MORTON M. DENN B.S.E. (high honors), Princeton University, 1961, Chemical Engineering Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1964, Chemical Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Delaware, 1964-65, Chemical Engineering University of Delaware: Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Statistics and Computer Science, 1965-68; Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, 1968-71; Professor of Chemical Engineering, 1971-77; Allan P. Colburn Professor, 1977-81. Acting Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering, January-June, 1975 University of California at Berkeley: Professor of Chemical Engineering, 1981- 99; Chairman, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1991-94 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Program Leader, Polymers and Composites, Center for Advanced Materials, 1983- 99; Head of Materials Chemistry, Materials Sciences Division, 1995 - 98. Visiting Positions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Visiting Lecturer, 1978-85 University of Delaware, Department of Chemical Engineering, Adjunct Professor, 1981-83 Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Harry Pierce Professor, Sept., 1979 - Jan., 1980 California Institute of Technology, Chevron Energy Professor, February-July, 1980 University of Melbourne, Australia, Visiting Professor, January-June, 1985 Hebrew University, Israel, Forchheimer Visiting Professor, Sept., 1998 - Jan., 1999 Honors: Guggenheim Fellow, 1971-72 Professional Progress Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1977 Fulbright Lecturer, 1979-80 William H. Walker Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1984 Bingham Medal, Society of Rheology, 1986 National Academy of Engineering, elected 1986 Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award, American Soc. for Engineering Education, 1993 Warren K. Lewis Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1998 Institute Lecturer, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1999 Named Lectureships: William N. Lacey Lectureship, California Institute of Technology, 1979 Peter C. Reilly Lectureship, University of Notre Dame, 1980 Bicentennial Commemoration Lectureship, Louisiana State University, 1984 Kelly Lectureship, Purdue University, 1987 M. Van Winkle Lectureship, University of Texas at Austin, 1987 Stanley Katz Memorial Lectureship, City College of New York, 1990. Major Professional Activities: Editor, Journal of Rheology, 1995 - Editor, AIChE Journal, 1985-91 Consulting Editor, AIChE Journal, 1991- 95 Editorial Board, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 1976- Editorial Board, The Chemical Engineering Journal, 1978-84 Editorial Board, Advances in Chemical Engineering, 1984-85, 1992- Editorial Board, Rheologica Acta, 1995 - Trustee, CACHE Corporation, 1982-86; co-chairman, Task Force on Curriculum, 1984-86 National Center of Intermedia Transport Research, UCLA, Science Advisory Committee, 1983-86 Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT, Visiting Committee (Presidential Appointee), 1991- American Institute of Chemical Engineers: Awards Committee, 1978-84; Education and Accreditation Committee, 1984-85; Publications Committee, 1985-97 Society of Rheology: Education Committee, 1984-95; Chairman, Nominating Committee, 1991; Executive Committee, 1995 - National Academy of Engineering: Chemical Engineering Peer Committee, 1989-92 (Chairman, 1991-92); Membership Committee, 1991-92 Program Chairman, 1974 Joint Automatic Control Conference Co-organizer and Co-chairman, Engineering Foundation Conference on Chemical Process Control, 1976 Co-organizer and Co-chairman, Fifth International Workshop on Numerical Methods in Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 1987 DOE Working Group on Assessment of Research Needs for Coal Gasification (COGARN), member, 1985-87. National Research Council