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Wednesday Morning Session

Wednesday, May 6, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:00 AM
Akron/Summit Ballroom (Akron/Fairlawn Hilton Hotel)
Moderator:
Larry Evans, Transportation Research Center, Inc.
8:00 AM
Rubber – Clay Nanocomposites
Maurizio Galimberti, Pirelli Tyre
8:45 AM
9:15 AM
How SiC Nanowires Produced from Carbon Blacks Characterize Their Structure
T. W. Zerda, TCU; Monika K. Wieligor, TCU; Skye E. Hartman, TCU
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Thermoresponsive Binders –A Means to Control Silica Dispersion
Ica Manas-Zloczower, Case Western Reserve University; Luciana Bava, Case Western Reserve University; Donald L. Feke, Case Western Reserve University; Stuart J. Rowan, Case Western Reserve University
10:30 AM
Crosslinks in Rubber
William L. Hergenrother, Bridgestone Americas Center for Research & Technology