Rozana Bari, Yung P. Koh, Gregory B. McKenna, Sindee L. Simon, "Decomposition of HMX
in solid and liquid states under nanoconfinement," Thermochimica Acta, 688, 178542
(2020).
Nazam Sakib, Yung P. Koh, Yucheng Huang, Katrina Irene S. Mongcopa, Amy N. Le, Brian
C. Benicewicz, Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Sindee L. Simon, "Thermal and Rheological Analysis
of Polystyrene-Grafted Silica Nanocomposites," Macromolecules, (2020).
Xiao Zhao, Sindee L. Simon, "A Model-Free Analysis of Configurational Properties to
Reduce the Temperature- and Pressure-Dependent Segmental Relaxation Times of Polymers,"
The Journal of Chemical Physics, 152, 044901 (2020).
Chunhao Zhao, Edward L. Quitevis, Sindee L. Simon, "Kinetic Study of Curing Bisphenol
A Dicyanate Ester with Ionic Liquid Additive," Journal of Polymer Science Part B:
Polymer Physics, 57, 1315-1324 (2019).
Rozana Bari, Aric A. Denton, Zachary T. Fondren, Gregory B. McKenna, and Sindee L.
Simon, "Acceleration of Decomposition of CL-20 Explosive under Nanoconfinement," Journal
of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 1-7 (2019).
Madhusudhan R. Pallaka, Daniel K. Unruh, Sindee L. Simon, "Melting Behavior of n-Alkanes
in Anodic Aluminum Oxide (AAO) Nanopores Using Flash Differential Scanning Calorimetry,"
Thermochimica Acta, 663, 157-164 (2018).
Yung P Koh, Sindee L. Simon, "Enthalpy Recovery of Ultrathin Polystyrene Film Using
Flash DSC," Polymer, 143, 40-45 (2018).
L. Grassia, Y. P. Koh, S. L. Simon, "Complete Set of Enthalpy Recovery Data Using
Flash DSC: Experiment and Modeling," Macromolecules, 51 (4), 1549-1558 (2018).
M. Pallaka, D. Unruh, S. L. Simon, "Melting Behavior of n-Alkanes in Anodic Aluminum
Oxide (AAO) Nanopores using Flash Differential Scanning Calorimetry," Thermochemica
Acta, 2018.
R. Bari and S. L. Simon, "Determination of the Nonlinearity and Activation Energy
Parameters in the TNM Model of Structural Recovery," Journal of Thermal Analysis and
Calorimetry, published on line April 2017; 131(1), 317-324 (2018).
S. L. Simon* and G. B. McKenna, "50th Anniversary Perspective: Challenges in the Dynamics
and Kinetics of Glass-Forming Polymers," Macromolecules, .50, 6333-6361 (2017).
R. Tao, E. Gurung, M. M. Cetin, M. F. Mayer, E. L. Quitevis, S. L. Simon, "Fragility
of Ionic Liquids Measured by Flash Differential Scanning Calorimetry," Thermochimica
Acta, 654 (10), 121-129 (2017).
H. D. Yoon, Y. P. Koh, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, "An Ultrastable Polymeric Glass:
Amorphous Fluoropolymer with Extreme Fictive Temperature Reduction by Vacuum Pyrolysis,"
Macromolecules, 50 (11), 4562-4574 (2017).
Y. P. Koh and S. L. Simon, "The Glass Transition and Enthalpy Recovery of a Single
Polystyrene Ultrathin Film using Flash DSC," Journal of Chemical Physics, 146 (20),
203329/1-6 (2017).
Y. P. Koh, S. Gao, S. L. Simon, "Structural Recovery of a Single Polystyrene Film
using Flash DSC at Low Aging Temperatures," Polymer, 96, 182-187 (2016); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.04.047.
E. Lopez and S. L. Simon, "Signatures of Structural Recovery in Polystyrene by Nanocalorimetry,"
Macromolecules, 49, 2365-2374 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02112.
L. J. Xue, E. Gurung, G. Tamas, Y. P. Koh, M. Shadeck, S. L. Simon, M. Maroncelli,
and E. L. Quitevis, "Effect of Alkyl Chain Branching on Physicochemical Properties
of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids," J. Chemical and Engineering Data, 61 (3), 1078-1091
(2016); DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.5b00658.
