Rubber technology, thermoplastic elastomers, design, properties and processing of elastomers, nano materials.
Elastomers, thermoplastic elastomers, nanomanufacturing, electrospinning, mechanical behavior of elastomers and polymers, interfacial properties of fiber reinforced composites, structure-property relationships, recycling of rubber and elastomeric barrier materials.
Dr. Joey Mead is a Professor in the Plastics Engineering Department at UML and Deputy Director of NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing(
www.uml.edu/nano). In addition to her academic experience, she worked for over 10 years at the Army Research Laboratory.