Session: Composites I (2009 Annual Meeting)

Wednesday, November 11, 2009: 8:30 AM

Cheekwood B (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

This session invites contributions from all areas of (micro and nano)composites materials particularly new developments in structures, processing, properties of composites. Topics may include, but are not limited to, theoretical, modeling, and/or experimental of polymeric composites, carbon-carbon composites, environment-friendly composites, smart composites, biocompatible composites,and nano- and molecular composites.

Sponsor:

Composites

Chair:

Holly Stretz
Email: hstretz@tntech.edu

Co-chairs:

8:30 AM

(352a) Transient Rheology of a Polypropylene Melt Reinforced with Long Glass Fibers
Kevin C. Ortman, Neeraj Agarwal, Don Baird, Peter Wapperom and Jeffrey Giacomin

8:55 AM

(352b) Towards Improved Durability of Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Bio-Separations
Jeffery W. Thompson, Holly Stretz and Pedro Arce

9:20 AM

(352c) Enhanced Conductivity and Melt Processing of Filled Polymer Composites through the Addition of A Low Melting Eutectic Metal
Randy A. Mrozek, Phillip J. Cole, Joseph L. Lenhart, Michael C. Berg, Mark VanLandingham, Jan Andzelm, Yelena Sliozberg and Kenneth Strawhecker

9:45 AM

(352d) Diels-Alder Reaction Kinetics for the Development of Remendable Polymer Composites
Amy M. Peterson, Giuseppe R. Palmese and Robert Jensen

10:10 AM

(352e) Optical and Electrical Characterization of Conjugated Polymer/Ceramic Nanocomposites
Steven D. Bearden Jr., Joseph Cannon and Scott A. Gold

10:35 AM

(352f) Complete Fiber Orientation Analysis for a Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Center-Cated Disk Using the Shadow Optical Microscopy Analysis
Gregorio M. Velez-Garcia, Peter Wapperom, Donald G. Baird and Jeremiah T. Abiade

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