Historical Colloquium Information

1st Annual Student Colloquium

Columbus, OH, October 5, 2004

Betul Yurdumakan with The University of Akron won the Best Graduate Paper Award for "Direct Observation of Molecular Structure at the Elastomer Contact Interface by IR-Visible Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy". Pankaj Y. Patil with the University of Cincinnati won the Best Graduate Poster Award for "Mechanistic Study of the Effect of Adhesion Promoter Resins on the Crystal Structure of the Copper Sulfide Adhesion Layer in Rubber-to-Metal Bonding in Tires". Robert E. Aufiero, Jr. with the University of Massachusetts-Lowell won the Best Undergraduate Poster Award for "Electrospinning of Nitrile Rubber with Nanoclays Filler Systems".

Keynote Address

1. Carbon Black: Properties and Challenges for a Commercial Nano-engineered Material by Dr. Jorge A. Ayala, Columbian Chemicals Company

Student Paper Presentations

1. Change in Permeability Parameters of Nitrile Rubber, Chlorosrene and EPDM with Different Filler Systems by Bhavjit Ghumman, Zhenghong Tao, Carol Barry and Dr. Joey Mead, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
2. Cut Growth in Gum and Black Filled SBR Vulcanizates by Geoffrey G. Wolff and Dr. Gary R. Hamed, The University of Akron
3. Cut Growth Behavior of Double Networks Formed During Aging of a Natural Rubber Vulcanizate by Crittenden J. Ohlemacher and Dr. Gary R. Hamed, The University of Akron
4. Reaction Induced Phase-Separation Controlled by Molecular Topology by Amit S. Kulkarni and Gregory Beaucage, University of Cincinnati
5. Direct Observation of Molecular Structure at the Elastomer Contact Interface by IR-Visible Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy by Betul Yurdumakan, Gary P. Harp and Ali Dhinojwala, The University of Akron

Student Poster Presentations

1. Mechanistic Study of the Effect of Adhesion Promoter Resins on the Crystal Structure of the Copper Sulfide Adhesion Layer in Rubber-to-Metal Bonding in Tires by Pankaj Y. Patil and Dr. William J. van Ooij, University of Cincinnati
2. Continuous Ultrasonic Devulcanization of Unfilled Butyl Rubber by Wenlai Feng and Dr. A. I. Isayev, The University of Akron
3. The Effect of Filler Systems on Electrospun Butyl Rubber Nonwoven Mats by P. Threepopnatkul, M. Wei, N. Viriyabanthorn, Jun Seok Lee, Carol Barry, W. Zukas and Dr. Joey Mead, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
4. Reinforcement Properties of Zinc Dimethacrylate in EPR/ZDMA and EPDM/ZDMA Vulcanizates by Clare Wysocki and Dr. Gary R. Hamed, The University of Akron
5. End-Group Functionalization of Anionically Synthesized Polystyrenes via Hydrosilation Reaction by Hoon Kim and Dr. Roderic P. Quirk, The University of Akron
6. Stability of Polymeric Organolithium Compounds in the Presence of Tetrahydrofuran by Michael Olechnowicz and Dr. Roderic P. Quirk, The University of Akron
7. Effect of Efficiency of Sulfur Vulcanization on Cut Growth in Various Black-filled NR Vulcanizates by Kanoktip Boonkerd and Dr. Gary R. Hamed, The University of Akron
8. Synthesis of Highly Branched Polymers and Surface Segregation of Highly Branched/Linear Polymer Blends by Jae S. Lee, N. Lee, Dr. Mark D. Foster and Dr. Roderic P. Quirk, The University of Akron
9. DSC and Curometer Investigation of the Peroxide Curing of Fully Saturated HNBR by Juan Adames, The University of Akron
10. The Characteristics of Plasma Surface-modified Clay by Using Different Momomers by Sang-Keol Lee, Youngchul Kang and Dr. William J. van Ooij, University of Cincinnati
11. Nanoscale Rubber Reinforcement by Faisal al-Yamani and Dr. Lloyd A. Goettler, The University of Akron
12. Plasma Polymerization Treatment of Carbon Black by Youngchul Kang, Sang-Keol Lee and Dr. William J. van Ooij, University of Cincinnati
13. Plasma Polymerized Acetylene Films as Primer for Bonding Natural Rubber Compounds to Steel by Akshay Ponda and F. James Boerio, University of Cincinnati
14. Electrospinning of Nitrile Rubber with Nanoclays Filler Systems by Robert E. Aufiero, Jr., N. Viriyabanthorn, B. Ghumman, Z. Tao, J. S. Lee, Carol Barry and Dr. Joey Mead, University of Massachusetts-Lowell
15. Multi-Colored Rubber Products by Jay Cline and Dr. Matthew Yang, Ferris State University