Joseph G Lawrence
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Associate Professor
Senior Director of CMSC and Polymer Institute, Chemical Engineering , College of Engineering
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Overview
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Dr. Joseph G. Lawrence is the Senior Director of the Polymer Institute and Center for Materials and Sensor Characterization (CMSC) at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. He is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Annamalai University, India, a master’s, and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toledo. Dr. Lawrence also has 3 years industry experience working for Hindustan Unilever and Protchem Industries in India.
Dr. Lawrence was instrumental in establishing the Center for Materials and Sensor Characterization (CMSC) at the University of Toledo, which is a core facility. Under his leadership, he developed CMSC from startup to a user facility and has established a vibrant partnership with more than 90 companies. He has taught/trained more than 400 students and professionals on electron microscopy techniques, polymer composites and materials research over the past 14 years. He took on additional leadership role as Director of the Polymer Institute in 2015 and has been serving in this role. He also established the Drinking Water Research Laboratory in 2017 and the Additive Manufacturing Training & Research Laboratory in 2018 in the College of Engineering by securing funds from the State of Ohio. Under his leadership, overall external funding generated by CMSC, and Polymer Institute exceed $8M (research funding - $5.5M, CMSC funding - $2.5M). The average external funding secured for the past four years is $1M/yr. Dr. Lawrence has served as principal and/or co-principal investigator for major projects. He teaches courses in Chemical Engineering and have advised/co-advised 26 graduate students (currently advising 2 PhD and 5 MS).
Dr. Lawrence’s research focuses on polymer processing and characterization, nanotechnology, additive manufacturing, renewable materials, materials characterization, and recycling of plastics. Specific areas of research include renewably sourced monomers for polyesters, barrier materials for packaging applications, additive manufacturing of polymer composites and the evaluation of molded composites using thermal, spectroscopic and electron microscopy analysis. In addition, his work includes the study of interface in nanocomposites and modification of surface chemistry of nanomaterials for better adhesion to the polymer matrix. Dr. Lawrence is also the director for the Polyesters and Barrier Materials Industrial Research Consortium that have support from national and international companies. The consortium research objectives are to conduct fundamental as well as applied research in polymer science and engineering.
Dr. Lawrence is the editorial advisor of Encyclopedia of Polymer, Polymer Materials and Processes, was a member of the editorial board of Advance Materials Letters and is a peer reviewer in several journals. He has co-authored one patent application, one provisional patent, one book chapter, 38 publications and 46 presentations. He supervises scientists, research faculty, graduate, and undergraduate research students; post-doctoral research associates and serves on several doctoral dissertation and thesis committees. He is a board member and served as the Chair of the Injection Molding Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). He has served as the Technical Program chair of the Toledo Section and as the faculty advisor for the University of Toledo SPE student chapter. He also serves on several department and college level committees.
Publications
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Article (Faculty180)
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2024Microstructure-Process-Property relationships of PLA-PBSA bimodal foams. Manufacturing Letters. 40:168.
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2023Application of Poly(Caffeic Acid) for the Extraction of Critical Rare Earth Elements. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15:24892-24900.
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2023Wire arc additive manufactured AWS ER100S-G steel: very high cycle fatigue characterization. Engineering Failure Analysis. 154:107721.
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2022Unraveling the Complex Composition of Produced Water by Specialized Extraction Methodologies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. 56:2334-2344.
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2021Mitigation of the Color Generated During Mechanical Recycling of PET/MXD6 blends. POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY. 194.
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2013Particle characterization emitted during the land application of biosolids in Ohio, USA. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. 32:325-334.
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2012Fabrication aspects of PLA-CaP/PLGA-CaP composites for orthopedic applications: A review. ACTA BIOMATERIALIA. 8:1999-2016.
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2012Formation Mechanism of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays. NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS. 4:520-529.
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2010Effect of electrospinning parameters on the characterization of PLA/HNT nanocomposite fibers. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH. 25:857-865.
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2010Electrodeposition and morphology analysis of Bi-Te thermoelectric alloy nanoparticles on copper substrate. MATERIALS LETTERS. 64:449-452.
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2008Structural transformation of vapor grown carbon nanofibers studied by HRTEM. JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH. 10:1155-1167.
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Article (Web of Science)
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2018Sustainable Animal Protein-Intermeshed Epoxy Hybrid Polymers: From Conquering Challenges to Engineering Properties. ACS OMEGA. 3:14361-14370.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01336
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2018Role of enhanced solubility in esterification of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid with ethylene glycol at reduced temperatures: energy efficient synthesis of poly(ethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate). REACTION CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING. 3:447-453.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/c8re00086g
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2018Optical and Electrical Properties of Sn-Doped Zinc Oxide Single Crystals. JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS. 47:1497-1504.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11664-017-5942-6
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2014Physico-chemical characterisation, cytotoxic activity, and biocompatibility studies of tamoxifen-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles prepared via a temperature-modulated solidification method. JOURNAL OF MICROENCAPSULATION. 31:590-599.Full Text via DOI: 10.3109/02652048.2014.898707
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2013Microwave-assisted solution combustion synthesis of high aspect ratio calcium phosphate nanoparticles. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH. 28:3119-3129.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2013.314
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2013Particle characterization emitted during the land application of biosolids in Ohio, USA. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. 32:325-334.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ep.10620
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2013Polycaprolactone nanofiber interspersed collagen type-I scaffold for bone regeneration: a unique injectable osteogenic scaffold. BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS. 8.Full Text via DOI: 10.1088/1748-6041/8/4/045011
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2012Formation Mechanism of Self-Organized TiO2 Nanotube Arrays. NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS. 4:520-529.Full Text via DOI: 10.1166/nnl.2012.1343
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2012Biomimetic coating of bisphosphonate incorporated CDHA on Ti6Al4V. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE. 23:365-374.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10856-011-4524-z
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2011Focused ion beam and electron microscopy characterization of nanosharp tips and microbumps on silicon and metal thin films formed via localized single-pulse laser irradiation. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS. 109.Full Text via DOI: 10.1063/1.3524367
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2010Effect of electrospinning parameters on the characterization of PLA/HNT nanocomposite fibers. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH. 25:857-865.Full Text via DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2010.0122
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2010Electrodeposition and morphology analysis of Bi-Te thermoelectric alloy nanoparticles on copper substrate. MATERIALS LETTERS. 64:449-452.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2009.11.045
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2008Structural transformation of vapor grown carbon nanofibers studied by HRTEM. JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH. 10:1155-1167.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11051-007-9341-4
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2008Elastic properties and morphology of individual carbon nanofibers. ACS NANO. 2:1230-1236.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/nn7004427
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Meeting Abstract (Web of Science)
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2017Impact of MXD6 on multiple mechanical recycling of PET and the recycled product properties. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
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2009Microwave synthesis of calcium phosphate nanowhiskers as nonviral, inorganic gene delivery vectors. HUMAN GENE THERAPY. 1518-1519.
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Presentation (Faculty180)
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Proceedings (Faculty180)
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Review Article (Web of Science)
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2012Fabrication aspects of PLA-CaP/PLGA-CaP composites for orthopedic applications: A review. ACTA BIOMATERIALIA. 1999-2016.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.01.031
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Contact
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