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Takashi Kashiwagi
Adjunct Professor, Ph.D.

Home Address
14624 Brougham Way
Gaithersburg MD 20878
(301) 926‑7551

Work
Research Associate
Fire Protection Engineering
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Guest Researcher
Mail Stop 8665
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8665
Tel. (301) 975‑6699
Fax  (301) 975‑4052
e-mail: takashi.kashiwagi@nist.gov

Scholarships and Awards

Fullbright Scholarship 1965-66
Guggenheim Scholarship 1966-67
Guggenheim Scholarship 1967-68		 Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award 1982
Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award 1991
NIST Applied Research Award 1991
Department of Commerce Gold Medal Award 2000

Education

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Keio University 1959‑1963
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Keio University 1963‑1965
Ph.D., Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, Princeton University 1965‑1970
Post‑Doctoral Fellow, Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences, Princeton University 1970‑1971

Technical Work Experience

Experimental and theoretical studies of ignition, flame spread, and burning of polymeric
materials, flame retardants, propellant combustion, shock tube, combustion in a microgravity
environment.

Work History

1971‑2001, Material Research Engineer, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
1986‑1987, Group Leader, Polymer Combustion Research Group
1988‑1998, Group Leader, Materials Fire Research Group
1998-2001, Material research Engineer
2001-present, Guest Researcher at NIST and research associate at Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland

Memberships

Combustion Institute, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, American Chemical Society, International Association for Fire Safety Science

Committee Work

1980‑82  AIAA Propellant and Combustion Committee
1985‑87  AIAA Propellant and Combustion Committee
18th‑30th International Combustion Symposium, Subprogram Committee
Colloquium Organizer for Fire Research Session for 26th and 27th International Combustion Symposiums  
International Association for Fire Safety Science Committee (1996-present)
Advanced Fire Safe Aircraft Interior Materials Committee (1993‑1995), National Research
Council

