Michael Kotlarchyk

Michael Kotlarchyk's picture

Research Details

Research Interests
  • Radiation scattering techniques
  • Laser light scattering
  • Small-angle neutron and x-ray scattering
  • Photon correlation spectroscopy
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Structure and interactions in complex fluids
  • Optics and photonics

Personal Information

Contact Information
Room: 76-1258
Phone: (585)475-6115
Fax: (585)475-4153
Email: mnksps@rit.edu

85 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5603
Title and Degrees
Professor and Head
School of Physics and Astronomy

PhD, Applied Radiation Physics MS, Nuclear Engineering BS, Physics
Personal Web Page
http://www.rit.edu/cos/michael-kotlarchyk

Publications

BOOKS

    Chen, S.H.; Kotlarchyk, M., Interactions of Photons and Neutrons with Matter, 2nd Edition, World Scientific Publishing, , , Singapore (2007)


REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

    Wang, W.; McCarney, J.P.; Hughes, K.A.; Trotter, K.J.; Stapleton, R.A.; Chabot, J.R.; Siochi, E.J.; Kotlarchyk, M.; Illingsworth, M.L., Pendent Polyimides Using Mellitic Acid Dianhydride. III. The Effect of Pendent Group Functionality on Polymer Properties, Journal of Polymer Chemistry (2009)

    Smith, T.W.; Ayubali, M.; Kotlarchyk, M.; Langner, A., Phosphoric Acid Induced Micellization of Styrene-Ethylene Oxide Block Copolymers, Polymer Preprints, 48, 399 (2007)

    Zambrano, E.; Kotlarchyk, M.; Langner, A.; Faraone, A., Isomeric and Concentration Effects of C4-Cosurfactants on Four-Component Microemulsions Investigated by Neutron Spin-Echo and Small-Angle Scattering, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 18, S2451 (2006)

    Smith, T.W.; Ayubali, M.; Kotlarchyk, M.; Langner, A., Synthesis of KDP Nanocrystals in Micellar Solutions of Block Copolymers of Poly(styrene) and Poly(oxyethylene), Polymer Preprints, 47, 464 (2006)

    Roe, J.E.; Ramanan, D.D.; Hornak, J.P.; Kotlarchyk, M., Applications of Dense Microemulsions to Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Physica A, 231, pp. 359-367 (1996)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Sheu, E.Y.; Capel, M., Structural and Dynamical Transformations Between Neighboring Dense Microemulsion Phases, Physical Review A, 46, 2, pp. 928-939 (1992)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Ritzau, S.M., Paracrystal Model of the High-Temperature Lamellar Phase of a Ternary Microemulsion System, ournal of Applied Crystallography, 24 (1991)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Stephens, R.B.; Huang, J.S., Study of Schultz Distribution to Model Polydispersity of Microemulsion Droplets, Journal of Physical Chemistry, 92 (1988)

    Huang, J.S.; Kotlarchyk, M., Study of Interfacial Curvature in a Three-Component Microemulsion with Equal Volumes of Water and Oil, Physical Review Letters, 57 (1986)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Huang, J.S.; Kim, M.W.; Chen, S.H., Analysis of SANS Data from Dense Microemulsions, Surfactants in Solution, 6 (1986)

    Kotlarchyk, M., Structure of Concentrated Microemulsions Studied by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering, Physica B, 136 (1986)

    Chen, S.H.; Lin, T.L.; Kotlarchyk, M., Analysis of Critical Scattering Daa from AOT/D2O/n-Decane Microemulsions,, Surfactants in Solution, 6 (1986)

    Huang, J.S.; Kotlarchyk, M., Study of Interfacial Curvature in a Three-Component Microemulsion with Equal Volumes of Water and Oil, Physical Review Letters, 57 (1986)

    Chen, S.H.; Kotlarchyk, M., Structure of a Three-Component Microemulsion in the Critical Region Determined by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering, Physics of Amphiphiles: Micelles, Vescicles, and Microemulsions, 90 (1985)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Huang, J.S.; Kim, M.W.; Chen, S.H., Structure of Dense Sodium Di-2-Ethylhexylsulfosuccinate/D2O/Decane Microemulsions, Physical Review Letters, 53, 9, pp. 941-944 (1984)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Chen, S.H.; Huang, J.S.; Kim, M.W., Structure of Three-Component Microemulsions in the Critical Region Determined by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering, Physical Review A, 29, 4, pp. 2054-2069 (1984)

    Huang, J.S.; Safran, S.A.; Kim, M.W.; Grest, G.S.; Kotlarchyk, M.; Quirke, N., Attractive Interactions in Micelles and Microemulsions, Physical Review Letters, 53, 6, pp. 592-595 (1984)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Huang, J.S.; Kim, M.W.; Chen, S.H., Structure of AOT Reversed Micelles Determined by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering, Physical Review Letters, 53 (1984)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Chen, S.H., Analysis of Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Spectra from Polydisperse Interacting Colloids, Journal of Chemical Physics, 79 (1983)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Chen, S.H.; Huang, J.S., Critical Behavior of a Microemulsion Studied by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering, M., Physical Review A, 28 (1983)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Chen, S.H.; Huang, J.S., Temperature Dependence of Size and Polydispersity in a Three-Component Microemulsion by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering, Journal of Physical Chemistry, 86 (1982)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Po, H., Curved Tube Correction Factors for Indirect Measurements with a Radiation Thermometer, Applied Optics, 20 (1981)

    Kotlarchyk, M.; Chen, S.H.; Asano, S., Accuracy of RGD Approximation for Computing Light Scattering Properties of Diffusing and Motile Bacteria, Applied Optics, 18, 14, pp. 2470-2479 (1979)


BOOK CHAPTERS

    Kotlarchyk, M., Electromagnetic Radiation and Interactions with Matter, Encyclopedia of Imaging Science and Technology, J. Hornak, Wiley, New York (2002)

    Kotlarchyk, M., Scattering Theory, Encyclopedia f Spectroscopy and Spectrometry, J.C. Lindon, G.E. Tranter, J.L. Holmes, Academic Press, London (1999)

    Sheu, E.Y.; De Tar, M.M.; Kotlarchyk, M.; Lin, J.S.; Capel, M.; Storm, D.A., Structural Evolution and Transition of a Three-Component Dense Microemulsion System, Structure and Dynamics of Strongly Interacting Colloids and Supramolecular Aggregates in Solution, S.H. Chen, J.S. Huang, P. Tartaglia, Kluwer Academic Publishers, P. 419, Netherlands (1992)

    Huang, J.S.; Kotlarchyk, M.; Chen, S.H., Structure and Properties of Three-Component Microemulsions Near the Critical Point, Micellar Solutions and Microemulsions: Structure, Dynamics, and Statistical Thermodynamics, S. H. Chen, R. Rajagopalan, Springer-Verlag, p. 227, New York (1990)