March Chapter Meeting

Date:  Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Time:  6:00 P.M.
Location:  AERO Institute
38256 Sierra Hwy
Palmdale, CA 93550

Catered Dinner
$15.00 Per Person
Every dinner includes; meat dish, vegetarian casserole, dessert, coffee, tea water and soda.

XCOR Lynx, a suborbital space vehicle made of cyanate ester composites

SPEAKER: Dr. Andrew Guenthner, Aerospace Systems Directorate (Propellants), Air Force Research Laboratory
Andrew received a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1995 followed by a Ph. D. in polymer engineering from The University of Akron in 2000.  After graduating, Dr. Guenthner spent nine years at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division in China Lake, CA, then joined the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards AFB, CA, where he currently works in the Propellants branch.  Dr. Guenthner’s current research interests include high-performance thermosetting polymer resins for air and space propulsion systems, self-assembled and multi-functional polymer systems, and polymer surfaces and interfaces.

Abstract:  BIO-BASED CYANATE ESTER RESINS:  Improved performance through network structure enhancement.

Cyanate ester monomers and their corresponding cyanurate networks derived from renewable and sustainable resources have exhibited a remarkable range of performance characteristics.  These characteristics range from monomers with melting points below room temperature and with low moisture uptake and performance comparable to the best epoxy resins to networks with thermal resistance similar to the best available thermosetting resins of any type.  The wide range of performance enables structure-property relationships for thermosetting networks to be utilized to tailor and enhance the properties of these new systems.  For instance, oxidation, cyclotrimerization and subsequent functionalization of the renewable essential oil anethole enables the production of trifunctional monomers that, when cured into a macromolecular network, provide superior thermal performance compared to networks generated from bifunctional anethole derived monomers.  For improved toughness, interpenetrating and/or graft co-networks can be formed by mixing highly compatible blends of polycarbonate thermoplastics and cyanate ester monomer derived from the same bio-based phenolic precursor, as illustrated with bifunctional eugenol derivatives.  These enhancements facilitate the creation of products from renewable and/or sustainable sources that can meet the full range of application requirements typically associated with cyanate ester resins.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited space please RSVP NOW to Dr. Roger Fountain or Ashok Shah:
Dr. Roger Fountain:  Roger.Fountain@lmco.com  phone:   661-572-2832

February Chapter Meeting

Date:  February 26, 2014
Time:  6:00 P.M.
Location:  AERO Institute
38256 Sierra Hwy
Palmdale, CA 93550

Catered Dinner
$15.00 Per Person
Every dinner includes; meat dish, vegetarian casserole, dessert, coffee, tea water and soda.

SPEAKER: Rajesh Mukherjee, PhD, Associate Director, Strategic Business Development, Nitto Denko Technical Co.
 Rajesh studied Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and the University of Minnesota. At Minnesota, he worked with Prof. Joachim Heberlein and Prof. Peter McMurry on thermal plasma synthesis, deposition and understanding of nanomaterials. Rajesh joined Nitto Denko Technical (NDT) as scientist out of graduate school and worked on phosphors for solid state lighting and visible-light photocatalysts. Currently, he is engaged in connecting unmet needs with NDT technologies.

SPEAKER: Ben Santos, DrEng, Senior Sales Engineer, Nitto Denko America
Ben obtained his masters and doctorate in chemical engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology focusing on transport phenomena in and modeling of near zero gravity bioreactors. He joined a materials company out of grad school to work on non-teratogenic polymers for semiconductor packaging and joined Nitto Denko in 2007 as product manager for semiconductor materials. He is currently in charge of Nitto's southwest accounts focusing on aerospace and electronic markets.

TOPICS:

• Photocatalysts (with applications to cabins)
• Holographic optical element
• Transparent PV cells
• Phosphor ceramic for LED
• OLEDs
• Anticorrosion tape

PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited space please RSVP NOW to Dr. Roger Fountain or Ashok Shah:
Dr. Roger Fountain:  Roger.Fountain@lmco.com  phone:   661-572-2832

January Chapter Meeting

Happy New Year From High Desert SAMPE

Date:  January 28, 2014
Time:  6:00 P.M.
Location:  AERO Institute
38256 Sierra Hwy
Palmdale, CA 93550

Catered Dinner
$15.00 Per Person
Every dinner includes; meat dish, vegetarian casserole, dessert, coffee, tea water and soda.

SPEAKERS: Dr. Vincent B. Tucci, Engineering Manager, Parker Hannifin - Chomerics Corp.

Dr. Tucci earned his Doctorate from University of Massachusetts Lowell under Professor Arthur Waterson. After finishing his Ph.D., he worked as a senior chemist for Raytheon Corporation’s Materials engineering section. At Raytheon he split his time between, production support and Research and Development. At Parker, in the Chomerics Corporation’s compounding division, he has concentrated on R&D efforts in the fields of silicones, biosensors and new particle technology.

TOPICS:

• High Temperature Silicone Material
• Explanation of functionalized POSS, for use in silicone hybrids
• Increased decomposition temperatures with low loading
• Further enhancement possble for increased decomposition temperatures
• Softness and low shore A of a typical silicone can be maintained
• Stearic effects will be discussed

PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited space please RSVP NOW to Dr. Roger Fountain or Ashok Shah:
Dr. Roger Fountain:  Roger.Fountain@lmco.com  phone:   661-572-2832