Brian Hinderliter

Post-Doc, North Dakota State University
Ph. D. University of Virginia- Engineering Physics emphasis with
Material Science Department (1996-2000)

Radiation Transport
- Simulating solar spectrum based on environmental conditions of the atmosphere and orientation of the absorbing material
- Scale portions of the solar spectrum to accelerated weathering systems based on quantum efficiency of damage function
Monte Carlo Simulations of Polymer Degradation
- Polymer degradation related to photochemical or chemical attack
- Correlating microstructural changes to measurable properties (EIS response, gloss, color, fracture toughness, contact angle, etc.)
Statistical Prediction of Coating Properties
- Many measurable properties have been correlated to microstructure or chemical distributions within coatings. By predicting the change of the microstructure or chemical distributions within coatings statistically, we can apply the physically based models to predict the distribution of the measurable properties, i.e. fracture toughness, gloss, contact angle, color, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) response as examples.
Finite Element Modeling of Polymer Mechanics
- Predicting coating shrinkage and residual stress during curing
- Simulating Dynamic Mechanical response of coatings
Diffusion, Percolation and General Mass Transport
- Diffusion in rough or non-homogeneous systems
Electromagnetic and Dielectric Response of Polymers