Committee on Liquid Crystalline Polymers, member, 1987-89. National Research Council Committee on Mathematical Sciences Applied to Materials Science, Member, 1990-93 National Research Council Panel on Arms and Armaments of the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board, 1996 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Chemistry Review Committee, 1989 - 1997, Scientific Advisory and Review Committee, Chemical and Materials Science Directorate, 1997 - Professional Societies: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Fellow), Society of Rheology (U.S.), British Society of Rheology, Polymer Processing Society, Sigma Xi, American Society for Engineering Education PUBLICATIONS Books 1. Optimization by Variational Methods, McGraw-Hill, 1969; reprint edition, Robert Krieger, 1978. 2. Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis (with T. W. F. Russell), Wiley, 1972; Spanish language edition, eds. Limusa, 1976. 3. Stability of Reaction and Transport Processes, Prentice-Hall, 1975. 4. Process Fluid Mechanics, Prentice-Hall, 1980. 5. Process Modeling, Longman/Wiley, 1986. Edited Volumes 1. Chemical Process Control (edited with A. S. Foss), AIChE Symposium Series, No. 159, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, 1976. Book Chapters 1. Modeling for Process Control, in Advances in Control and Dynamic Systems, Vol. XV, C. T. Leondes, ed., Academic Press, 1979, p. 147. 2. Fibre Spinning, in Computational Analysis of Polymer Processing, J. R. A. Pearson and S. Richardson, eds., Elsevier Applied Science Publ., 1983, p. 179. 3. Coal Gasification Reactors (with R. Shinnar), in Chemical Reaction and Reactor Engineering, J. J. Carberry and A. Varma, eds., Marcel Dekker, 1986, p. 499. 4. Processing, Modeling, in Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering, vol. 13, J. I. Kroschwitz, ed., Wiley, 1988, p. 425; abridged version printed in Concise Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering, J. I. Kroschwitz, ed., Wiley, 1990, p. 909. Survey and Review Papers 1. Optimal Design and Control by Variational Methods (with J. M. Douglas), Ind. Eng. Chem, 57, No. 11, 18 (1965). 2. Chemical Reaction Engineering: Optimization, Control, and Stability, Ind. Eng. Chem., 61, No. 2, 46 (1969). 3. Chemical Reaction Engineering: Optimization, Control, and Stability, in V. W. Weekman, Jr., ed., Ann. Reviews of Ind. Eng. Chem., Am. Chem. Soc., Washington, 1972. 4. The Effect of Non-Newtonian Fluid Properties on the Flow of Polymer Solutions (with G. Astarita), in J. H. Hutton et al., eds., Theoretical Rheology, Appl. Sci. Publ., Barking, U.K., 1975, p. 333. 5. Instabilities in Polymer Processing (with C. J. S. Petrie), AIChE Journal, 22, 209 (1976). 6. Extensional Flows: Experiment and Theory, in R. S. Rivlin, ed., The Mechanics of Viscoelastic Fluids, AMD-Vol. 22, Amer. Soc. Mech. Engrs., New York, 1977, p. 101. 7. Dynamics of the Melt Spinning Process (with S. Kase), Proc. 1978 Joint Automtic Control Conf., Instrument Soc. America, Pittsburgh, 1978, p. II-71. 8. Capillary and Slit Methods of Normal Stress Measurements (with D. V. Boger), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 6, 163 (1980). 9. Continuous Drawing of Liquids to Form Fibers, in Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 12, M. Van Dyke et al., eds., Ann. Rev. Inc., 1980, p. 365. 10. An Overview of the Status of Melt Spinning Instabilities (with J. R. A. Pearson), Proc. 2nd World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Can. Soc. Chem. Engr., Ottawa, 1981, p. VI-354. 11. Analysis of Spinning: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? Proc. Fiber Producer Conference 1983, Clemson Univ., Clemson, S.C., 1983, p. I-1; reprinted in Fiber Producer, 11:4, 20 (1983). 12. High Performance Polymeric Materials (with M. Panar), Mechanical Engineering, No. 10, p. 72 (October, 1986); translated in J. Korean Soc. Mech. Engrs., 27, 137 (1987). 