Dr. Derek Gragson
Associate Dean
Professor
Specialty
Physical Chemistry
Education
B.S. Chemistry, Physics Minor - CSU Hayward - 1991
M.S. Chemistry - University of Oregon - 1995
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry - University of Oregon - 1997
Office: Faculty East Offices - Bldg 25 - 119
Phone: (805) 756-3856
E-Mail: dgragson@calpoly.edu
Research Interests
- Polymer adsorption at solid/liquid and liquid/liquid interfaces
- Kinetic studies using second harmonic generation, ATR-FTIR, and interfacial tensiometry
- Equilibrium measurements using interfacial tensiometry and AFM
- Protein adsorption at liquid/liquid interfaces in the presence of interfacial polymeric films.
- Effects of pH, ionic strength, and surface charge density on the adsorption of simple proteins to interfaces with polymeric films present
- Adsorption of polysoaps to liquid/liquid, liquid/air, and liquid/solid interfaces
- Development of p-chem experiments that explore interfacial phenomena