N. Shamim, Y. P. Koh, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, "The Glass Transition of Trinitrotoluene
(TNT) by Flash DSC," Thermochimica Acta, 620, 36-39 (2015); DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2015.10.003.
R. Tao, S. L. Simon, "Rheology of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids with Aromatic Functionality,"
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 119(35), 11953-11959 (2015); DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b06163.
E. Lopez and S. L. Simon, "Trimerization Reaction Kinetics and Tg Depression of Polycyanurate
under Nanoconfinement," Macromolecules (2015); DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00167.
R. Tao and S. L. Simon, "Pressure-Volume-Temperature and Glass Transition Behavior
of Silica/Polystyrene Nanocomposite," Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics,
53, 1131 - 1138 (2015); DOI: 10.1002/polb.23749.
H. Y. Zhao and S. L. Simon, "Equilibrium Free-Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate
under Nanoconfinement," Polymer, 6 (1), 173-178 (2015); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.04.017.
R. Tao and S. L. Simon, "Bulk and Shear Rheology of Silica/Polystyrene Nanocomposite:
Reinforcement and Dynamics," Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, (2015);
DOI: 10.1002/polb.23669.
Y. P. Koh, L. Grassia, and S. L. Simon, "Structural Recovery of a Single Polystyrene
Thin Film Using Nanocalorimetry to Extend the Aging Time and Temperature Range," Thermochimica
Acta, 603, 135-141 (2015); DOI: 10.1616/j.tca.2014.08.025.
S. Y. Gao and S. L. Simon, "Measurement of the Limiting Fictive Temperature over Five
Decades of Cooling and Heating Rates," Thermochimica Acta, 603, 123-127 (2015); DOI:
10.1016/j.tca.2014.08.019.
N. Shamim, Y. P. Koh, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, "Glass Transition Temperature of
Thin Polycarbonate Films Measured by Flash Differential Scanning Calorimetry," Journal
of Polymer Science Part B - Polymer Physics, 52 (22), 1462-1468 (2014).
H. Y. Zhao, Z. N. Yu, F. Begum, R. C. Hedden, S. L. Simon, "The Effect of Nanoconfinement
on Methyl Methacrylate Polymerization: T-g, Molecular Weight, and Tacticity," Polymer,
55 (19), 4959-4965 (2014); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.07.040.
R. Tao, G. Tamas, L. Xue, S. L. Simon, E. Quitevis, "Thermophysical Properties of
Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids: The Effect of Aliphatic versus Aromatic Functionality,"
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 59 (9), 2717-2724 (2014); DOI: 10.1021/je500185r.
S. Y. Gao and S. L. Simon, "The Reaction Kinetics of Cyclopentadiene Dimerization
using Differential Scanning Calorimetry: Experiments and Modelling," Thermochimica
Acta, 589, 241-246 (2014); DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2014.05.031
Y. P. Koh and S. L. Simon, "Enthalpy Recovery of Polystyrene: Does a Long-Term Aging
Plateau Exist?," Macromolecules, 46 (14), 5815–5821 (2013); DOI: 10.1021/ma4011236.
H. Y. Zhao, Y. P. Koh, M. Pyda, S. Sen, S. L. Simon, "The Kinetics of the Glass Transition
and Physical Aging in Germanium Selenide Glasses," Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids,
368, 63 - 70 (2013); DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.02.025.
F. Begum, R. H. Sarker, S. L. Simon, "Modeling Ring-Chain Equilibrium in Nanoconfined
Sulfur," Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 117, 3911 - 3916 (2013); DOI: 10.1021/jp400145n.
J. Zhao, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, "Using 20 Million Year Old Amber to Test the
Super-Arrhenius Behavior of Glass Forming Systems," Nature Communications, 4:1783/1-4
(2013); DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2809; 6 citations.
S. Y. Gao, Y. P. Koh, S. L. Simon, "The Calorimetric Glass Transition of Single Polystyrene
Ultrathin Films," Macromolecules, 46, 562 - 570 (2013); DOI: 10.1021/ma3020036.
Y. P. Koh, M. N. Karim, S. L. Simon, "Heterogeneous Reaction Kinetics of Epoxide-Functionalized
Regenerated Cellulose Membrane and Aliphatic Amine," Thermochimica Acta, 543, 18 -
23 (2012); DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2012.04.031.
