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TF020 Nanoscale Structure in Polymers IV: Polymer Nanocomposites
OverviewThis session addresses nanoscale phenomena in polymeric systems. We accept experimental and theoretical contirbutions, as well as atomistic computer simulation studies.
Primary SponsorTopical F: Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (TF)

Chair

Carson Meredith
Assistant Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
778 Atlantic Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Phone Number: 404-385-2151
Fax Number: 404-894-4200
Email: carson.meredith@che.gatech.edu

CoChair

Gerassimos Orkoulas
Assistant Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Departmet of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
5531 Boelter Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1590
Phone Number: (310) 267-0169
Fax Number: (310) 206-4107
Email: makis@seas.ucla.edu
Morphology and Properties of the Rubber Toughened Nylon 6 Nanocomposites
Young-Cheol Ahn, Department of Chemical Enginering, Kyungnam University, 449 Wolyoung-dong, Masan, South Korea and Donald R. Paul, University of Texas, Department of Chemical Engineering, Austin, TX 78712
Modeling and Measurement of Rheological Properties of Poly(Lactide Ethylene Oxide Fumarate)/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites
Alireza S. Sarvestani, Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Swearinegn Engineering Center, 301 South Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208 and Esmaiel Jabbari, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Chemical Eng., Rm. 2C11, Swearingen Engineering Center, Columbia, SC 29208
Preferential Association of Segment Blocks in Polyurethane Nanocomposites
LaShanda T. J. Korley, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Olin Hall, Room 120, Ithaca, NY 14853, Shawna M. Liff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NE47-511, 500 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02467, Paula T. Hammond, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachuhsetts Avenue, 66-550, Cambridge, MA 02139 and Gareth H. McKinley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave 3-250, Cambridge, MA 02139
Atomistic Simulations of Transport of Gas Molecules in Polymer/Nanoporous Inorganic Layered Nanocomposite Membranes
Suchitra Konduri and Sankar Nair, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Polymer Latex/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites
Brian Grady, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd, EC Rm. T-335, Norman, OK 73019, Mai Ha, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 100 East Boyd, EC Rm. T-335, Norman, OK 73019-0628, Daniel E. Resasco, University of Oklahoma, School of Chemical Engineering, 100 East Boyd St, Norman, OK 73019 and Leandro Balzano, SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc, 2360 Industrial Blvd., Norman, OK 73069
The Production and Properties of Exfoliated Polyethylene-Clay Nanocomposites
Cynthia Pierre, Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, 2220 Campus Drive, Cook Hall Room 2036, Evanston, IL 60208-3108 and John M. Torkelson, Chemical and Biological Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Room E136, Evanston, IL 60208

Topical F: Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum