Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy
A Modern Analytical Technique
ACS Symposium Series

Fundamentals and applications from academia and industry Broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) is a rapidly growing analytical technique in academia and industry that is used to explore the molecular dynamics of polymers, liquids, and solids. Analytical chemists seeking to utilize this technique will find the necessary fundamentals in this work as well as details of experimental practices in polymer dynamics and aqueous systems. Authors from academia provide a diverse overview of different research, and Dr. Woodward introduces and edits the work with a focus on practice. His experience in industrial research and development across several industries ranging from oil & gas to pharmaceuticals enables him to showcase the connections of a technique that is generally distributed across many journals and fields. Readers will find the practicalities valuable and find inspiration in the examples provided.

William Henry Hunter Woodward joined Dow Chemical Core R&D in 2011 and has contributed to several projects involving the electrical, thermal, and rheological characterization of polymers. Working in Dow Core R&D, he has enhanced Dow's capabilities in Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy and applied it in innovative ways for such industries as Oil, Gas and Mining, Building Materials, Food and Pharmaceuticals, Electronic Materials, and Packaging and Specialty Plastics. Hunter has co-authored 12 patent applications and 30 journal articles. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Dickinson College and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Penn State.