13. Fluid Mechanical Issues in Polymer Processing, in S. K. Samanta et al., eds., Interdisciplinary Issues in Materials Processing and Manufacturing, Am. Soc. Mech. Engrs., New York, 1987, p.587. 14. Issues in Viscoelastic Fluid Mechanics, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 22, J. L. Lumley et al., eds., Ann. Rev. Inc., 1990, p. 13. 15. Surface-Induced Effects in Polymer Melt Flow, in P. Moldenaers and R. Keunings, eds., Theoretical and Applied Rheology (Proc. XIth Int. Cong. Rheol.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1992, p. 45. 16. Polymer Flow Instabilities: A Picaresque Tale (1993 ASEE Chemical Engineering Division Award lecture), Chemical Engineering Education, 28, 162 - 166 (1994) 17. Some Simulation Issues in Polymer Processing, in S.-F. Shen and P. R. Dawson, eds, Simulation of Materials Processing: Theory, Methods and Applications (Proc. NUMIFORM '95), A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1995, pp. 3 - 6. 18. Issues in Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics and Rheology, in J. L. Lumley, A. Acrivos, L. G. Leal, and S. Liebovich, eds., Research Trends in Fluid Mechanics (Report from the National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics), American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY, 1996, pp. 69 - 76. 19. Are plug-flow regions possible in fluids exhibiting a yield stress? in M. J. Adams, R. A. Mashelkar, J. R. A. R. Rennie, eds., Dynamics of Complex Fluids, Imperial College Press and The Royal Society, 1998, pp. 372 - 378. Papers on Education 1. Two Courses in Fluid Mechanics (with A. B. Metzner), Chemical Engineering Education, 4, 180 (1970). 2. Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis (with T. W. F. Russell), Chemical Engineering Education, 7, 117 (1973). 3. Design, Accreditation, and Computing Technology, Chemical Engineering Education, 20, 19 (Winter, 1986). 4. Expectations of the Competence of Chemical Engineering Graduates in the Use of Computing Technology (with the CACHE Curriculum Subcommittee), Chemical Engineering Education, 20, 19 (Winter, 1986). 5. Design of a Slurry Pipeline (with W. Provine, B. Freeman, and G. Dow), with an interactive computer program on disk, in CACHE IBM PC Lessons for Chemical Engineering Courses Other Than Design and Control, W. D. Seider, ed., CACHE Corp., Austin, TX, 1987. 6. The Identity of our Profession, in C. W. Colton, ed., Perspectives in Chemical Engineering (Advances in Chemical Engineering, 16), Academic Press, NY, 1991, p. 565. 7. The Mass Transfer Boundary Layer with Finite Transfer Rate, Chemical Engineering Education, 30, 94- 97 (Spring, 1996) Policy Committee Reports: 1. Coal Gasification: Direct Applications and Synthesis of Chemicals and Fuels (with the DOE Coal Gasification Research Needs Working Group, S. Penner, chairman), DOE/ER-0326, 1987; also Energy, 12, Nos. 8&9 (1987), and published as a book (S. S. Penner, ed.) by Pergamon Journals Ltd., 1987. 2. Liquid Crystalline Polymers (with the National Materials Advisory Board Committee on Liquid Crystalline Polymers, E. T. Samulski, Chairman) NMAB-453, National Academy Press, 1990. 3. Applications of the Mathematical Sciences to Materials Science (with the Board on Mathematical Sciences, Panel on the Mathematical Sciences Applied to Materials Science, A. Friedman, Chairman), National Academy Press, 1991. 4. Mathematical Research in Materials Science: Opportunities and Perspectives (with the Board on Mathematical Sciences, Panel on the Mathematical Sciences Applied to Materials Science, A. Friedman, Chairman), National Academy Press, 1993 Research Papers: 1. Second Order Variational Equations and the Strong Maximum Principle (with R. Aris), Chem. Eng. Sci., 20, 373 (1965). 2. Green's Functions and Optimal Systems - Necessary Conditions and an Iterative Technique (with R. Aris), Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 4, 7 (1965). 