Publication in refereed journals

  1. Kashiwagi, T., MacDonald, B. W., Isoda, H., and Summerfield, M., "Ignition of Solid Polymeric Binders by Hot Oxidizing Gas Stream"    Thirteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, p.1073 (1971).
  2. Kashiwagi, T. and Summerfield, M., "Ignition and Flame Spread Over a Solid Fuel: Nonsimilar Theory Under Hot Oxidizing Bou­ndary Layer", Fourteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion ,The Combustion Institute, p. 1235 (1973
  3. Kashiwagi, T., Waldman, C. H., Rothman, R. B., and Summerfield, M., "Ignition of Polymers in a Hot Oxidizing Gas", Combustion Science and Technology, 8, 121 (1973).
  4. Kashiwagi, T., "Flame Spread Over a Porous Surface Under an External Radiation Field", NBS SP 411, Fire Safety Research, 97 (1974).
  5. Kashiwagi, T., " Experimental Observation of Flame Spread Characteristics Over Selected Carpets", JFFF/Consumer Product Flammability, 1,367 (1974).
  6. Kashiwagi, T., " A Study of Flame Spread Over Porous Material Under External Radiation Fluxes", Fifteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, 255 (1974).
  7. Kashiwagi, T., " A Radiative Ignition Model of Solid Fuel", Combustion Science and Technology, 8, 225 (1974).
  8. Kashiwagi, T., Kotia, G. G., and Summerfield, M., " Experimental Study of Ignition and Subsequent Flame Spread of a Solid Fuel in a Hot Oxidizing Gas Stream", Combustion and Flame, 24, 357 (1975).
  9. Kashiwagi, T., and Newman, D.L., " Flame Spread Over an Inclined Thin Fuel Surface", Combustion and Flame, 26, 163 (1976).
  10. Quintiere, J., MacCaffrey, B. W., and Kashiwagi, T., " A Scaling Study of a Corridor Subject to a Room Fire", Combustion Science and Technology, 18, 1 (1978).
  11. Kashiwagi, T., " Experimental Observation of Radiative Ignition Mechanisms", Combustion and Flame, 34, 23 (1979).
  12. Chabay, I., Rosasco, G.J., and Kashiwagi, T., " Species-Specific Raman Spectroscopic Measurements of Concentration Fluctuations in Unsteady Flow", Journal of Chemical Physics, 70(9), 4149 (1979).
  13. Kashiwagi, T., "Effects of Attenuation of Radiation on Surface Temperature for Radiative Ignition", Combustion Science and Technology, 20, 225 (1979).
  14. Kashiwagi, T., " Ignition of a Liquid Fuel Under High Intensity Radiation", Combustion Science and Technology, 21, 131 (1980).
  15. Kashiwagi, T., Baum, H. R. and Rockett, J. A., " Ignition of a Liquid Fuel Under High Intensity Radiation", Final Progress Report, AFOSR-TR-80-0476. January 1980.
  16. Kashiwagi, T., " Radiative Ignition Mechanism of Solid Fuels", Fire Safety Journal, 3, 185 (1981).
  17. Kashiwagi, T.," Effects of Sample Orientation on Radiative Ignition", Combustion and Flame, 44, 223 (1982).
  18. Kashiwagi, Takao and Kashiwagi, T., " A Study of the Radiative Ignition Mechanism of a Solid Fuel Using Holographic Interferometry", AIAA-82-0238 Preprint (1982).
  19. Kashiwagi, T., Ohlemiller, T.J. and Kashiwagi, Takao, " Observation of Vapor Generation Proceeding the Ignition of Liquid n-Decane and 1-Decene by CO2 Laser Radiation", Combustion Science and Technology, 29, 15 (1982).
  20. Kashiwagi, Takao and Kashiwagi, T., " A Study of the Radiative Ignition Mechanism of a Liquid Fuel Using Highspeed Holographic Interferometry", Nineteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion, 1511 (1982).
  21. Kashiwagi, T. and Ohlemiller, T.J., " A Study of Oxygen Effects on Nonflaming Transient Gasification of PMMA and PE During Thermal Irradiation", Nineteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion, 815 (1982).
  22. Kashiwagi, T., Jones, W. W., Kashiwagi, Takao, and Baum, H. R., " Application of High-Speed Two-Wavelength Holographic Interferometry to the Analysis of Radiative Ignition", ASME, 83-HT-49, Preprint (1983).
