JR, Zou L, Bernoff AJ, Alexander JC, Mann J A, Kooijman EE, Mann EK, Determination of interphase line tension in Langmuir films Physical Review E 75 (6): Art. No. 061605 Part 1, (2007).

Li FX, Tabib-Azar M, Mann JA, Surface Electron Spin Resonance Study On Ruby Crystal Using Evanescent Microwave Microscopy Techniques, IEEE Sensors Journal 7(1-2): 184-191 (2007).

Gurau V, Bluemle MJ, De Castro ES, Tsou YM, Zawodzinski TA, Mann JA, Characterization of transport properties in gas diffusion layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells 2. Absolute permeability, Journal Of Power Sources 165 (2): 793-802 (2007).

James C. Alexander, Andrew J. Bernoff, Elizabeth K. Mann, J. Adin Mann, Jr., Lu Zou, Hole Dynamics in Polymer Langmuir Films, Physics of Fluids, 18(6) 062103 June (2006).

Xiying Li*, J. Adin Mann Jr, Massood Tabib-Azar, A Near-Field Microwave Microscope and Electron Spin Resonance Detection: Ruby Crystal Surface, Applied Optics, 45(10), 2191 – 2198 (2006).

William V. Meyer, J. Adin Mann, Jr., G. H. Wegdam, Surface Response Function for a Thin-Film Between Fluids with Infinite Boundaries and for a Fluid-Fluid Interface Between Finite Boundaries, Applied Optics, 45(10), 2191 – 2198 (2006).

Vladimir Gurau, Michael J. Bluemle, Emory S. De Castro, Yu-Min Tsou , J. Adin Mann, Jr., Thomas A. Zawodzinski, Jr., Characterization of Transport Properties in Gas Diffusion Layers for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: 1. Wettability (Internal Contact Angle to Water and Surface Energy of GDL Fibers), Journal of Power Sources, 160(2), 1156-1162 (2006).

Gurau V, Bluemle MJ, De Castro ES, Tsou YM, Zawodzinski TA, Mann JA Characterization Of Transport Properties In Gas Diffusion Layers For Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells - 1. Wettability (Internal Contact Angle To Water And Surface Energy Of GDL Fibers), Journal Of Power Sources 160 (2): 1156-1162 Sp. Iss. (2006).