Julie Jessop

Julie Jessop

Professor, Associate Director, and Hunter Henry Chair

Office: 350 Swalm
jessop@che.msstate.edu
P 662.325.0199

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1999.
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1995.

Professional Memberships

  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • RadTech International North America (RadTech)

Research Interests

  • Spectroscopic characterization of polymer reactions
  • Hybrid photopolymer resins
  • Cationic ring-opening photopolymerizations
  • Electron-beam polymerization

Recent Publications

  • Kaalberg, S., Jessop, J.L.P., “Enhancing Cationic Ring-Opening Photopolymerization of Cycloaliphatic Epoxides via Dark Cure and Oxetanes,” Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 56(13), 2018, 1436-1445.
  • Schissel, S.M., Lapin, S.C., Jessop, J.L.P. “Characterization and Prediction of Monomer-based Dose Rate Effects in Electron-beam Polymerization,” Radiation Physics & Chemistry, Vol. 141, 2017, 41-49.
  • Henry, V., Jessop, J.L.P., Peeples, T.L., “Differentiating Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP cells in suspensions and biofilms using Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy,” Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, 409(5), 2017, 1441-1449.
  • Kaalberg, S.M., Jessop, J.L.P., “Combining oxiranes and oxetanes to enhance kinetics and improve physical properties,” UV+EB Technology, 2(3), 2016, 56-60.
  • Schissel, S.M., Lapin, S.C., Jessop, J.L.P., “Internal reference validation for EB-cured polymer conversions measured via Raman spectroscopy,” RadTech Report, Vol. 28(4), 2014, 46-50.
  • Talungchit, S., Jessop, J.L.P., Cobb, D.S., Qian, F., Geraldeli, S., Pashley, D.H., Armstrong, S.R., “Ethanol-wet bonding and chlorhexidine improve resin-dentin bond durability: quantitative analysis using Raman spectroscopy,” The Journal of Adhesive Dentistry, Vol. 16(5), 2014, 441-450.
  • Eom, H.S., Jessop, J.L.P., Scranton, A.B., “Photoinitiated Cationic Copolymerizations: Effects of the Oligomer Structure and Composition,” Polymer, Vol. 54, 2013, 4134-4142.
  • Dillman, B.F., Jessop, J.L.P., “The Influence of Humidity on Surface Modulus of Photo-cured Epoxy Coatings,” RadTech Report, Vol. 27(2), 2013, 7-10.
  • Dillman, B.F., Kang, N.Y., Jessop, J.L.P., “Free-radical Photopolymerization of a Castor Oil-based Acrylate Oligomer,” Polymer, Vol. 54, 2013, 1768-1774.
  • Hardis, R., Jessop, J., Peters, F.E., Kessler, M.R., “Cure kinetics characterization and monitoring of an epoxy resin for thick composite structures,” Composites: Part A, Vol. 49, 2013, 100-108.
  • Dillman, B.F., Jessop, J.L.P., “Chain Transfer Agents in Cationic Photo-polymerization of a Bis-cycloaliphatic Epoxide Monomer: Kinetic and Physical Property Effects,” Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 51, 2013, 2058-2067.

Recent Conference Proceedings

  • Schissel, S.M., Jessop, J.L.P., “Enhancing Kinetics and Tuning Physical Properties via Grafted Networks of Epoxide/Acrylate Hybrid Photopolymerizations,” RadTech 2018 UV/EB Technology Conference Proceedings, on-line edition, May 2018.
  • Kloepfer, N., Schissel, S.M., Jessop, J.L.P., “Measuring Radiation Yield in EB Polymerizations via Raman Spectroscopy,” RadTech 2018 UV/EB Technology Conference Proceedings, on-line edition, May 2018.
  • Schissel, S.M., Kloepfer, N., Jessop, J.L.P., “Comparison of Photo- and EB-initiated Polymerizations Based on Equivalent Initiation Energy,” RadTech 2018 UV/EB Technology Conference Proceedings, on-line edition, May 2018.
  • Schissel, S.M., Kloepfer, N., Lapin, S.C., Jessop, J.L.P., “Predicting Dose Rate Effects in EB Polymerizations Based on Monomer Structure,” RadTech 2018 UV/EB Technology Conference Proceedings, on-line edition, May 2018.
  • Kaalberg, S., Jessop, J.L.P., “Characterizing reactivity and network structure in photo-initiated cationic copolymerizations of cyclic ethers,” RadTech 2018 UV/EB Technology Conference Proceedings, on-line edition, May 2018.
  • Hasa, E., Jessop, J.L.P., Stansbury, J.W., Guymon, C.A., “Altering Network Structure of Radical/Cationic Systems via Photopolymerization-Induced Phase Separation for Thermomechanical Property Control,” RadTech 2018 UV/EB Technology Conference Proceedings, on-line edition, May 2018.
  • Schissel, S.M., Lapin, S.C., Jessop, J.L.P., “Accelerating EB’s Potential: Understanding the Effects of Dose Rate in Electron-beam Polymerization,” RadTech 2016 UV/EB Technology Conference Proceedings, on-line, May 2016.
  • Kaalberg, S.M., Jessop, J.L.P., “Combining oxiranes and oxetanes to enhance kinetics and improve physical properties,” RadTech 2016 UV/EB Technology Conference Proceedings, on-line, May 2016.
  • Schissel, S., Lapin, S.C., Jessop, J.L.P., “Depth/Conversion Characterization of Electron-beam Initiated Polymerization,” RadTech 2014 UV/EB Technology Conference Proceedings, on-line, May 2014.
  • Dillman, B., Jessop, J.L.P., “Chain Transfer Agents in Cationic Epoxide Polymerizations: Kinetic and Physical Effects,” RadTech 2012 UV/EB Technology Conference Proceedings, on-line edition, May 2012.