APS March Meeting
March 14-15, 2009
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA

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Fees

$100 for student/post-docs
$150 APS member
$250 non-member of APS

Objective

The objective of this course is to provide background on the critical issues, ranging from synthesis, fabrication, processing, and characterization that underlie the establishment of scientifically (not only observationally) grounded structure-property relationships. Additionally, the course will ensure the student has an appreciation of parallel fields of investigations with high relevance to polymer nanocomposites. Elucidating the numerous competing factors and phenomena that manifest in the equilibrium and dynamic character of nanoparticle-polymer systems are paramount to enabling prediction of physical phenomena and thus the ability to advance these materials to technologically relevant applications.

Program

March 14, 2009

1:00	Course Overview
I. Polymer Nanocomposites (NCP)
1:15	Jeff Gilman, National Institutes of Standards and Technology What are Polymer Nanocomposites
II. Fabrication Approaches
2:00	Prof A.R. Barron, Dept. of Chemistry, Rice University Overview of Inorganic Nanoparticle Synthesis and Properties
3:00	Break
3:15	Prof. T.A. Seery, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Connecticut Overview of NCP Fabrication
4:15	Speaker is TBD Manipulation of Interfacial Region via Polymer Chemistry
5:00	Homework Problem Description
5:30	Dinner (on own)

March 15, 2009

III. Quantification Challenge
9:00	Prof. J.M. Torkelson, Dept. of Materials Science Engineering, Northwestern University Dynamics at the Nanoparticle Interface and Within the Interfacial Region: Challenges for Interface Science
9:50	Dr. R.A. Vaia, Nanostructured & Biological Materials Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory Morphology and Topology Quantification
10:40	Break
IV. Constitutive Relationships and Physical Properties
11:00	Prof. K.I. Winey, Materials Science & Engineering, University of Pennsylvania Mechanical, Electrical & Thermal Properties
12:00	Lunch (on own)
V. Phase Behavior and Dynamics of Polymer-Nanoparticle Blends
1:15	Valery Ginzburg, Dow Chemical Equilibrium Behavoir and Impact on Mesoscopic Order and Interfaces
2:15	R. Krishnamoorti, Dept. of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Univer. of Houston Rheology
3:00	Break
3:15	VI. Breakout Sessions and Problem Discussion
4:45	Finish