3. Green's Functions and Optimal Systems - the Gradient Direction in Decision Space (with R. Aris), Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 4, 213 (1965). 4. Green's Functions and Optimal systems - Complex Interconnected Structures (with R. Aris), Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 4, 248 (1965). 5. The Control Problem in the Complex Plant, Chem. Eng. Sci., 21, 703 (1966). 6. Optimization in a Class of Distributed Parameter Systems (with R. D. Gray, Jr. and J. R. Ferron), Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 5, 59 (1966). 7. Elementary Flows of Anisotropic Fluids (with A. B. Metzner), Trans. Soc. Rheology, 10, 215 (1966). 8. Constitutive Equations for Viscoelastic Fluids for Short Deformation Periods and for Rapidly Changing Flows: Significance of the Deborah Number (with A. B. Metzner and J. L. White), AIChE Journal, 12, 863 (1966). 9. Behavior of Viscoelastic Materials in Short-Time Processes (with A. B. Metzner and J. L. White), Chem. Eng. Progress, 60, No. 12, 81 (1966). 10. Optimal Boundary Control for a Nonlinear Distributed System, Int. J. Control, 4, 167 (1966). 11. Boundary Layer Flows for a Class of Elastic Fluids, Chem. Eng. Sci., 22, 395 (1967). 12. The Optimality of an Easily Implementable Feedback Control System: An Inverse Problem in Optimal Control Theory, AIChE Journal, 13, 926 (1967). 13. Optimal Linear Control of Distributed Systems, Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 7, 410 (1968). 14. Optimal Feed Program in a Periodic Separation Process (with A. K. Wagle), Proc. 1969 Joint Automatic Control Conference, Boulder, Colorado, p. 286. 15. Rotational Stability in Viscoelastic Liquids: Theory (with R. F. Ginn), AIChE Journal, 15, 450 (1969). 16. Rotational Stability and Measurement of Normal Stress Functions in Dilute Polymer Solutions (with J. J. Roisman), AIChE Journal, 15, 454 (1969). 17. A Macroscopic Condition for Stability, AIChE Journal, 16, 670 (1970). 18. Anomolous Heat Transfer and a Wave Phenomenon in Dilute Polymer Solutions (with J. S. Ultman), Trans. Soc. Rheology, 14, 307 (1970). 19. Stretching of Viscoslastic Liquids (with G. Marrucci), AIChE Journal, 17, 101 (1971). 20. Slow Viscoelastic Flow Past Submerged Objects (with J. S. Ultman), Chem. Eng. Journal, 2, 81 (1971). 21. Torque Reduction in Finite Amplitude Secondary Flows of Dilute Polymer Solutions (with Z.-S. Sun and B. D. Rushton), Trans. Soc. Rheology, 15, 415 (1971). 22. Secondary Flow in a Parallel-Disk Viscometer (with D. H. McCoy), Rheol. Acta., 10, 408 (1971). 23. Elastic Effects in Flow of Viscoelastic Liquids (with K. C. Porteous), Chem. Eng. Journal, 2, 280 (1971). 24. Three Mode Control as an Optimal Control (with G. E. O'Connor), Chem. Eng. Sci., 27, 121 (1972). 25. Linear Stability of Plane Poiseulle Flow of Viscoelastic Liquids (with K. C. Porteous), Trans. Soc. Rheology, 16, 295 (1972). 26. Nonlinear Stability of Plane Poiseuille Flow of Viscoelastic Liquids (with K. C. Porteous), Trans. Soc. Rheology, 16, 309 (1972). 27. Stability of Rotational Couette Flow of Polymer Solutions (with Z.-S. Sun), AIChE Journal, 18, 1010 (1972). 28. Stability of a Catalytic Reaction to Finite Amplitude Disturbances, Chem. Eng. Journal, 4, 105 (1972). 29. Flow Instability in Polymer Melt Extrusion (with R. Rothenberger and D. H. McCoy), Trans. Soc. Rheology, 17, 259 (1973). 30. Estimation of Nonlinear Oscillations by an Energy Method (with J. R. Black), Chem. Eng. Sci., 28, 1515 (1973). 31. Creeping flow of a Viscoelastic Liquid Through a Contraction: A Numerical Perturbation solution (with J. R. Black and G. C. Hsaio), in J. H. Hutton et al., eds., Theoretical Rheology, Appl. Sci. Publ., Barking, U.K., 1975, p. 3. 32. Mechanics of Steady Spinning of a Viscoelastic Liquid (with C. J. S. Petrie and P. Avenas), AIChE Journal, 21, 791 (1975). 