Preliminary Program subject to change
TG004 Issues in Carbon Nanotubes IV
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Primary SponsorTopical G – Carbon Nanotubes (TG)
Co-Sponsor(s)Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)

Chair

Christopher Matranga
Research Scientist
National Energy Technology Laboratory
P. O. Box 10940
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Phone Number: 412 368-4114
Email: Christopher.Matranga@netl.doe.gov

CoChair

Michael S. Strano
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
104 RAL, 600 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone Number: 217-333-3634
Email: strano@uiuc.edu
Nonlinear (Electro)Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanostructures
Vincent H. Crespi1, Paul Lammert2, Eric Mockensturm3, Cristiano Nisoli2 and Stephen Jordan4, (1)Physics and Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University, 104 Davey Lab MB163, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Physics, Penn State University, 104 Davey Lab MB163, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, 104 Davey Lab MB163, University Park, PA 16802, (4)Physics, MIT, Cambridge
Understanding the Dynamics of Signal Transduction for Adsorption of Gases and Vapors on Carbon Nanotube Sensors
Chang Young Lee and Michael S. Strano, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801
Ab Initio Study of Single Pd Atom Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Novel Hydrogen Sensing Materials
Ling Miao, Babu Joseph and Venkat Bhethanabotla, Chemical Engineering Department, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33620
Adsorption in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Experiments and Molecular Simulation I: Determining Fraction of Open-Ended Nanotubes in Samples
Sandeep Agnihotri, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, 73A Perkins Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-2010, José P. B. Mota, Requimte/CQFB, Chemistry Department, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, 2829-516, Portugal, Massoud Rostam-Abadi, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 and Mark J. Rood, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, 4140 NCEL, 205 N Mthews Ave, Urbana, IL 61820
A Toolbox for Spintronics: Ab-Initio Evidence of a Carbon Nanotube-Based Material for Spin-Polarized Electron Transport
Luis A. Agapito and Jorge M. Seminario, Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 3122 TAMU, College Station, TX 77840
Morphological Characterization of Carbon-Nanofiber-Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites Using Ultra-Small Angle Scattering
Ryan S. Justice1, David P. Anderson2, Janis M. Brown3, Michael J. Arlen3, Amanda J. Colleary3, Khalid Lafdi2 and Dale W. Schaefer1, (1)Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210012, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012, (2)University of Dayton Research Institute, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-0168, (3)Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7750
Molecular Simulation and Hydrodynamic Characterization of Water in Cnt's - Influence of Electric Fields on Wetting and Infiltration
Ludwig C. Nitsche1, Cynthia Jameson2 and Sohail Murad1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 South Clinton Street, Chicago, IL 60607, (2)Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 South Clinton Street, Chicago, IL 60607

Topical G – Carbon Nanotubes