Lecturer
Office Location:  UH 257
Phone Number:  (262) 472-5267
Email Address: rasheeda@uww.edu

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Polymer, Textile & Fiber Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2006-2007.
  • PhD Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 2006.
  • MS Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1998.
  • BS Applied Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 1994.

Research Interests:

  • Polymer nanocomposites
  • Polymer blends
  • Structure-property relationship
  • Polymer characterization
  1. Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites:
    The dispersion of the minor phase in a multi-component polymer system can readily lead to nonlinear enhancement of material properties. However achieving homogenous dispersion of nano-scale sized filler in a polymer matrix is not trivial. In any multi-component polymer system, including polymer nanocomposites, understanding and control of the dispersion of the nanofiller in the polymer matrix is critical to rationally design and create a useful new material. Uniform dispersion of nano-filler in a polymer matrix results in enhanced thermal stability, dimensional stability and mechanical properties in the resulting composite. One of my research interests is to find ways to enhance nano-filler (specially carbon nanotubes) dispersion into polymer matrix.
  2. Processing Natural Polymers using Ionic Liquid:
    Cellulose is the most abundant natural polymer. Historically, regeneration of cellulose to materialize useful products has been accomplished using solvents which are corrosive in nature. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in replacing corrosive solvents by environmentally benign solvents. Ionic liquids have emerged as class of solvents characterized by their non-volatility hence more environment friendly. Current work in my lab focuses on processing cellulose and cellulose-carbon nanotubes composite films from a room temperature ionic liquid.

Recent Publications

  1. "Stabilization and carbonization of gel spun polyacrylonitrile/single wall carbon nanotube composite fibers", Han Gi Chae, Marilyn L. Minus, Asif Rasheed and Satish Kumar, Polymer 2007, 48(13), 3781-3789.
  2. "The efficiency of the oxidation of carbon nanofibers with various oxidizing agents", Asif Rasheed, Mark D. Dadmun, Phillip F. Britt, Carbon (2006) 45(5), 1072-1080.
  3. "Polymer-nanofiber composites: Enhancing composite properties by nanofiberoxidation", Asif Rasheed, Mark D. Dadmun, Phillip F. Britt, Journal of Polymer Science B, Polymer Physics (2006) 44, 3053-3061.
  4. "Improving Dispersion of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in a Polymer Matrix Using Specific Interactions", Asif Rasheed, Mark D. Dadmun, Ilia Ivanov, Phillip F. Britt, David B. Geohegan, Chemistry of Materials (2006), 18(15), 3513-3522.
  5. "Polymer nanotube nanocomposites: Correlating intermolecular interaction to ultimate properties", Asif Rasheed, Han Gi Chae, Satish Kumar, Mark D. Dadmun, Polymer (2006), 47(13), 4734-4741.
  6. "Synthesis and solution properties of a quaternary ammonium polyampholyte", Sk. Asrof Ali, Asif Rasheed, M. I. M. Wazeer, Polymer 40 (1999) 2439-2446.
  7. "Synthesis and solution properties of a betaine-sulfur dioxide polyampholyte", Sk. Asrof Ali, Asif Rasheed, Polymer 40 (1999) 6849-6858.