报告时间：2016年3月23日下午15:00

报告地点：科技创新大楼C501室

报告题目：Multifunctional Nanocomposites

Short Bio
Dr. Guo, currently an Associate Professor in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department of at the University of Tennessee (UT), obtained his Bachelor degree from Shan-dong University of Science and Technology (1996), Master degree from Beijing University of Chemical Technology (1999), and Ph.D. degree from Louisiana State University (2005). All the degrees were from Chemical Engineering. Before joining UT, Dr. Guo was working in Lamar University from 2008-2014 as Assistant/Associate Professor in Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering. Meanwhile, Dr. Guo had received a three-year (2005-2008) postdoctoral training in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Guo directs the Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL) with more than 20 members and has authored/coauthored more than 260 peer-reviewed journal papers and five patents. The scientific results have been reported by major media including Nanotechweb by the Institute of Physics (IOP), Plastics Engineering Magazine by the Society of Plastics Engineering (SPE), MaterialsViews by Wiley, National Science Foundation (NSF), etc. Dr. Guo has received Honorary Nomination Award of 2007 for UCLA-Chancellor Research, University Merit Award of 2012 for teaching, and University Scholar Award of 2013 for research at Lamar University. Dr. Guo had served as Chair for the Composites Division of AIChE (2011-2012). Dr. Guo’s current research team focuses on multifunctional light-weight nanocomposites, especially with polymer and carbon as the hosting matrix to solve the energy and sustainability issues. The research activities have been supported by NSF, American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), and several global industrial companies. For more information, please visithttp://composites.utk.edu.

Multifunctional Nanocomposites
By John Zhanhu Guo

With the required miniaturization, the materials combining different functionalities have become interesting. In this topic, a variety of advanced polymer nanocomposites will be introduced. Methodologies to prepare nanocomposites and their effects on the produced nanocomposites will be introduced. Unique properties including mechanical, electrical, magnetoresistance etc. and the applications for environmental remediation, energy storage/saving, fire retardancy, and electronic devices will be presented.