J. X. Guo, L. Grassia, and S. L. Simon, "Bulk and Shear Rheology of a Symmetric Three-Arm
Star Polystyrene," Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 50 (17), 1233-1244,
2012; DOI: 10.1002/polb.23113.
L. Grassia and S. L. Simon, "Modeling Volume Relaxation of Amorphous Polymers: Modification
of the Equation for the Relaxation Time in the KAHR Model," Polymer, 53 (16), 3613
- 3620 (2012); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.06.013.
F. Begum, H. Y. Zhao, and S. L. Simon, "Modeling Methyl Methacrylate Free Radical
Polymerization: Reaction in Hydrophobic Nanopores," Polymer, 53 (15), 3261 - 3268
(2012); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.04.036.
F. Begum, H. Y. Zhao, and S. L. Simon, "Modeling Methyl Methacrylate Free Radical
Polymerization: Reaction in Hydrophilic Nanopores," Polymer, 53 (15), 3238 - 3244
(2012); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2012.05.023.
Y. P. Koh and S. L. Simon, "Crystallization and Vitrification of a Cyanurate Trimer
in Nanopores," Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116 (26), 7754 - 7761 (2012); DOI:
10.1021/jp303318e.
J. X. Guo and S. L. Simon, "Thermodynamic Scaling of Polymer Dynamics versus T - Tg
Scaling," Journal of Chemical Physics, 135, 074901 (2011); DOI: 10.1063/1.3624903.
H. Y. Zhao and S. L. Simon, "Methyl Methacrylate Polymerization in Nanoporous Confinement,"
Polymer, 52 4093 - 4098 (2011); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.06.048.
W. Zheng, A. Mohammed, L. G. Hines Jr., D. Xiao, O. J. Martinez, R. A. Bartsch, S.
L. Simon, O. Russina, A. Triolo, and E. L. Quitevis, "Effect of Cation Symmetry on
the Morphology and Physicochemical Properties of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids," Journal
of Physical Chemistry B, 115 (20), 6572 - 6584 (2011); DOI: 10.1021/jp1115614.
F. Begum and S. L. Simon, "Modeling Methyl Methacrylate Free Radical Polymerization
in Nanoporous Confinement," Polymer, 52, 1539 - 1545 (2011); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2011.02.009.
Y. P. Koh and S. L. Simon, "Kinetic Study of Trimerization of Monocyanate Ester in
Nanopores," Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115 (5), 925 - 932 (2011); DOI: 10.1021/jp110192g.
J. X. Guo and S. L. Simon, "Pressure-Volume-Temperature Behavior of Two Polycyanurate
Networks," Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 48 (23) 2509 - 2517
(2010); DOI: 10.1002/polb.22155.
W. Zheng, G. B. McKenna, and S. L. Simon, "The Viscoelastic Behavior of Polymer/Oligomer
Blends," Polymer, 51 (21), 4899 - 4906 (2010); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2010.08.046.
L. Grassia, A. D'Amore, S. L. Simon, "On the Viscoelastic Poisson's Ratio in Amorphous
Polymers," Journal of Rheology, 54 (5), 1009 - 1022 (2010); DOI: 10.1122/1.3473811.
Y. P. Koh and S. L. Simon, "Trimerization of Monocyanate Ester in Nanopores," Journal
of Physical Chemistry B, 114 (23), 7727 - 7734 (2010); DOI: 10.1021/jp912235c.
K. Z. Win, T. Karim, Q. X. Li, S. L. Simon, and G. B. McKenna, "Thermal Pressure Coefficient
of a Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS)-Reinforced Epoxy Resin," Journal
of Applied Polymer Science, 116 (1), 142 - 146 (2010); DOI: 10.1002/app.31502.
J. X. Guo and S. L. Simon, "Effect of Crosslink Density on the Pressure Relaxation
Response of Polycyanurate Networks," Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics,
47, 2477 - 2486 (2009).
C. Dalle-Ferrier, S. Simon, W. Zheng, P. Badrinarayanan, T. Fennell, B. Frick, J.
M. Zanotti, and C. Alba-Simionesco, "The Consequence of Excess Configurational Entropy
on Fragility: The Case of a Polymer/Oligomer Blend," Physical Review Letters, 103,
185702 (2009).
