SUNDAY |
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in (Office Closed 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm) |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | NANOCOMPOSITES: AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE |
| Discussion Leader: Ambrose Taylor (Imperial College London) |
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm | Tie Lan (Nanocor)
"Montmorillonite Clay as Plastic Additives" |
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm | Discussion |
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm | David Lashmore (Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.)
"Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Composites" |
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
MONDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am | Group Photo |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOCOMPOSITES |
| Discussion Leader: Donald L. Hunston (National Institute of Standards & Technology) |
9:00 am - 9:40 am | Nikhil Koratkar (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
"Fracture and Fatigue in Graphene Nanocomposites" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:10 am | Eyal Zussman (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology)
"Confinement and Mechanics Related Issues of Polymer Nanofibers" |
11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Anthony Kinloch (Imperial College London)
"The Fracture Behaviour of Polymers and Fibre-Reinforced Plastics Based upon Nanomodified Epoxy-Resins" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | A PROCESSING LOOK AT NANOCOMPOSITE FORMATION |
| Discussion Leader: Joshua Otaigbe (University of Southern Mississippi) |
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Donald R. Paul (University of Texas at Austin)
"Polymer Nanocomposites from Organoclays: Structure and Properties" |
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm | Evangelos Manias (Penn State University)
"Nanocomposites of Immiscible Polymer Blends: Thermodynamic-based Design of Selective Nanofiller Dispersion and of Filler-Induced Compatibilization" |
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
TUESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | CNT Nanocomposites (Conductivity, Dispersion, and Other Issues) |
| Discussion Leader: Stephen J. Eichhorn (University of Manchester) |
9:00 am - 9:40 am | Ton Peijs (Queens Mary University in London)
"Getting the Most Out of Carbon Nanotubes" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:10 am | Jaime C. Grunlan (Texas A&M University)
"Stimuli-Responsive Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes in Water and Highly Conductive Segregated Network Composites for Energy Harvesting" |
11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Ian Kinloch (University of Manchester)
"Carbon Nanotubes as Functional Fillers and Reinforcements in Polymer Composites" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | THE FUTURE AND nano-ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY |
| Discussion Leader: Aaron Forster (National Institute of Standards & Technology) |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Graduate Student Talk 1 (To be announced at GRC) |
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm | Graduate Student Talk 2 (To be announced at GRC) |
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm | Jie Liu (Duke University)
"Environmental Implications of Nanomaterials" |
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
WEDNESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | NOVEL NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS: MICROSTRUCTURE & MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR |
| Discussion Leader: Hanoch Daniel Wagner (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology) |
9:00 am - 9:40 am | Jang Kyo Kim (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
"Mechanical and Functional Properties of Nanocomposite and CFRP Hybrid Composites: Effects of Dispersion and Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:10 am | Hung-Jue Sue (Texas A&M University)
"Controlled Dispersion of Nanoparticles in Polymer Matrices and Their Nanoscaled Phenomena" |
11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Brian Wardle (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Literally Big Nano: Bulk Nanostructure Advanced Composites (with Focus on Mechanical Properties)" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
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 | THEORY OF NANOCOMPOSITE FORMATION & CONFINEMENT EFFECTS |
| Discussion Leader: James L. Thomason (University of Strathclyde) |
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Jack Douglas (National Institute of Standards & Technology)
"Influence of Nanoparticles and Molecular Additives on Polymer Glass Formation" |
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm | Sindee Simon (Texas Tech University)
"Influence of Nanoconfinement on Properties and Reactivity of Thermosetting Resins" |
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
THURSDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES |
| Discussion Leader: Alan J. Lesser (University of Massachusetts) |
9:00 am - 9:40 am | Yiu-Ming Mai (The University of Sydney)
"On Processing, Microstructure and Functional Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:10 am | Pulickel M. Ajayan (Rice University)
"Engineering Nanocomposites - Materials Challenges and Opportunities" |
11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Lawrence T. Drzal (Michigan State University)
"Nanostructuring of Graphene Nanoplatelets to Produce Multifunctional Polymers and Composites" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | RECYCLABLE COMPOSITES (for a Sustainable Future) |
| Discussion Leader: Richard P. Wool (University of Delaware) |
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | David Plackett (Risø DTU)
"Bio-nanocomposites for a Sustainable Future - A packaging Materials Research Perspective" |
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm | Jeffrey Gilman (National Institute of Standards & Technology)
"Sustainability and Polymer Nanocomposites" |
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
FRIDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Depart |