33. Finite Amplitude Stability and Draw Resonance in Isothermal Melt Spinning (with R. J. Fisher), Chem. Eng. Sci., 30, 1129 (1975). 34. Draw Resonance in Melt Spinning (with R. J. Fisher), Appl. Polymer Symp., 27, 103 (1975). (This paper summarizes results reported in Nos. 33 and 36.) 35. Converging Flow of a Viscoelastic Liquid (with J. R. Black), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 1, 83 (1976). 36. A Theory of Isothermal Melt Spinning and Draw Resonance (with R. J. Fisher), AIChE Journal, 22, 236 (1976). 37. Short Term Regulation of BOD Upsets in an Estuary (with R. K. Jain), J. Dynamic Systems, Meas. and Control, 98G, 30 (1976). 38. Mechanics of Non-Isothermal Polymer Melt Spinning (with R. J. Fisher), AIChE Journal, 23, 23 (1977). 39. Effect of a Relaxation Time Spectrum on Mechanics of Polymer Melt Spinning (with G. Marrucci), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 2, 199 (1977). 40. Low Reynolds Number Instability from Viscous Heating (with T. C. Ho and B. E. Anshus), Rheol. Acta, 16, 61 (1977). 41. Dynamics of Continuous Sedimentation (with U. Attir and C. A. Petty), in G. F. Bennett, ed., Water-1976, AIChE Symposium Series, 73, No. 167, 49 (1976). 42. Stability of Plane Poiseuille Flow of a Highly Elastic Liquid (with T. C. Ho), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 3, 179 (1977). 43. A Modal Approach to Dynamics of Nonlinear Processes (with R. J. Fisher), AIChE Journal, 24, 519 (1978). 44. Dynamics and Control of the Activated Sludge Wastewater Process (with U. Attir), AIChE Journal, 24, 693 (1978). 45. A Model for Moving Bed Coal Gasification Reactors (with H. Yoon and J. Wei), AIChE Journal, 24, 885 (1978). 46. An Experimental Study of Isothermal Spinning of a Newtonian and a Viscoelastic Liquid (with J. C. Chang), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 5, 369 (1979). 47. Analysis of Lurgi Gasification of Two U.S. Coals (with H. Yoon and J. Wei), Chem. Eng. Sci., 34, 231 (1979). 48. Feasible Operating Regions for Moving-Bed Coal Gasification Reactors (with H. Yoon and J. Wei), Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev., 18, 306 (1979). 49. Transient Behavior of Moving-Bed Coal Gasification Reactors (with H. Yoon and J. Wei), AIChE Journal, 25, 429 (1979). 50. Parameter Sensitivity and Kinetics-Free Modeling of Moving-Bed Coal Gasifiers (with W. C. Yu and J. Wei), Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 18, 286 (1979). 51. Initial Profile Development in Melt Spinning (with R. J. Fisher and R. I. Tanner), Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 19, 195 (1980). 52 On an Analysis of Draw Resonance by Hyun, AIChE Journal, 26, 292 (1980). 53. Sensitivity of the Stability of Isothermal Melt Spinning to Rheological Constitutive Assumptions (with J. C. Chang), Rheology, Vol. 3: Applications, G. Astarita, G. Marrucci, and L. Nicolais, eds., Plenum, N.Y., 1980, p. 9. 54. Pressure Drop-Flow Rate Equation for Adiabatic Capillary Flow with a Pressure- and Temperature-Dependent Viscosity, Polymer Eng. & Science, 21, 65 (1981). 55. Effects of Inertia, Surface Tension, and Gravity on the Stability of Isothermal Drawing of Newtonian Fluids (with J. C. Chang and F. T. Geyling), Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 20, 147 (1981). 56. Computer Simulation of Steady Polymer Melt Spinning (with D. K. Gagon), Polymer Eng. & Science, 21, 844 (1981). 57. Least Cost Design and Design Sensitivity of an Activated Sludge Treatment System (with R. B. Paterson), in C. P. Huang, ed., Industrial Waste (Proc. 13th Mid-Atlantic Conf.), Ann Arbor Science, 1981, p. 189. 58. Dynamic Simulation of Low Speed Melt Spinning (with J. C. Chang and S. Kase), Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 21, 13 (1982). 59. Compressive Flow Between Parallel Disks: I. Newtonian Fluid with a Transverse Viscosity Gradient (with S. J. Lee, M. J. Crochet, and A. B. Metzner), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 10, 3 (1982). 60. Dynamics of Plants with Recycle (with R. Lavie), Chem. Eng. Journal, 24, 55 (1982). 61. Operability Constraints for Coal Gasification Reactors (with J. Wei), Proc. Joint Meeting CIESC & AICHE, Chemical Industry Press, Beijing, China (distributed by Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs., New York), 1982, p. 371. 62. Transient Simulation of Moving Bed Coal Gasifiers (with W. C. Yu and J. Wei), in Chemical Reaction Engineering, ACS Symposium Series No. 196, Am. Chem. Soc., Washington, 1982, p. 359. 63. Constitutive Equations Based on the Transient Network Concept (with J. Mewis), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 12, 69 (1983). 64. Profile Development in Continuous Drawing of Viscoelastic Liquids (with R. Keunings and M. J. Crochet), Ind. Eng. Chem. Fundamentals, 22, 347 (1983). 65. Radial Effects in Moving Bed Coal Gasifiers (with W. C. Yu and J. Wei), Chem. Eng. Sci., 38, 1467 (1983). 66. Computer-Assisted Design and Control of an Activated Sludge Process (with R. B. Paterson), Chem. Eng. Journal, 27, B13 (1983). 67. Compressive Flow Between Disks: II. Oscillatory Behavior of Viscoelastic Materials Under a Constant Load (with S. J. Lee, M. J. Crochet, A. B. Metzner, and G. J. Riggins), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 14, 301 (1984). 68. Flow of Bingham Fluids in Complex Geometries (with G. G. Lipscomb), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 14, 337 (1984). 69. Enhanced Efficiency in Dry Ash Moving Bed Gasifiers Through a Distributed Feed (with C. H. Lu), in L. K. Doraiswamy and R. A. Mashelkar, eds., Frontiers in Chemical Reaction Engineering, Wiley Eastern, 1983, p. 299. 70. Dynamics of Liquid Filament Breakup (with D.W. Bousfield and G. Marrucci), in Advances in Rheology (Proc. IX Intl. Congress on Rheology), eds. B. Mena, A. Garcia-Rejon, and C. Rangel-Nafaile, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, D.F., 1984; vol. 2, p. 239. 71. A Continuum Theory for Fiber Suspensions (with G. G. Lipscomb, R. Keunings, and G. Marrucci), in Advances in Rheology (Proc. IX Intl. Congress on Rheology), eds. B. Mena, A. Garcia-Rejon, and C. Rangel-Nafaile, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, D.F., 1984; vol. 2, p. 497. 72. Simulation of Melt Spinning with Kinetic Network Models (with B. M. Devereux, B. D. Freeman, and D. S. Soong), Proc. SPE ANTEC '85, Soc. Plastics Engrs., Ridgefield, Conn., 1985, p. 669. 73. On the Viscosity of a Concentrated Suspension of Solid Spheres (with G. Marrucci), Rheologica Acta, 24, 317 (1985). 74. Profile Development in Drawn Hollow Tubes (with B. D. Freeman, R. Keunings, G. E. Molau, and J. Ramos), J. Polymer Engineering, 6, 171 (1986). 75. Nonlinear Analysis of the Surface Tension-Driven Breakup of Viscoelastic Filaments (with D. W. Bousfield, R. Keunings, and G. Marrucci), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 21, 79 (1986). 76. Implications of Boundary Singularities in Complex Geometries (with G. G. Lipscomb and R. Keunings), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 24, 85 (1987). 77. Wall Slip and Extrudate Distortion in Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (with D. S. Kalika), J. Rheology, 31, 815 (1987). 78. Surface Defects and Failure of Extrusion in Polymer Melt Extrusion, in M. Predeleanu, ed., Computational Methods for Predicting Material Processing Defects, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1987, p. 77. (This paper summarizes results in Nos. 76 and 77.) 79. Magnetic Orientation of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymers (with R. C. Moore), in A. E. Zachariades and R. S. Porter, eds., High Modulus Polymers: Approaches to Design and Development, Marcel Dekker, N.Y., 1987, p. 169. 