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L. Gary Leal

Gary Leal

L. Gary Leal

Professor Emeritus, Research Professor
Chemical Engineering, Materials
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Affiliation: 
Chemical Engineering, Materials, Mechanical Engineering

Contact

(805) 893-8510
3329 Engineering II

University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Member of : 

National Academy of Engineering

Fellow of: 

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Physical Society

Honors

Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society, ISI Highly Cited Researchers, Original Member, 100 Most Highly Cited Researchers in Engineering; Society of Rheology Bingham Medal, American Institute of Physics; William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature, AIChE; Allan Colburn Award, AIChE

Research

Micro- and Nanoscale Engineering, Bioengineering, Materials & Interfaces, Modeling, Theory & Simulation

Dynamics of complex fluids, such as polymeric liquids, emulsions, foams, polymer blends, and liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs). Coupling between the influence of flow on the microstructure of these materials, and hence on the macroscopic material properties. Coalescence phenomena; the dynamics of thin liquid films and the control of the stability of such films due to additives such as copolymer surfactants, and nano- or micro-particles; the flow behavior of LCPs, including the formation of disclinations; and the dynamics of entangled polymers. 

Education

PhD Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
MS Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Washington