Preliminary Program subject to change
08F00 Composites I
OverviewContributions are being sought that address new developments concerning the processing, structure, and properties of polymeric composite systems. This session will specifically emphasize issues related to the processing and characterization of traditional composites as well as nanocomposites.
Primary SponsorComposites (08f)

Chair

J. J. Huang
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Building NE 47-511
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone Number: (617) 324-6440
Fax Number: (617) 253-5859
Email: jjh06@mit.edu

CoChair

John J. La Scala
Army Research Laboratory
AMSRD-ARL-WM-MC
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
Phone Number: 410-306-0687
Fax Number: 410-306-0676
Email: jlascala@arl.army.mil
Polymer Nanocomposites Containing Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
Huisheng Peng, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MPA-STC MS T004, Los Alamos, NM 87545, Yuntian Zhu, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MPA-STC MS G755, Los Alamos, NM 87545 and Quanxi Jia, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MPA-STC MS K763, Los Alamos, NM 87545
Reinforcement of Nylon-6 with Synthesized Porous Silica Nanoparticles
J. Brent Fox, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Box 5013, Prescott Hall, Cookeville, TN 38501, Holly A. Stretz, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38501, Vijay T. John, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, Grace Tan, Tulane University, 300 Lindy Boggs Bldg, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118 and Jibao He, Coordinated Instrumentation Facility, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118
Simulation Of Highly Concentrated Fiber In A Polymer Melt For A Complex Flow Using Hele-Shaw Approximation
Gregorio M. Velez, Macromolecular Science and Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 154 Randolf Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, Aaron P. R. Eberle, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 154 Randolf Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, Dr. Donald G. Baird, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 154 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and Peter Wapperom, Mathematics Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 154 Randolf Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Composite Materials For Enabling Device Performance In Extreme Environments
Joseph L. Lenhart, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800 MS 0888, Albuquerque, NM 87185
Role Of Polymer-Surface Interactions On The Viscolesatic Properties Of The Polymer Nanocomposites
Alireza Sarvestani, Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Chemical Eng., Rm. 2C11, Swearingen Engineering Center, Columbia, SC 29208 and Esmaiel Jabbari, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Chemical Eng., Rm. 2C11, Swearingen Engineering Center, Columbia, SC 29208
Mechanistic Study Of Surface-Modified Uhmw-Pe Using Pulsed-Dbd Plasma
Jacqueline H. Yim1, Daphne Pappas2, Victor N. Vasilets3, Alexander Fridman3 and Giuseppe R. Palmese1, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street CAT 288, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, (3)Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division