80. Influence of Degree of Polymerization on Phase Separation and Rheology of a Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer (with K. R. Amundson, D. S. Kalika, M. R. Shen, X. M. Yu, and J. A. Reimer), Mol. Crystals & Liq. Crystals, 153, 271 (1987). 81. Analysis of Converging and Diverging Flow of Nematic Liquid Crystal Polymers (with A. D. Rey), Mol. Crystals & Liq. Crystals, 153, 301 (1987). 82. Jet Breakup Enhanced by an Initial Pulse (with D. W. Bousfield), Chem. Eng. Communications, 53, 61 (1987). 83. Sulfur Capture During Partial Coal Combustion (with G. M. Whitney, Y. -M. Zhang, and E. E. Petersen), Chem. Eng. Communications, 55, 83 (1987). 84. The Flow of Fiber Suspensions in Complex Geometries (with G. G. Lipscomb, D. U. Hur, and D. V. Boger), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 26, 297 (1988). 85. Transient Deformation of an Inviscid Inclusion in a Viscoelastic Extensional Flow (with D. W. Bousfield and R. Keunings), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 27, 205 (1988). 86. Jeffrey-Hamel Flow of Leslie-Ericksen Nematic Liquids (with A. D. Rey), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 27, 375 (1988); Corrigendum, 28, 265 (1988). 87. Multiplicities and Instabilities in Film Blowing (with J. J. Cain), Polymer Engineering & Science, 28, 1527 (1988). 88. Self-diffusion in Electrostatically Stabilized Colloidal Suspensions using Brownian Dynamics (with W. E. TeGrotenhuis and C. J. Radke), Molecular Simulation, 2, 3 (1989). 89. Converging Flow of Tumbling Nematic Liquid Crystals (with A. D. Rey), Liquid Crystals, 4, 253 (1989). 90. Analysis of Transient Periodic Textures in Nematic Polymers (with A. D. Rey), Liquid Crystals, 4, 409 (1989). 91. Co-current Axisymmetric Flow in Complex Geometries: Experiments (with R. Van de Griend), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 32, 229 (1989). 92. Disturbance Propagation in Melt Spinning (with D. G. Young), Chem. Eng'g. Science, 44, 1807 (1989). 93. Gap-Dependence of the Viscosity of a Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer (with D. S. Kalika and L. Nuel), J. Rheology, 33, 1059 (1989). 94. Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on Polystyrene Diffusivity in Toluene (with B. D. Freeman and D. S. Soane), Macromolecules, 23, 245 (1990). 95. Shear and Time-Dependent Rheology of a Fully-Nematic Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Copolymer (with D. S. Kalika and D. W. Giles), J. Rheology, 34, 139 (1990). 96. Strain-Measurement Error in a Constant-Stress Rheometer (with D. W. Giles), J. Rheology, 34, 603 (1990). 97. On the Apparent Relation Between Adhesive Failure and Melt Fracture (with D. A. Hill and T. Hasegawa), J. Rheology, 34, 891 (1990). 98. Structural, Dielectric, and Rheological Characterization of a Thermotropic Polyester Displaying Smectic A, Nematic, and Isotropic Phases (with D. S. Kalika, M.-R. Shen, X.-M. Yu, P. Iannelli, N. Masciocchi, D. Yoon, W. Parrish, C. Friedrich, and C. Noel), Macromolecules, 23, 5192 (1990). 99. Simulation of Non-Recirculating Flows of Dilute Fiber Suspensions (with J. Rosenberg and R. Keunings), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 37, 317 (1990). 100. Free-Surface Effects in Torsional Parallel-Plate Rheometry (with R. W. G. Shipman and R. Keunings), Ind. Eng. Chem. Research, 30, 918 (1991). 101. Effect of Processing and Particulate Fillers on the Rheology of a Nematic Polymer Melt (with L. Nuel), Rheol. Acta, 30, 65 (1991). l02. Investigation of Microstructure in Poly(p-hydroxybenzoic acid co-ethylene terephthalate) Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (with K. R. Amundson and J. A. Reimer) Macromolecules, 24, 3250 (1991). 103. Mechanics of the "Falling Plate" Extensional Rheometer (with R. W. Shipman and R. Keunings), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 40, 281 (1991). 104. Rheological Properties of Liquid Crystalline Solutions of Cis-poly(p-phenylenebenzobisoxazole) in Polyphosphoric Acid (PBO/PPA) (with B. Ernst, P. Pierini, and W.E. Rochefort), J. Rheology, 36, 289 (1992). 