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Send Us Your FeedbackSymposium H: Multifunctional Energetic Materials
November 28 - 30, 2005
| Alexander Gash | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | |
| Naresh Thadhani | Georgia Institute of Technology | |
| William Wilson | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | |
| Ronald Armstrong | University of Maryland-College Park | |
| Zuhair Munir | University of California-Davis |
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* Invited paper
Monday Morning, November 28, 2005
Room 301 (Hynes)
8:30 AM *H1.1
Reactive Nanocomposite Powders: Synthesis by Arrested Reactive Milling and Characterization. Edward L. Dreizin, Mirko Schoenitz, Mikhaylo Trunov, Swati Umbrajkar, Xiaoying Zhu, Salil Mohan and Vern Hoffmann; Mechanical Engineering, NJ Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey.
9:00 AM H1.2
Synthesis and Characterization of Dual Functional Energetic Structural Materials Roussislava Zaharieva and Sathyanaraya Hanagud; Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
9:15 AM H1.3
Novel Energetic Composite Materials. Jun Nable and Andrew Sherman; Powdermet Inc., Euclid, Ohio.
9:30 AM *H1.4
Reactive Multilayer Foils for Structural Energetic Applications. Timothy Weihs, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Reactive NanoTechnologies, Hunt Valley, Maryland.
9:30 AM BREAK
10:30 AM H1.5
Self-assembled Ordered Energetic Composites of CuO Nanorods and Nanowells and Al Nanoparticles with High Burn Rates. Rajesh V. Shende1, Senthil Subramaniam1, Steve Apperson1, Shameem Hasan1, Shantanu Bhattacharya1, Yuanfang Gao1, Maruf Hossain1, Shubhra Gangopadhyay1, Paul Redner2, Deepak Kapoor2 and Steven Nicolich2; 1Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, Missouri; 2U.S. Army, ARDEC, Picatinny, New Jersey.
10:45 AM *H1.6
Low Density Metals Through Combustion Synthesis. Bryce Tappan, Los Alamos National Laboratory, High Explosives Science and Technology, Los Alamos, CA.
11:15 AM *H1.7
The Application of Energetic SHS Reactions in the Synthesis of Multi-functional Bone Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery Systems. John Jeremy Moore1, Doug Burkes1, Reed Ayers1, Guglielmo Gottoli1, Hu Chun Yi2 and Jacques Guigne2; 1Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; 2Guigne Space Systems Inc (GSSI), Golden, Colorado.
11:45 AM H1.8
Reactive Binary Al-Li Powders Prepared by Mechanical Alloying. Xiaoying Zhu, Mirko Schoenitz and Edward L. Dreizin; New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey.
Monday Afternoon, November 28, 2005
Room 301 (Hynes)
1:30 PM *H2.1
Linear Cellular Alloys in Lightweight Steels and Composites: Fabrication, Quasi-static and Dynamic Properties Joe Cochran1, Justin Clark1, David McDowell2,1, Thomas Sanders1 and Naresh Thadhani1; 1Materials Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia; 2Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
2:00 PM *H2.2
Polymer-Coated Ultra-Fine Particles. Patrick Brousseau1 and Charles Dubois2; 1Energetic Materials, DRDC Valcartier, Val-Belair, Quebec, Canada; 2Department of Chemical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2:30 PM BREAK
3:30 PM *H2.3
Product design of particulate energetic materials Ulrich Teipel1, Ulrich Foerter-Barth2 and Michael Herrmann2; 1Particle Technology, University of Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany; 2Energetic Materials, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, Pfinztal, Germany.
4:00 PM H2.4
Control of the Structural Refinement in Al-MoO3 Nanocomposites Prepared by Arrested Reactive Milling. Swati M. Umbrajkar, Mirko Schoenitz and Edward L. Dreizin; Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute Of Technology, Newark, New Jersey.
4:15 PM H2.5
Synthesis of Branched Phosphazene Based Energetic Materials Barny William Greenland1, Joachim Steinke1, David Widdowson1, Peter Golding2 and Steve Trussell2; 1Chemistry Department, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; 2AWE, Aldermaston, United Kingdom.
4:30 PM *H2.6
Mechanically Alloyed Al-based Materials. Huey Hoon Hng, School of MS&E, Nanyang Technological University, Singaproe, Singapore.
