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Monday, April 19 |
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Major Thrust AFRL/RX HBCU/MI Technical Program Review
(not part of the Minority Leaders Program Review) |
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
Bio/Nano Architechtures for Enzyme Catalyzed Energy Conversion
Plamen Antanassov, University of New Mexico (POC: Glenn Johnson, RXQL) |
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM |
Investigations on Novel Visible-Light PhotoSensitive Materials Based on Zirconium Metal Oxynitride (ZrOxNy)
Chintalapalle Ramana, University of Texas at El Paso (POC: Angela Campbell, RXP) |
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM |
A Computational and Experimental Investigation into Dynamic Fracture of Zr02-Y203 Coatings from ZrB2/ZrC Composites Containing Y2Ti207 Precipitates at 1750 C
Arturo Bronson and Jack Chessa, University of Texas at El Paso (POC: Eric Jones, RXSC) |
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
Evaluation of Self-Assembling Proteins as Basis for Construction of Nanoscale Devices
Anant Paravastu and Ongi Englander, Florida A&M University (POCs: Shanee Pacley, Tom Kensky, James Grote, RXPS/RXPSE/RXPS) |
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
Electro-Opto-Mechanics of Liquid Crystal Elastomers
William S. Oates, Florida A&M University (POC: Timothy White, RXPJE) |
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Monday, April 19 |
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5:00 PM |
Registration for Minority Leaders Program Review and Reception |
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Tuesday, April 20 |
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8:00 AM – 8:30 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
AFRL/RX Overview & Comments |
8:20 AM – 8:40 AM |
Kathy Stevens, Materials and Manufacturing Director |
8:40 AM – 9:00 AM |
Barry Farmer, Materials and Manufacturing Chief Scientist |
Characterization Session
Ajit Kelkar, NCAT and Dan Davis, UH
POC: Dean Foster and Placidus Amama, AFRL/RXB |
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM |
Round Robin Mechanical and Thermal Properties Characterization Study of Nanocomposites
Ronnie Bolick and Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University (+ student) |
9:20 AM – 9:40 AM |
Raman Imaging of CNT Dispersion and Conductivity in Nanocomposites
Viktor Hadjiev, University of Houston (+ student)
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9:40 AM – 9:50 AM |
Morning Break |
Characterization Session - continued |
9:50 AM – 10:10 AM |
Measurements of Electrical and Thermal Properties of Resin Plaques
Frank Gardea and Daniel Davis, Texas A&M University & Mahesh Hosur, Tuskegee University |
10:10 AM – 10:30 AM |
Fatigue of a Nanocomposite Laminate
Daniel Davis and Justin Wilkerson, Texas A&M University |
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM |
Electrical Properties of Epoxy/Polyamide 12/P-MWCNT Hybrid Composites
Kevin White and Hung-Jue Sue, Texas A&M University |
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM |
Characterization of Nanocomposites Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Paul Withey, Kena Senegal, and Sarena Senegal, Northwestern State University |
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM |
Physical and Mechanical Characterization of Nanocomposites prepared by the Three Roll Technique
Shaik Jeelani, Mahesh Hosur, Vijaya Rangari, and Mohammad Hosain; Tuskegee University (+ student)
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11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Mode II Fracture Toughness of an Epoxy/Carbon Fiber Nanocomposite
Brad Whelan and Daniel Davis; Texas A&M University
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12:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
Joint Session Lunch
Speaker: Joe Sciabica, AFRL Executive Director |
Multiscale Modeling Session
Pedro Derosa, GSU/LTU and John Whitcomb, TAMU
POC: Rajesh Naik, AFRL/RXB |
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM |
Introduction
John Whitcomb/Pedro Derosa |
1:50 PM – 2:10 PM |
Molecular Modeling of Carbon Nanotubes and Phonon Analysis
Huajun Fan and Shield Lin, Prairie View A&M State University (+ student) |
2:10 PM – 2:30 PM |
Micromechanics of a Three-Phase Piezoelectric Nanocomposite
John Whitcomb, Texas A&M University (+ student) |
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM |
Conductive Properties of CNT-Embedded Nanocomposites
