Preliminary Program subject to change
08F01 Composites - Structure and Properties
OverviewThis session will cover new developments in the processing, structure, and properties of polymeric composite systems. Areas of particular emphasis include nanocomposites, interface/interphase phenomena, environmentally friendly composites, multifunctional material systems, and polymeric composite systems for electronic applications.
Primary SponsorComposites (08f)

Chair

John J. La Scala
Visiting Scientist
Army Research Laboratory
AMSRD-ARL-WM-MA
Building 4600
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
Phone Number: 410-306-0687
Fax Number: 410-306-0676
Email: jlascala@arl.army.mil

CoChair

Amod A. Ogale
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Clemson University
203 Earle Hall
Clemson, SC 29634

Phone Number: 864-656-5483
Fax Number: 864-656-0784
Email: ogale@clemson.edu
Introductory Remarks
Effect of Particle Size on the Mechanical Properties of Pc/Pbt Blend Composites
Wade S. DePolo1, Don Baird2 and Gregorio Velez1, (1)Virginia Poytechnic Institute, 154 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 133 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Al2O3-Reinforced Epoxy Composites with Enhanced Fracture Toughness: a Sem, Rheology and Mechanical Study
Laura M. McGrath, Institute of Material Science - Polymer Program, University of Connecticut, 97 North Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-3136, Joseph L. Lenhart, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800 MS 0888, Albuquerque, NM 87185 and Richard Parnas, Chemical Engineering, Institute of Material Science - Polymer Program, University of Connecticut, 97 North Eagleville Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-3136
Nanoparticles and Long Fibers Reinforced Thermosetting Composites
Gang Zhou, Xia Cao and L. James Lee, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 140 West 19th Avenue, 125 Koffolt Labs, Columbus, OH 43210
Synthesis of Surface-Functionalized Nanotube-Polymer Network Composites
Mary E. Sullivan, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 and Giuseppe R. Palmese, Drexel University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 32 and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Viscoelastic Investigations of End-Tethered Silica-Poly(Butyl Acrylate) Nanocomposites
Vivek Goel1, Joanna Pietrasik2, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski2 and Ramanan Krishnamoorti1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77204 - 4004, (2)Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Shear Thickening Fluids Reinforced by Discontinuous Short Fibers: Ballistic and Rheological Properties
Caroline H. Nam1, Matthew J. Decker1, Christopher Halbach1, Eric D. Wetzel2 and Norman J. Wagner1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19711, (2)Army Research Laboratory, AMSRD-ARL-WM-MA, Bldg. 4600, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5069
A Coarse-Grained Simulation of Rheology of Polymer Nanocomposites
Venkat Ganesan, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Chemical Engineering, C0400, Austin, TX 78712 and Victor Pryamitsyn, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Chemical Engineering, C0400, Austin, TX 78712
Concluding Remarks

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division