Joel R. Fried

Professor; Wright Brothers Institute Chair in Nanomaterials
Full-Time Faculty
School of Engineering: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

  • Location: Kettering Laboratories Room 407
  • Phone: 937-229-2670
  • Email: Contact

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Selected Publications

  • Li, S., J.R. Fried, J. Colebrook, and J. Burkhardt. 2010. Molecular simulations of neat, hydrated, and phosphoric acid-doped polybenzimidazoles. Part 1: Poly(2,2’-m-phenylene-5,5’-bibenzobisimidazole) (PBI), Poly(2,5-benzimidazole) (ABPBI), and Poly(p-phenylene benzobisimidazole) (PBDI). Polymer 51: 5640–5648.
  • Fried, J.R. 2010. Aerospace applications of polymers. RAPRA Report 192, Vol. 16, no. 12, Smithers, Rapra, Shresbury, UK: 136.
  • Li, S., J.R. Fried, J. Sauer, J. Colebrook, and D.S. Dudis. 2010. Computational chemistry and molecular simulations of phosphoric acid. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. DOI: 10.1002/qua.22702.
  • Fried, J.R. 2009. Molecular transport in polyphosphazenes. In Polyphosphazenes for Biomedical Applications,  ed. A.K. Andrianov, chapter 17, 325-344. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • Zhang, X. K., Y. Poojari, L.E. Drechsler, C.M. Kuo, J.R. Fried, and S.J. Clarson. 2008. Pervaporation of organic liquid from binary aqueous mixtures using poly(trifluoropropylmethylsiloxane) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) dense membranes. J. Inorg. Organometallic Polym. Mater. 18: 246–252.
  • Wang, Z., and J.R. Fried. 2007. Hierarchical approach to predicting transport properties of a gramicidin ion channel within lipid bilayers. Soft Matter 3, no. 8: 1041–1052.
  • Stern, A., and J.R. Fried. 2007. Permeability of polymers to gases and vapors. In Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook, ed. J. E. Mark, chapter 61, 1009-1023. Springer.
  • Fried, J.R. 2006. Molecular simulations of gas and vapor transport in highly permeable polymers. In Materials Science of Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation, ed. Yu, Yampolskii, I. Pinnau, and B.D. Freeman, chapter 3, 95-136. London, England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
  • Fried, J.R. 2006. Gas diffusion and solubility in poly(organophosphazenes): Results of molecular simulation studies. J. Inorg. Organometallic Polym. Mater. 16, no. 4: 407–418.
  • Hu, N., and J.R. Fried. 2005. The atomistic simulation of the gas permeability of poly(organophosphazenes): poly[bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phosphazene]. Polymer 46: 4330–4343.
  • Fried, J.R., and B. Li. 2004. Molecular simulation of gas sorption and diffusion in silicon-based polymers. In Advanced Membranes for Separations: Modeling, Materials, and Modifications, ed. I. Pinnau, and B. Freeman, ACS Symp. Ser. 876, 24–38.
  • Fried, J.R. 2003. Polymer Science and Technology, second edition Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  • Fried, J.R., and N. Hu. 2003. The molecular basis of CO2 interaction with polymers containing fluorinated groups: Computational chemistry of model compounds and molecular simulation of poly[bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phosphazene]. Polymer 44: 4363–4372.
  • Fried, J.R., and B. Li. 2001. Molecular simulation of the glass transition of substituted polysilylenes. Comp. Theor. Polym. Sci. 11: 273–281.
  • Zheng. T., and J.R. Fried. 2001. Monte Carlo simulation of sorption of pure and mixed alkanes in poly[1-(trimethy;silyl)-1-propyne]. Sep. Sci. & Technol. 36, nos. 5, 6: 959–974
  • Fried, J.R., and P. Ren. 2000. The atomistic simulation of gas transport in poly(organophosphazenes: 1. poly[bis(butoxy)phosphazenes]. Comput. Theor. Polym. Sci. 10: 447–463.
  • Fried, J.R. and P. Ren. 1999. The atomistic simulation of the glass transition of polyphosphazenes. Comput. Theor. Polym. Sci. 8: 111–1116.
  • Fried, J.R., M. Sadat-Akhavi, and J.E. Mark. 1998. Molecular simulation of gas permeability in poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide). J. Membr. Sci. 149: 115–126.
  • Fried, J.R., and S. Weaver. 1998. Atomistic simulation of hydrocarbon diffusion in silicalite. Comput. Mater. Sci. 11: 277–293.
  • Fried, J.R., and D. Goyal. 1998. Molecular simulation of gas transport in poly[1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne]. J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed. 36: 519–536.
  • Sun, H, P. Ren, and J.R. Fried. 1998. The COMPASS Force Field: Parameterization and Validation for Polyphosphazenes. Comput. Theor. Polym. Sci. 8: 229–246.

Selected Patents

  • Albert A. Brooks, Joel R. Fried, J.M.S. Henis, Anthony Zampini, and Daniel Raucher. 1986. Permeation modified separation membranes. U.S. Patent 4,575,385 (assigned to Monsanto Company), March 11, 1986.

Courses Taught

  • Plastics Technology
  • Polymer Viscoelasticity
  • Polymer Engineering
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Biomembranes
  • Membrane Science and Technology
  • Polymer Processing
  • Chemical Thermodynamics
  • Advanced Thermodynamics
  • Materials & Energy Balances

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering, UMASS (Amherst), 1976
  • M.S., Polymer Science and Engineering, UMASS (Amherst), 1975
  • M.E., Chemical Engineering, RPI, 1972
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, RPI, 1971
  • B.S., Biology, 1968

Professional Activities

  • Emeritus member of the AIChE (Director, Materials Science and Engineering Division, 2006–2009; Publications Committee, 2006–present)
  • Senior Member of the Society of Plastics Engineers (Research Awards Subcommittee, 2001–present)
  • Member of the American Chemical Society (instructor, ACS Short Course in Polymer Chemistry, 2008–present)
  • Member of NAMS, APS, MRS, and the Society of Rheology
  • Editor, Polymer Contents (1984-2010); Editor, NAMS Membrane Quarterly (1989–1992); Associate American Editor, Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science (1993-2001)
  • Editorial Boards of Polymer Engineering (1995–present), Polymer (2002-2010)

Research Interests

Membrane separation and transport, computational chemistry, molecular simulations, polymer blends and composites, biomimetic membranes, proton transfer in fuel cell membranes, ion and small molecule transport through membrane proteins. A current focus is the mesoscale simulation of the self-assembly process of block copolymers and the organization of membrane proteins in biological and biomimetic membranes.