Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Assistant Professor

2033 Sweeney Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2230

Phone (515) 294-1891
Fax (515) 294-2689
jodonnlliastate.edu

Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2007
BS, Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University, 2001

Teaching/Office Hour Schedule

Honors and Awards

U. S. Department of Energy Early Career Research Award, 2010

Research Interests

Mechanism and kinetics of controlled polymerizations in heterogeneous media, relationship between molecular architecture, phase behavior and microstructure of polymeric amphiphiles in solution.

Selected Recent Publications

J. O'Donnell and E. W. Kaler, "Microsctructure Evolution and Monomer Partitioning in Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Microemulsion Polymerization," Macromolecules, 41(16), 6094-6099 (2008).

J. O'Donnell and E. W. Kaler, "Microstructure, Kinetics, and Transport in Oil-in-Water Microemulsion Polymerizations," Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 28(14), 1445-1454 (2007).

J. O'Donnell and E. W. Kaler, "Kinetic Model of Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization in Microemulsions", Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 48(3), 604-613 (2010).