Alamgir Karim
University of Akron
250 South Forge Street
Akron,
OH
USA
44325
Email:
alamgir@uakron.edu
Biographical Sketch: Alamgir Karim, a national expert in nanotechnology, came to UA in
2008 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in
Gaithersburg, MD, where he was the group leader overseeing nanostructured materials in NIST's polymers division. Since he joined NIST in 1993, Karim also served as a physicist specializing in polymer thin-film blends and processing; as leader of the polymer division's combinatorial and highthroughput methods group; and as National Nanotechnology Initiative liaison for the NIST director, among other roles. Karim received his Ph.D. in physics from Northwestern University.
Papers:
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Slumping of Hierarchically Patterned Thermoplastic Polymer Thin Films