BEDRI ARMAN
3850 Caminito De Tatan, San Diego, California 92111 # bedriarman@hotmail.com # 979-587-3499
Research Interests
· Thin Film Technology
· Computational materials science and nanotechnology
· Block copolymers, polymer - nanocomposites and metallic glasses
Summary of Qualifications
9 years of experience in experimental and computational R&D environment:
· Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience on CVD thin film development and characterization
· Achieved producing unique conductive plasma polymer thin films for fuel cell applications
· Expertise on molecular dynamics simulation of materials: metals, glasses and polymers
· Extensive hands on experience on molecular dynamics simulation software and analysis tools
· Expertise on dynamic response of materials under shock loading
· Expertise on ab initio quantum chemistry, DFT and Time Dependent DFT methods
Education
· Ph.D. / Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University / College Station, TX May 2011
Dissertation Subject: “Dynamic Response of Metallic Glasses and Nanocomposite Materials Under Shock Loading” (Advisor: Prof. Tahir Cagin, GPA: 3.64)
· M.S. / Materials Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology / Socorro, NM December 2005
Thesis Subject: “Preparation and Characterization of Plasma Polymerized Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cell publications” (Advisor: Prof. Don Weinkauf, GPA: 3.87)
· B.S. / Chemical Engineering (Minor in Polymers), Bogazici University / Istanbul, Turkey July 2003 1st ranked chemical engineering department in Turkey
Work Experience
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO / San Diego, California
Postdoctoral Researcher / NanoEngineering Department [June/2011 – Current]
· Modeled polyurea-like materials for blast induced shock wave management using coarse-grained models
· Performed molecular dynamics simulations for self-healing hydrogels
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY / College Station, Texas
Graduate Research Assistant / Chemical Engineering Department [August/2006 – May/2011]
· Investigated high-rate deformation of materials: metallic glasses, nanocomposite polymer resins and metals
· Performed molecular level modeling of conjugated polymer materials using quantum-chemical methods
· Designed and validated chemical detection of nitroaromatic compounds from modeled polymers
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY / Los Alamos, New Mexico
Summer Intern / Physics Division [July/2010 – October/2010]
· Conducted research on the dynamic response of resin – carbon nanotube composites to shock wave loadings
· Designed and investigated Cu crystal - CuZr metallic glass nanolayered materials
· Studied the dislocation induced shear band formation in metallic glass using atomistic level simulations
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY / Los Alamos, New Mexico
Summer Intern / Physics Division [July/2009 – October/2009]
· Performed molecular dynamics simulation of Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMGs)
· Modeled the shock-induced spallation of Cu-Zr Metallic Glass
· Studied the mechanical and structural properties of BMG upon shock-wave loading
NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY / Socorro, NM
Graduate Research Assistant / Materials Engineering Department [August/2003 – December/2005]
· Conducted experiments for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of thin films
· Performed “design of experiments” on these thin films and tested their applicability for fuel cells
· Supervised undergraduate students
BAXTER-ECZACIBASI COMPANY / Istanbul, Turkey
Summer Intern / Quality Assurance Department [July/2001 – August/2001]
· Performed statistical process control (SPC) for final packaging of serums
· Observed life-cycle Total Quality Management implementation and its importance in Quality Assurance
· Gained clean room experience
EQUIPMENT SKILLS
• Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) Design • FTIR • Quartz Crystal Microbalance • Plasma Enhanced CVD • SEM • EIS spectroscopy • Optical Microscope
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Gaussian • GaussView • Molden • ADF • Accelrys (Cerius2, Materials Studio) • LAMMPS • AtomEye • VMD • Chimera • MATLAB • Minitab • LabView • Microsoft Office • Origin • UNIX • Fortran
Publications / Conference Presentations
B. Arman, S. Reddy, G. Arya “Viscoelastic properties and shock response of coarse-grained models of multiblock versus diblock copolymers: Insights into dissipative properties of polyurea”, Macromolecules, in press, (2012).
Ameya Phadke, Chao Zhang, Bedri Arman, Cheng-Chih Hsu, Raghunath A. Mashelkar et al, “Rapid self-healing in permanently crosslinked hydrogels”, PNAS, 109(10), 2012.
Q. An, W. Z. Han, B. Arman, S. N. Luo, W. L. Johnson, W. A. Goddard III “Synthesis of single-component metallic glasses by thermal spray of nanodroplets on amorphous substrates”, Applied Physics Letters, 100(4), 2012.
B. Arman, C. Brandl, S.N. Luo, T.C. Germann, T. Cagin “Plasticity in Cu(111)/ Cu46Zr54 glass nanolaminates under uniaxial compression”, Journal of Applied Physics, 110(4), (2011).
H. Pham, B. Arman, S.N. Luo, T. Cagin “Shock compression and spallation of palladium bicrystals with a Ʃ5 grain boundary”, Journal of Applied Physics,109, 086107 (2011).
B. Arman, Q. An, S.N. Luo, T. G. Desai, D. L. Tonks, T. Cagin, and W.A. Goddard III “Dynamic response of penolic resin and its carbon-nanotube composites to shock wave loading”, Journal of Applied Physics, 109(1), (2011). (Selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology)
Arman, B., Luo, S., Cagin, T. Germann, T.C. “Dynamic response of Cu46Zr54 metallic glass to high strain rate shock loading: plasticity, spall and atomic-level structures”, Physical Review B, 81(14), (2010).
Arman, B., Luo, S., Cagin, T. Germann, T.C. “Dynamic response of Cu46Zr54 metallic glass to high strain rates shock loading: plasticity, spall and atomic-level structures”, APS March Meeting, 2011, Dallas, Texas, Mar. 21-25, 2011.
B. Arman, Q. An, S.N. Luo, T. G. Desai, D. L. Tonks, T. Cagin, and W.A. Goddard III “Shock wave loading study of phenolic resin and its carbon-nanotube composites”, Polymer Technology Center, Texas A&M, October, 28, 2010.
B. Arman, Hieu H. Pham, Sheng-Nian Luo, T.Cagin “Dynamic response of metals and amorphous metals under shock loading”, Support of Stockpile Stewardship Program Workshop, Texas A&M, October 12, 2010.
Arman, B., Fan, H., Cagin, T. “Theoretical exploration of sensing mechanisms of nitroaromatics”, ACS 237th National Meeting, 2009, Salt Lake City, Utah, Mar. 22-26, 2009.
Awards & Honors
- Completed Bachelor degree from the Bogazici University: First American college outside of the United States and ABET accredited, holds 1st rank in chemical engineering at the National University Entrance Exam in Turkey. (Taken place among top 0.1 % out of 1.5 million students attending this exam)
- Received “successful student academic scholarship” from Koc Foundation during undergraduate degree
Professional Affiliations
American Physical Society [2010-Present]
American Chemical Society
Certifications
“The 7 HABITS of Highly Effective People” Certificate, Texas A&M, College Station, [October/2008]
“Leading With Your Strengths” Seminar, Texas A&M, College Station, TX [April/2009]