  23. Pitts, W. M. and Kashiwagi, T., " The Application of Laser-Induced Rayleigh Light Scattering to the Study of Turbulent Mixing", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 141, 391 (1984)
  24. Ohlemiller, T.J., Werner, K., and Kashiwagi, T., " Products of Wood Gasification", National Bureau of Standards NBSIR 85-3127, April 1985. 
  25. Kashiwagi, T., Hirata, T., and Brown, J.E., " Thermal and Oxidative Degradation of Poly(methyl methacrylate)- Molecular Weight", Macromolecules, 18, 131 (1985).
  26. Hirata, T., Kashiwagi, T., and Brown, J.E., " Thermal and Oxidative Degradation of Poly(methyl methacrylate)- Weight Loss", Macromolecules, 18, 1410 (1985).
  27. Kashiwagi, T., Inaba, A., Brown, J.E., " Differences in PMMA Degradation Characteristics and Their Effects on its Fire Properties", Proceeding of First International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, 483 (1986).
  28. Kashiwagi, T., Inaba, A., Brown, J.E., Hatada, K., Kitayama, T., and Masuda, E., " Effects of Weak Linkages on the Thermal and Oxidative Degradation of    Poly(methyl methacrylate)", Macromolecules, 19, 2160 (1986).
  29. Inaba, A. and Kashiwagi, T., " A Calculation of Thermal Degradation Initiated by Random Scission, I. Steady State Radical Concentration", Macromolecules, 19, 2412 (1986).
  30. Ito, A. and Kashiwagi, T., " Temperature Measurements in PMMA During Downward Flame Spread Using Holographic Interferometry", Twenty First Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, p.65 (1986).
  31. Inaba, A. and Kashiwagi, T., " A Calculation of Thermal Degradation Initiated by Random Scission, II. Unsteady Radical Concentration", European Polymer J., 23, 871 (1987).
  32. Ito, A. and Kashiwagi, T., " A Measurement Technique for Determining the Temperature Distribution in a Transparent Solid Using Holographic Interferometry", Applied Optics, 26, 954 (1987).
  33. Ohlemiller, T.J., Werner, K., and Kashiwagi, T., " Wood Gasification at Fire Level Heat Fluxes", Combustion and Flame, 69, 155 (1987).
  34. Kashiwagi, T., Ohlemiller, T.J., and Werner, K., " Effects of External Radiant Flux and Ambient Oxygen Concentration on Non-Flaming Gasification Rates and Evolved Products of White Pines", Combustion and Flame, 69, 331 (1987).
  35. Finlayson, E.U., Aung, W., and Kashiwagi, T., " Theoretical Models for Combined Radiation-Conduction in Polymeric Solids Heated by External Radiative Flux", Proceeding of 1987 ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Vol.1, p.427 (1987).
  36. Ito, A., and Kashiwagi, T., " Characterization of Flame Spread over PMMA Using Holographic Interferometry  Sample Orientation Effects", Combustion and Flame, 71, 189 (1988).
  37. Inaba, A., Kashiwagi, T., and Brown, J.E., " Effects of Initial Molecular Weight on Thermal Degradation of Poly(methyl methacrylate) - Model 1", Polymer Degradation and Stability, 21, 1 (1988).
  38. Kashiwagi, T., and Omori, A., " Effects of Material Characteristics on Flame Spreading", Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Second International Symposium, 107 (1989)  
  39. Kashiwagi, T., and Omori, A., " Effects of Thermal Stability and Molecular Weight on Flammability Properties"  Twenty-Second International Combustion Symposium, The Combustion Institute, 1329 (1989). 
  40. Kashiwagi, T., Inaba, A., and Hamins, A., " Behavior of Primary Radicals During Thermal Degradation of Poly(methyl methacrylate)", Polymer Degradation and Stability, 26, 161 (1989).
  41. Kashiwagi, T., Omori, A., and Nambu, H., " Effects of Melt Viscosity and Thermal Stability on Polymer Gasification", Combustion and Flame, 81, 188 (1990). 
  42. Smith, R.L., and Kashiwagi, T., " Expert Systems Applied to Spacecraft Fire Safety", J. Applied Fire Science, Vol. 1(2), 103 (1990-1991).
  43. Steckler, K., Kashiwagi, T., and Baum, H. R., "Analytical Model for Transient Gasification of Noncharring Thermoplastic Materials", Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, Elsevier, London, 987 (1991).
