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Stability, Deformation and Flow in Solid Polymers


Description:
This session emphasizes the stability, deformation and flow behavior in solid-like polymers, including glassy and semi-crystalline polymers as well as their behavior at the nanometer size scale. Emphasis is on using rheological, mechanical and spectroscopic measurements to probe molecular response. Nonlinear constitutive descriptions are also considered.

Sponsor:
Polymers


Chair:
Gregory B. McKenna
Texas Tech University
Chemical Engineering
6th and Canton
Lubbock, TX 79409
Fax Number: 806-742-3552
Email: greg.mckenna@ttu.edu

Co-Chair:
Rodney D. Priestley
Assistant Professor
Princeton University
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Princeton, NJ 08544
Email: rpriestl@princeton.edu


Papers:
Localization Model of Relaxation in Glass-Forming Liquids
David S. Simmons, University of Akron; Marcus T. Cicerone, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Jack F. Douglas, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Viscoelastic Bulk Modulus of Polystyrene and Nanocomposites
Ran Tao, Texas Tech University; Sindee L. Simon, Texas Tech University
A Simple Model for the Deformation-Induced Relaxation of Glassy Polymers
Ronald G. Larson, University of Michigan; Suzanne Fielding, University of Durham; Michael Cates, University of Edinburgh
What Is the Origin of “Strain Hardening”?
Shi-Qing Wang, University of Akron; Shiwang Cheng, University of Akron; Panpan Lin, University of Akron
Does Graphene Increase Tg of Polymer Nanocomposites?
Ken-Hsuan Liao, University of Minnesota in Twin Cities; Steven Maslo, University of Minnesota; Shingo Kobayashi, University of Minnesota; Hyunwoo Kim, Dow Chemical Company; Ahmed Abdala, the Petroleum Institute; Christopher W. Macosko, University of Minnesota
Dynamics of Glass-Forming Liquids: Is the Finite Temperature Divergence Real?
Jing Zhao, Texas Tech University; Gregory B. McKenna, Texas Tech University
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