Olli-Ville Laukkanen

Visiting Scholar

Winter Research Group

A235 Conte Polymer Research Center

Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Silvio O. Conte National Center for Polymer Research
120 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-9263

olaukkanen@mail.pse.umass.edu

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Education

B.S., Aalto University, Finland, 2013

M.S., Aalto University, Finland, 2015

Research

My research focuses on the rheological characterization of molecular glasses. In particular, broadening of the glass transition in complex glass-forming liquids is studied. New constitutive equations are developed based on experimental data collected by advanced rheological measurement techniques. Glass-forming liquids investigated in this research include neat and polymer-modified bitumens (asphalts), petroleum oils and blends of simple glass-forming liquids. Correlations between the thermodynamic and dynamic signatures of the glass transition are also investigated. This collaborative research is supervised by Profs. H. Henning Winter (UMass Amherst) and Jukka Seppälä (Aalto University, Finland) and supported by Nynas Company, the Vilho, Yrjö, and Kalle Väisälä Foundation, and the Osk. Huttunen Foundation.

In addition, my research interests include characterization of viscoelastic materials by creep-recovery experiments, development of rheological test methods for the characterization of bituminous (asphalt) binders, and fundamental methods of viscoelastic data analysis.

Publications

Selected publications:

Soenen, H., Lu, X., Laukkanen, O. V. (2016) Oxidation of bitumen: molecular characterization and influence on rheological properties. Rheologica Acta, 55(4), pp. 315-326.

Laukkanen, O. V., Winter, H. H., Soenen, H., Seppälä, J. (2016) Rheological characterization of styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer modified bitumens. Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society, Volume 24, pp. 53-57.

Laukkanen, O. V., Winter, H. H., Soenen, H., Seppälä, J. (2016) Rheological analysis of bitumen as a complex glass-forming liquid and comparison with some simple glass-forming liquids. Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society, Volume 24, pp. 17-21.

Laukkanen, O. V., Winter, H. H., Soenen, H. (2015) Rheological analysis of the low-temperature dynamics of bitumens. Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society, Volume 23, pp. 23-26.

Laukkanen, O. V., Soenen, H. (2015) Rheological characterization of wax modified bituminous binders: Effect of specimen preparation and thermal history. Construction and Building Materials, 95, pp. 269-278.

Laukkanen, O. V., Soenen, H., Pellinen, T., Heyrman, S., Lemoine, G. (2015) Creep-recovery behavior of bituminous binders and its relation to asphalt mixture rutting. Materials and Structures, 48(12), pp. 4039-4053

Soenen, H., Blomberg, T., Pellinen, T., Laukkanen, O. V. (2013) The multiple stress creep-recovery test: a detailed analysis of repeatability and reproducibility. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 14(sup1), pp. 2-11.

Laukkanen, O. V., Pellinen, T., Makowska, M. (2013) Exploring the observed rheological behaviour of in-situ aged and fresh bitumen employing the colloidal model proposed for bitumen. Multi-Scale Modeling and Characterization of Infrastructure Materials, RILEM Bookseries, Volume 8, pp. 185-197.

Experience

Doctoral Candidate, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 2015-

Visiting Scientist, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 2014-

Research Assistant, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 2011-2015

Professional Organizations:

Secretary, Nordic Rheology Society, 2016-

Finnish Representative, Nordic Rheology Society, 2015-2016

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