DR. MARK D. SOUCEK
Professor of Polymer Engineering
Coatings
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Department of
Polymer Engineering
The University of Akron, OH
330-972-2583.
[email protected]
http://www.uakron.edu/cpspe/faculty-research/
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Biography: From 1990-1993 Dr. Soucek was a
National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow at
NASA-Langley Research Center in the area of high
Temperature Polyimide, films, composites, and
coatings. From 1993 through 2001, Dr. Soucek was
a Professor at North Dakota State University in the
Department of Polymers & Coatings focusing his
research on Coatings Science and corrosion
resistant coatings. From 2001, Dr. Soucek has been
a Professor at the University of Akron in the
Department of Polymer Engineering. He presently
has >140 research papers published all in coating
science. In In 2009 Dr. Soucek served as President
of the Cleveland Coating Society.
Awards/Accomplishments:
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JPCL Editor’s Award”Self Stratifying Coatings”
(2014)
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Roon Award “New Class of Acrylated Alkyds”
(2009)
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John A. Gordon Award Honorable Mention
“Optimization of Core-Shell Latexes” (2004)
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Radtech Innovation Award (2004)
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John A. Gordon Award Finalist
“Epoxynorbornylene Modified Inorganic/Organic
Hybrid Coatings” (2003)
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John A. Gordon Award “Polyurethane/
Polysiloxane Ceramer Coatings” (2000)
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Roon Award “Cycloaliphatic Epoxide
Crosslinkable Core-Shell Latexes: A New
Strategy for Waterborne Epoxide Coatings”
(1999)
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National Research Council Post-Doctoral
Fellow, NASA (1991-1993)
Research Interests:
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High solids and waterborne coatings
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Alkyds
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Seed oil based reactive diluents
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Kinetic and reaction mechanism studies of crosslinkers
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Thermoset Latexes
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Core-shell latexes
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Crosslinked protective space coatings
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UV-curable coatings
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Inorganic/organic hybrid coatings
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Curing mechanism of drying oils
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Plasma deposition of high performance coatings
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Corrosion resistant polyurethane coatings
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Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis
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Hydrolytic stability of Polyesters
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Powder Coatings, UV-Curable Powder Coatings
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Inorganic/Organic hybrid coatings/materials
Industrial Sector Focus:
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Coatings, Paints, Formulations, reactive diluents
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Green alternative technologies for coatings
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Polymeric binders for coatings, industrial coatings,
architectural coatings, corrosion resistant coatings
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Coatings for steel, coatings for paper, coatings for
wood, anti-reflective coatings for solar cells, protective
space coatings
Unique Laboratory Facilities:
Polymer and monomer synthesis, standard ASTM coating and
paint testing, powder Coatings Equipment.. E beam, and UVinstruments, RT IR for UV-kinetics, Plasma cladding of metals,
weatherometer, fracture toughness instrument, photo-dsc ,IR
Plasma Cladder and Coater, Opimax Reactor for Latexes, 1 and
2L Stainless steel, high pressure reactor/calorimeter for scale-up.
Recent Publications/Patents:
1. Ramirez, M. Miller, K.R.; Soucek, M.D. (2014) “Linking of
Oligoesters Hydroylsis to Polyurethene Coatings” J. Appl.
Polym. Sci. 131(9) 40198/1.
2.
Alyamac, E.; Gu, H. Soucek, M.D. (2014) “Interface Driven
Phase-Seapared Coatings” J. Coat. Technol. Res. 11(5), 665.
3.
Nalawade, P; Mehta, B.; Pugh, C., Soucek, M.D. (2014) “
Modified Soybean Oil as a Reactive Diluent: Synthesis and
Characterization” J. Poly. Sci. Part A
4.
Miller, K.R.; Soucek, M.D. (2014) “Degradation Kinetics of
Photopolymerizable poly(lactic acid) Films” J. Appl. Polym.
Sci. 131, 40475.
5.
Wu, J.; Soucek, M.D.; Cakmak, M. (2014) “Effect of ElectronBeam on Tensile and Viscoelastic Properties of Strenic Block
Copolymers” Polym. Eng. Sci.
6.
Cao, Y.; Cakmak, M.; Soucek, M.D. (2013) “Antireflective
Caotings Using Organically Modified Silica and Polyimde via
Solution Casting Method” Polym. Eng. Sci. 53(10), 2228.
7.
Miller, K. R., Soucek, M. D., Photopolymerization of
biocompatible films containing poly(lactic acid), Eur. Polym. J.
48, 2107-2116 (2012)