FULL CURRICULUM VITAE
Arlette R.C. Baljon
Email: abaljon@mail.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-2051
FAX: 619-594-5485
Web: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/~abaljon/
Marital status: Married, three children (Kelda ’91,
Jessalyn ‘95, Mendel ’99)
Citizenship: Dutch + US Green Card
EDUCATION
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
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Institution |
Position |
Date
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Dept of Physics, |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
7/93-8/96 |
Postdoctoral Advisor: Prof. M.O. Robbins |
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Research Associate |
9/96-8/98 |
Supervisor: Dr. A.Z. Panagiotopoulos |
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Dept. of Chemistry, |
Visiting Scientist |
9/98-8/99 |
Host: Prof. R.F. Loring |
Dept. of Physics,
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Assistant Professor |
8/99- 5/05 |
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TEACHING
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Classes taught |
Level
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Textbook |
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Fundamentals of Physics |
Lower Division |
Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Serway, Beichner |
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Classical Mechanics |
Upper Division |
Classical
Dynamics by Thornton , |
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Modern Physics |
Upper Division |
Modern
Physics by Tippler and Llewellyn |
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Polymer Science |
Upper Division/ Graduate |
Fundamentals of Polymer Science by Painter, Coleman and Mechanics of the Cell by Boal |
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Statistical Mechanics |
Graduate |
Statistical Mechanics by Pathria |
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Classical Mechanics |
Graduate |
Classical Mechanics by Goldstein, |
``Modelling
tubular shapes of mitochondrial membranes,” A. Ponnuswamy, J. Nulton, J. M.
Mahaffy, P. Salamon, T.G. Frey, and A.R.C. Baljon, Physical Biology 2, 73 (2005).
``Glass
Transition Behavior of Polymer Films of Nanoscopic Dimension,” Arlette R.C.
Baljon,
``Percolation
of Immobile Domains in Supercooled Thin Polymeric Films,” Arlette R.C. Baljon,
J. Billen, and R. Khare, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 255701 (2004).
``Transitory response of confined
polymer films subjected to oscillatory shear,“ Arlette R. C. Baljon, J.Chem.Phys, 121, 11402 (2004).
``Computational
studies of contact time dependence of adhesive energy due to redistribution of
the locations of strong specific interfacial interactions,” Arlette R.C.
Baljon, Travis Depuy, and Joris Vorselaars, Macromolecules 37,
5800 (2004).
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``Contact
time dependence of adhesive energy,” Arlette R.C. Baljon, Travis Depuy, and
Joris Vorselaars, Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics
and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological Sciences, 366 (2003).
``Simulations of crazing in polymer glasses: Effect
of chain length and surface tension,”
Arlette R.C. Baljon, and Mark O. Robbins, Macromolecules 34,
4200 (2001).
``Molecular
Dynamics Study of the Intercalation of Diblock Copolymers into Layered
Silicates,” Jae Youn Lee, Arlette R.C. Baljon, Dotsevi Y. Sogah, and Roger F.
Loring, J. Chem. Phys., 112, 9112 (2000).
``Spontaneous
Swelling of Layered Nanostructures by a Polymer Melt,” Jae Youn Lee, Arlette
R.C. Baljon, and Roger F. Loring, J. Chem. Phys., 111, 9754
(1999).
``Modeling Intercalation Kinetics of Polymer Silicate
Nanocomposites,” Jae Youn Lee, Arlette R.C. Baljon and Roger F. Loring, Mat.
Res. Symp. Proc. (Mat. Res. Symp. Proc. 543, 455 (1999).
``A
Molecular View of Bond Rupture,” Arlette R. C. Baljon and Mark O. Robbins, Computational
and Theoretical Polymer Science, 9, 35 (1999).
``Molecular
View of Polymer Flow into a Strongly Attractive Slit,” Arlette R. C. Baljon,
Jae Youn Lee, and Roger F. Loring, J. Chem. Phys., 111, 9068
(1999).
``Modeling Formation Kinetics of Polymer Intercalated
Silicate Nanocomposites," Jae Youn Lee, Arlette R.C. Baljon, Roger F.
Loring, and Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos, J. Chem. Phys., 109,
10321 (1998).
``Molecular Mechanism during Rupture of Thin
Adhesive Bonds," Arlette R.C. Baljon and Mark O. Robbins, Proc. of the
Adh. Soc. (1998).
