Chemical and Paper Engineering

Chemical and Paper Engineering
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5462 USA
(269) 276-3500

Alexandra Pekarovicova

 

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Educational History

  •    Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Slovak Technical University, 1984
  •     M.S., Chemical Engineering, Slovak Technical University, 1976

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Biography 

Dr. Alexandra Pekarovicova joined WMU in 1996. Currently, she is professor at Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering, teaching courses in rotogravure, color management, printing inks, and printability analysis. Prior to joining WMU, she was research associate with North Carolina State University, Department of Wood and Paper Science, and research associate at Slovak Technical University, focusing on biotechnology in pulp and paper industry. Her research is focused on ink formulations, ink and substrate interactions, rotogravure and flexo printing and printability. She works in printed electronics and functional inks formulations, and serves as PhD and MS chair for graduate students. She authored and co-authored over 150 papers, conference proceedings, and eight patents. She served as a vice president of research papers in TAGA, Technical Association of Graphic Arts, and as a TAGA board member for eight years.  She is co-director of the Center for Printing and Coating Research.

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Publications

  1. Vinay Anil Turke, Paul D. Fleming, Veronika Husovska and Alexandra Pekarovicova, Ink Jet Matching of Gravure Printed Wood Grain, 44th International research conference of IARIGAI, January 2017, Submitted.
  2. Azem Yahamed, Michael Joyce, Paul D. Fleming, Alexandra Pekarovicova; and Pavel Ikonomov, “Polymers for 3D Printed Bone Structures, Precision, Topography and Roughness”, Revised for Journal of Imaging Science and Technology. 2017.
  1. Michael J. Joyce, Paul D. Fleming, and Alexandra Pekarovicova, “The Characterization of Surface Treated Silica-Filled and Non-Filled Polydimethylsiloxane Films”, International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 2017, in press.
  2. Azem Yahamed, Pavel Ikonomov, Paul D. Fleming, Alexandra Pekarovicova, and Peter Gustafson, “Medical Applications of 3D Printed Polymers”, J. Print Media Tech. Res., January 2017.
  3. Azem Yahamed, Pavel Ikonomov, Paul D. Fleming, Alexandra Pekarovicova, and Peter Gustafson, “3D Printing of Model Thermoplastic Resins for Medical Applications”, Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Editors: Edlund N., Lovrecek M., Vol 43, (2016).
  4. Husovska Veronika, Pekarovic Jan, Pekarovicova Alexandra, Fleming Paul D., “Anionically Surface Treated Inkjet and Flexographic Inks and Their Deinkability”, TAPPI J., October 2016.
  5. Veronika Husovska, Jan Pekarovic, Alexandra Pekarovicova and Paul D. Fleming III, “Soybean oil for Enhanced Deinking of Litho Prints”, J. Print Media Tech. Res., 4, (2015) 4, 279-284.
  6. Michael James Joyce, Paul D. Fleming III, Alexandra Pekarovicova and Massood Zandi Atashbar, “Self-Supported Printed Multi-Layer Capacitors”, J. Print Media Tech. Res., 4, (2015) 4, 285-200.
  7. Shreyas Pathak, Alexandra Pekarovicova, and Paul D. Fleming, “Zinc Oxide Based Inks for Semi Conductive Applications”, Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Editors: Edlund N., Lovrecek M., Vol 42, (2015).
  8. Alexandra Pekarovicova, Zahra Mashhadi Khodabakhsh, Paul D. Fleming III, “Formulation of drop on demand soy ink jet inks”, JPMTR, 4 (2015) 3, 195–204.
  9. Shreyas Pathak, Alexandra Pekarovicova, and Paul D. Fleming, “Zinc Oxide Based Inks for Semi Conductive Applications”, Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Editors: Edlund N., Lovrecek M., Vol 42, (2015).
  10. Pekarovicova A. and Husovska V., Printing Ink Formulations, in: Printing on Polymers Fundamentals and Applications, Izdebska J. and Sabu T. EDs., ELSEVIER, 2015.
  11. Alexandra Pekarovicova, Zahra Mashhadi Khodabakhsh, and Paul D. Fleming III, “Formulation of sustainable soy inks”, Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Editors: Edlund N., Lovrecek M., Vol 41, (2014).
  12. Paul D. Fleming, Alexandra Pekarovicova, Veronika Lovell, Angel N. Allen, and Gaurav D. Sheth, “Ink Film Opacity from Reflectance and Transparency”, Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Editors: Edlund N., Lovrecek M., Vol 40, (2013).
  13. Yu Ju Wu, Veronika Lovell, Alexandra Pekarovicova, Paul D. Fleming and Margaret Joyce, “Influence of Coating Pigment Porosity on Inkjet Color and Lightfastness Performance”, International Circular of Graphic Education and Research, no. 5 6-17, 2012.
  14. Husovska, V, Pekarovicova, S., Fleming, P. D., Knox, M., Fukushima, H. and Roberts, K., “Graphene Inks for Printed Electronics”, Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Editors: Edlund N., Lovrecek M., Vol 39, (2012).
  15. Sangmule S. L., Lovell V., Pekarovicova A., Fleming P. D. III, “Digital Proofing of Spot Color Overprints for Flexography”, Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, 56(1): 010507-1–010507-6, 2012.
  16. Alexandra Pekarovicova, Veronika Lovell, and Paul D. Fleming, “Extended Color Gamut Printing for Flexo Packaging”, Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Editors: Edlund N., Lovrecek M., Vol 38, 331-338. (2011).
  17. Pekarovicova A., Lovell V., Sangmule S. L., Fleming P. D. III and Pietrack T., “Overprinting of Spot Colors for Flexo Packaging,” Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Editors: Edlund N., Lovrecek M., Vol 37, (2010).
  18. Alexandra Pekarovicova, Veronika Lovell, Yu Ju Wu, Paul D. Fleming, and Bill Guillot, “Rotogravure Spot Color Proofing for Decorative Laminates using SmartColour iVue Software,” IARIGAI 36th International Research Conference on Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, September 6-9, (2009).
  19. Pekarovicova A.: Disruptive Technologies in Ink and Pigment Industry, Monograph, PIRA International, 2009.
  20. Sindphale V., Pekarovicova A., Fleming P. D.: “Sustainable Green Inks for Flexo: Development and Printability Study”, Flexo Magazine, September 2009, 64-68.
  21. Pekarovic J., Pekarovicova A., Fleming III P. D., “Preparation of Biosilica- enriched Filler and an Example of its Use in Papermaking Retention System (Priprava biokremikom obohateneho plnidla a jeho pouzitie v papierenskom retencnom systeme)”, Papir a Celuloza, 63, 7-8, 218-222, 2008.
  22. Yu-Ju Wu, Miro Suchy, Paul D. Fleming III and Alexandra Pekarovicova, “Quality Analysis of Spot Color Reproduction with Inkjet Printers”, JIST, November-December, 2008, Vol. 52 (6).
  23. Pekarovicova, A., Hrehorova, E., Fleming, P. D., Rebros, M., Joyce, M. K., “Rotogravure for Printed Electronics,” IARIGAI 35th International Research Conference on Advances in Printing and Media Technology, Valencia, Spain, September 7-10, (2008).
  24. Erika Hrehorova, Marian Rebros, Alexandra Pekarovicova, Paul D. Fleming, and Valery N. Bliznyuk, “Characterization of Conductive Polymer Inks based on PEDOT:PSS”, TAGA J. 4, 219 (2008).
  25. Renmei Xu, Yu Ju Wu, Alexandra Pekarovicova, Paul D. Fleming and Michelle X. Wang, “The Effects of paper Coating on Gravure Ink Mileage”, TAGA J. 4, 119 (2008).
  26. Yu Ju Wu, Alexandra Pekarovicova and Paul D. Fleming, “The Effect of Paper Properties on the Color Reproduction for Digital Proofing of Gravure Publication Printing”, TAGA Journal, 4(2), 72-83 (2008).
  27. Alexandra Pekarovicova and Jan Pekarovic, Ten-Year Forecast of Disruptive Technologiesin the Inks and Pigments Industries, PIRA International, LTD, 2008.
  28. Renmei Xu, Alexandra Pekarovicova, Paul D. Fleming, and Valery Bliznyuk, “Physical Properties of LWC Papers and Gravure Ink Mileage”, TAPPI J., December 2007 p 27.
  29. Paul D. Fleming III, Bradley Bazuin, Marian Rebros, Erika Hrehorova, Margaret K. Joyce, Alexandra Pekarovicova, and Valery Bliznyuk, “Printed Electronics at Western Michigan University”, invited paper in Proceedings of the AIChE’s 2007 Annual Meeting, November 4-9, 2007, Salt Lake City.
  30. Mario A Cruz, Margaret Joyce, Paul D. Fleming, Marion Rebros, Alexandra Pekarovicova, “Surface Topography Contribution to RFID Tag Efficiency Related to Conductivity”, Proceedings of the TAPPI Coating and Graphics Arts Conference, Miami, April 22-25, 2007.
  31. Pekarovicova A., Pekarovic J.: Emerging Pigment Dispersion Technologies, Intertech PIRA, July 2007, 22pp.
  32. Veronika Chovancova-Lovell, Alexandra Pekarovicova and Paul D. Fleming III, “Novel Phase Change Inks for Printing 3D Structures”, J. Imaging Sci. Technol., 50(6): 550–555, November-December 2006.
  33. Pekarovicova A., Pekarovic J.: 3-D Printed Structures, Mc Graw-Hill, 2006 Yearbook of Science and Technology, McGraw-Hill, 2006.
  34. Andrea Frimova, Alexandra Pekarovicova, Paul D. Fleming III and Jan Pekarovic, “Ink Stability During Printing”, TAGA J., 2, 121, December 2005.
  35. Pekarovicova A., Fleming P.D., Innovations in Ink and Paper Technology to Improve Printability, PIRA International, LTD, 2005.
  36. Pekarovic  J., Pekarovicova A., Joyce T.W., Desilication of agricultural residues –the first step prior pulping, APPITA Journal, 58, 2, 2005, 130-134. 

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