Dorina M. Chipara
Professor
Ph.D. University of Bucharest, Romania, 1998
Office: room 1.131, Physical Science building, Edinburg Campus
Lab: room 1.151, Physical Science building, Edinburg Campus
Phone: 956 665 3532
Email: dorina.chipara@utrgv.edu
Teaching
General Physics 1401-01
Physics for Scientists and Engineers 2425-01 and 2425-03
Office hours: Monday & Wednesday 10 am-1 pm
Research
My research is focused on materials science (composites characterization and applications). The main directions are: Research on self-healing polymers Research in nanomaterials and nanocomposites. Phase transitions in materials and nanomaterials Biomedical applications of Raman Spectroscopy Lifetime estimation of materials in specific temperature/radiation environment.
Publications
- Dorina M. Chipara, Alma Perez “Self-Healing of Polystyrene-Block-Poly-Isoprene-Block-Polystyrene”, PLASTICS, RUBBER AND COMPOSITES, Vol 43, Issue 9, pp. 279-283, November, 2014.
- Dorina M. Chipara, Javier Macossay, Ana V. R. Ybarra, A. C. Chipara, Thomas M. Eubanks, Mircea Chipara. ”Raman Spectroscopy of Polystyrene Nanofibers-Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Composites”. APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 275, 23–27, 2013.
- Chipara, Dorina Magdalena; Flores, Maritza; Perez, Alma; Puente, Nancy; Lozano, Karen; Chipara, Mircea. ”Adding Autonomic Healing Capabilities to Polyethylene Oxide”. ADVANCES IN POLYMER TECHNOLOGY, 32(1), E505-E513, 2013
- M. Chipara, J. Hamilton, A. C. Chipara, T. George, D. M. Chipara, E. E. Ibrahim, K. Lozano, D. J. Sellmyer. “Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and wide-angle X-ray scattering: Investigations on polypropylene-vapor-grown carbon nanofiber composites”. JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, 125(1), 353-360, July 2012.
- Mircea Chipara, Jessica Cruz, Edgar R. Vega, Jorge Alarcon, Thomas Mion, Dorina Magdalena Chipara, Elamin Ibrahim, Steven C. Tidrow, David Hui, Polyvinylchloride-Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites: Thermal and Spectroscopic Properties, JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS, Article ID 435412, 2012.