Bio

Dr. Kahn’s research interests focus on the rheology of structured polymeric systems, particularly the relationship between material microstructure, chemistry, and macroscopic properties. The use of rheology with other techniques provides a powerful and unique combination to understand and describe the macroscopic behavior of structured systems in terms of their underlying chemistry and/or microstructure. Dr. Kahn’s goals have been to use such an approach to obtain physical insights and new information on systems that are technologically or environmentally relevant.

 

Area(s) of Expertise

Rheology and Tribology
Crop Protection
Nanofiber and Aerogels
Gels and Emulsions

Publications

• Adsorption and Wettability Effects of Self-Assembled Amphiphiles on Polypropylene Films and Nonwoven Fabrics , Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2026)
• Polypyrrole Nanofibrous Aerogel for Pressure Sensing and Anionic Contaminant Remediation , Small (2026)
• Rheology and interactions of whey protein isolate with galactomannans , Food Hydrocolloids (2026)
• Solvent-Free Air-Spray Deposition of a Metal–Organic Framework to Develop Fiber Web Composites , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2026)
• “Wrap and Plant” Seed Treatment: A Sustainable Management Practice for Yield Improvement and Storability of Yam Against Plant‐Parasitic Nematodes in Ghana , International Journal of Agronomy (2026)
• Compressing slippery surface-assembled amphiphiles for tunable haptic energy harvesters , Science Advances (2025)
• DendriPep Nanocoats: Substrate-Agnostic, Self-Assembling Constructs with Shear-Controlled Thickness and Permeability , Langmuir (2025)
• Durable Physically Mixed Microporous and Mesoporous MOFs/Nanofiber Aerogel 3D Composites for Effective Toxic Gas Capture and Organophosphonate Detoxification , Advanced Functional Materials (2025)
• Janus layered nanofibrous aerogels with switchable wettability for targeted emulsion separation , Chemical Engineering Journal (2025)
• Mechanically Robust Mesoporous UiO‐66‐NH₂/Nanofibrous Aerogel for Organophosphonates Detoxification , Advanced Science (2025)

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