Adrian Defante

The University of Akron
Polymer Science
170 University Circle
Akron, OH
USA 44325
Email: adrian.defante@gmail.com

Biographical Sketch: Adrian P. Defante is a graduate student at the University of Akron in the Department of Polymer Science advised by Dr. Ali Dhinojwala and Dr. Matthew Becker. Prior to his graduate studies he worked at Cabot Corporation as a researcher in colloidal inks and displays, and attended the University of Cincinnati and University of South Florida, earning his Bachelors of Science and Masters in Chemical Engineering respectively.

Papers:
115 The Consequences of Water Between Two Hydrophobic Surfaces in Adhesion, Friction, and Wetting