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Donald G. Baird

Donald G. Baird

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Materials Science

D-Index
52
Citations
9525
World Ranking
9591
National Ranking
2318

Overview

Donald G. Baird is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a focus on polymers and plastics, mechanics of materials, automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering. Their work covers a range of main topics including additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, mechanical behavior of composites, polymer crystallization and properties, advanced materials and mechanics, composite material mechanics, innovations in concrete and construction materials, and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.

Their publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • The influence of mechanical recycling on the properties of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (2020, Composites Part B Engineering)
  • Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer reinforced polypropylene composites enhanced with carbon nanotubes for use in fused filament fabrication (2021, Polymer Composites)
  • Thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer reinforced polyamide composite for fused filament fabrication (2021, Additive manufacturing)
  • Development of Recyclable and High-Performance In Situ Hybrid TLCP/Glass Fiber Composites (2020, Journal of Composites Science)
  • Generation of nylon copolymer reinforced with carbon nanotubes and thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers for use in fused filament fabrication (2021, Polymer Composites)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Donald G. Baird include Tianran Chen, Jier Y. Han, Lin Ju, David Okonski, and Dana Kazerooni.

Their research is often published in venues such as Polymer Composites, Composites Part B Engineering, Additive manufacturing, Journal of Composites Science, and AIP conference proceedings. The most frequent publication venue is Polymer Composites.

Donald G. Baird has contributed extensively to the study of mechanical behavior and material properties of composites, particularly within the context of additive manufacturing and polymer-based materials. Their work also addresses the development and recycling of composite materials reinforced with glass fibers and carbon nanotubes, supporting advances in fused filament fabrication techniques.

Best Publications

  • Preparation of polymer–clay nanocomposites and their properties

    Quang T. Nguyen;Donald G. Baird

  • The morphology and rheology of polymer blends containing a liquid crystalline copolyester

    Kent G. Blizard;Donald G. Baird

  • Review of the entry flow problem: Experimental and numerical

    S.A. White;A.D. Gotsis;D.G. Baird

  • Impact toughening of polycarbonate by microcellular foaming

    Dimitris I Collias;Donald G Baird;Rein J.M Borggreve

  • Development of fuel cell bipolar plates from graphite filled wet-lay thermoplastic composite materials

    Jianhua Huang;Donald G. Baird;James E. McGrath

  • Polymer Processing: Principles and Design

    Donald G. Baird;Dimitris I. Collias

  • An improved technique for exfoliating and dispersing nanoclay particles into polymer matrices using supercritical carbon dioxide

    Quang T. Nguyen;Donald G. Baird

  • The effect of compatibilization on blends of polypropylene with a liquid-crystalline polymer

    Arindam Datta;H.H. Chen;Donald G. Baird

  • Synthesis and characterization of acrylonitrile methyl acrylate statistical copolymers as melt processable carbon fiber precursors

    V.A Bhanu;P Rangarajan;K Wiles;M Bortner

  • Compatibilization of thermoplastic composites based on blends of polypropylene with two liquid crystalline polymers

    Arindam Datta;Donald G. Baird

  • In situ reinforcement of polypropylene with liquid-crystalline polymers: effect of maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene

    Hugh J. O'Donnell;Donald G. Baird

  • Tesile toughness of microcellular foams of polystyrene, styrene‐acrylonitrile copolymer, and polycarbonate, and the effect of dissolved gas on the tensile toughness of the same polymer matrices and microcellular foams

    Dimitris I. Collais;Donald G. Baird

  • Additional observations on the surface melt fracture behavior of linear low-density polyethylene

    R.H. Moynihan;D.G. Baird;R. Ramanathan

  • Development of bipolar plates for fuel cells from graphite filled wet-lay material and a thermoplastic laminate skin layer

    Brent D. Cunningham;Jianhua Huang;Donald G. Baird

  • Characterization and processing of blends of polyethylene terephthalate with several liquid crystalline polymers

    A. M. Sukhadia;D. Done;D. G. Baird

  • Miscibility and mechanical properties of poly(ether imide)/poly(ether ether ketone)/liquid crystalline polymer ternary blends

    Rosario E.S. Bretas;Donald G. Baird

  • Rheological Properties of Copolyester Liquid Crystalline Melts. I. Capillary Rheometry

    R. E. Jerman;Donald G. Baird

  • Separating the effects of sparse long-chain branching on rheology from those due to molecular weight in polyethylenes

    Phillip J. Doerpinghaus;Donald G. Baird

  • Studies on the Transient Shear Flow Behavior of Liquid Crystalline Polymers

    G. G. Viola;Donald G. Baird

  • Effects of block length and solution-casting conditions on the final morphology and properties of disulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) multiblock copolymer films for proton exchange membranes

    Myoungbae Lee;Jong Keun Park;Hae-Seung Lee;Ozma Lane

Frequent Co-Authors

Garth L. Wilkes
Garth L. Wilkes Virginia Tech
James E. McGrath
James E. McGrath Virginia Tech
Robert B. Moore
Robert B. Moore Virginia Tech
Michael A. Hickner
Michael A. Hickner Pennsylvania State University
John A. Pople
John A. Pople Stanford University
Timothy E. Long
Timothy E. Long Arizona State University
Tom McLeish
Tom McLeish University of York
J. N. Reddy
J. N. Reddy Texas A&M University
Yu Seung Kim
Yu Seung Kim Los Alamos National Laboratory
Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards Virginia Tech

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