Composites

Session 180 - Composites I
This session will cover new developments in the processing, structure, and properties of polymeric composite systems. Areas of particular emphasis include nanocomposites, interface/interphase phenomena, environmentally friendly composites, multifunctional material systems, and polymeric composite systems for electronic applications.
Chair:John J. La Scala
CoChair:Gautham Parthasarathy
 Welcoming Remarks
 Mechanical Studies of Cellulose Nanocrystals-Polymer Composite Thin Films
Lang Sui, Paul Podsiadlo, Nicholas A. Kotov, John Kieffer
 Novel Approach for Joining Carbon-Carbon Composites Using High-Temperature Heterogeneous Combustion Reactions
Jeremiah D.E. White, Alexander S. Mukasyan, Mark L. LaForest, Allen H. Simpson
 Preparation, Structure, and Properties of Nanoparticles and Long Fibers Reinforced Thermoset Composites
Gang Zhou, L. James Lee
 Title: Modeling of Polymer Melts Containing Short and Long Glass Fiber. Part II: the Simulation of Injection Molded Parts
Gregorio M. Velez, Aaron P. R. Eberle, Dr. Donald G. Baird, Peter Wapperom
 Interlayer Toughening of Vinyl Ester Matrix Composites Using Electrospun Nano- and Meso- Fibers
E. Jason Robinette, Steven H. McKnight, Giuseppe R. Palmese
 Experimental Investigations of the Protection Capabilities of Novel Chemical Protective Substrates
Utkarsh.R. Sata, Senthil Chinnasami, Lohit Shastri, George P. Cobb, S. S. Ramkumar
 Environmentally Friendly Polymers and Composites for Military Applications
John J. La Scala, Philip Myers, Yong Ho Bae, Felicia Levine, Stephen Andersen, John Gillespie Jr., Ken Patterson, Lawrence Coulter, Roger Crane, Michael Starks, Jorge Gomez, James M. Sands, Giuseppe R. Palmese
 Concluding Remarks

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