Prof. Ronald Larson — Research Profile
University of Michigan · Mechanical Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
Mechanical Engineering
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 1, 2026
Source: me.engin.umich.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026MSE in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Fall term
Jan 15, 2027
Source: me.engin.umich.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026
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Prof. Ronald Larson at University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering lists Complex fluids, polymers, fluid mechanics, surfactants, biomolecules, transport theory, rheology, instabilities, constitutive theory as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Dynamics and branch-point motion in entangled symmetric star polymers examined via slip-spring and molecular dynamics simulations of rheology, diffusion, and scattering functionsNewThe Journal of Chemical Physics · Oct 28
- Defining ThixotropyPreprintarXiv (Cornell University) · Oct 12
- A crystal-growth model for predicting differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for polyethylene with and without short chain branchesPolymer · Oct 1
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