Advances in Nanotechnology

Co-chairs:
Andy Tsou, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering and Ping Zhang, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
A Novel Method Of Nanoclay Exfoliation In Thermoset Composite Materials
Michael Gintert , The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. ; Sadhan C. Jana, The University of Akron; Sandi Miller, NASA Glenn Research Center
Thermal And Mechanical Behavior Of Chlorinated Polyethylene Nanocomposites
Sirtama Kar , School of Polymers & High Performance Materials ; Anil Bhowmick, Indian Institute of Technology
Butyl Rubber Nanocomposites with Reduced Air Permeability: Theory and Practice
David J. Lohse, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co.
Hierarchic Nano-Structures in Natural Rubber by Synchrotron X-Ray and Optical Microscopy
Shigeyuki Toki, University of New York; Christian Burger, University of New York; Benjyamin Hsiao, University of New York; Jitladda Sakdapipanich, Mahidul University
Clay Rubber Nanocomposites through Latex Processing
Xiaoping Yang, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Novel High Temperature Styrenic TPE Nanocomposites
Goy Teck Lim, Goodyear Polymer Center, Rm 413; Judit Pushkas, Dept of Polymer Science, University of Akron
Nanomechanics and Energetics of Layered Silicate Sheets for Nonocomposites
Hendrik Heinz, University of Akron; G.D. Zartman, University of Akron; Y.T. Fu, AFRURX; R.A. Vaia, AFRURX; B.L. Farmer, AFRURX