Y. P. Koh, Q. X. Li, and S. L. Simon, "Tg and Reactivity at the Nanoscale," Thermochimica
Acta, 492 (1-2), 45 - 50 (2009).
Q. X. Li and S. L. Simon, "Surface Chemistry Effects on the Reactivity and Properties
of Nanoconfined Bisphenol M Dicyanate Ester/Polycyanurate in Controlled Pore Glass,"
Macromolecules, 42 (10), 3573 - 3579 (2009).
S. L. Simon and G. B. McKenna, "Experimental Evidence Against the Existence of an
Ideal Glass Transition," Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 355, 672 - 675 (2009).
Y. Meng, P. Bernazzani, P. A. O'Connell, G. B. McKenna, and S. L. Simon, "A New Pressurizable
Dilatometer for Measuring the Time-Dependent Bulk Modulus and Pressure-Volume-Temperature
Properties of Polymeric Materials", Review of Scientific Instruments, 80, 053903 (2009).
Q. X. Li, S. A. Hutcheson, G. B. McKenna, S. L. Simon, "Viscoelastic Properties and
Residual Stresses in Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS)-Reinforced Epoxy
Matrices", Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 46 (24), 2719 - 2732
(2008).
Y. P. Koh and S. L. Simon, "Structural Relaxation of Stacked Ultrathin Polystyrene
Films", Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 46 (24), 2741 - 2753
(2008).
P. Badrinarayanan, S. L. Simon, R. J. Lyng, and J. M. O'Reilly, "Effect of Structure
on Enthalpy Relaxation of Polycarbonate: Experiments and Modeling", Polymer, 49, 3554
- 3560 (2008); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2008.05.046.
Q. X. Li and S. L. Simon, "Curing of Bisphenol M Dicyanate Ester under Nanoscale Constraint",
Macromolecules, 41 (4), 1310 - 1317 (2008).
W. Zheng and S. L. Simon, "The Glass Transition in Athermal Poly(a-methyl styrene)/Oligomer
Blends", Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 46 (4), 418 - 430 (2008).
P. Badrinarayanan, W. Zheng, and S. L. Simon, "Isoconversional Analysis of the Glass
Transition", Thermochimica Acta, 468 (1-2) 87 - 93 (2008).
Y. Meng and S. L. Simon, "Pressure Relaxation of Polystyrene and Its Comparison to
the Shear Response", Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 45 (21)
3375 - 3385 (2007).
W. Zheng and S. L. Simon, "Confinement Effects on the Glass Transition of Hydrogen
Bonded Liquids", Journal of Chemical Physics, 127 (19), 194501 (2007).
J. Sun and S. L. Simon, "The Melting Behavior of Aluminum Nanoparticles", Thermochimica
Acta, 463 (1-2), 32 - 40 (2007).
R. Pitchimani, W. Zheng, S. L. Simon, L. Hope-Weeks, A. K. Burhnam, and B. L. Weeks,
"Thermodynamic Analysis of Pure and Impurity Doped Petaerythritol Tetranitrate Crystals
Grown at Room Temperature", Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 89 (2), 475
- 778 (2007).
P. Badrinarayanan, W. Zheng, Q. X. Li, and S. L. Simon, "The Glass Transition Temperature
versus the Fictive Temperature," Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 353, 2603 - 2612
(2007); DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2007.04.025.
Z. Z. Li, Q. X. Li, S. Simon, N. Guven, K. Borges, B. B. C. Youan, "Formulation of
Spray-Dried Phenytoin Loaded Poly(e-caprolactone) Microcarrier Intended for Brain
Delivery To Treat Epilepsy," Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 96 (5), 1018 - 1030
(2007).
Q. X. Li and S. L. Simon, "Viscoelastic Shear Response and Network Structure in Polycyanurates,"
Macromolecules, 40 (6), 2246 - 2256 (2007); DOI: 10.1021/ma0624144.
P. Badrinarayanan and S. L. Simon, "Origin of the Divergence of the Timescales for
Volume and Enthalpy Recovery," Polymer, 48, 1464 - 1470 (2007); DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2007.01.064.
