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Rufina Alamo

Dr. Rufina G. Alamo, Ph.D.

Professor
CIMAR, NMR

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Phone: 850 - 410-6376
Alt. Phone: 850 - 410-6150
Address: A 170 College of Engineering
2525 Pottsdamer Street
Tallahassee, FL 32310-3706

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Educational Background:
Complutense University of Madrid
Major:  Polymer Science and Engineering

Professional Experience:
http://www.eng.fsu.edu/cheme/pdf_bio/Alamo.pdf

Disclaimer: The information presented below was automatically generated from a database. In the rare instance of an exact name match, it is possible that a citation is inaccurately attributed. The listing should therefore be considered unofficial. To report a mismatched publication, contact IMsystems@magnet.fsu.edu

2009 Publications & Scientific Activities

    Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Jeona, K.; Palza, H.; Quijada, R. and Alamo, R.G., Effect of Comonomer Type on the Crystallization Kinetics of Random Isotactic Propylene 1-Alkene Copolymers, Polymer, 50 (3), 832-844 (2009) [read online]

2008 Publications & Scientific Activities

    Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Alamo, R.G.; Jeon, K.; Smith, R.L.; Boz, E.; Wagener, K.B. and Bockstaller, M.R., Crystallization of Polyethylenes Containing Chlorines: Precise vs. random Placement, Macromolecules, 41, 7141-7151 (2008) [read online]
  • Jeon, K.; Chiari, Y.L. and Alamo, R.G., Maximum Rate of Crystallization and Morphology of Random Propylene Ethylene Copolymers as a Function of Concentration of Comonomer, Macromolecules, 41, 95 (2008) [read online]
    Presentations, Posters & Abstracts
  • Abe, A.; Brooks, J.; Jeon, K. and Alamo, R.G., Role of Crystallinity in CNT Dispersion and Electrical Conductivity of SWCNT-Thermoplastic Nanocomposites, American Physical Society March Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 10-14 (2008)
  • Alamo, R.G., Crystallization of Branched Polyolefins, 2nd Int. Conf. of Polyolefins Characterization (ICPC), Valencia, Spain, September 14-17 (2008)
  • Alamo, R.G.; Jeon, K.; Boz, E. and Wagener, K.B., Crystallization of Polyethylenes Containing Halogens: Precise vs Random Placement, Annual meeting of the North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS), Atlanta, GA, August 18-20 (2008)
  • Alamo, R.G.; Jeon, K.; Smith, R.L.; Boz, E. and Wagener, K.B., Crystallization of Bromine Substituted Polyethylenes with Precise Placement or Random Distribution, American Physical Society March Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 10-14 (2008)
  • Jeon, K. and Alamo, R.G., Crystalline Morphology of Highly Branched Propylene 1-Alkene Random Copolymers, American Physical Society March Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 10-14 (2008)
  • Kismarahardja, A.; Brooks, J.S.; Jeon, K. and Alamo, R., Role of Crystallinity in CNT Dispersion and Electrical Conductivity of SWCNT-Thermoplastic Nanocomposites, American Physical Society March Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 12 (2008)

2007 Publications & Scientific Activities

    Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Jeon, K.; Lumata, L.; Tokumoto, T.; Brooks, J. and Alamo, R.G., Low Electrical Conductivity Threshold and Crystalline Morphology of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes-High Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites Characterized by SEM, Raman Spectroscopy and AFM, Polymer, 48 (16), 4751-4764 (2007)
    Presentations, Posters & Abstracts
  • Alamo, R.G.; Jeon, K.; Boz, E.; Nemeth, A.J. and Wagener, K.B., Crystallization of Polyethylenes Containing Halogens: Precise vs. Random Placement, ACS National Meeting. Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Boston, MA, August 19-24 (2007)
  • Chiari, Y.L.; Jeon, K. and Alamo, R.G., Sequence Distribution and Crystallization Kinetics of Random Propylene Ethylene Copolymers up to 25 mol% Ethylene, ACS National Meeting. Division of Polymer Chemistry, Chicago, IL, March 25-29 (2007); Published in Polymer Preprints, 48 (1), 966 (2007)
  • Jeon, K.; Alamo, R.G.; Lumata, L.; Tokumoto, T. and Brooks, J., Electrical Conductivity and Crystalline Morphology of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Linear Polyethylene Nanocomposites, ACS National Meeting. Division of Polymer Chemistry, Chicago, IL, March 25-29 (2007); Published in Polymer Preprints, 48 (1), 953 (2007)
  • Jeon, K.; Chiari, Y.L.; Palza, H. and Alamo, R.G., Effect of Comonomer Type on the Crystallization Rate and Crystalline Morphology of Random Propylene Copolymers up to 21 mol% Comonomer, ACS National Meeting. Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Boston, MA, August 19-24 (2007)
    Books, Chapters, Reviews & Other One-Time Publications
  • Alamo, R.G., "Polyethylene, Linear High-Density", Polymer Data Handbook, 2nd Ed. Oxford University Press, 2007.

