NaTex

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

NaTex 2007
April 19, 2007
Dallas, Texas

Program Organizers:
Brandon Weeks, Texas Tech University
Paul Bernazzani, Lamar University

Thursday, April 19, 2007
7:45 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.		Coffee, Continental Breakfast and Posters
8:10 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.		Session Chair: Brandon Weeks, Texas Tech University
8:10 a.m.
9:00 a.m.		Polyolefin blend miscibility: Untangling slow conformational events in amorphous polymer mixtures Jeffery L. White, Oklahoma State University
9:50 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.		Break
10:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.		Session Chair: Rajesh Khare, Texas Tech University
10:20 a.m.		Flow, Memory and Aging of Soft Particle Pastes Roger T. Bonnecaze, University of Texas at Austin
11:10 a.m.		Mechanical testing of anodized coating over molten aluminum alloy Anne M. Grillet, Sandia National Lab
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.		Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.		Session Chair: Brian Grady, University of Oklahoma
1:00 p.m.		Molecular hydrodynamics near a solid-fluid interface Rajesh Khare, Texas Tech University
1:50 p.m.		Structure and rheology of random soap froth Andrew M. Kraynik, Sandia National Lab
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.		Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.		Session Chair: Paul Bernazzani, Lamar University
3:00 p.m.		Nano-devices for enhanced cooling and explosives sensing Debjyoti Banerjee, Texas A&M University
3:50 p.m.		Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites: Thermal and Rheological Properties Brian Grady, University of Oklahoma
4:40 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.		Posters / Reception
6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.		Business Meeting
7:00 p.m.		Closing Remarks

Name	Organization	Seminar Title
Debjyoti Banerjee	Texas A&M University	Nano-devices for enhanced cooling and explosives sensing
Roger T. Bonnecaze	University of Texas, Austin	Flow, Memory and Aging of Soft Particle Pastes
Brian Grady	University of Oklahoma	Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites: Thermal and Rheological Properties
Anne M. Grillet	Sandia National Lab	Mechanical testing of anodized coating over molten aluminum alloy
Rajesh Khare	Texas Tech University	Molecular hydrodynamics near a solid-fluid interface
Andrew M. Kraynik	Sandia National Lab	Structure and rheology of random soap froth
Jeffery L. White	Oklahoma State University	Polyolefin blend miscibility: Untangling slow conformational events in amorphous polymer mixtures