Tuesday Morning, November 29, 2005
Room 301 (Hynes)
8:15 AM *H3.1
Ultrafast Dynamics of Nanotechnology Energetic Materials. Hyunung Yu, Selezion A. Hambir and Dana D. Dlott; School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois.
8:45 AM H3.2
On-Chip Initiation and Burn Rate Measurements of Thermite Energetic Reactions. Steven Apperson1, Shantanu Bhattacharya1, Yuanfang Gao1, Senthil Subramanian1, Shameem Hasan1, Maruf Hossain1, Rajesh V. Shende1, Shubhra Gangopadhyay1, Paul Redner1, Deepak Kapoor2 and Steven Nicolich2; 1Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, Missouri; 2U.S. Army, ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, Picatinny, New Jersey.
9:00 AM *H3.3
Overview of Nanoscale Energetic Materials Research at Los Alamos. Steven F. Son, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
9:30 AM H3.4
Protocols for in vitro toxicity screening of aluminum nanoparticles. Maria Palazuelos1,4, David Moraga2, Brij Moudgil1,3, Mick Popp2 and Kevin William Powers1; 1Particle Engineering Research Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; 2Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Colorado; 3Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Colorado; 4Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
9:45 AM BREAK
10:15 AM *H3.5
Understanding and Tuning the Reactivity of NanoEnergetic Materials. A. Prakash, A. Rai, A. McCormick and Michael R. Zachariah; University of Maryland and NIST, College Pak, Maryland.
10:45 AM H3.6
Substrate Effects in Electrical Initiation of Nanolaminate Thin Films Joseph W. Tringe, Alexander E. Gash and Troy W. Barbee; Chemistry & Materials Science Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
11:00 AM *H3.7
Inorganic Nanoparticles for Gun Propellants. Barbara Baschung, ISL, Saint-Louis, France.
11:30 AM *H3.8
Energy Release Characteristics of Impact-Initiated Energetic Materials Richard G. Ames, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia.
Tuesday Afternoon, November 29, 2005
Room 301 (Hynes)
1:30 PM *H4.1
The Effect of Nanopowder Attributes on Reaction Mechanism and Ignition Sensitivity of Nanothermites. Jan A. Puszynski, Christopher Bulian and Jacek J. Swiatkiewicz; SD School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota.
2:00 PM H4.2
Aluminum Activation Mechanisms Curtis E. Johnson, Timothy J. Foley and Kelvin T. Higa; Research Department, NAVAIR, China Lake, California.
2:15 PM H4.3
Ignition of Aerosolized Reactive Particles at High Heating Rates. Salil Mohan, Yuriy L. Shoshin and Edward L. Dreizin; Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey.
2:30 PM BREAK
3:30 PM *H4.4
The effect of slow heating rates on the reaction mechanisms of nano and micron composite thermite reactions Michelle L. Pantoya and John J. Granier; Mechanical Engineering Dept, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
4:00 PM *H4.5
Evolution and Revolution - Changing Energetics Technology. Adam S. Cumming, Energetics Technology, DSTL Fort Halstead, Kent, United Kingdom.
4:30 PM H4.6
Study of Melting and Oxidation of Nanometer Size Aluminum Powders. Swati M. Umbrajkar, Mikhaylo Trunov, Mirko Schoenitz and Edward L. Dreizin; Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute Of Technology, Newark, New Jersey.
4:45 PM H4.7
Combustion Mechanisms of Nanocomposite Al/PTFE. Dustin T. Osborne and Michelle L. Pantoya; Mechanical Engineering Dept, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
Tuesday Evening, November 29, 2005
8:00 PM
Exhibition Hall D (Hynes)
H5.1
Density of RDX Crystals Grown During High Acceleration in an Ultracentrifuge. Mary Y. D. Lanzerotti1, Richard Z. Squillace1, Alex Gandzelko1 and Jagadish Sharma2; 1U. S. Army ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey; 2Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, West Bethesda, Maryland.
H5.2
Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Vibrational Spectroscopy of 2,4-Dinitroimidazole. Jennifer A. Ciezak and Samuel F. Trevino; ARL/NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
H5.3
Assessment of Deposition and Clearance Fractions using the Icrp 66 Lung Model for Airborne Nanomaterials. Charles Jenkins1, Jorge Hurtado2, Wesley E. Bolch2 and Chang-Yu Wu1; 1Dept. of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; 2Dept. of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
H5.4
Atomistic Simulations of PETN Molecular Nanocrystalline Particles Theodore Golfinopoulos1, Longguang Zhou1, Hanchen Huang1 and Richard H. Gee2; 1Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York; 2Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California.
