BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//chikkutakku.com//RDFCal 1.0//EN X-WR-CALDESC:GoogleカレンダーやiCalendar形式情報を共有シェ アしましょう。近所のイベントから全国のイベントま で今日のイベント検索やスケジュールを決めるならち っくたっく X-WR-CALNAME:ちっくたっく X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:PhD Defense\, MD Anisur Rahman\, “ENGINEERING ROUGH COLLOIDS TO CONTROL INTERFACIAL PINNING\, CAPILLARY INTERACTIONS\, AND MONOLAYER BEHAV IOR" DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261030T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261030T173000Z UID:152418483494 DESCRIPTION:Chair:  Peter BeltramoAbstractColloidal particles trapped at fluid interfaces have numerous applications\, ranging from emulsion stabil ity to fabricating two-dimensional (2D) metamaterials. Their microstructur al organization dictates resultant material properties\, such as increased yield stress of kinetically arrested aggregates or the emergence of optic al metasurface effects from ordered assemblies. These microstructures may be engineered by manipulating particle surface topography or shape anisotr opy to control how individual particles pin at the interface and subsequen t interparticle interactions. This thesis investigates how particle surfac e roughness affects the interfacial pinning and interactions of shape-isot ropic spheres and shape-anisotropic ellipsoids\, and examines how these ef fects govern collective monolayer behavior\, including interfacial assembl y and mechanics.  By rationally designing spherical and ellipsoidal polym er colloids with controlled roughness and topography (convex or concave)\, we demonstrate that the effect of roughness on interfacial pinning and de formation depends on particle shape. For spheres\, surface roughness enhan ces quadrupolar interfacial deformation and thereby capillary attraction\, as theoretically predicted. Surprisingly\, for ellipsoids\, roughness sup presses quadrupolar deformation and thus weakens capillary attraction betw een rough ellipsoids relative to their smooth analogues.  To interrogate how these single-particle and pairwise behaviors influence multiparticle a ssembly\, we slowly compacted a monolayer of particles at an air-water int erface using a Langmuir trough and simultaneously measured the monolayer s urface pressure and optically imaged the resultant microstructures. With i ncreasing roughness\, surface pressure increases for spheres and decreases for ellipsoids\, consistent with our previously measured trends in capill ary interaction between particles. However\, optical microscopy reveals th at the specific topography\, in addition to shape and roughness\, dictates monolayer microstructure. Notably\, while convex and concave ellipsoids b oth show attenuated capillary attraction\, only concave rough ellipsoids f orm orientationally ordered monolayers at close packing\, as opposed to th e disordered multiparticle aggregates formed by smooth and convex ellipsoi ds. Surface topography therefore influences particle organization beyond s imply reducing capillarity.  Finally\, we experimentally determine the as pect ratio (AR)-area fraction assembly phase diagram of concave rough elli psoids. As area fraction increases\, monolayers undergo a disorder-order t ransition from isotropic to plastic crystal phases at low AR and an isotro pic to nematic transition at high AR\, agreeing qualitatively with theoret ical predictions for hard ellipses. These assemblies can be successfully t ransferred onto solid substrates via Langmuir-Blodgett deposition\, demons trating the potential of using rough ellipsoids to create 2D ordered aniso tropic patterns through interfacial templating. Ultimately\, this thesis c omprehensively establishes using rough particles to engineer fluid interfa ces by combining particle synthesis\, quantitative individual particle pin ning and interaction measurements\, and evaluation of monolayer mechanics and assembly. These findings provide a route to complex\, ordered 2D aniso tropic microstructures through particle surface engineering and assembly a t fluid interfaces and lay the groundwork for creating scalable anisotropi c metasurfaces. LOCATION:Guness Student Center inside Marcus Hall & via Zoom END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR