David Venerus
Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering
204 Life Sciences & Engineering Center
About Me
David C. Venerus is a Professor and Director of the Materials Engineering Program in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at NJIT. Professor Venerus' research interests are in the areas of transport phenomena in soft matter, polymer science and the rheology of complex fluids. This work includes the development and application of novel experimental techniques to investigate anisotropic thermal transport in polymeric materials and to study the rheological behavior of complex fluids such as polymers and biomaterials. He is also interested in the theory of interfacial transport phenomena and its applications. Prior to coming to NJIT in the fall of 2018, he was on the faculty in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at IIT in Chicago from 1989-2018. David also enjoys windsurfing and is an avid mountaineer having summited Mt. Rainier, Mt. Whitney and the Matterhorn.
Education
Ph.D.; Pennsylvania State University; Chemical Engineering; 1989
M.S.; Pennsylvania State University; Chemical Engineering; 1986
B.S.; University of Rhode Island; Chemical Engineering; 1984
M.S.; Pennsylvania State University; Chemical Engineering; 1986
B.S.; University of Rhode Island; Chemical Engineering; 1984
Teaching Interests
Transport Phenomena, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Rheology
Book:
“A Modern Course in Transport Phenomena,” D.C. Venerus and H.C. Oettinger, Cambridge U. Press (2018)
https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Course-Transport-Phenomena/dp/1107129206
Book:
“A Modern Course in Transport Phenomena,” D.C. Venerus and H.C. Oettinger, Cambridge U. Press (2018)
https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Course-Transport-Phenomena/dp/1107129206
Past Courses
CHE 260: FLUID FLOW
CHE 624: TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
CHE 624: TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
Research Interests
Transport Phenomena in Soft Matter, Rheology of Complex Fluids, Interfacial Transport Phenomena, Forced Rayleigh Scattering, Polymer Science and Engineering
Light Scattering Laboratory: custom setups for forced Rayleigh scattering, birefringence, and infrared thermography for the study of soft matter
Rheology Laboratory: several rheometers with novel capabilities for both shear and elongational flows of complex fluids and soft matter
Light Scattering Laboratory: custom setups for forced Rayleigh scattering, birefringence, and infrared thermography for the study of soft matter
Rheology Laboratory: several rheometers with novel capabilities for both shear and elongational flows of complex fluids and soft matter
Journal Article
Kiessling, Andy, & Simavilla, David, & Vogiatzis, Georgios, & Venerus, David (2021). Thermal conductivity of amorphous polymers and its dependence on molecular weight. Polymer, 228,
Oza, Anand, & Venerus, David (2021). The dynamics of parallel-plate and cone-plate flows. Physics of Fluids, 33(023102), 13.
Becerra, Diego, & Córdoba, Andrés, & Katzarova, Maria, & Andreev, Marat, & Venerus, David, & Schieber, Jay (2020). Polymer rheology predictions from first principles using the slip-link model. Journal of Rheology, 64(5), 1035-1043.
He, Yusheng, & Santana, Martin, & Moucka, Madison, & Quirk, Jack, & Shuaibi, Asma, & Pimentel, Marja, & Grossman, Sophie, & Rashid, Mudassir, & Cinar, Ali, & Georgiadis, John, & Vaicik, Marcella, & Kawaji, Keigo, & Venerus, David, & Papavasiliou, Georgia (2020). Immobilized RGD concentration and proteolytic degradation synergistically enhance vascular sprouting within hydrogel scaffolds of varying modulus. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 31(3), 324-349.
Wang, Xiaoyu, & Venerus, David, & Puri, Ishwar, & Murad, Sohail (2020). On using the anisotropy in the thermal resistance of solid–fluid interfaces to more effectively cool nano-electronics. Molecular Simulation, 46(2), 162-167.
Oza, Anand, & Venerus, David (2021). The dynamics of parallel-plate and cone-plate flows. Physics of Fluids, 33(023102), 13.
Becerra, Diego, & Córdoba, Andrés, & Katzarova, Maria, & Andreev, Marat, & Venerus, David, & Schieber, Jay (2020). Polymer rheology predictions from first principles using the slip-link model. Journal of Rheology, 64(5), 1035-1043.
He, Yusheng, & Santana, Martin, & Moucka, Madison, & Quirk, Jack, & Shuaibi, Asma, & Pimentel, Marja, & Grossman, Sophie, & Rashid, Mudassir, & Cinar, Ali, & Georgiadis, John, & Vaicik, Marcella, & Kawaji, Keigo, & Venerus, David, & Papavasiliou, Georgia (2020). Immobilized RGD concentration and proteolytic degradation synergistically enhance vascular sprouting within hydrogel scaffolds of varying modulus. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, 31(3), 324-349.
Wang, Xiaoyu, & Venerus, David, & Puri, Ishwar, & Murad, Sohail (2020). On using the anisotropy in the thermal resistance of solid–fluid interfaces to more effectively cool nano-electronics. Molecular Simulation, 46(2), 162-167.
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Book
Venerus, David, & Oettinger, Hans Christian (2018). A Modern Course in Transport Phenomena. Cambridge University Press