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The Texas and Southwest Thermal Analysis and Rheology Forum
Section of the North American Thermal Analysis Society

 

Frontiers in Materials Research:
Applications of Thermal Analysis and Rheology

 

NaTex 2005
April 21 and 22, 2005
Dallas, Texas

 

Program Organizers:
Lenore Dai, Texas Tech University
Brian Grady, University of Oklahoma


Thursday, April 21, 2004

 

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.

 

8:30 a.m.

 

9:20 a.m.


 

10:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

10:40 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

 

10:40 a.m.
 

11:30 a.m.

 

12:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

2:00 p.m.


 

2:50 p.m.
 

3:40 - 4:20 p.m.

 

3:40 p.m.
 

4:30 p.m.
 

6:00 p.m.
  

 

Friday, April 22, 2004

 

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

 

9:00 a.m.
 

9:50 a.m.
 

10:40 a.m.

Schedule

 

Coffee, Continental Breakfast and Posters

Organic and Inorganic Fibers
Session Chair: Sindee Simon, Texas Tech University

Characterization of Melt-spun Polybutylene Fibers Produced at Commercial Speeds
Bob Shambaugh, University of Oklahoma

Continuous, Macroscopic Fibers from Liquid Crystalline Mesophases of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes in Superacids
Matteo Pasquali, Rice University

Coffee Break and Posters

Rheology
Session Chair: Nandika D'Souza, Univ. North Texas

Rheology of SEBS Block Copolymers near ODT
Phil Doerpinghaus, Kraton Polymers

Multiscale Simulation of Rheology and Flow Behavior of Multicomponent Polymers
Venkat Ganesan, University of Texas

Luncheon (provided)

Structure-Property Relationships
Session Chair: Brian Grady, University of Oklahoma

Influence of Branching Distribution on the Crystallization Characteristics and Physical Properties of High Density Polyethylene
Rajendra Krishnaswamy, Chevron Phillips

Nanocomposites: Structure and Properties
Don Paul, University of Texas

Behavior at the Nanoscale
Session Chair: Paul Bernazzani, Lamar University

Characterization of Aluminum Nanoparticles
Sindee Simon, Texas Tech University

Poster Session, Vendor Exhibition, and Reception

NaTex Organizational Meeting. (All are welcome)

 

Schedule

 

Coffee, Continental Breakfast and Posters

Advanced Materials
Session Chair: Lenore Dai, Texas Tech University

Future Advanced New Materials Development
Roger Morgan, Texas A & M University

Thermal Analysis in Materials Sonochemistry
Dominick Casadonte, Texas Tech University

Wrap-up