Michael J. Solomon Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering & Macromolecular Science and Engineering 3410 G.G. Brown (734) 764-3119 FAX: (734) 764-7453 mjsolo@umich.edu Assembly and microdynamics of nanocolloidal suspensions; confocal laser scanning microscopy and light scattering; complex fluid rheology; polymer science and fluid dynamics Short Bio Research Publications Teaching Group Page

Publications

1. Dibble, C.J., M. Kogan and M.J. Solomon, “Structure and dynamics of colloidal depletion gels: coincidence of transitions and heterogeneity,” Phys Rev E, 74 art no. 041403 (2006).
2. Vanapalli, S.A., S.L. Ceccio and M.J. Solomon, “Universal scaling for polymer chain scission in turbulence,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103(45) 16660-16665 (2006).
3. Mohraz, A. and M.J. Solomon, “Gelation and internal dynamics of colloidal rod aggregates,” Journal Colloid Interface Science 300(1) 155-162 (2006).
4. Lee, M., M. Alcoutlabi, J.J. Magda, C. Dibble, M.J. Solomon, X.F. Shi and G.B. McKenna, “The shear-thickening transition of model colloidal spheres and its effect on the radial pressure profile during cone-and-plate and parallel plate shearing flows,” Journal of Rheology 50(3) 293-312 (2006).
5. Solomon, T. and M.J. Solomon, “Stacking fault structure in shear-induced colloidal crystallization,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 124 art no. 134905 (2006).
6. Mohraz, A. and M.J. Solomon, “Direct visualization of colloidal rod assembly by confocal microscopy,” Langmuir 21(12) 5298-5306 (2005).
7. Vanapalli, S.A, M. Islam, M.J. Solomon, “Scission-induced bounds on maximum polymer drag reduction in turbulent flow,” Physics of Fluids, 17 art no. 095108 (2005).
8. Wu, K.C., K.F. Seefeldt, M.J. Solomon and J.W. Halloran, “Prediction of ceramic stereolithograpy resin sensitivity from theory and measurement of diffuse photon transport,” Journal of Applied Physics, 98 art no. 024902 (2005).
9. Glotzer, S.C., M.J. Solomon and N. Kotov, “Self-assembly: from nanoscale to microscale colloids,” AIChE Journal, 50(12) 2978-2985 (2004).
10. Vermant, J. and M.J. Solomon, “Flow induced structure in colloidal suspensions,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 17 R187-R216 (2005).
11. Mohraz, A. and M.J. Solomon, “Orientation and rupture of fractal colloidal gels during start-up of steady shear flow,” Journal of Rheology 49(3) 657-681 (2005).
12. Solomon, M.J. and M. Kogan, “Confocal Optical Microscopy,” in Encyclopedia of Condensed Matter Physics, G. Bassani, G. Liedl and P. Wyder, (eds). Elsevier 229-235 (2005).
13. Kim, K. M.T. Islam, X. Shen, A.I. Sirviente and M.J. Solomon, “Effect of macromolecular polymer structures on drag reduction in a turbulent channel flow,” Physics of Fluids 16(11) 4150-4162 (2004).
14. Mohraz, A. D.B. Moler, R.F. Ziff and M.J. Solomon, “Effect of monomer geometry on the fractal structure of colloidal rod aggregates,” Physical Review Letters 92(15) 155503 1-4 (2004).
15. Solomon, M.J. and A. Somwangthanaroj, “Intercalated polypropylene nanocomposites,” Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, edited by J.A. Schwarz, I. Contescu and K. Putyer, Marcel Dekker, 1483-1490 (2004).
16. Almusallam, A.S., R.G. Larson and M.J. Solomon, “A comprehensive constitutive model for immiscible blends of Newtonian polymers,” Journal of Rheology, 48(2) 319-348 (2004).
17. Islam, M, S.A. Vanapalli and MJ. Solomon, “Inertial Effects on Polymer Chain Scission in Planar Elongational Cross-Slot Flow,” Macromolecules, 37(3) 1023-1030 (2004).
