Dr. Vince Hackley

Projects

• Nanoparticle Metrology for Biomedical Applications (Project Leader)
• Chemistry and Structure of Nanomaterials
• Metrology for the Fate of Nanoparticles in Biosystems (NIST Competence)
• Fundamental Metrology for Carbon Nanotube Science and Technology (NIST Competence)

Current Research Activities

• Methods and standards for pre-clinical analysis of nanoscale therapeutic and diagnostic materials
• Growth, structure and dispersion of nanoscale particles and particle assemblies
• Characterization of carbon nanotube dispersion and morphology using small-angle scattering methods
• Development of flow-cell for USAXS characterization of solution-mediated nanomaterials
• Interfacial aqueous chemistry and processing of ceramic particles for electronic applications

Professional Affiliations/Activities

Associate Editor, Journal of the American Ceramic Society

ASTM E56 Committee on Nanotechnology

Vice-chair, Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards (VAMAS), TWA27

American Chemical Society

Materials Research Society

American Ceramic Society

International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists

Some Recent Publications

• Lee, J-H., Paik, U., Hackley, V.A., and Choi, Y-M., "Effect of Carboxymethyl Cellulose on Aqueous Processing of Natural Graphite Negative Electrodes and their Electrochemical Performance for Lithium Batteries," J. Electrochem. Soc. 152, A1763-A1769 (2005).
• Hackley, V.A., Stoimenov, P.K., Ho, D.L., Sung, L. and Klabunde, K.J., "Structure Development in Aerogel-Processed Nanocrystalline Alkaline-Earth Oxides as Revealed by SANS," J. App. Cryst.38, 619-631 (2005).
• Hackley, V.A., Lum, L., Gintautas, V. and Ferraris, C.F., Particle Size Analysis by Laser Diffraction Spectrometry: Application to Cementitious Powders, NIST Interagency Report 7097, DoC Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 2004.
• Lee, S., Paik, U., Hackley, V.A., Jung, Y-G. and Yoon, K-J., "Microstructure and Permittivity of Sintered BaTiO3: Influence of Particle Surface Chemistry in an Aqueous Medium," Mater. Res. Bull., 39, 93-102 (2004).
• Hackley, V.A., "Techniques for Measurements in Concentrated Systems: Applications of Electromagnetic Scattering and Ultrasound", Chapt. 5, pp. 52-68 in Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions: Theory, Experiment and Applications, Edited by P. Somasundaran and B. Markovic, American Chemical Society, Washington D.C., 2004. (invited contribution)
• Paik, U., Hackley, V.A., Lee, J. and Lee, S., "Effect of Poly(acrylic acid) and Poly(vinyl alcohol) on the Solubility of Colloidal BaTiO3 in an Aqueous Medium," J. Mater. Res., 18[5], 1266-1274 (2003).
• Ridley, A.K., Machesky, M.L., Hackley, V.A., Finnegan, M.P. and Banfield, J.F., "Surface Charge Phenomena of Nanocrystalline Anatase," Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 67, A398-A398 (2003).
• Swider, J.R., Hackley, V.A. and Winter, J., "Characterization of Chinese Ink in Size and Surface," J. Cult. Heritage, 4, 175-186 (2003).

NIST Recommended Practice Guide

• Hackley, V.A. and Ferraris, C.F., Use of Nomenclature in Dispersion Science and Technology, NIST Recommended Practice Guide 960-3, DoC Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 2001.

Published Books

• Hackley, V.A. and Texter, J., Eds., Ultrasonic and Dielectric Characterization Techniques for Suspended Particulates, American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH, 1998.
• Hackley, V.A., Somasundaran, P. and Lewis, J.A., Eds., Polymers in Particulate Systems: Properties and Applications, Surfactant Science Series, Vol. 104, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2002.