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Kotlarchyk

Dr. Michael Kotlarchyk, Department Head
Professor of Physics
Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Science
85 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5603

Phone: (585)475-6115
Fax: (585)475-5766
Email: mnksps@rit.edu

 

Professional Interests: 
Radiation scattering techniques, laser light scattering, small-angle neutron and x-ray scattering, photon correlation spectroscopy, structure and interactions in complex fluids, optics and photonics.
Books Published:
Interaction of Photons and Neutrons with Matter, S.H. Chen and M. Kotlarchyk, World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, 1997. http://www.wspc.com/books/physics/2536.html
Contributions to Books/Volumes:
Electromagnetic Radiation and Interactions with Matter, M. Kotlarchyk, in Encyclopedia of Imaging Science and Technology, J. Hornak, ed. (Wiley, New York, 2002). http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/eist/index.html

Scattering Theory, M. Kotlarchyk, in Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry, J. C. Lindon, G. E. Tranter, and J. L. Holmes, eds. (Academic Press, London, 1999).  http://www.apnet.com/spectro/

Structural Evolution and Transition of a Three-Component Dense Microemulsion System, E. Y. Sheu, M. M. De Tar, M. Kotlarchyk, J. S. Lin, M. Capel, and D. A. Storm, in Structure and Dynamics of Strongly Interacting Colloids and Supramolecular Aggregates in Solutions, 1992.

Structure and Properties of Three-Component Microemulsions Near the Critical Point, J. S. Huang, M. Kotlarchyk, and S. H. Chen, in Micellar Solutions and Microemulsions: Structure, Dynamics, and Statistical Thermodynamics, 1990.
Selected Publications:
J. E. Roe*, D. D. Ramanan, J. P. Hornak, and M. Kotlarchyk, Application of Dense Microemulsions to Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Physica A 231, 359 (1996).

M. Kotlarchyk, E. Y. Sheu, and M. Capel, Structural and Dynamical Transformations Between Neighboring Dense Microemulsion Phases, Phys. Rev. A 46, 928 (1992).

M. Kotlarchyk and S. M. Ritzau*, Paracrystal Model of the High-Temperature Lamellar Phase of a Ternary Microemulsion System, J. Appl. Cryst. 24, 753 (1991).
Selected Presentations:
A Suggested Technique for Analyzing Static Light Scattering from Concentrated Dispersions of Interacting Particles, 2002 International Light Scattering Colloquium, Santa Barbara, CA, October 2002.

Investigating Nanostructured Dispersions Using Light, Neutron, and X-Ray Scattering, SUNY Brockport Joint Chemistry/Physics Colloqium, April 2002.

Basic Principles of Laser Light Scattering, RIT Physics Colloquium, February 2001.

Application of Microemulsions to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Phantoms, J.E. Roe*, D. D. Ramanan, W.E. Prentice, M. Kotlarchyk, and J. P. Hornak, symposium on Colloid and Interface Science: Trends and Applications, Puerto Rico, May 1995.

Phase Transition Behavior of AOT/Water/Decane Microemulsions: A Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Study, M. Kotlarchyk, E. Y. Sheu, M. M. De Tar, D. A. Storm, and J. S. Lin, 65th Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Norman, OK, 1991.

Paracrystal Model of the High-Temperature Lamellar Phase of a Ternary Microemulsion System, M. Kotlarchyk and S. M. Ritzau*, 8th International Meeting on Small-Angle Neutron Scattering, Leuven, Belgium, 1990.
External Research Support:
An Integrated Scattering and Spectroscopic Study of the Effect of Alcohols on the Structure of Nanodispersions, M. Kotlarchyk and A. Langner, Cottrell College Science Award (Research Corporation), 2002-2004.

Nuclear and Atomic Collision Phenomena, Visiting Scientist and Graduate Faculty Position, M.I.T. Nuclear Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. 

Droplet-to-Lamellar Phase Transition in a Model Three-Component Microemulsion, Petroleum Research Fund (American Chemical Society), 1989-92.


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