Research
Robert Kelley Bradley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Areas
· Nanomaterials
· Entrepreneurship
Research Projects
Segmented Creep in Thermoplastics
A Prototype Thermoplastic Composite Pipe Support Pad for Preventing Corrosion. Bradley, Robert Kelley PI; Schutte, Martin Industry Mentor. CMMS Research Grant Competition. 2023. $99,572.
The Potential of Milled Oyster Shell Fillers on the Properties of Thermoplastic Composites. Robert Kelley Bradley, Mentor; Victoria Nguyen, Undergraduate Researcher. Office of Undergraduate Research SURF, Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2023, $1,000
Corrosion Prevention in Pipe Supports. Bradley, Robert Kelley PI; Schutte, Martin Industry Mentor. CMMS Research Grant Completion. 2022. $33,876.
Drug Delivery
Effects of Pore Size and Length on Release Rate of Drug-Analog Dyes in Two-Photon 3D Stereolithography Printed Microstructures. Robert Kelley Bradley, Mentor; James Henry, Mentor; Alireza Godsi, Undergraduate Researcher. Office of Undergraduate Research, Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2023, $1,000
Investigation of microstructures for usage in drug delivery for atherosclerotic plaque reduction. Robert Kelley Bradley, Mentor; Coby Vidrine, Undergraduate Researcher. Office of Undergraduate Research, Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2022, $1,000
Silicone Ferroelectrets
Developing Engineered Silicone Ferroelectrets for Bending Motion. Robert Kelley Bradley, Mentor; Jennifer Arredondo, Undergraduate Researcher. Office of Undergraduate Research, Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2022, $1,000
Exploration of Parameters for Developing a Silicone Nanocomposite Ferroelectret. Robert Kelley Bradley, Mentor; Jennifer Arredondo, Undergraduate Researcher. Office of Undergraduate Research, Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2021, $1,000
Silicone Elastomers for Extreme Environments Including Space Applications
Multi Medium Robot with Smart Skin for Extreme Environmental Applications. PI: Merlyn Pulikkathara, Prairie View A&M; Co-PIs: Robert Kelley Bradley, Βι¶ΉΣ³»; Mona Ozmaeian, West Texas A&M; Quiang Xu, Βι¶ΉΣ³»; Gavin Jones, Βι¶ΉΣ³»; Justin Carter, Texas A&M; Manish Vasoya, Texas A&M; Raj Kota, Texas A&M. 2023 TARC Research Pitch. $10,000.
Systematic Study of Silicone Elastomers: Formulation, Testing, and Open-Source Data Sharing. Robert Kelley Bradley, Mentor; Andy Qi, Undergraduate
Researcher. Office of Undergraduate Research SURF, Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2025, $5,600
An Investigation of Environmentally Friendly Filler for Polymer Nanocomposites. Robert Kelley Bradley, Mentor; Lac Nguyen, Undergraduate Researcher. Office of Undergraduate Research, Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2021, $1,000
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Process Development for Carding Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes, Primary Investigator, CICE, Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2021, $4,000.
Carding to Align Dry As-Produced Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Robert Kelley Bradley, Mentor; Lac Nguyen, Undergraduate Researcher. Office of Undergraduate Research, Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2020, $1,000
Investigating Metal Micro-Casting of Carders to Expand Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Research Capabilities. Robert Kelley Bradley, Mentor; Noah Bonnette, Undergraduate Researcher. Office of Undergraduate Research, Βι¶ΉΣ³», 2022, $1,000
Actuating Micro/Nano-Structures
As-Produced Stereolithographic Nano- and Micro-scale Structures Observed and Actuated by Electron Beam, Visiting Faculty Member, DOE Visiting Faculty Program, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN. Stipend.
Iron Casting
Iron Tilting Furnace. Dyrhaug, Kurt (PI), Bradley, Robert Kelley (Co-PI). Center for Resiliency. $7,260. 2024.