Sunday, 4 July |
Session I - Protective fabrics |
Discussion Leader: TBA |
Karen Leonas
Univ. of Georgia |
"Using laser confocal scanning
microscopy to investigate small particle transmission through fabrics." |
Marian McCord
NCSU |
"Test methods for barrier fabrics." |
Monday, 5 July |
Session II - Structure-property relationships |
Discussion Leader: Steve Warner, UMass - Dartmouth |
Shaw Lin Hsu
U. Mass |
"The dynamics associated with the aging behavior in highly drawn semicrystalline polymers." |
Henry Kobsa
DuPont |
"Microstructuring fiber surfaces with laser radiation: Polyester and nylon fabrics that look like cotton or wool but can be washed without ironing." |
Ton de Weijer
Akzo Nobel |
"Process-structure-property relationships obtained with natural computation." |
Session III - Chaotic mixing |
Discussion Leader: Raymond Fornes, NCSU |
David Zumbrunnen
Clemson U. |
"In situ formation of fibers in multiphase melts by chaotic mixing." |
Michael Ellison
Clemson U. |
"Chaotic mixing for fiber production with in situ formation of fibrillar microstructures." |
Tuesday, 6 July |
Session IV - Surface chemistry I |
Discussion Leader: Stefano Ottani, CNR, Bologna, Italy |
Chris Carr
UMIST |
"Surface chemistry of textile fibers." |
S. Kay Obendorf
Cornell U. |
"Chemical changes in oily soils upon aging and their interaction with textile fibers." |
Tyrone Vigo
USDA |
"Intelligent fibrous materials." |
Session V - Surface chemistry II |
Discussion Leader: Henry Kobsa, DuPont |
Eckhard Schollmeyer
DTNW, Krefeld |
"Modification of fiber surfaces by fixation of supramolecular components and ceramic coatings." |
Jan Shulman
Rohm & Haas |
"Use of polycarboxylates to control scale formation/deposition on fabrics and hard surfaces." |
Wednesday, 7 July |
Session VI - Modeling and characterization I |
Discussion Leader: Mary Lynn Realff, Ga. Tech |
Mary M. Toney
Albany Intl. Res. Corp. |
"Modeling of industrial textiles: Paper machine clothing." |
Mary Boyce
MIT |
"3-D constitutive relationships for elastic-plastic deformation of paperboard" |
Marc Renner
ENSITM |
"From the feeling to the brain." |
Session VII - Modeling and characterization II |
Discussion Leader: Ning Pan, UC - Davis |
Walter Schmidt
USDA |
"Microcrystallinity and morphology: Defining feather fiber properties." |
K.R. Ramprasad
TRI/Princeton |
"Optical probing of fibers." |
Thursday, 8 July |
Session VIII - Mechanics |
Discussion Leader: Anil Netravali, Cornell U. |
David Grubb
Cornell U. |
"Strength and structure of spider silk." |
Daniel Wagner
Weizmann Institute |
"Micromechanics of carbon nanotubes." |
Session IX - Archeological restoration |
Discussion Leader: Barrie Frasier, U. Sidney |
Victor CastaƱo
National Autonomous Univ. of Mexico |
"Reinforced cement for archeological restoration." |
Session X (open to guests) - Archeological textiles |
Discussion Leader: John Hearle, UMIST |
Kathryn Jakes
Ohio State U. |
"Archeological textiles." |