Preliminary Program subject to change
03E00 Nano-Energetic Materials
OverviewThis session aims to encompass research in the area of the formation of reactive nanoparticles and their application in energetic systems. Contributions are solicited addressing both experimental and theoretical aspects of reaction kinetics, processing, and characterization of energetic materials involving nanoreactants.
Primary SponsorEnergetics (03e)

Chair

Jan A. Puszynski
Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 E. St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone Number: 605-394-1230
Fax Number: 605-394-1232
Email: Jan.Puszynski@sdsmt.edu

CoChair

Bruce Cranford
Conslultant
1 Cliffe Hill Ct
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone Number: 301-340-0052
Email: Bruce-Cranford-PE@comcast.net

* Membership Number 134038
Role of Nano-Particles in Energetic Materials Development
Vladimir Hlavacek, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, 303 Furnas Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260
Experimental and Modeling Studies of Self-Sustaining Reactions between Nanopowders
Chris J. Bulian, Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, Stanley Smith, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD 57799 and Jan A. Puszynski, S.D. School of Mines and Technology, Chemistry and Chem. Eng. Dept., 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
Solution Combustion Synthesis Boosts Ceria Activity Towards Diesel Soot Combustion
Pietro Palmisano1, Nunzio Russo2, Debora Fino1 and Claudio Badini2, (1)Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, Torino, 10129, Italy, (2)Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, Torino, 10129, Italy
Production and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Explosive Rdx
Victor Stepanov1, Venant Anglade1, Andrei Bezmelnitsyn2 and Lev N. Krasnoperov2, (1)US Army, ARDEC, Armaments Engineering Technology Center, Bldg. 3028, Picatinny, NJ 07806, (2)Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102

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