Y. P. Koh, G. B. McKenna, and S. L. Simon, "Calorimetric Glass Transition Temperature
and Absolute Heat Capacity of Polystyrene Ultrathin Films," Journal of Polymer Science:
Part B: Polymer Physics, 44 (24), 3518 - 3527 (2006).
S. L. Simon and P. Bernazzani, "Structural Relaxation in the Glass: Evidence for a
Path Dependence of the Relaxation Time," Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 352 (42-49),
4763 - 4768 (2006); DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2006.01.151.
T. Rajagopalan, B. Lahlouh, J.A. Lubguban, N. Biswas, S. Gangopadhyay, J. Sun, D.
H. Huang, S. L. Simon, D. Toma and R. Butler, "Investigation on Hexamethyldisilazane
Vapor Treatment of Plasma-Damaged Nanoporous Organosilicate Films," Applied Surface
Science, 252 (18), 6323 - 6331 (2006).
Q. X. Li and S. L. Simon, "Enthalpy Recovery of Polymeric Glasses: Is the Theoretical
Limiting Liquid Line Reached?" Polymer, 47 (13), 4781 - 4788 (2006).
J. Sun, M. L. Pantoya, and S. L. Simon, "Dependence of Size and Size Distribution
on Reactivity of Aluminum Nanoparticles in Reactions with Oxygen and MoO3," Thermochimica
Acta, 444 (2), 117-127 (2006).
W. Zheng and S. L. Simon, "Polystyrene Freeze Dried from Dilute Solution: Tg Depression
and Residual Solvent Effects," Polymer, 47 (10), 3520 - 3527 (2006).
B. Lahlouh, T. Rajagopalan, N. Biswas, J. Sun, D. Huang, S. L. Simon, J. A. Lubguban
and S. Gangopadhyay, "Post Treatments of Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposited
Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Carbide for Low Dielectric Constant Films," Thin Solid
Films, 497 (1-2), 109 - 114 (2006).
M. Merzlyakov, G. B. McKenna, and S. L. Simon, "Cure-Induced and Thermal Stresses
in a Constrained Epoxy Resin," Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing,
37 (4), 585 - 591 (2006).
Y. Meng and S. L. Simon, "Relation between Mobility Factor and Diffusion Factor for
Thermoset Cure," Thermochimica Acta, 437 (1-2), 179 - 189 (2005).
M. Merzlyakov, S. L. Simon, and G. B. McKenna, "Instrumented Thick-Walled Tube Method
for Measuring Thermal Pressure in Fluids and Isotropic Stresses in Thermosetting Resins,"
Review of Scientific Instruments, 76 (6), 063904-1 - 063904-7 (2005).
P. Doshi and S. Simon, "Modeling Nanoporosity Development in Polymeric Films for Low-k
Applications," Polymer Engineering and Science, 45 (5), 640 - 651 (2005).
D. H. Huang, S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, "Chain Length Dependence of the Thermodynamic
Properties of Linear and Cyclic Alkanes and Polymers," Journal of Chemical Physics,
122 (8), 084907-1 - 084907-6 (2005).
S. Kolla and S. L. Simon, "The τ-Effective Paradox: New Measurements Towards a Resolution,"
Polymer, 46 (3), 733 - 739 (2005).
J. Lubguban, S. Gangopadhyay, B. Lahlouh, T. Rajagopalan, J. Sun, D. Huang, S. L.
Simon, A. Mallikarjunan, H. Kim, J. Hedstrom, W. Volksen, R. Miller, and M. Toney,
"Supercritical CO2 Extraction of Porogen Phase: An Alternative Route to Nanoporous
Dielectrics," Journal of Materials Research, 19 (11), 3224 - 3233 (2004).
M. Merzlyakov, Y. Meng, S. L. Simon and G. B. McKenna, "A Novel Instrumented Sphere
Method for Measuring Isotropic Stresses and Reaction Kinetics in Thermosetting Resins,"
Review of Scientific Instruments, 75 (10), 3327 - 3334 (2004).
S. L. Simon, P. Bernazzani, and G. B. McKenna, "Effects of Freeze-Drying on the Glass
Temperature of Cyclic Polystyrenes," Polymer, 44 (26), 8025 - 8032 (2003).
