Marilyn L. Minus
Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and Research,
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Interim Director,
Energy Systems Program
Contact
- m.minus@northeastern.edu
- 334 Snell Engineering Center
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Office
- 617.373.2608
Research Focus
Process-structure-properties relationships in polymer-based nano-composites fibers; polymer/nano-carbon interfacial interactions and interphase formations; lightweight composite materials; carbon-carbon composites
Education
- PhD (2008), Polymer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Honors & Awards
- 2017 Søren Buus Outstanding Research Award
- 2014 NSF CAREER Award
- 2008 Outstanding Symposium Paper Award, Materials Research Society
Teaching Interests
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Polymer Structures, Processing, and Properties
Professional Affiliations
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Materials Research Society (MRS)
- Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE)
Research Overview
Process-structure-properties relationships in polymer-based nano-composites fibers; polymer/nano-carbon interfacial interactions and interphase formations; lightweight composite materials; carbon-carbon composites
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- Y. Zhang, N. Tajaddod, K. Song, M.L. Minus, Low Temperature Graphitization of Interphase Polyacrylonitrile (PAN), Carbon, 91, 2015, 479-493
- J. Meng, N. Tajaddod, S.W. Cranford, M.L. Minus, Polyethylene Assisted Exfoliation of Hexagonal Boron Nitride in Composite Fibers: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 216(8), 2015, 847-855
- Y. Zhang, M.L. Minus, Characterization and Structural Analysis of Solution-Grown Polyacrylonitrile-co-Methacrylic Acid (PAN-co-MAA) Single Crystals, Macromolecules, 47(12), 2014, 3987-3996
- E.C. Green, Y. Zhang, M.L. Minus, Understanding the Effects of Nano-Carbons on Flexible Polymer Chain Orientation and Crystallization: Polyethylene/Carbon Nano-Chip Hybrid Fibrillar Crystal Growth, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 131(18), 2014, 40763
Sep 24, 2018
The Process of Making Super-Strong Materials from Cheap Plastic
MIE Associate Professor Marilyn Minus was featured on the NSF Science 360 Radio podcast about the process of making super-strong materials from cheap plastic.
Mar 28, 2018
Minus Awarded $1.25M AFOSR Grant
MIE Associate Professor Marilyn Minus was awarded a five-year $1.25M Air Force Office of Scientific Research Grant for “Forming True Blends: Developing New Processing Routes for Polymer-Based Nano-Composites.”
Nov 07, 2017
Minus Selected for GT Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni Award
MIE Associate Professor Marilyn Minus was selected by Georgia Tech's College of Engineering Council to receive an Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni Award for her research contributions and service as a faculty at Northeastern University. The GT Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves through professional practice and/or service to the […]
May 03, 2017
Faculty and Staff Awards 2017
Congratulations to all the winners of the faculty and staff awards, and to everyone for their hard work and dedication during the 2016-2017 academic school year. Faculty Fellow Edward Beighley, CEE Yun Raymond Fu, ECE Tommaso Melodia, ECE Rising Star Staff Award Erin Schnepp, Undergraduate Academic Advising Carolina Venegas-Martinez, CEE Outstanding Teachers of First Year […]
Oct 14, 2016
S-POWER Program to Increase STEM and Energy fields
ECE Professor Bradley Lehman, MIE Associate Professor Marilyn Minus, Assistant Dean Richard Harris, and STEM Director Claire Duggan were awarded a 5-year $5M NSF grant to develop a "Student Pathways Opening World Energy Resources (S-POWER)" program.
May 02, 2016
Faculty and Staff Awards 2016
2016 Faculty and Staff Awards Congratulations to all the winners of the faculty and staff awards, and to everyone for their hard work and dedication during the 2015-2016 academic school year. Faculty Fellow Kaushik Chowdhury, ECE Carol Livermore, MIE Marilyn Minus, MIE Rising Star Staff Award Gabrielle Fiorenza, Co-op Nicole Nightingale, Dean’s Office Outstanding Teachers […]
Mar 23, 2016
2016 COE Faculty Fellows
Congratulations to this year’s class of COE Faculty Fellows: Kaushik Chowdhury, Carol Livermore, and Marilyn Minus.
May 13, 2015
Message from MIE Chair
Learn about Northeastern University’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE).
Sep 24, 2014
Selected to Represent NU
ChE Associate Professor Shashi Murthy & MIE Assistant Professor Marilyn Minus were invited to represent Northeastern at the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium.
Jul 31, 2014
Northeastern Engineering announces 8 Young Investigator Awards in 2013-2014
These faculty recognitions bring the total young investigator awards in the college to 39, including 25 NSF CAREER and 10 DOD Young Investigator awards.