  44. Gore, J., Klasen, M., Hamins, A., and Kashiwagi, T., "Fuel Property Effects on Burning Rate and Radiative Transfer from Liquid Pool Flames" Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, Elsevier, London, 395 (1991).
  45. Hamins, A., Klasen, M., Gore, J., and Kashiwagi, T., "Estimate of Flame Radiance via a Single Location Measurement in Liquid Pool Fires", Combustion and Flame, 86, 223 (1991).
  46. Kushida, G., Baum, H.,  Kashiwagi, T., and Di Blasi, C., " Heat and Mass Transport from Thermally Degrading Thin Cellulosic Materials in a Microgravity Environment", ASME J. Heat Transfer, 114, 494 (1992).
  47. Kashiwagi, T., and Nambu, H., " Global Kinetic Constants for Thermal Oxidative Degradation of a Cellulosic Paper" Combustion and Flame, 88, 345 (1992).
  48. Hamins, A., Yang, J. C., and Kashiwagi, T., "An Experimental Investigation of the Pulsation Frequency of Flames", Twenty-Fourth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, 1695 (1992).
  49. Klasen, M., Gore, J., Hamins, A., and Kashiwagi, T., "Radiative Heat Feedback in a Toluene Pool Fire", Twenty-Fourth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, 1713 (1992).
  50. Yamashita, H., Baum, H. R., Kushida, G., Nakabe, K., and Kashiwagi, T., "Heat Transfer from Radiatively Heated Material in a Low Reynolds Number Microgravity Environment", ASME J. Heat Transfer, 115, 418 (1993).
  51. Kashiwagi, T., and Cleary, T., "Effects of Sample Mounting on Flammability Properties of Intumescent Polymers", Fire Safety J., 20, 203 (1993).
  52. Kashiwagi, T., Cleary, T., Davis, G., and Lupinski, J., "A Non-Halogenated Flame Retarded Polycarbonate", Proceedings of the International Conference for the Promotion of Advanced Fire Resistant Aircraft Interior Materials, DOT/FAA/93/3, U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Agency, 175 (1993).
  53. Yang, J. C., Hamins, A., and Kashiwagi, T., "Estimate of the Effects of Scale on Radiative Heat Loss Fraction and Combustion Efficiency", Combustion Science and Technology, 96, 183 (1993).
  54. Hamins, A., Klasen, M., Gore, J., Fischer, S., and Kashiwagi, T., "Heat Feedback to the Fuel Surface in Pool Fires", Combustion Science and Technology, 97, 37 (1994).
  55. Nakabe, K., McGrattan, K. B., Kashiwagi, T., Baum, H. R., Yamashita, H., and Kushida, G., "Ignition and Transition to Flame Spread Over a Thermally Thin Cellulosic Sheet in a Microgravity Environment", Combustion and Flame, 98, 361 (1994).
  56. Choi, M. Y., Hamins, A., Mulholland, G. W., and Kashiwagi, T., "Simultaneous Optical Measurement of Soot Volume Fraction and Temperature in Premixed Flames", Combustion and Flame, 99, 174 (1994).
  57. Kashiwagi, T., "Polymer Combustion and Flammability - Role of the Condensed Phase", Twenty -Fifth  Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, p.1423-1437 (1994).
  58. Choi, M. Y., Hamins, A., Rushmeier, H., and Kashiwagi, T., "Simultaneous Optical Measurement of Soot Volume Fraction, Temperature, and CO2 in Heptane Pool Fire", Twenty-Fifth Symposium (International) on Combustion, p.1471-1480 (1994).
  59. Choi, M. Y., Mulholland, G. W., Hamins, A., and Kashiwagi, T., "Comparison of the Soot Volume Fraction Using Gravimetric and Light Extinction Techniques", Combustion and Flames, 102, 161 (1995).
  60. Wan, I-Y., McGrath, J.E., and Kashiwagi, T., "Triarylphosphine Oxide Containing Nylon 6,6 Copolymers", Fire and Materails II (edited by G.L. Nelson), American Chemical Society, p.29-40 (1995).
  61. Knauss, D. M., McGrath, J.E., and Kashiwagi, T., "Copolycarbonates and Poly(arylates) Derived from Hydrolytically Stable Phosphine Oxide Comonomers", Fire and Materials II (edited by G.L. Nelson), American Chemical Society, p.41-55 (1995).
