Composite Materials

Symposium Co-Chairs

Thomas E. Twardowski
Analytical Services Manager
Integra Life Sciences Corporation

Rahul Sharma
Research Specialist
The Dow Chemical Company

Key Speakers

Formation, Properties and Applications of Nanocomposites
Donald R. Paul
Sr. Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Jim Johnston
Professor, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Liquid Crystalline Epoxy Based Nanocomposites for Electronics Encapsulation
YuanQiao Rao
Fellow, The Dow Chemical Company

Interface engineering to optimize composite properties
William Haseltine
Principal Scientist, Solvay

Symposium Sessions
	Monday May 15
10:30	Polymers & Composites
1:30	Materials Innovation Spotlights: Sherwin Williams, Owens Corning
	Tuesday May 16
1:30	Composite Materials
	Wednesday May 17
10:30	Sustainable Composites Innovation
	Composite Materials: Posters

Symposium Program
	Monday May 15

10:30	Polymers & Composites	National Harbor 7
	Session chair: Brent M Segal, Lockheed Martin, US
10:30	Materials for future electronic technologies X. Sun, SABIC, US
10:50	Liquid Crystalline Epoxy Based Nanocomposites for Electronics Encapsulation (invited presentation) Y. Rao, The Dow Chemical Company, US
11:15	Fire Resistant, 2nd Generation Resorcinol, PEEK™-Like Phthalonitrile Composites For Advanced Applications, vol. 1: pp. 254-257 M. Laskoski, T.M. Keller, Naval Research Laboratory, US
11:35	Hybrid Processing Method for Fabrication of 3D Layered Nanocomposite Materials, vol. 1: pp. 233-236 K.E. Coulter, V.Z. Poenitzsch, S. DiPietro, R. Wei, Southwest Research Institute, US

1:30	Materials Innovation Spotlights: Sherwin Williams, Owens Corning	National Harbor 13
	Session chair: Lynn Foster, BPT Pharma, US
1:30	Sherwin Williams: Innovation Spotlights B. Makowski, Sherwin Williams, US
1:45	Owens Corning: Innovation Spotlights C. Skinner, Owens Corning, US
2:00	Hybrid Hollow Silica Particles with Unprecedentedly Low Thermal Conductivity D. Sims, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
2:07	Acoustic foam with structural properties A. Some, univalor, CA
2:14	Safer Paint Stripper Alternatives R. Kaushik, University of Massachusetts Lowell, US
2:21	Sherwin Williams, Owens Corning: Q&A
	Tuesday May 16

1:30	Composite Materials	National Harbor 6
	Session chair: Wolfgang S. Bacsa, University of Toulouse, France
1:30	Interface engineering to optimize composite properties (invited presentation) W. Haseltine, Solvay, US
1:55	Elucidating the effect of surface functionalization on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced polymer B. Demir, T.R. Walsh, Deakin University, AU
2:15	In-situ Monitoring of Fiber Reinforced Composites Subjected to Different Forms of Mechanical Loading via Embedded Aligned CNT Sheets K. Aly, A. Li, P. Bradford, North Carolina State University, US
2:35	The Benefits of SWCNTs for Design of Conductive and reinforced plastics E. Ilin, A. Bezrodniy, M. Predtechenskiy, OCSiAl, LU
2:55	Effect of CNT Morphology and Alignment on the Interfacial and the Elastic Properties of Nanocomposites, vol. 1: pp. 212-215 A.R. Alian, S.A. Meguid, University of Toronto, CA
3:15	Kinetics study of carbon nanotube alignment under shear force via real-time polarized Raman spectroscopy, vol. 1: pp. 69-71 Y. He, A.I. Taub, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, US
3:35	Electrical characteristics of cement composites incorporating CNT and carbon fibers G.M. Kim, S.M. Park, G.U. Ryu, H.K. Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KR
3:55	Exploring the Interface: Improving the Mechanical Properties of Silicon Nitride Fibre - Polymer Composites, vol. 1: pp. 196-199 M. Hayward, J. Johnston, T. Dougherty, K. deSilva, Victoria University of Wellington, Nuenz Limited, NZ and NZ Product Accelerator, NZ
	Wednesday May 17

10:30	Sustainable Composites Innovation	National Harbor 8
	Session chair: Rahul Sharma, The Dow Chemical Company, US
10:30	Novel Noble Metal Nanofunctionalised Polymer and Natural Fibre Composites and Their Applications (invited presentation) J.H. Johnston, K.A. Lucas, M. Parry, J. Pflaum, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
11:55	A Novel Composite Nanostructured Calcium Silicate – Calcium Carbonate Material Produced from Geothermal Water and its Environmental Remediation and Industry Applications, vol. 2: pp. 316-319 J.H. Johnston, T. Borrmann, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
10:55	Nanocomposites based on thermally reversible networks R. Araya-Hermosilla, L.M. Polgar, A.A. Broekhuis, F. Picchioni, University of Groningen, NL
11:15	The Effects of Recycling on the Structure and Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Filled Polycarbonate, vol. 2: pp. 308-311 J. Zhang, A. Panwar, D. Bello, J.A. Isaacs, T. Jozokos, J. Mead, University of Massachusetts Lowell, US
11:35	Development and Performance of Recyclable Composites for Wind Turbine Blades, vol. 2: pp. 312-315 Y. Ma, D. Kim, M-S Wu, L. Bai, X. Gao, B. Qing, J. He, X. Lib, S.R. Nutt, B. Liang, Adesso Advanced Materials Inc., US

	Composite Materials: Posters	Potomac Registration Hall
	Effect of nucleating agents on magnetic properties and relaxation in magnetite-based glass-ceramics prepared by controlled crystallization of borosilicate glasses, vol. 1: pp. 204-207 V. Sandu, E. Cimpoiasu, S. Greculeasa, A. Kuncser, M.S. Nicolescu, V. Kuncser, U.S. Naval Academy, US
	Polyurethane Nanocomposite for Fireproof Applications to reduce toxic gases, vol. 1: pp. 200-203 M.E. Mena, R. Estrada, L.A. Torres, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de Mexico, MX
	Carbon Nanotube – Silicone rubber compound investigated as interface material on electrode contacts for neural interfacing K. Tegtmeier, F. Borrmann, T. Doll, Hannover Medical School, DE
	Lightning Strike Protection and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding for Composite Structures using Metallic Nanofilms, vol. 1: pp. 192-195 P.K. Bollavaram, V.R. Patlolla, M.M. Rahman, R. Asmatulu, Wichita State University, US
	Simultaneous thermal conductivity and volume measurements of diamond micro particles M. Goni, E. Ziade, M. Patelka, S. Ikeda, A. Schmidt, Boston University, US
	Cross-section thermal conductivity maps of die-attached composite materials E. Ziade, M. Goni, S. Anagnostopoulos, I. Kapoglis, A. Schmidt, Boston University, US

Particles that are “nanosize” can be created using many different types of material. Their full potential is realized when they are included in composites. With estimates of over 100,000 metric tons consumed worldwide, nanocomposites are in markets ranging from bottling and motor vehicles to electronics and construction. The field represents some of the most significant advances in advanced manufacturing and materials science. This symposium is focused on novel and commercially-relevant properties of nano-composites and on the technologies that have been developed to create and manufacture these nanocomposite materials.