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photoPearl Sullivan

Professor, PEng

Contact Information

Education

  • BEng, Technical University of Nova Scotia (1985)
  • MASc, Technical University of Nova Scotia (1986)
  • PhD, University of British Columbia (1990)

Research Interests

  • Long-term stability of polymers and their composites due to thermo-mechanical loading, moisture absorption and physical aging
  • Adhesive bonding of dissimilar structural materials e.g. composites-to-metals and composites-to-composites
  • Micro-engineering measurement of mechanical property data deviation from bulk values as dimensions are reduced

Teaching

  • ME 230 Control of Properties of Materials
  • MTE 219 Mechanics of Deformable Solids (Mechatronics program)
  • ME 219 Mechanics of Deformable Solids I

Selected/Recent Publications

  • Haghighi-Yazdi, M. and Lee-Sullivan, P., “Stress Relaxation of a Polycarbonate Blend after Hygrothermal Aging,” accepted, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, August 2011.
  • Haghighi-Yazdi, M., Tang, J., and Lee-Sullivan, P., Moisture absorption during hygrothermal aging of a PC/ABS polymer blend, Polymer Degradation and Stability, Vol. 96, 1858 – 1865, 2011.
  • Paryab, N., Cronin, D., Lee-Sullivan, P, X. Ying, Boey, F.Y.C., and Venkatraman, S., Uniform expansion of a polymeric helical stent, ASME Journal of Medical Devices, accepted May 2011.
  • Barakat, S., Lee-Sullivan, P., Vitale, S.and Tsui, T., The effects of low temperature and pressure on the fracture behaviors of organosilicate thin films, Journal of Materials Research, in print, 2011 .
  • Dasappa, P., Lee-Sullivan, P., Xiao, X., and Foss, P.H., Non-linear viscoelastic-viscoplastic constitutive modeling of creep in continuous fibre glass mat thermoplastic composites, Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, Vol. 17, 213-226 , 2010.
  • Dasappa, P, Lee-Sullivan, P and Xiao, X, Development of viscoplastic strains during creep in continuous fiber GMT composites, Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol 41(1), 48-57, 2010.
  • Dasappa, P, Lee-Sullivan, P and Xiao, X, Temperature effects on creep behavior of continuous fiber GMT composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol. 40(8), 1071-1081, 2009 .
  • Haghighi Yazdi, M., and Lee-Sullivan, P., Determination of dual glass transition temperatures of a PC/ABS blend using two TMA modes, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol 96 (1), 2009, 7-14.