Assistant Professor

Education  

• University of Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD 1997
• National Taiwan University, MS 1991

Research Interests

Theory:  Using statistical mechanics to study properties of soft condensed matter such as polymer and liquid crystal with particular interests in self-assembled structures and mesophase transitions.

Experiment:  Developing new technologies with soft matter.

• Phospholipid membranes and unilamellar vesicles.
• Amphiphilic properties of room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) and polymer synthesis
• Microencapsulation of fine particles with polymers in supercritical CO2

Publications  

• L. Zhu, C-Y. Huang, Y. Patel, J. Wu, S. Malhotra “Synthesis of Porous Polyurea with Room Temperature Ionic Liquids via Interfacial Polymerization”, Macromolecular Rapid Communications 27, 1306, (2006).
• H. Chaudhry, C.-Y. Huang, R. Schleip, Z. Ji, B. Bukiet, T. Findley “Viscoelastic Properties of Human Fasciae in Manual Therapy”, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies (2006, accepted).
• B. Yue, Y. Wang, C.-Y. Huang, R. Pfeffer, Z. Iqbal, “Polymeric Nanocomposites of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Fabricated in ScCO2”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, (2006, accepted).
• M-P Nieh, V. A. Raghunathan, C-Y Huang, J. Pencer, T. Harroun, J. Katsaras “Spontaneously Forming Unilamellar Nano-Sized Vesicles – Polydispersity, Size, Shape and Stability”, Proceedings of NSTI Nanotech Conference, Boston, MA, May, 2006, vol. 2, 709, (2006).
• H. Yang, C.-Y. Huang, M. Xanthos, ”Synthesis and Characterization of silica/PMMA nanocomposites”, ANTEC Proceedings, SPE, Charlotte, NC, May, 2006, vol. 1, 256, (2006)
• B. Yue, J. Yang, R. Dave, R. Pfeffer, and C.-Y. Huang, “Synthesis of Macroporous PMMA/Silica Nanocomposite monoliths in Supercritical CO2”, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 26, 1406, (2005).
• N.-P. Nieh, V.A. Raghunathan, S.R. Kline, T.A. Harroun, C.-Y. Huang, and J. Katsaras, “Spontaneously formed Lunilamellar Vesicles with Path-Dependent Size Distribution”, Langmuir, 21, 6656, (2005).
• B. Yue, C.-Y. Huang, M.-P. Nieh, J. Katsaras, C. Glinka, “Spontaneously Forming Unilamellar Phospholipids Vesicles”, Macromolecular Symposia, vol. 219 123, (2005)
• B. Yue, C.-Y. Huang, N.-P. Nieh, C. Glinka, and J. Katsaras, “Highly Stable Phospholipids Unilamellar Vesicles from Spontaneous Vesiculation: a DLS and SANS study”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol. 109, 609 (2005)
• M. Mamaluy and C.-Y. Huang, “Vibration Spectrum of Non-Ideal I-D Structures under Random Gaussian External Field,” Journal of Low Temperature Physics, submitted (2005)
• M. Mamaluy and C.-Huang, “Effect of External Gaussian Field on Ponon Spectrum of Linear Aomic Chains”, Physica E, 22, 912, (2004)
• B. Yue, J. Yang, Y. Wang, C.-Y. Huang, R. Dave and R. Pfeffer, “Particle Encapsulation with Polymers via Polymerization in Supercritical CO2”, Powder Technology, vol. 146, 32, (2004)
• C.-Y. Huang, L. Zhu, J. Jun, and S.T. Lee “Analysis of Stabilit and Spinodal Dcompositoin of Thermoplastic Foams,”2004 ANTEC Tech Paper, SPE, (2004)
• C.-Y. Huang, “Viscoelastic Properties of Homogeneous Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends near Microphase and Macrophase Separation Transitions,” 2003 ANTEC Tech Paper, SPE, 1500, (2003)
• C.-Y. Huang, J.J. Stott, and R.G. Petschek “Self-Assembling, Stable Photonic Bend-Gap Phases in Emulsions of Chiral Nematics with isotropic Fluids,” Physical Review Letters, 80, 5603, (1998)
• A.J. Jin, M.R. Fisch, M.P. Mahajan, K.A. Crandall, P. Chu, C.-Y. Huang, V. Percec, R.G. Petschek. C., Rosenblatt, “Highly Anisotropic Elasticity of a Dendrimeric Liquid Crystal,” European Physics Journal b, 5, 251 (1998)
• C.-Y. Huang and M. Muthukumar, “Effects of Shear on Order-Disorder and Order-Order Transitions in Block Copolymers,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 107, 5561 (1997)