  62. Gilman, J. W., Vanderhart, D.L., and Kashiwagi, T., "Thermal Decomposition Chemistry of Poly(vinyl alcohol): Char Characterization and Reactions with Bismaleimides", Fire and Materials II (edited by G.L. Nelson), American Chemical Society, p.161-185 (1995).
  63. McGrattan, K. B., Kashiwagi, T., Baum, H. R., and Olson, S.L., "Effects of Ignition and Wind on the Transition to Flame Spread in a Microgravity Environment", Combustion and Flame, 106:377-391 (1996).
  64. Brown, J.E., and Kashiwagi, T., ”Gas Phase Oxygen Effect on Chain Scission and Monomer Content in Bulk Poly(methyl methacrylate) Degraded by External Thermal Radiation”, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 52:1-10 (1996).
  65. Hamins, A., Kashiwagi, T., and Buch, R. R., ”Characteristics of Pool Fire Burning”, ASTM STP 1284, (1996).
  66. McGrath, J.E., Ghassemi, H., Riley, D., Wan, I. Y., Bhatagar, A., and Kashiwagi, T., ”The Synthesis and Characterization of New Thermoplastics Fire Resistant Materials”, Plastics -Racing into the Future, ANTEC=96:3043-3048 (1996).
  67. Hamins, A., Konishi, K., Borthwick, P., and Kashiwagi, T., ”Global Properties of Gaseous Pool Fires”, Twenty-Sixth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, pp.1429-1436 (1996).
  68. Kashiwagi, T., McGrattan, K. B., Olson, S.L., Fujita, O., Kikuchi, M., and Ito, K., ”Effects of Slow Wind on Localized Radiative Ignition and Transition to Flame Spread in Microgravity”, Twenty-Sixth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, pp. 1345-1352 (1996).
  69. Buch, R., Hamins, A., Konishi, K., Mattingly, D., and Kashiwagi, T., ”Radiative Emission Fraction of Pool Fires Burning Silicone Fluids”, Combustion and Flame, 108:118-126 (1997).
  70. Gilman, J. W., Ritchie, S.J., Kashiwagi, T., and Lomakin, S. M., ”AFire-retardant Additives for Polymeric Materials - 1. Char Formation from Silica Gel-Potassium Carbonate”, Fire and Materials, 21:23-32 (1997).
  71. Butler, K. M., Baum, H. R., and Kashiwagi, T., ”Three-dimensional Modeling of Intumescent Behavior in Fires”, Fire Safety Science-Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium, pp.523-534 (1997).
  72. Ritchie, S.J., Steckler, K.D., Hamins, A., Cleary, T. G., Yang, J. C., and Kashiwagi, T., ”The Effect of Sample Size on the Heat Release Rate of Charring Materials”, Fire Safety Science-Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium, pp.177-188 (1997).
  73. Gilman, J. W., and Kashiwagi, T., ”Nanocomposites: A Revolutionary New Flame Retardant Approach”, SAMPE J. 33:40-46 (1997).
  74. Gilman, J. W., Lomakin, S., VanderHart, D.L., Nagy, V., and Kashiwagi, T., ”Characterization of Flame Retarded Polymer Combustion Chars by Solid-State 13C and 29Si NMR and EPR”, Polymer Preprint, 38:802-803 (1997).
  75. Gilman, J. W., Lomakin, S., Vanderhart, D.L., Nagy, V., and Kashiwagi, T., “Characterization of Flame-retarded Polymer Combustion Charrs by Solid-state 13C and 29SiNMR and EPR”, Fire and Materials, 23:61-67 (1998).
  76. Kashiwagi, T., Gilamn, J. W., Nyden, M. R., and Lomakin, S. M., ”Polymer Combustion and New Flame Retardants”, Fire Retardancy of Polymers, Royal Society of Chemistry, pp.175-202 (1998).
  77. Gilman, J. W., Kashiwagi, T., Giannelis, E.P., Manias, E., Lomakin, S., Lichtenhan, J.D., and Jones, P., ”Nanocomposites: Radiative Gasification and Vinyl Polymer Flammability”, Fire Retardancy of Polymers, Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 203-221 (1998).
  78. Olson, S.L., Baum, H. R., and Kashiwagi, T., “Finger-like Smoldering Over Thin Cellulosic Sheets in Microgravity”, Twenty-Seventh Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, pp.2525-2533 (1998).
  79. Mell, W.E., and Kashiwagi, T., ”Dimensional Effects of the Transition from Ignition to Flame Spread in Microgravity”, ibid., pp.2635-2641 (1998).
