Preliminary Program subject to change
08A03 Structure and Properties of Polymers III: Networks and Gels
OverviewThe 2005 "Structure and Properties of Polymers III" session is a forum for chemical engineering research involving polymer networks and gels. Submissions are invited concerning preparation, properties, engineering fundamentals, simulation and modeling, and novel applications of macromolecular networks. Materials of interest include elastomers, gels, low molar mass gelators, and others.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)

Chair

Zhong-Ren Chen
Bridgestone/Firestone Research
1659 S Main St
Akron, OH 44301
Phone Number: 330-379-7545
Fax Number: 330-379-7530
Email: ChenZhong-ren@bfusa.com

CoChair

Ronald C. Hedden
Assistant Professor
Penn State Universuty
Materials Science & Engineering
316A Steidle Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone Number: 814-863-2325
Fax Number: 814-865-2917
Email: hedden@matse.psu.edu
Phenol Formaldehyde Gels: Studies on the Gel Formation at a High Temperature and at Different pH
Ranjan Banerjee1, Kartic C. Khilar1, Bisweshwar Ghosh2 and Kiran Patil3, (1)Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India, (2)I.O.G.P.T., O.N.G.C., Panvel, India, (3)Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai, India
Dynamics of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Networks and Their Relation to Gas Transport Properties
Sumod Kalakkunnath1, Haiqing Lin2, Benny D. Freeman2 and Douglass S. Kalika1, (1)Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 177 F. Paul Anderson Tower, Lexington, KY 40506-0046, (2)University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg 133, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, Austin, TX 78758
Lithium Ion Transport in Rubber-like Poly(Ethyleneimine) Electrolytes
Kevin Yocca, Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802 and Ronald Hedden, Materials Science & Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802
In-Situ Monitoring of Photopolymerization Using Microrheology
Ryan P. Slopek, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332-0100 and Victor Breedveld, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, 311 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Highly Responsive Self-Assembled Gels from Block Copolymers in Liquid Crystal Solvent
Neal Scruggs, Rafael Verduzco and Julia Kornfield, Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 California Blvd., Mail Code 210-41, Pasadena, CA 91125
Pulverization of Rubber with or without Carbon-Black under High Normal and Shear Forces
Jatin Kumar, Hamid Arastooopour and Barry Bernstein, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 W, 33rd Street, Perlstein Hall, Chicago, IL 60616
A Gaussian Slip-Link Model for Cross-Linked Polymers
Mahnaz Eskandari, Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Suite 127, 10 W. 33rd street, Chicago, IL 60616, Jay D. Schieber, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 W 33rd St, Chicago, IL 60616 and Hamid Arastoopour, Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 west 33rd Street, Chicago, IL 60616
Co-Crystallization of Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Elastomer with Polyethylene Plastomers
Zhong-Ren Chen, Bridgestone Americas Center for Research and Technology, 1200 Firestone Parkway, Akron, OH 44317
The Solid State Shear Extrusion Process Optimization for Cross-Linked Polymers
Mahnaz Eskandari, Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Suite 127, 10 W. 33rd street, Chicago, IL 60616 and Hamid Arastoopour, Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 10 west 33rd Street, Chicago, IL 60616
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Discontinuous Volume Phase Transitions in Permanently Crosslinked Polyelectrolyte Networks
De-Wei Yin and Juan J. de Pablo, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1691

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division