I. Echeverria, P. L. Kolek, D. J. Plazek, and S. L. Simon, "Enthalpy Recovery, Creep
and Creep-Recovery Measurements during Physical Aging of Amorphous Selenium," Journal
of Non-Crystalline Solids, 324 (3), 242 - 255 (2003).
D. H. Huang, S. L. Simon and G. B. McKenna, "Equilibrium Heat Capacity of the Glass-Forming
Poly(a-methyl styrene) Far Below the Kauzmann Temperature: The Case of the Missing
Glass Transition," Journal of Chemical Physics, 119 (7), 3590 - 3593 (2003).
T. Rajagopalan, B. Lahlouh, J. A. Lubguban, N. Biswas, S. Gangopadhyay, J. Sun, D.
H. Huang, S. L. Simon, A. Malikarjun, H. C. Kim, W. Volksen, M. F. Toney, E. Huang,
P. M. Rice, E. Delenia, and R. D. Miller, "Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction
of Porogens for the Preparation of Ultralow-Dielectric-Constant Films," Applied Physics
Letters, 82 (24), 4328 - 4330 (2003).
M. Alcoutlabi, G. B. McKenna, and S. L. Simon, "Analysis of the Development of Isotropic
Residual Stresses in a Bismaleimide/Spiro Orthocarbonate Thermosetting Resin for Composite
Materials," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 88 (1), 227 - 244 (2003).
J. A. Lubguban, J. Sun, T. Rajagopalan, B. Lahlouh, S. L. Simon and S. Gangopadhyay,
"Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction to Produce Low-k Plasma Enhanced Chemical
Vapor Deposition Dielectric Films," Applied Physics Letters, 81 (23), 4407 - 4409
(2002).
Y. Zheng, S. L. Simon and G. B. McKenna, "Modeling Structural Recovery in Glasses:
Analysis of the Peak Shift Method," Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics,
40 (18), 2027 - 2036 (2002).
P. Bernazzani and S. L. Simon, "Volume Recovery of Polystyrene: Evolution of the Characteristic
Relaxation Time," Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 307-310C, 470 - 480 (2002).
K. M. Bernatz, I. Echeverria, S. L. Simon and D. J. Plazek, "Characterization of the
Molecular Structure of Amorphous Selenium using Recoverable Creep Compliance Measurements,"
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 307, 790 - 801 (2002).
J. Lubguban, T. Rajagopalan, N. Mehta, B. Lahlouh, S. L. Simon and S. Gangopadhyay,
"Low-k Organosilicate Films Prepared by Tetravinyltetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane,"
Journal of Applied Physics, 92 (2), 1033 - 1038 (2002).
P. Bernazzani, S. L. Simon, D. J. Plazek and K. L. Ngai, "Effect of Entanglement Concentration
on Tg and Local Segmental Motions," European Physical Journal E: Soft Matter, 8 (2),
201 - 207 (2002).
S. L. Simon, J.-Y. Park and G. B. McKenna, "Enthalpy Recovery of a Glass-Forming Liquid
Constrained in a Nanoporous Matrix: Negative Pressure Effects," European Physical
Journal E: Soft Matter, 8 (2), 209 - 216 (2002).
K. M. Bernatz, I. Echeverria, S. L. Simon, and D. J. Plazek, "Viscoelastic Properties
of Amorphous Boron Trioxide," Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 289, 9 - 16 (2001).
S. L. Simon, "Temperature Modulated DSC: Theory and Application," Thermochimica Acta,
374 (1), 55 - 71 (2001); Review solicited by Associate Editor.
S. L. Simon, J. W. Sobieski, and D. J. Plazek, "Volume and Enthalpy Recovery of a
Polystyrene," Polymer, 42 (6), 2555 - 2567 (2001).
P. Prasatya, G. B. McKenna, and S. L. Simon, "A Viscoelastic Model For Predicting
Hydrostatic Residual Stresses in Thermosetting Materials: Effects of Processing Parameters,"
Journal of Composite Materials, 35 (10), 826 - 848 (2001).
S. L. Simon and G. B. McKenna, "Quantitative Analysis of the Errors in TMDSC in the
Glass Transition Region," Thermochimica Acta, 348 (1-2), 77 - 89 (2000).
