About
Javen Weston received his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in chemical engineering. His Ph.D. research focused on understanding the fundamental behavior of catalytic nanoparticles at oil/water interfaces and the flow behavior of nanoparticle dispersions. After graduating, he spent three years at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) as a guest researcher in the Materials Science and Engineering Division. While at NIST, he worked on a project building a high-pressure, high-shear device for simultaneously measuring the viscosity and structure of complex fluids using small-angle neutron scattering. In 2018, Weston joined the faculty of TU’s Russell School of Chemical Engineering, where he has conducted research related to understanding the fundamental physics and chemistry of complex fluids and hydrogels using rheology and scattering. He is currently the faculty point-of-contact for TU’s state-of-the-art small-angle X-ray scattering instrument housed in Keplinger Hall.
Education
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2015
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2011
Research interests and areas of expertise
- Surface science
- Rheology
- Surfactant formulation
- Nanoparticles
- Complex fluids
- Small angle scattering