Faculty

Dean C. Webster

Professor and Chair
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1984
Research Interests: Polymer Synthesis, Thermosets, Polymerization Reactions, Crosslinking, Bio-based materials, Marine Coatings, Combinatorial and High Throughput Methods.

Research 1, 216B
701-231-8709
dean.webster@ndsu.edu

Eugene B. Caldona

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of the Philippines Diliman, 2015
Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 2020
Research Interests: Corrosion-Preventing Materials, Electrochemistry and Surface Chemistry, Additively Manufactured Polymeric Materials, Polymer Nanocomposites, Fluoropolymers, Elastomer-Enhanced Thermosets, Thin Films, Biobased Materials, and Stimuli-Responsive and Super Liquid-Repellent Coatings

Research 1, 236E
701-231-6219
eugene.caldona@ndsu.edu

Erik K. Hobbie

Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1990
Research Interests: Nanotechology, Nanoparticles Polymers, Optics and Rheology

South Engineering 212B
Tel: 701-231-7049
Fax: 701-231-7088
erik.hobbie(at)ndsu.edu

Bakhtiyor Rasulev

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Uzbek Academy of Science, 2002
Research Interests: Cheminformatics, Computational Chemistry of Polymers and Coating Materials, Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship, Predictive Models Development, Molecular Modeling, Nanoparticles, Physico-Chemical Properties and Toxicity Assessment.

Research 1, 236B
Tel: 701-231-6467
bakhtiyor.rasulev@ndsu.edu

Xiaoning Qi

Assistant Professor
PhD, North Dakota State University, 2009
Research interests: corrosion characterization and prevention, coating design and formulation, sustainable coating solutions, bridge coatings, high temperature coatings, durable functional surfaces, and repairable/healable coatings.

Research 1, Room 172C
Phone: (701) 231-5656
email: xiaoning.qi@ndsu.edu

Mohiuddin Quadir

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Freie University Berlin, Germany, 2010
Research Interests: Organic Polymer Chemistry, Functional self-assembly of polymers, Biomaterials, Application-guided modification of polymers for pharmaceutical and medical use, Bio-based materials.

Research 1 212A
Tel: 701-231-6283
mohiuddin.quadir@ndsu.edu

Andriy Voronov

Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator
Ph.D., Lviv Polytechnic National University, 1994
Research Interests: Polymer Synthesis, Micellar Self-Assembly, Sustainable Biobased Polymeric Materials, Responsive Polymers for Biomedical Applications, Polymers for Biomimetic Conversion of Biomass, Polymer Latexes, Polymer Hydrogels, Polymer Thin Films.

Research 1, 222A
701-231-9563
andriy.voronov@ndsu.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Gordon P. Bierwagen

Professsor Emeritus

Stuart Croll

Emeritus Professor
Ph.D., University of Leeds, 1974
Research Interests: Weathering Durability of Coatings, Service Lifetime Prediction, Colloidal Stability, Molecular Modeling, Pigment-Polymer Interactions, Film Formation Processes, Coating Physics, Art Conservation

stuart.croll@ndsu.edu