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A Timetable for navigating your tenure journey.
No full textRuth Monnier and Mark M. Diacopoulos provide advice to demystify the tenure process, especially at a teaching institution
Structure Development in Cross-Linked, Soybean Oil-based Waterborne Polyurethanes
No full textDevelopment of waterborne polyurethanes (WPU) using bio-based sources represents a step towards sustainable materials science and industry. We synthesized bio-based cationic water-dispersed crosslinked polyurethanes from high oleic soybean oil (HOSO) polyol, isophorone diisocyanate, and methyldiethanol amine, with varying ionic group contents after neutralization with acetic acid. Our primary objective was to analyze how crosslinking affects the dispersion process and film properties in multifunctional systems. The synthesis-structure-property relationship is elucidated through comprehensive analyses of the products at different stages of the synthesis. The dispersion of the WPU particles in water must occur prior to gelation during the final preparation, leading to incomplete conversion and the formation of imperfect networks. Insight into the synthesis process and polymer structure was gained by simulating polymer network parameters. Morphological analyses using synchrotron-based X-ray scattering and atomic force microscopy revealed a hierarchical structure within the WPU films. Importantly, all the films prepared in this study, without using coalescence agents, have low water absorption and high water contact angles, demonstrating their potential for textile and leather coatings and other applications
Exploring Etymology Assignment Description
Get PDFThe English language is a borrowed language, a blend of words from many languages from around the world. We see this in the various ways sounds are represented by letters and letter combinations. In transparent or shallow orthographies, there is high predictability and consistent letter-sound correspondence whereas in opaque or deep orthographies, there are many ways to spell the same sound as well as there are many sounds for the same spellings (Burkins & Yates, 2021; Moats, 2020). This assignment description is a guided inquiry for preservice teachers to explore the concept of etymology by watching and reflecting on six TED Ed Talks.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/oer-teaching/1009/thumbnail.jp
Whitesitt Front Doors
No full textColor photo of the exterior of Whitesitt\u27s front doors. The sign at the top of the building reads MCMXII Industrial Artshttps://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1426/thumbnail.jp
Whitesitt Front
No full textBlack and white photograph of Whitesitt front entrance, people enter and exit the building. Labelled Cover Photo for Report - Line Convert (Need to See)https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1433/thumbnail.jp
Whitesitt South Entrance
No full textBlack and white photograph of the south entrance of Whitesitt, then the Industrial Arts buildinghttps://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1439/thumbnail.jp
Whitesitt - Front Entrance, Sepia
No full textSepia photo of Whitesitt, School of Technology, as seen from the Oval.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1483/thumbnail.jp
Woman Checking Samples
No full textWoman working with samples in a machinehttps://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/mcphersonbuilding/1000/thumbnail.jp
McPherson from the East
No full textColor photo of McPherson as seen from east. The stadium is in the background on the left-hand side.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/mcphersonbuilding/1011/thumbnail.jp
Pretty, Practical Aprons
Get PDFAn exhibit display for the Nelly Don Gene DeGruson Lecture, text created by Sara DeCaro, design by Angelica Abshire, and editing by Rafael Almeida.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/nellydonlecture/1007/thumbnail.jp