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At the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Dr. Nguyen is a Senior Project Leader of "Relating Accelerated Testing Results with Outdoor Performance of Coatings" and "Nanoscale Chemical Characterization of Materials and Polymers." He is the founder of the NIST/Industry Polymer Interphase Consortium, which involves NIST and five private companies. Dr. Nguyen’s main interests aim at understanding adhesion of polymeric systems, interactions between polymers and substrates including nanoparticles, mechanisms by which polymers and polymer/substrate interfaces degrade under environmental stresses, and modeling the degradation processes. In the past several years, Dr. Nguyen has been involved in nanotechnologies and nanometrologies, particularly measurement of chemical properties at the nanoscale resolution of polymer/nanoparticle interfaces, and performance and service life of polymer nanocomposites. He is credited in the development of 1) both the conceptual and mathematical models for the corrosion and delamination of polymer-coated steel exposed to alkaline electrolytes, 2) a method to detect and quantify in situ molecular water layer and metal ions at the polymer/substrate interface using evanescent wave spectroscopy, 3) a credible conceptual heterogeneous model for understanding the hydrolysis and photodegradation of polymers and coatings, 4) developing a method based on combined phase imaging AFM, hydrophilic tip, and elevated humidity to characterize chemical heterogeneity of model adsorbed films and polymer surfaces at a nanoscale resolution, and 5) a novel method to effectively functionalize carbon nanotubes that carry terminal NCO groups for forming covalent bonds with polyurethane resins. He is also the first researcher to explore reflection/absorption Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to study the degradation at the coating/steel interface, electron thermal wave microscopy and imaging to quantify early corrosion on steel under a polymer coating, cyclic dynamic electrochemical and potential imaging methods for rapidly evaluating the protective performance of polymer coatings on metals, and a microelectrode technique for measuring in situ chloride and corrosion potential at the coating/metal interface. Prior to joining the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Dr. Nguyen was a Research Chemist at the Atlantic Richfield Chemical Company (ARCO) Research Center, Newtown Square, PA. His main work at ARCO was in the research and development of adhesives, adhesion promoters, release agents, and polyurethane coatings and sealants. In addition, his work involved the adhesion and abhesion between metals and adhesives, stability and degradation of adhesive joints and sealants, and the emulsification of polyurethanes. Dr. Nguyen holds nine patents in these areas. During graduate study at the University of California at Berkeley, Dr. Nguyen was employed as a research assistant. His research there involved surface chemistry and oxidation of synthetic and natural polymers, adhesion, thermal analyses, and development of methodologies for bonding natural and synthetic polymers by chemical oxidation processes. Awards and Honors: Scholarship, Southeast Asian Minister of Education Organization (SEAMEO), 1970-1973. Building and Fire Research Communicator Award, 1991. Department of Commerce Sustained Superior Performance and Outstanding Performance and Cash Awards, from 1984 to 1991. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award, 1994. Federation of Societies of Coatings Technology Corrosion Committee Publication Award, 1996. Best Paper Award of the 1996 European Coating Congress. Roon Foundation Awards of the Federation of Societies of Coatings Technology, in 1998, 2003, and 2004. Best Paper Award of the Coatings for Plastics Conference, 2004. Best Poster Award (coauthor) sponsored by Michelin Company and given by The Adhesion Society Meeting, February, 2004. John Gordon Best Paper Award (coauthor) given by Federation of Society of Coatings Technology, November, 2006. Best Poster Award (coauthor) sponsored by Michelin Company and given by the Adhesion Society, February, 2007. Best Paper Award of the Asia Pacific Coatings Show and Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, May, 2007. Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering", 2nd Edition, 1994. Marquis Who's Who in the World", 12th Edition, 1994. Who’s Who in Vietnamese Oversea, Vol. 3, 1998. Member of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on Durability of Building Materials, 1993 to 2004. Associate Editor of the Journal of Materials for Civil Engineering, 1998-2004. |
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Tinh NguyenEducationUniversity of Saigon, Engineering, 1970University of the Philippines, M.S., Applied Chemistry, 1974 University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., Materials Science (Surface Chemistry and Polymers Science), 1979 PositionPhysical ScientistPolymeric Materials Group Materials and Construction Research Division Building and Fire Research Laboratory |
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