Sarah E. Morgan
Associate Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering
School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
Polymer Science Building,Room 303
118 College Drive #10076
Hattiesburg,MS 39406-0001
Phone:(601)-266-5296
Fax:(601)-266-5635
Email: Sarah.Morgan@usm.edu
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Background
B.A., Behavioral Science, 1980, Rice University, Houston, Texas; Ph.D., Polymer Science, 1988, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS; National Sea Grant Fellowship; 1988-89, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Member of Technical Staff; 1989-2002, GE Plastics, 1993, Polycarbonate Blends Group Leader; 1995, Global GELOY®/Weatherables Technology Manager; 1997, Global Technology Manager NORYL® Resins; 2001, Global Sourcing Quality Manager, Six Sigma Quality Master Black Belt; November 2002 Assistant Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi. Education Director, NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center for Response-Driven Polymeric Films.
Research Areas
Nanostructured materials, high performance materials, hybrid organic/inorganic nanocomposites, surface modification, natural and synthetic polymer surfaces and thin films, nanomechanical and nanotribological characterization.
Recent Publications & Patents
Publications
Misra, R.; Alidedeoglu, A. H.; Jarrett, W. L.; Morgan, S. E. “Molecular Miscibility and Chain Cynamics in POSS/Polystyrene blends: Control of POSS Preferential Dispersion States.” Polymer 2009, 50(13), 2906-2918.
Misra, R.; Fu, B. X.; Plagge, A.; Morgan, S. E. “POSS-Nylon 6 Nanocomposites: Influence of POSS Structure on Surface and Bulk Properties.” Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 2009, 47(11), 1088-1102.
Heinhorst, S.; Thames, D. G.; Boyce, J.; Morgan, S. E. “Summer SCIENCE: Enhancing High School Science through Polymers.” Polymer Reviews 2008, 48(4), 622-632.
Wheeler, P. A.; Misra, R.; Cook, R. D.; Morgan, S. E. “Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Trisilanols as Dispersants for Titanium Oxide Nanopowder.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 4, 2008, 2503-2508.
Misra, R.; Fu, B. X.; Morgan, S. E. “Surface Energetics, Dispersion and Nanotribomechanical Behavior of POSS/PP Hybrid Nanocomposites.” Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol. 45, 2007, 2441-4255.
Phillips, J. P.; Deng, X.; Stephen, R. R.; Fortenberry, E. L.; Todd, M. L.; D. Michelle McClusky; Stevenson, S.; Misra, R.; Morgan, S. E.; Long, T.E. “Nano- and bulk-tack adhesive properties of stimuli-responsive, fullerene-polymer blends, containing polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene and polystyrene-block-polyisoprene-block-polystyrene rubber-based adhesives” Polymer 48, 2007, 6773-6781
Alidedeoglu, A. H.; Dutta, S.; Misra, R.; Rawlins, J. W.; Morgan, S. E. “Copolymerization of sec-butenyl acetate with styrene via emulsion polymerization.” Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Volume 45, Issue 15, 2007, 3191-3203.
Li, J.; Wu, C.; Wicks, D. A.; Smith, R. A.; Morgan, S. E. “Preparation and Characterization of Keratin Coatings for Orthopedic Implant Titanium Rods.” in Cosmetic Nanotechnology: Polymers and Colloids in Cosmetics, ACS Symposium Series Publication (2007), 961, 149-162.
Morgan, S. E.; Havelka, K. O.; Lochhead, R. Y.; Editors. Cosmetic Nanotechnology: Polymers and Colloids in Cosmetics ACS Symposium Series, 2007; 961.
Morgan, S. E.; Jones, P.; Lamont, A. S.; Heidenreich, A.; McCormick, C.L. “Layer-by-Layer Assembly of pH-Responsive, Compositionally Controlled (Co)polyelectrolytes Synthesized via RAFT.” Langmuir 2007, 23(1), 230-240.
Misra, R; Li, J; Cannon, G. C.; Morgan, S. E. “Nanoscale reduction in surface friction of polymer surfaces modified with Sc3 hydrophobin from Schizophyllum commune.,” Biomacromolecules 2006, 7(5), 1463-1470.
Morgan, S.; Misra, R.; Jones, Paul J. “Nanomechanical and Surface Frictional Characteristics of a Copolymer based on Benzoyl-1,4-Phenylene and 1,3-Phenylene.” Polymer 2006, 47, 2865-2873.
Morgan, S.E., Li, J.; “Polycarbonate (PC)” In Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing; Sunggyu Lee, Ed.; Taylor & Francis, Inc.: New York, 2005; Vol. 4 , pp. 2277-2290.
Patents
Lichetenhan, J. D.; Fu, X.; Blue, M. R.; Wheeler, P.; Misra, R.; Morgan, S. E. “Surface modification of polymers using nanostructured materials.” U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. (2007)
Wu, C.; Li, J.; Wicks, D.; Morgan, S.; Smith, R. “Hydratable keratin compositions.” PCT Int. Appl. (2006), 9pp. CODEN: PIXXD2 WO 2006121700 A2 20061116
O. M. Boutni, L. P. Fontana, S. E. Morgan,"Copolyestercarbonate and Polycarbonate", US Patent 5,605,980 [1997]
S. E. Morgan, C. F. Pratt, C. A. R. di Fede, J. A. J. M. Verdult-van Aert,"Polymer Mixture which Comprises a Polyphenylene Ether and a Styrene-Containing Polymer or Copolymer, as well as Products Formed Therefrom", US Patent 5,482,999 [1996]
S.E. Morgan, C.F. Pratt ,"Polymer Blend with Low Gloss", US Patent 5,369,172 [1994]
S.E. Morgan, C.F. Pratt, C.I.J.A. Verbraak, S.Y. Hobbs, E.J. Fewkes,"Polycarbonate Polystyrene Composition", US Patent 5,274,034 [1993]