``Adhesion and Friction of Thin Films,”
Arlette R.C. Baljon and Mark O. Robbins, MRS Bulletin, Theory and
Simulation of Polymers at Interfaces 22, 22 (1997).
``Individual
Entanglements in a Simulated Polymer Melt," Eli Ben-Naim, Gary S. Grest,
Arlette R.C. Baljon, and Thomas A. Witten, Phys. Rev. E. 53, 1816
(1996).
``Energy
Dissipation During Rupture of Adhesive Bonds," Arlette R.C. Baljon and
Mark O. Robbins, Science 271, 482 (1996).
``Simulations of Induced Orientation in
Stretched Polymer Melts,” Arlette R.C. Baljon, Gary S. Grest, and Thomas A.
Witten, Macromolecules 28, 1835 (1995).
``Swollen Conformations of Associating
Polymers," Arlette R.C. Baljon, Macromolecules 26, 4339
(1993).
``Equilibrium
Topologies of Associating Polymers," Arlette R.C. Baljon-Haakman and
Thomas A. Witten, Mat. Res. Symp. Proc. 248, 455 (1992).
``Architecture-Controlled Interactions between
Associating Polymers," Arlette R.C. Baljon-Haakman and Thomas A. Witten, Macromolecules
25, 2969 (1992).
``Response
of Thin Oligomer Films to Steady and Transient Shear," Arlette R.C. Baljon
and Mark O. Robbins, Microstructure and Microtribology of Polymer Surfaces,
ACS Symposium Series 741, Edited by V. V. Tsukruk and K. J. Wahl,
(American Chemical Society, Washington DC), 91 (1999).
``Stick-Slip
Motion, Transient Behavior, and Memory in Confined Films," Arlette R.C.
Baljon and Mark. O. Robbins, in Micro/Nanotribology and its Applications,
ed. B. Bhushan (1996).
``Architecture
Controlled Solution Properties of Hydrophobically Associating Copolymers,"
Arlette R.C. Baljon and Thomas A. Witten, Hydrophilic Polymers: Performance
with Environmental Acceptance, Advances in Chemistry Series 248,
Chapter 11 (1995).
8/05-8/08 ``Spatio-dynamical Order in Reversible Polymeric Gels,” National Science Foundation, Division of Materials
Research, $240.000.
6/02-8/06 ``Structure-composition relationships for curved
membranes," Petroleum Research Fund, American Chemical Society, $35.000.
5/00-5/05 ``A computational study of how contact time affects the
strength of an adhesive bond,” Research Corporation,
$25,269.
1/00- 7/01 ``Simulations of polymer/clay filler
nanocomposites,” Grant-in-aid for Research,
$3,972.
PRESENTATIONS
9/05 ``Jamming
in supercooled nanoscale polymeric films,” CECAM workshop,
8/03 ``Spatio-temporal patterns in ultra-thin polymeric films,” Conference on Pattern Formation in Physics and Biology,” Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara. view talk online
6/03 ``Computational studies of time dependent
adhesion increase due to strong specific interfacial interactions,” Polymer Consortium Meeting, Accelerys Inc,
8/98 ``Simulations of Microstructural Changes during Rupture of Adhesive Bonds," Gorden Research Conference on ``Adhesion Science: From Forces at Interfaces to Life Itself," Tilton.
5/98 ``A Molecular View of Adhesion,"
Corporate Outreach Workshop on Pressure Sensitive Adhesives,
4/98 ``Memory of Molecularly-thin Oligomer Films," American Chemical Society National Meeting, Dallas.
2/98 ``Molecular Mechanisms during Rupture of a
Thin Adhesive Film," Adhesion Society Meeting,
10/97 ``Simulations of Stick-to-slip Transition and Memory in Confined Fluids," Conference on ``Jamming and Rheology," Kalvi Institute for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara.
4/96
``Dissipation Mechanisms during
Rupture and Shear of Thin Oligomeric Films," Workshop, Los Alamos National
Laboratory,
3/96 ``Molecular Mechanisms during Rupture of
Thin Adhesive Bonds," March Meeting of the American Physical Society,
8/93 ``Influence of Placement of Hydrophobes on the Solution Properties of Associative Thickeners," American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago.
Contributed talks and
poster presentations.
3/05 ``Modeling Shapes of the
Mitochondrial Crista Membrane,” March Meeting of the American Physical Society,
3/05 ``Heterogeneous Dynamics
in Thin Films of Glassy Polymers, `` March Meeting of the American
Physical Society,
6/03 ``Contact time dependence of adhesive
energy,” Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques in Medicine and
Biological,
6/03 ``Monte Carlo Simulations of Curved Lipid
Membranes,” International Conference on Mathematics and Engineering Techniques
in Medicine and Biological Sciences,
9/02 ``Structure-property relations in
molecularly thin films,” 2nd Rhodia International Conference,
4/01 ``Contact time dependence of adhesive
energy,” American Chemical Society National Meeting,
4/00 ``Simulations of Intercalation Kinetics of Polymer Silicate Nanocomposites,” Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, San Francisco.
12/98 ``Modeling Intercalation Kinetics of Polymer
Silicate Nanocomposites,” Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society,
11/97 ``Simulations of Crazing in Polymers,"
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting,
11/97 ``A nonequilibrium "rhythmic solid"
phase: its relevance for understanding stick-slip and memory in confined liquids,"
American
12/96 ``Simulations of Memory and Stick-to-Slip
Transition in Confined Films," Fall Meeting of the Materials Research
Society,
12/96 ``Molecular Mechanisms during Rupture of Thin
Adhesive Bonds," Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society,
10/96 ``Simulations of Memory and Stick-to-Slip Transition in Confined Films," American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Chicago
3/96
``Computer Simulations of Nanorheology
of Confined Oligomers," March
Meeting of the American Physical Society,
11/95 ``Simulations of Fracture of Thin Adhesive
Films," American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting,
11/95 ``Can we sense Individual Entanglements in a
Simulated Polymer Melt?," American
11/95 ``Simulations of Orientational Coupling
Interactions," American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting,
10/95 ``Simulations of Fracture of Thin Adhesive
Films," International Congress on Adhesion Science and Technology,
8/95 ``A Molecular View of Adhesion,"
Gordon Research Conference, Complex Fluids,
1/95 ``Dissipation Mechanisms during the Rupture
of Thin Adhesive Films," Gordon Research Conference, Polymers West,
8/94 ``Simulations of Adhesive Strength of Thin
Films," American Chemical Society National Meeting,
7/94 ``Dissipation Mechanisms during the Rupture
of Thin Adhesive Films," Gordon Research Conference, Chemistry at
Interfaces,
3/94 ``Simulations of Adhesive Strength of Thin
Films," March Meeting of the
American Physical Society,
3/94 ``Orientational Relaxation of Simulated
Polymer Melts," Meeting of the
Division of High Polymer Physics, American Physical Society,
7/93 ``The pairing model of ionic associations:
How placement of ions controls chain conformations and phase behavior,"
Gordon Research Conference, Ion Containing Polymers,
1/93 ``Entropic Attraction of Associating
Polymers," Gordon Research Conference, Polymers West,
12/91 ``Equilibrium Topologies of Associating
Polymers," Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society,
9/91 ``Equilibrium Topologies of Associating
Polymers," meeting on ``Polymer Modeling on High Performance Computers",
Center for Supercomputing Applications,
12/03 `` Spatio-temporal
patterns in ultra-thin polymeric films,” Dutch Polymer Institute,
9/03 ``How pulls a polymeric film away from a
surface?,” Dept. of Physics,
3/02 ``Computational Studies of Nanocomposites,”
Dept. of Chemistry,
5/02 ``Polymers and Clay: hate and love,”
Colloquium, Dept. of Physics, California State University Los Angeles,
10/02 ``Structure-Property relationships in
molecularly thin films,” Dept. of
Physics,
5/00 ``Polymers and Clay: Hate and Love,” Dept.
of Physics,
3/00 ``Simulations of Polymer/Clay
Nanocomposites,” Dept. of Physics,
SERVICE FOR THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY
Service for the University
Committee Assignments
- University Curriculum Committee 2001-
- Department of Physics Executive Committee 2001-
- Department of Physics Search Committee 2002-03
- Department of Physics Graduate Committee 2002-03
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Colloquium Organization
- Organizer for weekly Physics Department Colloquium 2000-01
Service for the Academic
Community
Referee for professional
journals
Macromolecules
Journal of Polymer Science part B: Polymer Physics
Physical Review Letters
Physical Review E
Referee of grant proposals
National Science Foundation
Petroleum Research Fund of the American Chemical Society
The Research Council of