Pedro Derosa, Louisiana Tech University (+ student) |
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM |
Afternoon Break |
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM |
Thermal Transport Property-Structure Relationships in Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Based Nanocomposites for Thermal Management Materials
Tahir Cagin, Texas A&M (+ student) |
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM |
Stochastic Mechanics Approaches for Properties Determination of CNT Composites: Thermal and Electrical Aspects/Monte Carlo and Fiber Embedment Methods
Pol Spanos, Rice University (+ student) |
3:40 PM – 4:00 PM |
Effect of carbon nanotubes on fracture toughness of epoxy nanocomposites and carbon fiber composite laminates
Alexandra Sierra, Darius Johnson, and Don Klosterman; University of Dayton |
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM |
Team Meetings and Advisory Board Meeting |
4:50 PM – 5:20 PM |
Advisory Board Feedback |
6:30 PM |
Reception and STUDENT POSTER SESSION |
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Wednesday, April 21 |
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8:00 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
Nanotoxicity Session
Renard Thomas, TxSU
POC: Saber Hussain, AFRL/RHPB |
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM |
Antimicrobial Activity of Metallized Carbon Nanotubes
Renard Thomas, Bobbie Wilson, and Xin Wei, Texas Southern University (+ student) |
Fabrication and Processing Session
Enrique Barrera, RU and Remi Oki, PVAMU
POC: Loon-Seng Tan, AFRL/RXB |
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM |
Automated Spray Method for Reliability and Quality Improvements in VARTM Panel Fabrication
Enrique Barrera, Rice University (+ student) |
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM |
B-stage Thin Film Reliability and Quality using Low Cost Scalable Soluble Polyamidoamine-dendrimer Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes
Anderemi Oki and Paul Biney, Prairie View A&M University (+ student) |
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM |
Toughened B-Stage Epoxy/Polyamide 12/P-MWCNT for VaRTM Composite Applications
Kevin White and H-J Sue, Texas A&M University |
9:50 AM – 10:10 AM |
Metallization of CNTs for Conductive Nanocomposites
Xin Wei, Renard L. Thomas, and Bobby L. Wilson; Texas Southern University (+ student) |
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM |
Morning Break |
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM |
CNT processing at South Carolina State
Stanley Ihekweazu, South Carolina State University (+ student) |
10:40 AM – 11:30 AM |
Team Meeting and Advisory Board Meeting |
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Advisory Board Feedback |
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
Joint Session Lunch
Speaker: N. Radhakrishnan, Vice Chemceller for Reservor NCAT (Ret) |
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM |
Thermal Transport of Graphene-Based Materials
Weijie Lu, Fisk University (POC: Ajit Roy, RXB) |
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM |
Nonlinear Optical Properties of Graphene Based Materials
Weijie Lu, Fisk University (POC: Angela Campbell, RXP) |
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
Development and Characterization of Advanced Materials Systems: Novel Oxynitrides (MOxNy=0-1; M=Ti) for Aerospace Applications
Chintalapalle Ramana, University of Texas at El Paso (POC: Angela Campbell, RXP) |
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Break and End of Review |
Airbase Technologies (by invitation only)
POC: Michael Hammons, AFRL/RXQD |
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM |
Molecular Design Approaches for Sensor Materials for IED Detection
Tahir Cagin, Texas A&M University |
4:00 PM – 4:35 PM |
Boron Carbide Based Composites for Armor Applications
Baburaj Eranezhuth and Laverne Smith, Clarkson Aerospace |
4:35 PM – 5:05 PM |
Preparation of Organoclay-Polyurea Nanocomposites with Advanced Mechanical Properties
Valery Khabashesku and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, University of Houston |
5:05 PM |
Characterization of Polyurea-Nanoclay Composites
Seetala Naidu and Danny Hubbard, Grambling State University and Tabbetha Dobbins, Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech University |
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Thursday, April 22 |
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info coming soon |
