Lina Nayer Ghanbari

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  • Title
    Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Email
    ghanbari2@llnl.gov
  • Phone
    (925) 423-6959
  • Organization
    PLS-MSD-MATERIALS SCIENCE DIVISION

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

M.S & Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, 2024

B.S., Plastics and Composites Engineering, Western Washington University, 2019

Selected 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.

For a full list, see: Google Scholar Lina Ghanbari - Google Scholar