UH ME Department HCL home HCL facilities HCL home HCL projects HCL staff Hawaii Defense Corrosion Forum Contact HCL Test Sites Links Search Site Map
HCL Staff Page Faculty Researchers George Hawthorn Darren Horiuchi Ryan Sugamoto Atul Tiwari

Graduate Assistants Undergraduate Assistants Support Staff Past Members

Atul Tiwari

  • Associate Researcher
  • PhD, Material Science, R.D. University Jabalpur, India, 2003
  • MSc, Kanpur University, India, 1997
  • BSc, Kanpur University, India, 1994

Selected Awards:

  • Research Associateship from Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, for work on electrical properties of polymers, 2004
 Dr. Tiwari

Research Interests:

  • Synthesis of silicon based coatings for corrosion protection
  • Synthesis of silicone dendrimers and ceramics
  • Low-k polymers for micro/nano electronics
  • Thermosetting polymers for aerospace applications
  • Characterization and evaluation of new materials

Recent and Current Projects:

Development of sol-gel based silicon coatings for corrosion protection

Contact Information:

Hawaii Corrosion Laboratory
University of Hawaii
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall Room 302
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7565
Fax: (808) 956-2373
Email:  tiwari@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu

Selected Publications:

  • "The development of low temperature hardening silicone ceramer coatings for the corrosion protection of metals". Surface & Coating Technology 202, 4620-4635 (2008).
  • "Analysis of Molecular Morphology and Permeation Behaviour of Polyimide-Siloxane Molecular Composite for their Possible Anticorrosive Coating Application". Progress in Organic Coatings 57 259-272 (2006).
  • "Encapsulation of Air Filled Poly (dimethylsiloxane) Microballoons in Polyimide as Polymetric Low-k Dielectric". Polymer International, 53:1744-1751 (2004).
  • "In-situ Generated Diphenylsiloxane-Polyimide Adduct Based Nanocomposites" Polymer Engineering and Science, 45(1), 142-152 (2005).
  • "Effect of Plasma Asher Conditions on Polyimide-Poly(methylphenylsiloxane) Blends" J. Material Science 39, 1695-1701 (2004).
  • "Thermal Analysis of Polysiloxanes and their Blends". Thermochemica Acta, 417,1,133-142 (2004).
  • "Revealing the concept of Polyarylsilaneimide Quasi Nanocomposite Formation: Correlation with Macroscopic Properties and Electrical Parameters" Material Research Innovations, 8, 2 (2004).
  • "Synthesis, Characterization, Physicochemical and Dielectric Properties Evaluation of Siloxane, Polyimide and their Blends" Material Research Innovations, 7, 33, 133-143 (2003).
  • "Preparation and Characterization of Polyimide-Poly(methylphenylsiloxane) Blends" International Journal of Plastics and Technology 7, 2, 27-31 (2003).

HCL Staff Page / HCL Researchers

Copyright © 2009 Hawaii Corrosion Laboratory