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Project 3: Understanding foams and emulsions

Foams and emulsions are ubiquitous across industries as disparate as food and beverages, personal care, textiles, oil recovery and mineral processing. The stability of dispersions of two immiscible media can be greatly affected by molecules at the interface between the phases. Project 3 seeks to fill the gap in our understanding of how molecular structure affects the properties of interfaces and the overall stability of the system.

Project 3 Members

Todd Squires UCSB Principle Investigator
Jodi Mecca Dow Project Manager
Chris Tucker Dow Technical Liaison
Alan Nakatani Dow Analytical Focal Point
Arash Nowbahar UCSB Graduate Researcher
Chih-Cheng (Peter) Chang UCSB Graduate Researcher