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Professor/Department Head

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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23 h-index 105 pubs 1,703 cited

Research Areas

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Polymer Nanocomposites Stimuli-Responsive Materials Hydrogel Microspheres Graphene Research and Applications Polymer Synthesis Magnetic Polymers Engineering Education and Pedagogy

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Keisha B. Walters, Professor and Department Head of the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas, directs the Polymer and Nano Engineering Lab. Her research group focuses on both fundamental and applied investigations within the polymer and nanomaterials fields, supported by federal agencies including the NSF, DOE, and DOD, as well as industry collaborators. Her work has resulted in over 105 publications and 1,703 citations, with an h-index of 23. She has received $159,940 from the NSF for collaborative research on low-order modeling methods for oscillating foil energy harvesting.

Walters' research portfolio includes studies on mesoporous silica nanoparticles for enhanced clinical effects, chemically edge-carboxylated graphene to improve thermal conductivity in polymer nanocomposites, and the synthesis of stimuli-responsive hydrogels for controlled release applications. She also investigates magnetic poly(ionic liquid)s and explores facile synthesis methods for polymers using aqueous conditions.

Beyond her research, Walters is dedicated to undergraduate and graduate teaching and STEM outreach initiatives. She contributes to the scientific community by serving on the editorial boards for Scientific Reports and PNAS Nexus and as a member of various technical and academic organization advisory boards.

Metrics

h-index: 23
Publications: 105
Citations: 1,703

Selected Publications

Valorization of Rice Bran for Functional Bioplastic Fabrication Using Plasma-Activated Water (2025) DOI
Improving Water‐Based Ink Adhesion on Commercial Polymers by Corona Treatment (2025) DOI
Aminated Phenolated Lignin for Effective Anionic Dye Removal for Water Remediation (2025) DOI
Synthesis and Characterization of Temperature- and pH-Responsive PIA-b-PNIPAM@Fe3O4 Nanocomposites (2025) DOI
Novel Electroactive Polymer Actuators Using All-Polyelectrolyte Poly(Ionic Liquid) Ionogels (2025) DOI
Cellulose nanocrystal-based hydrogel microspheres prepared via electrohydrodynamic processes for controlled release of bioactive compounds (2025) DOI
Experimental and modeling approaches to determine drug diffusion coefficients in artificial mucus (2024) DOI
Reactive Dye Wash-Off Processing of Cotton Fabrics Using Polymer Dye Transfer Inhibitors for Sustainable Dyeing (2024) DOI
Stimuli-Responsive Phosphate Hydrogel: A Study on Swelling Behavior, Mechanical Properties, and Application in Expansion Microscopy (2024) DOI
Hydrogen-Peroxide Intercalated Expanded Graphite Facilitates Large Enhancement in Thermal Conductivity of Polyetherimide/Graphite Nanocomposites (2024) DOI
Novel Poly(Ionic Liquid) Ionogels as Electroactive Polymer Actuators (2024) DOI
Synthesis of phosphate hydrogels with excellent swelling behavior prepared by ascorbic acid -mediated ARGET ATRP (2024) DOI
Investigation of Numerical Scheme and Model Combinations for Cfd Simulation of a Two-Phase Closed Thermosyphon (2023) DOI
Hydrogen-Peroxide Intercalated Expanded Graphite Facilitates Large Enhancement in Thermal Conductivity of Polyethermide/Graphite Nanocomposites (2023) DOI
Solution and Film Self-Assembly Behavior of a Block Copolymer Composed of a Poly(ionic Liquid) and a Stimuli-Responsive Weak Polyelectrolyte (2023) DOI