SPEAKER: Chuck Zhang

ABSTRACT:

Manufacturing of lightweight, multifunctional composites is a fast-growing industry of enormous importance. Research and advancements have resulted in innovative uses of composites in aerospace, auto, marine, space and sporting goods industries. Recent discovery and insertion of nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes, further expand capabilities/potential of composites for multifunctional applications. This seminar will present some recent development on buckypaper, a thin carbon nanotube membrane material. The presentation will focus on the manufacturing and multifunctional applications of buckypaper.