H5.5
New Approach for Large-Scale Production of Carbon Single-Walled Nanotubes: Synthesis of Small Diameter Nanotubes. E. Mora1, T. Tokune2 and A. R. Harutyunyan2; 1Physics Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; 2Honda Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio.
H5.6
Patterning PETN and HMX using Dip Pen Nanolithography. Omkar A. Nafday1,2, Brandon L. Weeks1, Jason Haaheim2 and Ray Eby2; 1Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas; 2Sales and Applications, NanoInk Inc., Chicago, Illinois.
Wednesday Morning, November 30, 2005
Room 301 (Hynes)
8:15 AM *H6.1
Shear Localization and Initiation of Chemical Reactions in Energetic Materials Under Dynamic Loading. Vitali F. Nesterenko1,2 and Jing Cai1; 1Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California; 2Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California.
8:45 AM H6.2
Shock-Induced Chemical Reactions in Organic Liquids. Dana M. Dattelbaum, Stephen A. Sheffield, David L. Robbins, Richard L. Gustavsen, Robert R. Alcon, Joseph M. Lloyd and Pete Chavez; Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
9:00 AM *H6.3
Hot Spots in Energetic Crystals from Dislocation Pile-up Avalanches. William R. Grise, Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky.
9:30 AM H6.4
Role of Constituent Configuration on Shock-Induced Reactions in a Ni+Al Powder Mixture. Daniel Eakins and Naresh Thadhani; Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
9:45 AM H6.5
Dynamic Impact Characterization of Epoxy-Cast Al+Fe2O3 Mixtures Louis Ferranti and Naresh N. Thadhani; Materials Science & Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
10:00 AM BREAK
10:30 AM H6.6
Shear Initiated Reactions in Energetic and Reactive Materials. Denise Meuken1, M. Martinez Pacheco2, H. J. Verbeek1, R. H. B. Bouma1 and L. Katgerman2,3; 1Energetic Materials, TNO Defense Security and Safety, Rijswijk, Netherlands; 2Netherlands Institute for Metals Research, Delft, Netherlands; 3Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.
10:45 AM *H6.7
Lattoce Deformation and Shear Bands Formed in Crystalline Solids by Shock or Impact. J. Sharma and C.S. Coffey, Carderock and Indian Head Division of NSWC.
Wednesday Morning, November 30, 2005
Room 301 (Hynes)
11:15 AM *H7.1
Theoretical Chemical Characterization of Energetic Materials. Betsy M. Rice, Ballistics and Weapons Concepts Divison, U. S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
11:45 AM H7.2
Atomistic and mesoscale modeling of mechanical and chemical processes in energetic materials. Alejandro Strachan1, Adri van Duin2, William Goddard2 and Brad Holian3; 1Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; 2Caltech, Pasadena, California; 3Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Wednesday Afternoon, November 30, 2005
Room 301 (Hynes)
1:30 PM *H8.1
Atomistic Studies of Fundamental Properties and Processes in Energetic Materials: Relevance to Mesoscale Initiation Phenomena. Thomas (Tommy) D. Sewell, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
2:00 PM *H8.2
Characterising and Modelling the Response of Polymer-Bonded Explosives (PBXs) to High-Rate Loading. William G. Proud1, M. W. Greenaway1, C. R. Siviour1, J. E. Field1, D. Porter2, P. Gould2, P. D. Church3 and I. G. Cullis3; 1Physics and Chemistry of Solids Group, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2QinetiQ, Farnborough, Farnborough, United Kingdom; 3QinetiQ, Fort Halstead, Kent, United Kingdom.
2:30 PM BREAK
3:30 PM H8.3
Shock-Wave Propagation Study in Single Crystalline fcc-Al and ?-Fe2O3 and Their Interface Using Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Vikas Tomar and Min Zhou; Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
3:45 PM H8.4
Plastic deformation of semiconducting nanoparticles during a shock wave from first-principles molecular dynamics. Matteo Cococcioni1,2, Gerbrand Ceder1,2 and Nicola Marzari1,2; 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 2Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
4:00 PM H8.5
Molecular dynamics simulation of shock-induced chemical, mechanical and thermal processes in nanostructured metastable composites. Shijin Zhao1, Timothy Germann1 and Alejandro Strachan2; 1Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, New Mexico; 2Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
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