Darrell Iler
Chemistry Department Chair, Professor of Chemistry, Natural Science Curriculum Coordinator
Year Started at Greenville College: 2003Office: Snyder Hall
Phone: (618) 664-6540
Email: darrell.iler@greenville.edu
Education
Ph.D., Physical Polymer Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, 1995
M. S., Polymer Chemistry, Minor Area of Study: Analytical Chemistry, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago IL, 1992
B. A., Biology, Greenville College, Greenville IL, 1977
Areas of Responsibilities
Greenville Religion and Science Society (GRASS) www.gcgrass.org
Recent Presentations and Publications
Iler H. D., Rutt E. Althoff S, Introducing Polymer Processing, Morphology and Property Relationships Through Experiments with Plastic PET Bottles (submitted to the Journal of Chemical Education 2003).
S. Sohn; A. Alizadeh; J. Quinn; H. Marand; L.C. Shank; H.D. Iler, Influence of Structural and Topological Constraints on the Crystalliztion and Melting Behavior of Polymers: 3. Bisphenol A Polycarbonate, Macromolecules 34 (12) 4066-4078 (2001).
Related Experiences
Awarded a National Science Foundation grant (DUE-9980948) for Introducing Polymer Science Across the Chemistry Curriculum (2000-2002).
Patents
- Iler H. D. Application of Microcapsule Technology to a Tamper Evident Device for Vacuum Actuated Button Closures, 1992, US patent # 5,152,412
- Heilman R.; Iler H. D. Tamper Evident Device for Mechanical Button Closures, 1991, US patent # 5,035,341
