11/12/2021
By Sokny Long
The UMass Lowell Francis College of Engineering, Department of Plastics engineering, invites you to attend a doctoral dissertation defense by Avia Bar on “Stretchable conductive materials based on composite braided CNT yarns with elastomer and superhydrophobic encapsulants for FHE devices."
Doctoral Candidate: Avia Bar
Defense Date: Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021
Time: 9 - 10:30 a.m. EST
Location: This will be a virtual defense via Zoom. Those interested in attending should contact the student (Avia_Bar@student.uml.edu) and committee advisor (Joey_Mead@uml.edu) at least 24 hours prior to the defense to request access to the meeting.
Committee Chair (Advisor):
Joey Mead, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor, Plastics Engineering UMass Lowell
Committee Members:
• Carol Barry, Ph.D., Professor (Chair)Plastics Engineering, UMass Lowell
• Jay Park, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Plastics Engineering, UMass Lowell
• Shmuel Kenig, Ph.D., Vice President Polymer Materials Engineering Shenkar
• Hanna Dodiuk, Ph.D., Head of The Department of Polymer Materials Engineering M.Sc Research Program Polymer Materials Engineering Shenkar
Brief Abstract:
Incorporating nanosized additives in polymer matrices presents unique opportunities to design a wide range of multifunctional nanocomposites for various applications. In this work, two systems of nanocomposites were studied. The first systems focus on carbon nanotube yarns (CNTYs) to create a stretchable conductive material; The second systems focus on nanosized silica particles to create a superhydrophobic coating for encapsulating Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) devices. In addition, the relationships between the nanocomposites and the observed properties in the systems were studied in this dissertation.
All interested students and faculty members are invited to attend the online defense via remote access.