Kwabena Narh

Kwabena A. Narh is a Professor and Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering for Undergraduate Studies, and Director of the National Science Foundation funded NJIT Research Experience for Undergraduates Site (NSF-REU site) at the New Jersey Center for Engineered Particulates from 2006-2009. He is also the Director of the NSF funded Research Experiences for Teachers (RET). He also serves as Outreach coordinator for the NSF funded Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Structured Organic Composites for Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical, and Agrochemical Applications (C-SOC).

Ph.D.; University of Bristol; Physics; 1982

M.S.; University of Bristol; Materials Science; 1979

B.S.; University of Ghana; Physics; 1974

http://mechanical.njit.edu/people/narh.php

ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A

ME 315 - STRESS ANALYSIS

ME 405 - MECHANICAL LABORATORY II

ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS

ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II

ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES

ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS

ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT

ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I

ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH

Undergraduate Courses: Stress Analysis, Engineering Properties of Plastics, Introduction to Polymer Processing. Graduate Courses: Engineering Design of Plastics, Stress Methods in Mechanical Design

Crystallization kinetics and phase transitions in plastics processing, polymer degradation, melt extrusions, PVT measurements, self-reinforcing composites, nanocomposites, thermal contact resistance in material processing. My research activities on these topics involve experiments as well as computer simulations.

Narh, Kwabena A. (2015). Liquid Crystalline Polymer Blends as Fillers for Self-Reinforcing , Vijay Kumar Thakur and Michael R. Kesler (Eds.), Springer international Publishing. (pp. 241). New York, NY 10036: Springer international Publishing

Using Magnetic Impact Coating Technique to Prepare Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites
NanoTech 2014, June 2014

Translating Research Experience into Classroom Practice: An RET Project
Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2011

Characterization of Carbon Nanotube-reinforced Polyethylene Nanocomposite Produced by Cryogenic Ball-milling Process
Nanotechnology 2010: Advanced Materials, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites , June 2010

Improving the Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene by Cryogenic Mixing with Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes
Proceedings of the 67th Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, June 2010

Connecting high school Science with better medicines: A RET Outreach of the NSF ERC-SOPS
National Science Foundation, February 2010

Measuring the impact of undergraduate research programs on engineering students' attitudes toward graduate studies
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, June 2009

Narh, Kwabena A. (2012). Effect of modeling method on prediction of cortical bone strength adaptation under various loading conditions. Meccanica, 48(2), 393-413.

Terife, Gracela, & Narh, Kwabena A. (2011). Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Linear Low Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites Fabricated by Cryogenic Ball-Milling. Polymer Composites, 32(12), 2101-2109.

Florio, Catherine, & Narh, Kwabena A. (2011). Development of a Modeling Technique for the Investigation of Muscle Activity and its Effect on Bone Stresses in the Human Leg during an Isometric Exercise. SIMULATION,

Narh, Kwabena A. (2009). Liquid Crystalline Blends as Route to Self-Reinforcing Nanocomposites. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 28(16), 1957-1973.

Narh, Kwabena A., & Agwedicham, Ahmed-Tijani, & Jallo, Laila J, & Rhee, Kyong Y, & Lee, Ji H (2009). Influence of Deagglomeration States of Carbon Nanotubes on the Thermal And Mechanical Properties of Carbon Natube-Reinforced Polyethylene Oxide. International Journal of Nanoscience, 8(3), 23-27.