2006 Publications & Scientific Activities

    Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Boz, E.; Wagener, K.B.; Ghosal, A.; Fu, R. and Alamo, R.G., Synthesis and Crystallization of Precision ADMET Polyolefins Containing Halogens, Macromolecules, 39, 4437-4447 (2006) [read online]
    Presentations, Posters & Abstracts
  • Alamo, R.; Boz, E. and Fu, R., Crystallization in Precision Polyolefins, American Physical Society March Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 13-17 (2006)
    Books, Chapters, Reviews & Other One-Time Publications
  • Alamo, R.G. and Mandelkern, L., "Thermodynamic Quantities Governing Melting", in "Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook", J. Mark Ed.; Springer-Verlag: New York, 165 -186, 2006.

2003 Publications & Scientific Activities

    Presentations, Posters & Abstracts
  • Mowery, D.M.; Carrilero, I. and Alamo, R.G., Structural Studies of Ethylene 1-Octene and Ethylene-Norbornene Random Copolymers by NMR and WAXS, American Physical Society March Meeting, Austin, TX, March 3-7 (2003)
  • Vanderhart, D.; Snyder, C. and Alamo, R.G., Proton NMR Study of Room Temperature Aging in Isotactic Poly(propylene) and Ethylen 1-Octene copolymers, American Physical Society March Meeting, Austin, TX, March 3-7 (2003)

2002 Publications & Scientific Activities

    Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Alamo, R.G.; Blanco, J.A.; Carrilero, I. and Fu, R., Measurement of the 13C Spin-Lattice Relaxation Time of the Non-Crystalline Regions of Semicrystalline Polymers by a cp-MAS Based Method, Polymer, 43, 1857-1865 (2002) [read online]

2001 Publications & Scientific Activities

    Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Annis, B.K.; Kim, M.H.; Alamo, R.G. and Pyda, M., Inelastic Neutron Scattering from Isotactic Polypropylene, J. Polymer Science, Polymer Physics Ed., 39, 2852 (2001)
  • Li, D.; Garmestani, H.; Kalidindi, S. and Alamo, R., Crystallographic Texture Evolution in High Density Polyethylene During Uniaxial Tension, Polymer, 42, 4903-4913 (2001)
    Presentations, Posters & Abstracts
  • Alamo, R.G., Crystallization and Melting Kinetics of Poly(Propylenes): Effect of Concentration and Type of Defects, POLYOLEFINS III, Sonoma, California, October 7-10 (2001)
  • Ritchson, E.; Blanco, J.A. and Alamo, R.G., Crystallization Rates and Spherulitic Morphology of Fractions from Metallocene and Ziegler typeIsotactic Poly(propylene), American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Conference, Reno, NV, November 3 -7 (2001)

2000 Publications & Scientific Activities

    Peer-Reviewed Publications
  • Alamo, R.G.; van der Hart, D.L.; Nyden, M.R. and Mandelkern, L., Morphological Partitioning of Ethylene Defects in Random Propylene-Ethylene Copolymers, Macromolecules, 33, 6105-6116 (2000)
  • Huang, W. and Alamo, R.G., A Comparative Study of the Melting and Crystallization Behavior For a Metallocene and a Narrow Fraction of Ziegler-Natta Isotactic Polypropylene, Society of Plastics Engineers J., SPE/ANTEC'00, 3, 3546-3550 (2000)
  • Nakaoki,T.; Kitamaru, R.; Alamo, R.G.; Huang. W.T. and Mandelkern, L., The Conformational Change with Temperature of End Group Sequences of Low Molecular Weight Polyethylenes, Polymer J., 32, 876-882 (2000)
  • van der Hart, D.L.; Alamo, R. G.; Nyden, M. R.; Kim, M. H. and Mandelkern, L., VanderHart, D.L., R.G. Alamo, M.R. Nyden, M.H. Kim, L. Mandelkern,, Macromolecules, 33, 6078-6094 (2000)
    Presentations, Posters & Abstracts
  • Alamo, R.G., Huang, T.W.; Mandelkern, L.; Kim, M.H., A Comparative Study of the Melting and Crystallization Behavior of a Metallocene and a Ziegler Fraction of iPP with the Same Overall Defect Content, American Physical Society March meeting. Symposium on Polymer Crystallization: New Perspectives on an Old Problem, Minneapolis, MN, March 20-24 (2000)
  • Alamo, R.G., W.T. Huang, L. Mandelkern, Kinetics of Isothermal Melting of Isotactic Polypropylenes with Different Degrees of Isotacticity, ACS National Meeting. Division of Polymer Chemistry, Washington D.C., August 19 (2000)
  • van der Hart, D.L.; Nyden, M.R.; Alamo, R.G.; Mandelkern, L., Incorporation of Stereo, Regio and Comonomer Defects into the Crystalline Regions of Isotactic Polypropylene: Results from NMR, Molecular Dynamics and Chemical Shift Calculations, ACS National Meeting. Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering. Symposium on the Structure, Dynamics and Organization of Polymers in the Solid State by Magnetic Resonance., San Francisco, CA., March 26-31 (2000)