105. Issues Concerning the Rate of Heat Transfer from a Spinline (with G. Vassilatos and E. R. Schmelzer), Int. Polymer Processing, 7, 144 (1992). 106. Properties of Blends of a Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer with a Flexible Polymer (Vectra/PET) (with W. N. Kim), J. Rheology, 36, 1477 (1992). 107. Magnetic Resonance Studies of Polypeptides Adsorbed on Silica and Hydroxyapatite Surfaces (with V. L. Fernandez and J. A. Reimer), J. Am. Chem. Soc., 114, 9634 (1992). 108. Polymer Melt Flow in Very Thin Slits (with H. Shidara), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 48, 101 (1993). 109. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Blends Containing Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and Poly(p-hydroxybenzoic acid-co-p-hydroxynaphthoic acid) (Vectra-A) (with P. Tang and J. A. Reimer), Macromolecules, 26, 4269 (1993) 110. Brownian Dynamics of Sterically-Stabilized Colloidal Suspensions (with W. E. TeGrotenhuis and C. J. Radke), AIChE J, 40, 283-293 (1994) 111. Post-Fracture Analyses of Polyethylene/Metal Interfaces (with D. A. Hill and M. B. Salmeron), Chemical Engineering Science, 49, 655-658 (1994) 112. The Flow of Liquid Dairy Foods in Small Gaps (with H. Shidara), Nihon Reoroji Gakkaishi (J. Society Rheology, Japan), 22, 86-89 (1994) 113. The Effect of Suppression of Offgassing on the Rheometry of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymers (with D. W. Giles), J. Rheology, 38, 617-637 (1994) 114. 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Simulation of the evolution of concentrated shear layers in a Maxwell fluid with a fast high-resolution finite- difference scheme (with R. Kupferman), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 84, 275 - 287 (1999) 133. Rheology of a Liquid Crystalline Polymer Dispersed in a Flexible Polymer Matrix (with B. L. Riise and N. Mikler), J. Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech., 86, 3 - 14 (1999) 134. Squeeze flow between finite plates (with G. Marrucci), J. Non-newtonian Fluid Mech., in press 135. Rheology of a viscoelastic emulsion with a liquid crystalline polymer dispersed phase (with H. S. Lee), J. Rheol., 43, in press 136. Blends of linear and branched polyethylenes (with H. S. Lee), Polymer Engineering and Science, in press Morton Denn Former Ph.D. Students K. R. Amundson (with J. A. Reimer) (Lucent Tech.) J. R. Black (Dupont) D. W. Bousfield (U. Maine) J. J. Cain (Chevron) J. C. Chang (Dupont) D. A. Devens, Jr. (3M) B. M. Devereux (UOP) L. J. Dietsche (with A. T. Bell) (Dow) V. L. Fernandez (with J. A. Reimer) (Lecturer, U Virginia) R. J. Fisher (U. Connecticut) B. D. Freeman (with D. S. Soane) (North Carolina State) D. W. Giles (U. Minnesota Rheology Lab) V. V. Gokhale (Kodak) T. C. Ho (Exxon) D. S. Kalika (U. Kentucky) M. N.. Kawaguchi (IBM) S. J. Lee (with A. B. Metzner) (Seoul Nat'l. U.) G. G. Lipscomb (U. Toledo) R. C. Moore (AT&T) S. P. Musarra (Sonoma Tech.) C. M. Ocampo (unknown) T. J. Person (Union Carbide) K. C. Porteous (Engg. Dean's office, U. Alberta) A. D. Rey (McGill U.) J. Rosenberg (Fidap) R. Rothenberger (Dupont) R. W. G. Shipman (3M) R. L. Stover (IBM) Z.-S. Sun (unknown) W. E. TeGrotenhuis (with C. J. Radke) (Pacific Northwest Lab) J. S. Ultman (Penn State) R. Van de Griend (EnvironCorp) G. M. Wise (with A. T. Bell) (P&G) H. Yoon (with J. Wei) (Consolidated Coal) D .G.Young (Advanced Cardiovascular Syst.) W. C. Yu (with J. Wei) (consultant; formerly Dean, Tunghai U.) Former Postdoctoral Fellows R. Keunings (C. U. Louvain) D. A. Hill (U. Notre Dame) B. Ernst (Elf Atochem) W. N. Kim (Korea U) P. Tang (with J. A. Reimer) (U Pittsburgh) P. A. Vallotton (Inst. Straumann AG) G. P. Chang-Chien ( Cheng-Shiu Col. Tech.) D. Beery R. Kupferman (with A. Chorin) (Hebrew University) B. Riise (MBA Polymers)