Molecular Mobility in Deforming Polymer Glasses

Nikhil Padhye obtained his PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, and Bachelor's-Master's (dual degree) in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He also completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford University and University of California Berkeley. His research interests include computational modeling of solids, finite element methods, and polymer mechanics. Recent efforts have focused on developing fundamental understanding of the deformation-induced bonding phenomenon in polymers and its implications for different manufacturing sectors which rely on polymer adhesion.

• 1. Polymer Physics and Dynamics of Polymer Melts.- 2. Structure and Properties of Polymer Glasses.- 3. Physics of Deformation in Polymer Glasses and Deformation- InducedMolecularMobility.- 4. Deformation-Induced Polymer Mobility and Sub-Tg Bonding.- 5. Future outlooks.