Name:
Paul Joseph Shiller
Country:
USA
City:
Youngstown
State/Province:
OH
ACS Member:
Member
Local Section:
L213,Penn-Ohio Border
International Chapter:
Technical Division Membership:
D506,Chemical Education Division;D509,Colloid & Surface Chemistry Division;D525,Physical Chemistry Division
Technical Division Membership Emeritus:
Subdivision Member:
G25,Theoretical Subdivision
ACS Activities:
Company/Institution Name:
The University of Akron
Career Stage:
Professional
Research and Special Interests:
Analytical Chemistry:
Polymer production analysis
-Rubber, plastic, silicone
Lubrication analyses
Methods development
Modeling:
Semi-empirical atomistic methods
Ab-initio methods using Gaussian suite
-Electrochemical modeling
-Surface reaction modeling
Molecular Mechanics
-Materials Studio
-NAMD
Computational Fluid Dynamics
High Pressure properties of Liquid Lubricants:
Viscosity up to 1.2 GPa
Compressibility up to 400 MPa
Rheology:
SAOS and LAOS measurements of viscoelastic materials
-Lubricating Grease
Low temperature viscosity measurements
-Down to -60C
Microwave interactions:
Steel hardening with microwaves
Chemistry in a microwave oven
-Grease manufacture
Area of Expertise:
Tribology, Lubrication, Analytical, Chemical Education, Colloids, Modeling, Soaps and Surfactants, Spectroscopy
Years of Expertise:
26 or more