Preliminary Program subject to change
08F05 Properties and Characterization of Nanocomposites
OverviewThis sessions specifically seeks papers that examine structure-property relationships of nanocomposites.
Primary SponsorComposites (08f)

Chair

Vijay I. Raman
Post-doctoral scientist
ISIS - groupe BASF
8, allée Gaspard Monge
Strasbourg, F-67083
France
Phone Number: 0033 (0) 390.24.51.77
Email: vraman@isis.u-strasbg.fr

CoChair

Holly A. Stretz
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone Number: 931-372-3495
Fax Number: 931-372-6352
Email: hstretz@tntech.edu
Welcoming Remarks
Production And Characterization Of Core-Sheath Electrospun Nanofibers Doped With Carbon Nanotubes
Satyajeet S. Ojha1, Derrick R. Stevens2, Laura I. Clarke2 and Russell E. Gorga3, (1)Textile Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (3)Fiber and Polymer Science Dept., North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8301, Raleigh, NC 27695-8301
Electrospinning Under An Ac Field : Synthesis Of Complex Nano-Fibers And Membranes
Siddharth Maheshwari and Hsueh-Chia Chang, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 182 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Influence of Nanosilica on Phase Separation and Toughness in Multi-Phase Polymers
E. Jason Robinette, Andres A. Bujanda, Robert Jensen and Steven H. McKnight, Weapons and Materials Division, Army Research Laboratory, Attn: AMSRD-ARL-WM-MA, Building 4600, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
Break
Processing and Structure of Magnetic C/co-Polymer Nanocomposites with up to 90 Wt% Metal Content
Norman A. Luechinger1, Loher Stefan1, Robert N. Grass1, Evagelos K. Athanassiou1, Sri Bandyopadhyay2, Greg Heness3, Norman Booth4 and Wendelin J. Stark1, (1)Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10, ETH Hönggerberg, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland, (2)School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, NSW, 2052, Australia, (3)Department of Physics and Advanced Materials, University of Technology, NSW, 2007, Australia, (4)Department of Chemistry, Materials and Forensic Science, University of Technology, NSW, 2007, Australia
Processing And Characterization Of Polymer Nanocomposites With Nanofiller Dispersion Ranging From Moderate To Excellent: Tuning Nanofiller Dispersion By Solid-State Shear Pulverization
Katsuyuki Wakabayashi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lewisberg, PA 17837 and John M. Torkelson, Chemical and Biological Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208-3120
Silica Nanoparticles: From Facile Synthesis to Ordered Nanoparticle-Crystals and Coatings
Mark A. Snyder, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, J. Alex Lee, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Dept., University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0132, Tracy M. Davis, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, L. E. Scriven, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, 421 Washington Avenue, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and Michael Tsapatsis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0132

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division