  80. Austin, P.J., Buch, R. R., and Kashiwagi, T., ”Gasification of Silicone Fluids under External Thermal Radiation, Part 1 - Gasification Rate and Global Heat of Combustion”, Fire and Material, 22:221-237 (1998).
  81. Buch, R. R., Austin, P.J., and Kashiwagi, T., ”Gasification of Silicone Fluids under External Thermal Radiation, Part 2 - Gasification Products - Characterization and Quantitation”, ibid. 22:239-252 (1998).
  82. Gilman, J. W., Kashiwagi, T., Harris, R. H., Lomakin, S., Lichtenhan, J.D., Bolf, A., and Jones, P., “Char Enhancing Approaches to Flame Retarding Polymers” in Chemistry and Technology of Polymer Additives edtied by Al-Malaika, S., Golovoy, A., and Wilkie, C. A., Blackwell Science, Chpt. 8, 135 (1999).
  83. Gilman, J. W., Kashiwagi, T., Nyden, M., Brown, J.E., Jackson, C.L., Lomakin, S., Giannelis, E.P., and Manias, E., ”Flammability Studies of Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites: Polyolefin, Epoxy and Vinyl Ester Resins”, ibid. Chapt. 14, 249 (1999).
  84. Sohn, Y., Baek, S. W., and Kashiwagi, T., “Transient Modeling of Thermal Degradation in Non-Charring Solids”, Combustion Science and Technology, 145:83-108 (1999
  85. Kashiwagi, T. and Gilman, J. W., “Silicon-Based Flame Retardants”, in Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, edited by Grand, A. F. and Wilkie, C. A., Marcel Dekker, Chapt. 10, 353 (2000).
  86. Kashiwagi, T., Grosshandler, W.L., Hamins, A., Pitts, W. M., Presser, C., and Tsang, W., “Combustion Research Studies at the National Institute of Standards and technology”, Nensho Kenkyu, 119, p. 49-65 (2000).
  87. Liu, Y., Bhatanager, J. Q., Riffle, J. S., McGrath, J.E., Geibel, J. F., and Kashiwagi, T., “Influence of Polymerization Conditions on the Molecular Structure Stability and Physical Behavior of Poly(phenylene Sulfide Sulfone) Homopolymers"” Polymer, 41:5137-5146 (2000).
  88. Mell, W.E., and Kashiwagi, T.,  “Effects of Finite Sample Width on Transition and Flame Spread in Microgravity” Proc. Combust. Inst.28:2785-2792 (2000).
  89. Mell, W.E., Olson, S.L., and Kashiwagi, T.,  “Flame Spread Along Free Edges of Thermally Thin Samples in Microgravity”, Proc. Combust. Inst., 28: 2843-2849 (2000).
  90. Kashiwagi, T., Gilman, J. W., Butler, K. M., Harris, R. H., Shields, J. R., and Asano, A., “Flame Retardant Mechanism of Silica gel/Silica”, Fire and Materials, 24: 277-289(2000).
  91. Bourbigot, S., Le Bras, M., Dabrowski, F., Gilman, J. W., and Kashiwagi, T., “PA-6 Clay Nanocomposite Hybrid as Char Forming Agent in Intumescent Formulations”, Fire and Materials, 24:201-208(2000).
  92. Gilman, J. W., and Kashiwagi, T., “Polymer-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites with Conventional Flame Retardants” in Polymer-clay nanocomposites edited by Pinnavaia, T.J. and Beall, G. W., Chapt. 10, 193, John Wiley and Sons, 2000.
  93. Olson, S.L., Kashiwagi, T., Fujita, O., Kikuchi, M., and Ito, K., “Experimental Observations of Spot Radiative Ignition and Subsequent Three Dimensional Flame Spread Over Thin Cellulosic Fuels”, Combust. Flame, 125: 852-864 (2001).
  94. Sivathanu, Y., Hamins, A., Mulholland, G., Buch, R., and Kashiwagi, T., ”Characterization of Particulate from Burning Silicone Fluids”, J. Heat Transf., 123: 1093-1097 (2001).
  95. Nakamura, Y., Kashiwagi, T., McGrattan, K. B., Baum, H. R., “Enclosure Effects on Flame Spread Over Solid Fuels in Microgravity”, Combustion and Flame. 130: 322-335 (2002).
  96. Kashiwagi, T., Grulke, E., Hilding, J., Harris, R., Awad, W., and Douglas, J., ”Thermal Degradation and Flammability Properties of Polypropylene-Carbon Nanotube Composites”, Macromolecular Rapid Communication., 23: 761-765 (2002).
  97. Morgan, A. B.; Harris, R. H., Jr.; Kashiwagi, T.; Chyall, L. J.; Gilman, J. W. “Flammability of Polystyrene Layered Silicate (Clay) Nanocomposites: Carbonaceous Char Formation.” Fire and Materials, 26: 247-253 (2002).
