Graduate Student
Brian T. Gettelfinger
Education
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2004
Research Interests
My work is focused on the dynamics of liquid crystals (LCs), specifically the coupling between LC orientation and flow. We use finite elements and finite differences extensively, and we continue to utilize Monte Carlo methods to understand LC behavior on several levels of description. The end goal is to employ flow fields in combination with other methods to direct assembly of composite systems involving LCs.
Publications
- Brian T. Gettelfinger, Edward L. Cussler.
"Will humans swim faster or slower in syrup?"
AIChE Journal 50(11):2646-2647, November 2004. [doi:10.1002/aic.10389] [Wiley/AIChEJ] - Jonathan P. DeRocher, Brian T. Gettelfinger, Junshan Wang, Eric E. Nuxoll, Edward L. Cussler.
"Barrier membranes with different sizes of aligned flakes"
Journal of Membrane Science 254(1-2):21-30, June 1, 2005. [doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2004.12.025] - Francisco R. Hung, Orlando Guzmán, Brian T. Gettelfinger,
Nicholas L. Abbott, and Juan J. de Pablo.
"Anisotropic Nanoparticles Immersed in a Nematic Liquid Crystal: Defect Structures and Potentials of Mean Force".
Physical Review E 74(01):011711, July 27, 2006. [doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.74.011711] [APS/PRE] - Francisco R. Hung, Brian T. Gettelfinger, Gary M. Koenig, Jr.,
Nicholas L. Abbott, and Juan J. de Pablo.
"Nanoparticles in nematic liquid crystals: Interactions with nanochannels".
Journal of Chemical Physics 127(12):124702, September 26, 2007. [doi:10.1063/1.2770724] [AIP/JCP]
Contact
Mr. Brian T. Gettelfinger
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
3111 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1691
U.S.A.
tel: +1 608 265-4926
fax: +1 608 262-5434
email: gettelfinger@wisc.edu
