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Joannie W. Chin
Education
Case Western Reserve University, B.S., Polymer Science and
Engineering, 1986.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, M.S., Chemistry,
1991.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Ph.D., Materials
Engineering Science, 1994.
Position
Leader
Polymeric Materials Group
Materials and Construction Research Division
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
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In the Materials and Construction Research Division, Dr. Chin is
responsible for leading, planning and implementing research on polymeric
materials used in building and construction applications. Her duties
include leading projects on the characterization of polymer durability,
development of accelerated aging protocols, and novel methods for the
simulation of outdoor weathering. Dr. Chin also leads an investigation
of degradation mechanisms in ballistic fibers, sponsored by the NIST
Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES).
Dr. Chin’s professional experience prior to joining NIST in 1995 as a
Materials Research Engineer includes employment as a research scientist
with Gould, Inc., Foil Division, Cleveland, OH, 1986-1989; as a research
associate with the Chemistry Department of Virginia Tech, 1989-1994; and
as a post-doctoral research associate in the Materials Science
Department of Virginia Tech, 1994-1995. She also has consulted for the
Ordnance Division of Babcock and Wilcox (Lynchburg, VA) and has held
internships at Dow Chemical (Granville, OH) and the Standard Oil Company
(Cleveland, OH).
Dr. Chin was a co-recipient of the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal
in 2002 for the development of the NIST integrating sphere-based
weathering device, on which she also holds a U.S. patent. She has
received Best Paper and Best Presentation Awards from ASTM Committee D30
on Composites Materials in 1996, and the American Society of Composites
in 2001, respectively. In 2004 Dr. Chin and co-authors were awarded 1st
place in the Roon Foundation Award Competition, sponsored by the
Federation of the Societies for Coatings Technology, for their work on
high radiant flux UV exposures and polymer photodegradation.
Additionally, Dr. Chin was the recipient of the Federation of the
Societies for Coatings Technology’s 2005 Technical Focus Award, for her
work in service life prediction and accelerated aging of polymeric
materials.
Ultraviolet (UV) Weathering of Polymers -- An
Interview with Joannie Chin
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