POLEC, Inga

Division of Multidisciplinary Chemistry - Polymer Materials Science -
PD

E-mails: Inga.Polec@ks5.ecs.kyoto-u.ac.jp
　　　　　inga.polec@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 0774-38-3159
Fax: 0774-38-3146

Academic Background

	Jan 2006 – Oct 2009	Ph.D Degree IRC in Polymer Science and Technology, School of Physics & Astronomy University of Leeds, UK
	Oct 1997- July 2002	M.Sc Degree Institute of Material Science & Applied Mechanics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland

Research Field

Polymer materials – pure, composites and blends: processing, structure - property relationships, modelling, novel technique development

Current Research

Structural development and process mechanisms in crystalline polymers
Nano-studies of flow-induced polymer crystallization

Laboratory Responsibilities

Polymer Crystallization Group Leader

Awards and Scholarships

	Aug 2011	Award for the Best Poster International Discussion on Polymer Crystallization, Beijing, China
	Jan 2010 – Jan 2012	(JSPS) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science / Royal Society Kyoto University, Institute for the Chemical Research, Japan
	Dec 2009	7th Peter Wilson Competition for the Ph.D project (final) University of Leeds, Faculty of Engineering, UK
	Jan 2005 – Dec 2008	DTA/IRC/ Yorkshire Forward Scholarship Award University of Leeds, IRC in Polymer Science and Technology, UK
	Sep 2004 – Dec 2005	Socrates Erasmus EU Exchange Studentship Programme University of Leeds, School of Mechanical Engineering, UK
	June 2004	WUT Rector Award (final) Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland
	Dec 2002	SIMP Award for M.Sc. project Wroclaw University of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department, Poland
	July 2000	(CEEPUS) Central Europe Educational Programme for University Studies University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Publications and Conferences

I. Połeć, T. Kanaya, Micro-mapping of sheared isotactic polypropylene – to be submitted, August 2012

T. Kanaya, I. Połeć, T.Fujiwara, C. Deng, R. Inoue, K. Nishida, G. Matsuba, Precursor of shish-kebab above the melting temperature – to be submitted, July 2012

I. Połeć, T. Fujiwara, T. Kanaya, C. Deng, Simultaneous SAXS/WAXS experiments on shear induced iPP crystallization: effect of shear temperature and annealing time, Polymer Feb 2012

C. Deng, T. Fujiwara, I. Połeć, G. Matsuba, L. Jin, R. Inoue, K. Nishida, T. Kanaya, Precursor of Shish-Kebab in Atactic Polystyrene/Isotactic Polystyrene Blend above Nominal Melting Temperature, Macromolecules, 45 (11), 2012, p.4630-4637

I. Połeć, P.J. Hine, M.J. Bonner, I.M. Ward, D.C. Barton, Hydro and thermal stability of die drawn wood polymer composites in comparison with solid wood, Polymer Composite and Technology, 72 (12), 2012, p.1436-1442

Y.F. Zhao, G. Matsuba, K. Nishida, T. Fujiwara, R. Inoue, I. Połeć, C. Deng, T. Kanaya, Relaxation of shish-kebab precursor in isotactic polystyrene after shear-term shear flow, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B-Polymer Physics, 49 (3), 2011, p.214-221

I. Połeć, T. Fujiwara, T. Kanaya, R. Inoue, C. Deng, K. Nishida, N. Otha, Effect of shear temperature and annealing on iPP crystallization under flow shear, 60th SPSJ (Society of Polymer Science) Symposium on Macromolecules, Japan, Okayama, 28-30 Sep 2011

I. Połeć, G. Matsuba, T. Kanaya, Quantum beam technology in study on shear-flow polymer crystallization, XIPS 2010, VIII International Conference on x-ray investigations of polymer structure, Poland, Wrocław 6-8 Dec 2011

I. Połeć, P.J. Hine, M.J. Bonner, I.M. Ward, D.C. Barton, Die drawn wood polymer composites. II. Micromechanical modelling of tensile modulus. Composite Science and Technology, vol.70, 2010 p.53-60

I. Połeć, P.J. Hine, M.J. Bonner, I.M. Ward, D.C. Barton, Die drawn wood polymer composites. I. Mechanical properties. Composite Science and Technology, vol.70, 2010, p.45-52

I. Połeć, P.J. Hine, M.J. Bonner, I.M. Ward, D.C. Barton, Understanding the links between structure and properties in die drawn wood powder polymer composites, ECCM13 European Conference in Composite Materials, Vol.1, 2008, ID no 0212

I. Połeć, M.J. Bonner, D.C. Barton, I.M. Ward, Highly oriented wood polymer composites, Vol. 1, 2006, p.22-1,6th Global Wood and Natural Fibre Composites Symposium

A. Kozłowska, M. Kozłowski, I. Połeć, Thermoplastics composites with cellulose fiber, Vol.2, 2004, p.2067-2073, Global Symposium on Recycling, West Treatment and Clean Technology (REWAS 2004)

A. Kozłowska, I. Połeć, M. Kozłowski, Mechanical properties of polypropylene hybrid composites, X Seminarium ‘Tworzywa sztuczne w budowie maszyn’ (X Seminar ‘Polymers in Machine Design’), Vol.1, 2003, p.71-77

I. Połeć, A. Kozłowska, M. Kozłowski, Polypropylene hybrid composites with wood flour, Internationale Fachtagung - Polymerwerkstoffe 2002 (International Symposium – Polymer Material 2002), Vol.1, 2002, p. 609-612

I. Połeć, A. Kozłowska, Hybrid polypropylene composites with wood flour and talc, 63 (10), 2002, p.243-250, The Institute of Materials Science and Applied Mechanics of Wroclaw University of Technology

Publications to be submitted

I. Połeć, P.J. Hine, M.J. Bonner, I.M. Ward, D.C. Barton, Die drawn wood polymer composites. III. Hydro and thermal stability in comparison with solid wood. August 2010

Posters

I. Połeć, P.J. Hine, M.J. Bonner, I.M. Ward, D.C. Barton, Eco composites chance to reduce global pollution, EPSRC Poster Session, University of Leeds, January 2008, UK

I. Połeć, P.J. Hine, M.J. Bonner, I.M. Ward, D.C. Barton, Green materials – Solution? Wood polymer composites !!!, UK Polymer Showcase 2008, ‘Polymers and Society’, York, 16-18 September 2008, UK

I. Połeć, M.J. Bonner, D.C. Barton, I.M. Ward, Properties of oriented wood polymer composites, Postgraduate Symposium, University of Leeds, June 2007, UK

I. Połeć, A. Kozłowska, Polymer composites with natural filler, NATO-ASI 2003 Summer School, ‘’Learning from nature how to design new implantable biomaterials: from biomineralization fundamentals to biomimetic materials and processing routes”, 10-24 Oct 2003 Alvor, Portugal

Contact Information

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