18. Varadan, P. and M.J. Solomon, “Direct visualization of flow-induced microstructure in dense colloidal gels by confocal laser scanning microscopy,” Journal of Rheology 47(4) 943-968 (2003).
19. Almusallam, A.S., R.G. Larson and M.J. Solomon, “A constitutive model for breakup of extended droplets,” Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 113(1) 29-48 (2003).
20. Seefeldt, K.F. and M.J. Solomon, “Self-diffusion in dilute colloidal suspensions with attractive potential interactions,” Physical Review E 67, 050402(R) 1-4 (2003).
21. Somwangthanaroj, A., E.C. Lee and M.J. Solomon, “Early stage quiescent and flow-induced crystallization of intercalated polypropylene nanocomposites by depolarized light scattering,” Macromolecules 36 2333-2342 (2003).
22. Lerdwijitjarud, W., R.G. Larson, A. Sirivat and M.J. Solomon, “Influence of Weak Elasticity of Dispersed Phase on Droplet Behavior for Polybutadiene/Poly(dimethyl siloxane) Blends,” Journal of Rheology. 47(1) 37-58 (2003).
23. Varadan, P. and M.J. Solomon, “Direct visualization of long-range heterogeneous structure in dense colloidal gels,” Langmuir 19(3) 509-512 (2003).
24. Lu, Q. and M.J. Solomon, “Probe size effects on the microrheology of associating polymer solutions,” Physical Review E 66 061504-1 - 061504-11 (2002).
25. Solomon, M.J. and Q. Lu, “Rheology and dynamics of particles in viscoelastic media,” Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 6(5) 430-437 (2001).
26. Varadan, P. and M.J. Solomon, “Shear-Induced Microstructural Evolution of a Thermoreversible Gel,” Langmuir 17 2918-2929 (2001).
27. Solomon, M.J., A.S. Almusallam, K.F. Seefeldt, A. Somwangthanaroj and P. Varadan, “Rheology of Polypropylene/Clay Hybrid Materials”, Macromolecules 34(6) 1864-1872 (2001).
28. Solomon, M.J. and P. Varadan, “Dynamic structure of thermoreversible colloidal gels of adhesive spheres,” Phys. Rev. E 63 051402-1 - 051402-10 (2001).
    Almusallam, A.S., R.G. Larson and M.J. Solomon, “A constrained volume model for the prediction of droplet shapes and stresses in immiscible blends,” J. Rheology 44(5) 1055-1083 (2000).
29. Solomon, M.J., T. Saeki, M. Wan, P.J. Scales, D.V. Boger and H. Usui, "The Effect of Adsorbed Surfactants on the Rheology of Colloidal Zirconia Suspensions," Langmuir 15(1) 20-26 (1999).
30. Zhou, Z., M.J. Solomon, P.J. Scales and D.V. Boger, “The yield stress of concentrated flocculated suspensions of size distributed particles,” J. Rheology 43(3) 651-672 (1999).
31. Solomon, M.J. and D.V. Boger, "The rheology of aqueous dispersions of spindle-type colloidal hematite rods," J. Rheology 42(4), 929-949 (1998).
32. Boger, D.V. and M.J. Solomon, "Newtonian Elastic Liquids – A Paradox!," in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 1996, (eds. T. Tatsumi, E. Watanabe and T. Kambe) Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 139-154 (1997).
33. Lee, E.C., M.J. Solomon and S.J. Muller, "Molecular Orientation and Deformation of Polymer Solutions Under Shear: A Flow Light Scattering Study," Macromolecules, 30 7313-21 (1997).
34. Solomon, M.J. and Muller, S.J. "Study of mixed solvent quality in a polystyrene - dioctyl phthalate - polystyrene system." Journal of Polymer Science: B, Polymer Physics, 34, 181-192 (1996).
35. Solomon, M.J. and Muller, S.J. "Flow past a sphere in polystyrene-based Boger fluids: the effect on the drag coefficient of finite extensibility, solvent quality and polymer molecular weight," Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 62, 81-94 (1996).
36. Solomon, M.J. and Muller. S.J. "The transient extensional behavior of polystyrene-based Boger fluids of varying solvent quality and molecular weight," J. Rheology, 40(5) 837-856 (1996).