  98. Prasad, K., Nakamura, Y., Olson, S.L., Fujita, O., Nishizawa, K., Ito, K., and Kashiwagi, T.,  “Effect of Wind Velocity on Flame Spread in Microgravity”, Proc. Combust. Inst. 29: 2553-2560 (2002).
  99. Zanetti M, Kashiwagi T, Falqui L, Camino G, “Cone Calorimeter Combustion and Gasification Studies of Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites’ Chem. Mater. 14; 881-7 (2002).  
  100. Kashiwagi, T., Shields, J. R., Harris, R. H., and Davis, R.D., ”Flame Retardant Mechanism of Silica – Effects of Resin Molecular Weight”, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 87: 1541-1553 (2003).
  101. Kashiwagi, T., Morgan, A. B., Antonucci, J. M., VanLandingham, M. R., Harris, R. H., Awad, W. H., and Shields, J. R., “Thermal and Flammability Properties of a Silica-PMMA Nanocomposite” J. Appl. Poly. Sci. 89, 2072-2078 (2003).
  102. Gilman, J. W., Bourbigot, S., Shields, J. R., Nyden, M. R., Kashiwagi, T., Davis, R. D., VanderHart, D. L., D`emory, W., Wilkie, C. A., Morgan, A. B., Harris, J., Lyon, R. E. “High Throughput Methods Polymer Nanocomposites Research: Extrusion, NMR Characterization and Flammability Properties Screening“ J. Mater. Sci., 38: 4451-4460, (2003).
  103. Kashiwagi, T., Harris, R. H., Zhang, X., Briber, R. M., Cipriano, B. H., Raghavan, S. R., Awad, W. H., and Shields, J. R., “Flame Retardant Mechanism of Polyamide 6 – Clay Nanocomposites”, Polymer, 45: 881-891 (2004).
  104. Kashiwagi, T.,  Grulke, E., Hilding, J., Groth, K., Harris, R., Butler, K., Shields, J., Kharchenko, S., and Douglas, J., ”Thermal and Flammability Properties of Polypropylene/Carbon Nanotube Nanocompoaites”, Polymer, 45: 4227-4239 (2004).
  105. Nakamura, Y., Kashiwagi, T., Olson, S.L., Nishizawa, K., Fujita, O., and Ito, K., “Two-side Ignition of a Thin PMMA Sheet in Microgravity” Proc. Combust. Inst. 30: 2319-2325 (2005).
  106. Kashiwagi, T., Du, F., Winey, K. I., Groth, K. M., Shields, J. R., Bellayer, S.P., Kim, H., and Douglas, J. F., “Flammability Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Nanotube Dispersion and Concentration” Polymer, 46: 471-481 (2005).
  107. Nakamura, Y. and Kashiwagi, T., “Effects of sample orientation on nonpiloted ignition of thin poly(methyl methacrylate) sheet by a laser  1. Theoretical prediction” Combustion and Flame, 141: 149-169 (2005).
  108. Manzello, S.L., Gotoda, H., and Kashiwagi, T., “Non-piloted ignition visualization on a thin poly (methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) surface”. J. Heat Trans. Trans. ASME, Vol. 127, 811 (2005).
  109. Kashiwagi, T., “Flammability of nanocomposites: Effects of the shape of nanoparticles” in Fire retardancy of Polymers edited by Le Bras,, Wilkie, C. A., Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, Chapt. 6, p81-99, 2005.
  110. Kashiwagi, T., Fangming, Du., Douglas, J. F., Winey, K. I., Harris, R. H., Shields, J. R., “Nanoparticle network reduce flammability of polymer nanocomposites” Nature Materials. 4: 928-933 (2005).
  111. Gotoda, H., Manzello, S.L., Saso, Y., Kashiwagi, T., “Effects of sample orientation on non-piloted ignition of thin poly(methyl methacrylate) sheets by a laser – 2. Experimental Results” Combustion and Flame. 145: 820-835 (2006).
  112. Gilman, J. W., Harris, R. H. Jr., Shields, J. R., Kashiwagi, T., and Morgan, A. B., “A study of the flammability reduction mechanism of polystyrene-layered silicate nanocomposite: layered silicate reinforced carbonaceous char” Polym. Adv. Technol., 17: 263-271 (2006).
  113. Du, F., Guthy, C., Kashiwagi, T., Fischer, J.E., and Winey, K. I., ‘An infiltration method for preparing single-wall nanotube/epoxy composites with improved thermal conductivity’ J. Polymer Sci. :Part B: Polymer Physics, 44: 1513-1519 (2006).

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