Dean Webster

Professor at North Dakota State University

About

Dean Webster is professor and chair in the department of coatings and polymeric materials at North Dakota State University.

Publications

Glycidyl carbamate functional resins and their applications: a review
Polymer International
2020
Comparison of epoxidation methods for biobased oils: dioxirane intermediates generated from Oxone versus peracid derived from hydrogen peroxide
Polymer International
2021
Amphiphilically modified self-stratified siloxane-glycidyl carbamate coatings for anti-icing applications
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2020
Novel Biobased Furanic Diols as Potential Alternatives to BPA: Synthesis and Endocrine Activity Screening
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2020
Exploration of Bio-Based Functionalized Sucrose Ester Resins for Additive Manufacturing via Stereolithography
ACS Applied Polymer Materials
2020
A Preliminary Environmental Assessment of Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate (ESS)-Based Biocomposite
Molecules
2020
Biobased Carboxylic Acids as Components of Sustainable and High-Performance Coating Systems
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2020
Frontal Polymerization of a Thin Film on a Wood Substrate
ACS Macro Letters
2020
Biobased, Nonisocyanate, 2K Polyurethane Coatings Produced from Polycarbamate and Dialdehyde Cross-linking
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2019
Soysome: A Surfactant-Free, Fully Biobased, Self-Assembled Platform for Nanoscale Drug Delivery Applications
ACS Applied Bio Materials
2018
Renewable Reactive Diluents as Practical Styrene Replacements in Biobased Vinyl Ester Thermosets
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2018
Highly functional methacrylated bio-based resins for UV-curable coatings
Progress in Organic Coatings
2018
Furfural-Derived Diacid Prepared by Photoreaction for Sustainable Materials Synthesis
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2018
Curing kinetics of bio-based epoxy-anhydride thermosets with zinc catalyst
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
2017
A small-scale waterjet test method for screening novel foul-release coatings
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2015
An in situ intercalative polymerization method for preparing UV curable clay–polymer nanocomposites
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2015
Pilot scale (10kg) production and characterization of epoxidized sucrose soyate
Industrial Crops and Products
2015
Programmed Photodegradation of Polymeric/Oligomeric Materials Derived from Renewable Bioresources
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2014
Zwitterionic siloxane-polyurethane fouling-release coatings
Progress in Organic Coatings
2015
Thermoset Coatings from Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate and Blocked, Bio‐Based Dicarboxylic Acids
ChemSusChem
2014
Utilization of Flax Fibers and Glass Fibers in a Bio-Based Resin
Volume 14: Emerging Technologies; Engineering Management, Safety, Ethics, Society, and Education; Materials: Genetics to Structures
2014
Catalyzed crosslinking of highly functional biobased epoxy resins
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2013
Erratum to: Effects of pigmentation on siloxane–polyurethane coatings and their performance as fouling-release marine coatings
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2012
Highly functional biobased polyols and their use in melamine–formaldehyde coatings
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2013
Linear glycidyl carbamate (GC) resins for highly flexible coatings
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2012
Monomer-grafted sucrose ester resins
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2013
Polymer/clay nanocomposite plasticization: Elucidating the influence of quaternary alkylammonium organic modifiers
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2012
Preliminary investigation of the impact of polymer composition on electrochemical properties of coatings as determined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2013
An improved laboratory reattachment method for the rapid assessment of adult barnacle adhesion strength to fouling-release marine coatings
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2012
New Biobased High Functionality Polyols and Their Use in Polyurethane Coatings
ChemSusChem
2012
Novel biobased dual-cure coating system
Progress in Organic Coatings
2012
Novel in situ synthesis in the preparation of ultraviolet‐curable nanocomposite barrier coatings
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2012
Polyurethanes with amphiphilic surfaces made using telechelic functional PDMS having orthogonal acid functional groups
Progress in Organic Coatings
2012
The effect of formulation variables on fouling-release performance of stratified siloxane–polyurethane coatings
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2011
Thiourethane thermoset coatings from bio‐based thiols
Polymer International
2011
UV curable glycidyl carbamate based resins
Progress in Organic Coatings
2012
Block Copolymer Synthesis via a Combination of ATRP and RAFT Using Click Chemistry
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
2011
Cationic UV‐Curable Conductive Composites from Exfoliated Graphite
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
2010
Conductive Adhesives From Low-VOC Silver Inks for Advanced Microelectronics Applications
IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology
2011
Effects of pigmentation on siloxane–polyurethane coatings and their performance as fouling-release marine coatings
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2011
High Biobased Content Epoxy–Anhydride Thermosets from Epoxidized Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids
Biomacromolecules
2011
Impact of Structure and Functionality of Core Polyol in Highly Functional Biobased Epoxy Resins
Macromolecular Rapid Communications
2011
Novel biobased epoxy compounds: epoxidized sucrose esters of fatty acids
Green Chemistry
2011
Novel water-dispersible glycidyl carbamate (GC) resins and waterborne amine-cured coatings
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2011
Synthesis of Soybean Oil‐Based Thiol Oligomers
ChemSusChem
2011
A preliminary study on the properties and fouling-release performance of siloxane–polyurethane coatings prepared from poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) macromers
Biofouling
2010
Predicting ice adhesion of fluid-containing elastomers from surface tension/energy and crosslink density
Materials & Design
2026
Assessing the impacts of varying UVC doses on a silicone fouling release coating
Biofouling
2026
Epoxy-siloxane coatings with superior ice-releasing properties and low interfacial toughness
