Preliminary Program subject to change
08F04 Cure and Degradation of Polymers and Composites
OverviewPapers are being sought regarding the cure and degradation of polymer and composite systems.
Primary SponsorComposites (08f)

Chair

Giuseppe R. Palmese
Drexel University
Dept of Chemical and Biological Engineering
3141 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone Number: 215-895-5814
Fax Number: 215-895-5837
Email: palmese@cbis.ece.drexel.edu

CoChair

Linda J. Broadbelt
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone Number: 847-491-5351
Fax Number: 847-491-3728
Email: broadbelt@northwestern.edu
Utilizing Detailed Mechanistic Modeling Of Polymer Pyrolysis: Insight Into Polystyrene Pyrolysis
Seth E. Levine, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208 and Linda J. Broadbelt, Northwestern University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2145 Sheridan Road E136, Evanston, IL 60208-3120
Understanding Polymer Pyrolysis through Advances in Reactive Molecular Simulation
Kenneth D. Smith, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 686 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, Stanislav I. Stoliarov, SRA International, Inc., 3120 Fire Road, Egg Harbor Twp., NJ 08234, Marc R. Nyden, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 and Phillip R. Westmoreland, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Chemical Engineering, 157A Goessmann; 686 N Pleasant, Amherst, MA 01003-9303
Effects of Water on the Cationic Ring-Opening Photopolymerizations of Epoxycyclohexane Monomers
Dongkwan Kim, Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, 12800 E 19th Avenue, P.O. Box 6511/Mail Stop 8310, Aurora, CO 80045, Julie L. Jessop, University of Iowa, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, 4133 Seamans Center, Iowa City, IA 52242-1527 and Jeffrey W. Stansbury, Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, 12800 E 19th Avenue, PO Box 6511/Mail Stop 8310, Aurora, CO 80045
Monte Carlo Simulation For Polymer Nanocomposite Coating Formation Through Curing
Jie Xiao, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202 and Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University, 5050 Anthony Wayne Dr., Detroit, MI 48202
A “Top-down” Approach for Estimating Service Lifetimes of Polymer Coating Films in Weathering
Brian R. Hinderliter, Yechun Wang and Stuart Croll, Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University, 1735 NDSU Research Park Drive, Fargo, ND 58105
Modification of Epoxy Resin with the Synthesized Polyhedral Octa-3-Glycidoxypropyl Silsesquioxane
Xiaoyan Ma1, Guozheng Liang1, Hongxia Yan1 and Yun Huang2, (1)Department Of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127# Youyi West, Shaanxi, Xi'an, 710072, China, (2)Department Of Applied Chemistry, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127# youyi West, Shaanxi Xi'an, 710072, China

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division