Patterns in and kinetics of phase separation in binary mixtures [Elektronische Ressource] / by Ebie M. Sam

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• Publié par: johannes_gutenberg-universitat_mainz
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 39
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Patterns in and Kinetics of
Phase Separation in Binary Mixtures








A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Sciences,
By

Ebie M. Sam

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
And
Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.


December 2010


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“To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.”

from “Auguries of Innocence”
by William Blake












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MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH ACKERMANNWEG 10 55128 MAINZ
PHONE [phone] E - M A I L: E B I E M S A M @ G M A I L . C O M

E B I E M. S A M





EDUCATION
PhD (2010*)
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany.

MSc (2006)
Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
GPA of 7 out of 10

BSc ( 2004 )
Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, Kerala University, India
Percentage of marks : 88.7 %

Pre Degree ( 2001 ) a , Kerala University, India
Percentage of marks : 72.6 %

S.S.L.C (1999)
Seventh Day Adventists High School, Mavelikara, India
Percentage of marks : 85.2 %


PHD THESIS TITLE AND ADVISOR
“Patterns in and kinetics of phase separation in binary mixtures”,
supervised by Dr. Doris Vollmer and Dr. Günter K. Auernhammer in the
group of Prof. Hans Jürgen Butt, Max Planck Institute for Polymer
Research, Mainz, Germany.


AWARDS

Best Poster Prize for the poster entitled “Patterns in Phase Separating
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Binary Mixtures”, at the 23 conference of the European Colloid and
Interface Society (ECIS) in Antalya, Turkey, September 2009
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PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

“Pattern formation in phase separating binary mixtures”, to be published,
Ebie M. Sam, Y. Hayase, Guenter K. Auernhammer and Doris Vollmer

“Cooling instability with latent heat effect”, to be published,
Yumino Hayase, Ebie M. Sam, Guenter K. Auernhammer, Doris Vollmer

“Oscillations during phase separation of polystyrene/methylcyclohexane
mixture under continuous cooling ”, in preparation,
Ebie M. Sam, Guenter K. Auernhammer and Doris Vollmer

“Tracer colloids close to an isotropic-nematic domain interface with
phase transition-induced solute transport”, Colloids and Surfaces A:
Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 354 (2010) 298-307,
Beate Ullrich, Guenter K. Auernhammer, Ebie M. Sam and Doris Vollmer

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Oral presentation at the 6 Zsigmondy Colloquium, entitled “Phase
Separation Kinetics in PS/methylcyclohexane binary mixture”, in
Chemnitz, March 2010.

rdPoster presentation at the 23 ECIS conference entitled “Patterns in phase
separating binary mixtures” (best poster prize), Antalya, September 2009.


RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS & SCHOOLS
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Attended the 39 IFF Spring School on Soft Matter at Juelich, Germany,
March 2008

Selected for Summer Research Fellowship at Indian Institute of Science
(IISc), Bangalore by the Indian Academy of Sciences, May 2004

Selected by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, to attend the
Summer
School in Physics at IIA, Kodaikanal, June 2005
PROJECTS

“The Emergence of Chaos in a Logistic Map”, BSc Project, supervised by
Dr. Thomas Kuruvilla, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara

“ EPR Paradox and its Resolution - A Study on some recent works”,
MSc project, supervised by Prof. M. Sabir, Cochin University

PERSONAL DETAILS
Nationality: Indian
Date of Birth: 25-03-1983
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Single
Languages: English (fluent in speaking, reading, writing)
Malayalam (mother tongue)
Hindi
Hobbies & Interests: Music, Photography, Nature, Psychology,
Travel, Conversations, Calligraphy.































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