S. L. Simon, G. B. McKenna, and O. Sindt, "Modeling the Evolution of the Dynamic Mechanical
Properties of a Commercial Epoxy during Cure after Gelation," Journal of Applied Polymer
Science, 76 (4), 495 - 508 (2000).
K. M. Bernatz, L. Giri, S. L. Simon, and D. J. Plazek, "Physical Aging by Periodic
and Interrupted Creep Experiments," Journal of Chemical Physics, 111(5), 2235 - 2241
(1999).
E. Karmana, S. Simon and R. Enick, "Carbon-Dioxide-Based Microsortation of Postconsumer
Polyolefins and its Effect on Polyolefin Properties," Polymer-Plastics Technology
and Engineering, 38 (3), 433 - 444 (1999).
S. L. Simon and G. B. McKenna, "Measurement of Thermal Conductivity from TMDSC: Solution
to the Heat Flow Problem," Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 18 (6),
559 - 571 (1999).
R. E. Zacharia, S. L. Simon, E. J. Beckman, and R. M. Enick, "Improving the Thermal
Stability of a Polymer through Liquid Carbon Dioxide Extraction of a Transition Metal
Catalyst," Journal of Polymer Degradation and Stability, 63 (1), 85 - 88 (1999).
R. E. Zacharia and S. L. Simon, "Dynamic and Isothermal Thermogravimetric Analysis
of a Polycyanurate Thermosetting System," Polymer Engineering and Science, 38 (4),
566 - 572 (1998).
S. L. Simon and G. B. McKenna, "The Effects of Structural Recovery and Thermal Lag
in Modulated DSC Measurements," Thermochemica Acta, 307 (1), 1 - 10 (1997).
S. L. Simon and G. B. McKenna, "Interpretation of Dynamic Heat Capacity in Glass-Forming
Liquids," Journal of Chemical Physics, 107 (20), 8678 - 8685 (1997).
S. L. Simon, "Enthalpy Recovery of Polyetherimide: Experiment and Model Calculations
Incorporating Thermal Lag Effects," Macromolecules, 30 (14), 4056 - 4063 (1997).
S. L. Simon, D. J. Plazek, J. W. Sobieski, and E. T. McGregor, "Physical Aging of
a Polyetherimide: Volume Recovery and Its Comparison to Creep and Enthalpy Measurements,"
Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 35 (6), 929 - 936 (1997).
R. E. Zacharia and S. L. Simon, "Effect of Catalyst on the Thermal Degradation of
a Polycyanurate Thermosetting System," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 64 (1),
127 - 131 (1997).
R. E. Zacharia and S. L. Simon, "Thermogravimetric Analysis of a Polycyanurate Thermosetting
Material," Journal of Thermal Analysis, 49 (1), 311 - 315 (1997).
W. J. Sobieski, S. L. Simon, and D. J. Plazek, "Dilatometric Studies of Physical Aging
of Polyetherimide," Journal of Thermal Analysis, 49 (1), 455 - 460 (1997).
I. Echeverria, P.-C. Su, S. L. Simon, D. J. Plazek, "Physical Aging of Polyetherimide:
Creep and DSC Measurements," Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics,
33 (17), 2457 - 2468 (1995).
S. L. Simon and J. K. Gillham, "Thermosetting Cure Diagrams: Calculation and Application,"
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 53 (6), 709 - 727 (1994).
S. L. Simon and J. K. Gillham, "Conversion-Temperature-Property Diagram for a Liquid
Dicyanate Ester/High-Tg Polycyanurate Thermosetting System," Journal of Applied Polymer
Science, 51 (10), 1741 - 1752 (1994).
S. L. Simon and J. K. Gillham, "Coating Applications of Thermosetting Cure Diagrams:
Off-Stoichiometric High-Tg Epoxy/Amine Systems," Journal of Coatings Technology, 65
(823), 57 - 65 (1993).
S. L. Simon and J. K. Gillham, "Cure Kinetics of a Liquid Dicyanate Ester Monomer/
High-Tg Polycyanurate Material," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 47 (3), 461 -
485 (1993).
S. L. Simon and J. K. Gillham, "Reaction Kinetics and TTT Cure Diagrams for Off-Stoichiometric
Ratios of a High-Tg Epoxy/Amine System," Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 46 (7),
1245 - 1270 (1992).
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