Preliminary Program subject to change
08F03 Bio-Based Composites
OverviewPapers are being sought in the field of composites made using biological chemicals or materials or composites from renewable resources. Experimental, modeling, and theoretical contributions are welcome.
Primary SponsorComposites (08f)
Co-Sponsor(s)Biomaterials (08b)

Chair

Agnes E. Ostafin
Professor
Materials Science & Engineering
University of Utah
122 South Central Campus Drive, Room 316
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone Number: 801-581-3413
Fax Number: 801-581-4816
Email: a.ostafin@utah.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
Introductory Remarks
Bio-Based Composite Repair Resins Containing No Hazardous Air Pollutants
John J. La Scala, Army Research Laboratory, AMSRD-ARL-WM-MC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, Kevin Andrews, Materials Division, Army Research Laboratory, Building 4600, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, Scott Bingham, Colorado School of Mines, CO, James M. Sands, Army Research Laboratory, Building 4600, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 and Giuseppe R. Palmese, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., CAT 471, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Resorbable Polyurethane/bone Composites For Bone Tissue Engineering
J. Dumas and S.A. Guelcher, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 107 Olin Hall, 2400 Highland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212
Cellulose Whiskers Reinforced Nanocomposite Polymer Matrix
Gerardo A. Montero and Orlando J. Rojas, Forest Biomaterials Laboratory, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8005, Raleigh, NC 27695
Starch-Filled Composites Created Using Solid-State Shear Pulverization
Amanda M. Walker, Ying Tao and John M. Torkelson, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208
Concluding Remarks

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division