Preliminary Program subject to change
08F04 Cure and Degradation of Thermosetting Polymer Systems
OverviewTo follow.
Primary SponsorComposites (08f)

Chair

Linda Broadbelt
Professor
Northwestern University
Department of Chemical Engineering
2145 Sheridan Road E136
Evanston, IL 60208-3120
Phone Number: 847-491-5351
Fax Number: 847-491-3728
Email: broadbelt@northwestern.edu

CoChair

Giuseppe R. Palmese
Associate Professor
Drexel University
Department of Chemical Engineering
32 and Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone Number: 215 895 5814
Fax Number: 215 895 5837
Email: palmese@coe.drexel.edu
Quaternary Ammonium Surfactant Effects on Polymerization Rates in Clay-Polymer Nanocomposite Systems
Kwame Owusu-Adom and C. Allan Guymon, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Center, Iowa City, IA 52242
Kinetic Modeling of the Effect of Structural Heterogeneities on Polymer Degradation
Seth E. Levine and Linda J. Broadbelt, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208
Effect of Cations on the Modulus of Immersed NafionŽ Film by Dma
Steve Sauerbrunn and Michael Zemo, Lab Instruments, Mettler-Toledo, Inc., 130 Executive Drive, Suite 2A, Newark, DE 19702
Thermoset Curing Schedule and Its Affect on the Final Properties
Steve Sauerbrunn and Michael Zemo, Lab Instruments, Mettler-Toledo, Inc., 130 Executive Drive, Suite 2A, Newark, DE 19702
Cure and Hydrolysis of Cyanate Ester Systems
Giuseppe R. Palmese, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street,, Philadelphia, PA 19104 and Xing Geng, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Cure Kinetics of Cross-Linked Copolymers of Dgeba Vinyl Ester and 2-Acrylamido 2-Methyl Propane Sulfonic Acid
Mohamed Aflal M.R., Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, CAT 471, Philadelphia, PA 19104 and Giuseppe R. Palmese, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, CAT 471, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division