Education

2004-Present:
PhD Princeton University.
Undergrad:
BS in ChE & Materials Science
University of Pennsylvania ( c/o 2004).

Contact

Lab location: A 404 E-Quad

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About Brian

In his last year in the Prud'homme group, Brian is currently working on a project on set-on-demand cements. In this project, he's developed some novel tools to better understand cement rheology. He's also developed a number of different methods of controlling the setting time of cement by using controlled release additives.

Brian has also studied the flow of visco-elastic surfactant solutions through porous media. These solutions, which are composed of worm-like surfactant micelles, are known to align due to confinement and shear. Brian developed ways to frustrate this alignment and ordering through polymer additives, measuring his results with fluorescence microscopy on his microfluidic chips, rheology, and scattering techniques.

When not in the lab, Brian enjoys climbing and falling off of large rocks, backpacking, photography, and cooking.