Biography
Professional Background
Lina is a postdoctoral researcher within the High Performance Materials group in the Materials Science Division. Before she joined LLNL in 2024, Lina was a PhD student at the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Polymer Science and Engineering, working on thermoplastic composites and polymer crystallization.
Research interests
- Polymer rheology and characterization
- Formulations for additive manufacturing
- Hierarchically structured materials
Education
- M.S & Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, 2024
- B.S., Plastics and Composites Engineering, Western Washington University, 2019
Publications
2025 2 publications
- Ghanbari L.N., Previte JP, Wiggins JS, McNair OD. Thermal history dependent rheology, crystallization, and fusion joint strength of polyphenylene sulfide/carbon fiber thermoplastic composites. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057251322156
- Jones, C. D.; Fothergill, J. W.; Barrett, R.; Ghanbari, L. N.; Enos, N. R.; McNair, O.; Wiggins, J.; Jankowski, E. Representing Structural Isomer Effects in a Coarse-Grain Model of Poly(Ether Ketone Ketone). Polymers 2025, 17 (1), 117. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17010117.
2023 1 publication
- Ghanbari, L. N.; Crater, E. R.; Enos, N. R.; McNair, O. D.; Moore, R. B.; Wiggins, J. S. Polyphenylene Sulfide for High-Rate Composite Manufacturing: Impacts of Processing Parameters on Chain Architecture, Rheology, and Crystallinity. Polymer Degradation and Stability 2023, 218, 110580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2023.110580
2022 1 publication
- Croshaw, C.; Hamernik, L.; Ghanbari, L.; Browning, A.; Wiggins, J. Melt-State Degradation Mechanism of Poly (Ether Ketone Ketone): The Role of Branching on Crystallization and Rheological Behavior. Polymer Degradation and Stability 2022, 200, 109968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2022.109968.