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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Argentina Leader Award
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  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

Roberto J. J. Williams is affiliated with the National University of Mar del Plata in Argentina. Their research focuses primarily on materials science and chemistry, with particular emphasis on polymers and plastics as well as organic chemistry.

Their work covers several key topics, including:

  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Polymer nanocomposites and properties
  • Photopolymerization techniques and applications

Williams has published in notable venues, with recorded publications in:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Among their recent research contributions is the paper titled Self-Healing of Microcracks and Scratches in a Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Vitrimer by Conventional or Remote Heating, published in 2024 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Fátima M. Arano
  • Ulises Casado
  • Ignacio Zapata Ferrero
  • Julián Rivera
  • María José Churruca

The research encompasses interdisciplinary approaches linking polymer chemistry with advanced materials engineering to investigate and develop self-healing polymer composites and nanocomposite properties. The integration of photopolymerization techniques also forms a significant aspect of their work, aiming at innovative applications in material science.

Best Publications

  • EPOXY POLYMERS : New materials and innovations

    Jean-Pierre Pascault;Roberto J. J. Williams

  • Glass transition temperature versus conversion relationships for thermosetting polymers

    J. P. Pascault;R. J. J. Williams

  • Reaction-induced phase separation in modified thermosetting polymers

    Roberto J. J. Williams;Boris A. Rozenberg;Jean-Pierre Pascault

  • Self-healable polymer networks based on the cross-linking of epoxidised soybean oil by an aqueous citric acid solution

    Facundo Ignacio Altuna;Valeria Pettarin;Roberto Juan Jose Williams

  • Curing reaction of epoxy resins with diamines

    C. C. Riccardi;H. E. Adabbo;R. J. J. Williams

  • Epoxy Networks Containing Large Mass Fractions of a Monofunctional Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS)

    María J. Abad;Luis Barral;Diana Patricia Fasce;Roberto Juan Jose Williams

  • Epoxy vitrimers with a covalently bonded tertiary amine as catalyst of the transesterification reaction

    Facundo Ignacio Altuna;Cristina Elena Hoppe;Roberto Juan Jose Williams

  • Chemiluminescence during the catalysis of carbon monoxide oxidation on a thoria surface

    Michèle Breysse;Bernard Claudel;Lyliane Faure;Michelle Guenin

  • Rubber‐modified epoxies. II. Influence of the cure schedule and rubber concentration on the generated morphology

    D. Verchere;J. P. Pascault;H. Sautereau;S. M. Moschiar

  • A kinetic scheme for an amine-epoxy reaction with simultaneous etherification

    Carmen C. Riccardi;Roberto J. J. Williams

  • Rubber‐modified epoxies. I. Influence of carboxyl‐terminated butadiene‐acrylonitrile random copolymers (CTBN) on the polymerization and phase separation processes

    D. Verchere;H. Sautereau;J. P. Pascault;S. M. Moschiar

  • Shape memory epoxy vitrimers based on DGEBA crosslinked with dicarboxylic acids and their blends with citric acid

    Facundo Ignacio Altuna;Cristina Elena Hoppe;Roberto Juan Jose Williams

  • Buildup of epoxycycloaliphatic amine networks. Kinetics, vitrification, and gelation

    D. Verchere;H. Sautereau;J. P. Pascault;C. C. Riccardi

  • THE EVOLUTION OF THERMOSETTING POLYMERS IN A CONVERSION-TEMPERATURE PHASE DIAGRAM

    Humberto E. Adabbo;Roberto J. J. Williams

  • Properties of epoxy networks derived from the reaction of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes bearing OH-functionalized organic substituents

    Sergio Antonio Pellice;Diana Patricia Fasce;Roberto Juan Jose Williams

  • Nanostructured Epoxies Based on the Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers: A New Miscible Block That Can Be Tailored to Different Epoxy Formulations

    † S. Maiez-Tribut;J. P. Pascault;E. R. Soulé;and J. Borrajo

  • Comparison of morphologies and mechanical properties of crosslinked epoxies modified by polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate)) or by the corresponding block copolymer polystyrene-b-poly(methyl methacrylate)

    I.A. Zucchi;M.J. Galante;R.J.J. Williams

  • Miscibility of epoxy monomers with carboxyl-terminated butadiene-acrylonitrile random copolymers

    D. Verchère;H. Sautereau;J.P. Pascault;S.M. Moschiar

  • Thermal properties of gelatin films

    Alicia N. Fraga;Roberto J.J. Williams

  • Development of bicontinuous morphologies in polysulfone-epoxy blends

    P.A. Oyanguren;M.J. Galante;K. Andromaque;P.M. Frontini

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Pierre Pascault
Jean-Pierre Pascault Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Mirta I. Aranguren
Mirta I. Aranguren National University of Mar del Plata
Eric Drockenmuller
Eric Drockenmuller Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Iñaki Mondragon
Iñaki Mondragon University of the Basque Country
Philippe Cassagnau
Philippe Cassagnau Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Karel Dušek
Karel Dušek Czech Academy of Sciences
Jean-François Gérard
Jean-François Gérard Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Steven Nutt
Steven Nutt University of Southern California
Bluma G. Soares
Bluma G. Soares Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Alicia Durán
Alicia Durán Spanish National Research Council

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