SUNDAY |
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | Nanocomposites |
| Discussion Leader: H. Daniel Wagner (Weizmann Institute of Science) |
7:40 pm - 8:30 pm | Sanford S. Sternstein (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) "The physics of reinforcement of polymer melts by nanofillers" |
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm | Discussion |
8:35 pm - 9:25 pm | Ilhan A. Aksay (Princeton University)
"Biologically inspired materials" |
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
MONDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Interfaces and Structured Nanocomposites |
| Discussion Leader: TBA |
9:00 am - 9:50 am | Jean-Francois Gerard (INSA Lyon) "Interfacial interactions and generation of multiscale morphologies from nanofillers for an effective design of nanocomposites" |
9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break / Group Photo
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10:30 am - 11:20 am | Emmanuel Giannelis (Cornell University) "Hierarchical Nanocomposites" |
11:20 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:20 pm | Han Goossens (Eindhoven University of Technology) "Selective adsorption as a means to influence the rheology of polymer nanocomposites" |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Ultimate Properties |
| Discussion Leader: Richard Wool (University of Delaware) |
7:30 pm - 8:20 pm | Nicholas A. Kotov (University of Michigan) "Layer-by-layer assembled nanocomposites" |
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:20 pm | Rod Lakes (University of Wisconsin) "Phase transformations in heterogeneous media: composites stiffer than diamond and deviations from thermorheological simplicity" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm | Poster Session I |
TUESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | From Fairy Dust to Designer Nanocomposites |
| Discussion Leader: Larry Drzal (Michigan State University) |
9:00 am - 9:50 am | John M. Torkelson (Northwestern University) "Polymers in nanoconfined geometries" |
9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:20 am | Linda S. Schadler (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) "Designed interfaces in polymer nanocomposites" |
11:20 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:20 pm | L. Catherine Brinson (Northwestern University) "Designer concepts: shape, percolation, and predicting performance" |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Modelling of Nanocomposites |
| Discussion Leader: John Nairn (Oregon State University) |
7:30 pm - 8:20 pm | Bela Pukanszky (Budapest University of Technology & Economy)
"Structure and reinforcement in polymer/layered silicate composites" |
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:20 pm | Thomas S. Gates (NASA Langley Research Center)
"Multifunctional materials and structures: Integrating design, analysis, and testing from nano to macro length scales" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm | Poster Session II |
WEDNESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Conductive Nanocomposites |
| Discussion Leader: Jan Sandler (BASF) |
9:00 am - 9:50 am | Cor Koning (Eindhoven University of Technology)
"Polymer-carbon nanotube composites: Starting wetter, conducting better" |
9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:20 am | Malte Wichmann (Technical University Hamburg-Harburg)
"Structural health monitoring with multiscale hybrid composites" |
11:20 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:20 pm | Jean-Francois Feller (Université de Bretagne-Sud) "Smart conductive polymer composites for sensing applications" |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting |
| (Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair) |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Biobased Nanocomposites |
| Discussion Leader: Takashi Nishino (Kobe University) |
7:30 pm - 8:20 pm | Amar K. Mohanty (University of Guelph) "Biodegardable nanocomposites" |
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:20 pm | Kristiina Oksman (Lulea University)
"Cellulose nanowhiskers reinforced biopolymers" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm | Poster Session III |
THURSDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Bioinspired Composites |
| Discussion Leader: Nick Tucker (New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research) |
9:00 am - 9:50 am | Himadri S. Gupta (Max Planck Institute) "Microstructural origins of the toughness of biomineralized composites" |
9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:20 am | Ulrich Weisner (Cornell University)
"Bio-inspired hybrid materials" |
11:20 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:20 pm | Yuris Dzenis (University of Nebraska)
"Principles of structural nanocomposites design" |
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Inorganic Nanocomposites |
| Discussion Leader: Dodd H. Grande (K2 Corporation) |
7:30 pm - 8:20 pm | C. Jeffrey Brinker (University of New Mexico & Sandia National Laboratories) "Self-assembly of nanostructures" |
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:20 pm | Amiya K. Mukherjee (University of California, Davis) "Ceramic nanocomposites" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
FRIDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |