NaTex
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
Third Annual Meeting
April 29 and 30, 2004
Dallas, Texas
Program Organizers:
- Lenore Dai, Texas Tech University
- Sindee L. Simon, Texas Tech University
| Thursday, April 29, 2004 | Schedule |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. | Coffee, Continental Breakfast and Posters |
| 8:30 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. | Mechanical Properties and Rheology Session Chair: Gregory McKenna, Texas Tech University |
| 8:30 a.m. | Prediction of Impact Resistance of Polymeric Films Based on a Nonlinear Viscoelastic
Model Using Finite Element Methods Peter Kamarchik, PPG Industries, Inc. |
| 9:20 a.m. | Discontinuities in Rheology Daniel De Kee, Tulane Univsersity |
| 10:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Coffee Break and Posters |
| 10:40 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Thermal Analysis Applications in Explosivesand Process Safety Session Chair: Roger Morgan, Texas A&M University |
| 10:40 a.m. | Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Plastic Bonded Explosives Mary Campbell, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| 11:30 a.m. | A systematic Approach to Reactive Chemicals Analysis M. Sam Mannan, Texas A&M University |
| 12:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Luncheon (provided) |
| 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Behavior of the Nanoscale Session Chair: Lenore Dai, Texas Tech University |
| 2:00 p.m. | Polymer-Based Nanocomposites: Properties at the Nanoscale Peter Green, University of Texas at Austin |
| 2:50 p.m. | Crystallization in Polymer Nanocomposites Ramanan Krishnamoorti, University of Houston |
| 3:40 p.m. | Novel Polymer Gel Nanoparticle Dsipersions Zhibing Hu, University of North Texas |
| 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. | Poster Session, Vendor Exhibition, and Reception |
| 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. | NaTex Organizational Meeting. All are welcome |
| Friday, April 30, 2004 | Schedule |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Coffee, Continental Breakfast and Posters |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Semi-Crystalline Polymers and Adhesives Session Chair: Nandika D'Souza, University of North Texas |
| 9:00 a.m. | Artifacts in Isothermal Crystallization Experiments of Polmers Brian Grady, University of Oklahoma |
| 9:50 a.m. | Characterization and Properties of Polypropylene Manika Varma-Nair, ExxonMobil |
| 10:40 - 10:55 a.m. | Break |
| 10:55 a.m. | Thermophysical Characterization of Tape Adhesives Brian Love, Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
| 11:45 - 12:00 p.m. | Wrap-up |
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