IACMI partner, University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, hosted a Workshop for Thermal Carbons last week in Lexington Kentucky. The event boasted excellent speakers and current, relevant topics such as industrial carbons and fibers, thermoelectrics, heat spreaders, etc. Additionally, the presentations from the “Bourbon Session” were interesting and educational. Get more information about the workshop here.
Speakers:
- Dr. Julian Norley, GrafTech International Holdings, Inc. – Industrial Thermal Management Applications for Carbon and Graphite Materials
- Dr. Dayakar Penumadu, University of Tennessee, Knoxville – Structure-Mechanical Property Relationship for Carbon Fibers
- Dr. Soeren Koester, Superior Graphite – Graphitized Granular Carbon in PA6 and PPS
- Dr. Nidia C. Gallego, Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Characterizing the Thermal Properties of Carbon Bonded Carbon Fibers (CBCF)
- Dr. Alexandre Martin, University of Kentucky – Modeling of Ablative Material for Atmospheric Entry Flows
- Prof. Gajanan Bhat, The University of Tennessee Knoxville – Processing, Structure and Properties of Rayon-Based Carbon Fibers
- Mr. Keith Roberts, WDI Directorate, AMRDEC – The History of Rayon Replacement for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Ablative Materials
- Dr. Simon Chung, Materials Sciences Corp. – Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials with Integrated Heat Spreaders
- Dr. David L. Carroll, Wake Forest University – Advances in Carbon Nanotube Thermoelectrics
- Mr. Ruben Sarabia-Riquelme, University of Kentucky – N-Type Thermoelectric Materials Based on MWCNTs
- Prof. Joe Brill, University of Kentucky – Inverted Anisotropy in Thermal Conductivity of Layered Molecular Organic Semiconductors
- Prof. Bert Lynn, University of Kentucky – The Chemistry of Whiskeys (Why is Bourbon Different?)
- Mr. Jarrad Gollihue, University of Kentucky -Current Research and Understanding of Bourbon Whiskey and Its Barrel
- Dr. Pat Heist, Ferm Solutions – The Science of Making Bourbon
Poster Presenters:
- Jarrad Golihue, University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture – Small Molecule Fingerprinting and Carbohydrate Profile of Used Bourbon Barrels
- Yulong Yao, University of Kentucky Department of Physics and Astronomy – Thermal Resistances of Thin Films of Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductors
- Jordan Burgess, University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research – Direct Thermal Diffusivity Measurement Along the Axial Direction of Carbon Fiber using Laser Flash: Specimen Preparation and Results
- Anne Oberlink, University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research Evaluation of Pure Ettringite/MWCNT Array Layered Composite for Piezoelectric Effect
- Rui Fu, University of Kentucky Dept of Mechanical Engineering – Numerical Analysis of Thermal Stress for Porous Ablative Materials
- Raghava Davuluri, University of Kentucky Dept of Mechanical Engineering – Thermal Degradation of Spalled Particles on a Hypersonic Flow Field Environment
- Ruben Sarabia-Riguelme, University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research – Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of PEDOT:PSS/GO Sprayed Composite Films by Wet-Chemical Treatment
- Justin Cooper, University of Kentucky Dept of Mechanical Engineering – Unsteady Pyrolysis Gas Blowing Rates in Charring Ablators