Progress in Organic Coatings
2026
Cottonseed oil–derived resin system for use in bio-based artificial leather
Green Materials
2026
A low interfacial-toughness self-segregating thermoset for large-scale ice-shedding coating application
Materials Horizons
2026
The influence of location and coating on the development of an in-water grooming program to maintain ship hull coatings
Biofouling
2026
Tough Photopolymerizable Resin Matrices for Additively Manufactured Continuous Carbon Fiber‐Reinforced Composites
Polymer Composites
2026
Chain-length dependence of PDMS’ solubility parameter and its correlation with surface tension, density, and viscosity
Polymer Testing
2025
Mechanically robust non-isocyanate polyurethane coatings with scale-independent anti-icing performance
Chemical Engineering Journal
2025
Role of Free Polymer Chains in the Adhesion of Polydimethylsiloxane Elastomers to Solids
Macromolecules
2025
Isoconversional analysis of non-stoichiometric bio-based epoxy/anhydride system: Predicting and validating isothermal curing behavior based on dynamic DSC data
Polymer
2025
Molecular Insights into the Interfacial Adhesion and Chain Adsorption of Silicone Polymers via Nanoindentation
Macromolecules
2025
Oil-infused silicone elastomers for barnacle and ice release: The current state of understanding
Progress in Polymer Science
2025
Tailoring Bio‐Based Epoxy‐Anhydride Thermosets: A Comprehensive Study on the Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate and Dodecenyl Succinic Anhydride System
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2025
Evaluation of adhesion and fouling-release properties of non-toxic fouling-release coatings applied to oil boom materials
Biofouling
2025
Investigation of Amphiphilic PDMS-Hyperbranched Polyglycerol Copolymers to Tune the Fouling-Release Properties in a Moisture Curable Coating System
Langmuir
2025
Molecular Structures of Surfaces and Interfaces of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Incorporated with Silicone Oils Containing Phenyl Functionality
Langmuir
2025
Comparison of zwitterions in amphiphilic PDMS-based surface-modifying polymers for marine fouling-release coatings
Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
2025
Moving towards sustainability: Assessment of vitrimer behavior and reprocessability of plant oil-based material
Polymer
2025
Machine learning analysis of a large set of homopolymers to predict glass transition temperatures
Communications Chemistry
2024
Unlocking the potential of functionalized cottonseed oil for the production of biobased epoxy foams
Industrial Crops and Products
2024
Integrated machine learning, computational, and experimental investigation of compatibility in oil-modified silicone elastomer coatings
Progress in Organic Coatings
2024
Techno-economic assessment and carbon pricing analysis for economic feasibility of epoxidized sucrose soyate: A biobased thermoset resin
Journal of Cleaner Production
2024
Vanillin-Derived Veratrole Reactive Diluents in Stereolithography
ACS Applied Polymer Materials
2024
A Preliminary Study of Thermosets from Epoxy Resins Made Using Low‐Toxicity Furan‐Based Diols
Macromolecular Rapid Communications
2024
Enhancing Recovery Yield of Vegetable Oil Methyl Ester for Bioresin Production: A Comparison Study Using Acid Neutralization
ChemEngineering
2024
Energy renormalization for temperature transferable coarse-graining of silicone polymer
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2024
Amphiphilic Balance: Effect of the Hydrophilic–Hydrophobic Ratio on Fouling-Release Surfaces
Langmuir
2023
Furanic (Meth)acrylate Monomers as Sustainable Reactive Diluents for Stereolithography
ACS Applied Polymer Materials
2023
Silicone elastomers and the Persson-Brener adhesion model
The Journal of Chemical Physics
2023
Investigation of cottonseed oil as renewable source for the development of highly functional UV-curable materials
Progress in Organic Coatings
2023
Biobased, Macro-, and Nanoscale Fungicide Delivery Approaches for Plant Fungi Control
ACS Applied Bio Materials
2023
Short-chain polyols from bio-based carboxylic acids for high-performance polyurethane coatings
Progress in Organic Coatings
2023
Differing unsaturation levels of soybean oils impact the properties of peroxide‐vulcanized carbon black‐filled ethylene‐propylene‐diene monomer rubber
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2023
Novel bio-based epoxy resins from eugenol derived copolymers as an alternative to DGEBA resin
Progress in Organic Coatings
2023
Bio-based coating resins derived from cardanol using carbocationic polymerization and their evaluation as one-component alkyd-type coatings
Progress in Organic Coatings
2023
Studying the Effect of Pre-Polymer Composition and Incorporation of Surface-Modifying Amphiphilic Additives on the Fouling-Release Performance of Amphiphilic Siloxane-Polyurethane Coatings
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2022
Poly (vinyl ethers) based on the biomass-derived compound, eugenol, and their one-component, ambient-cured surface coatings
Progress in Organic Coatings
2022
Grooming of fouling-release coatings to control marine fouling and determining how grooming affects the surface
Biofouling
2022
Towards Upcycling Biomass‐Derived Crosslinked Polymers with Light
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2022

Education

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ph.D., Materials Engineering Science / 1984

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

B.S., Chemistry / 1979

Experience

North Dakota State University

Professor and Chair / August, 2001Present

Professor and Chair / January, 2012June, 2026

Professor and Chair of the Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials.

Professor / August, 2001January, 2012

Professor in the Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials. Tenured 2007.

Renuvix LLC

Founder / March, 2013Present

Founder / March, 2013March, 2026

Founder of Renuvix LLC in Fargo, North Dakota.

Eastman Chemical Company

Senior Research Associate / January, 1993August, 2001

Sherwin-Williams

Senior Scientist / August, 1984December, 1992

Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2)

Director / July, 2023June, 2026

Director of Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2), a NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC).

Center for BioBased Materials Science and Technology (BiMAT)

Director / January, 2012June, 2020

Director of Center for BioBased Materials Science and Technology (BiMAT), a North Dakota Center of Research Excellence (CORE).

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Graduate Research Assistant / March, 1979August, 1984

Graduate Research Assistant in the Chemistry Department.

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