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News and updates from the Polymer Composite and Materials Laboratory @virginia_tech, led by Prof. Mike Bortner

 Blacksburg, VA
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Joined March 2017
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Gain hands-on training in diagnosing and solving your additive manufacturing R&D problems! Register today to join the #ACSInstitute in Blacksburg, Virginia! Learn more & register now at brnw.ch/21wJ274 #Chemistry #ChemTwitter #PolymericChemistry
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Throwing caution to the wind: Mike Bortner with @VTEngineering says 3D-printing of wind turbines creates a viable source of green energy. Read more about what VT researchers are doing to solve environmental issues ahead of 🌎Earth Day on April 22. ➡️ news.vt.edu/articles/2024/04…
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Happy Earth Day! 🌎 🍃 Our own Michael Bortner and researchers from @VTEngineering are working to improve the environmental footprint of wind turbine blade production. news.vt.edu/articles/2024/04…
Wind turbine blades get a sustainable upgrade

Wind turbine blades get a sustainable upgrade

With a $2 million grant from the Department of Energy, researchers from Virginia Tech have pioneered processes to make this sustainable energy source even more efficient. The research team will be...

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DREAMS Lab@DREAMSLab28 Apr 2022
Seats are available for our @acspmse short course "Polymeric Materials for #AdditiveManufacturing"! Join us in May to learn more about designing, screening, & processing #polymers for multiple #3dprinting technologies. Register @ ProEd.acs.org @TimLongASU + @BortnerLab
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Nothing says Ut Prosim like VT's Principles of Community Week! The ChE Diversity Committee invites you to celebrate our values of inclusion with food, fellowship, speakers and exhibits. loom.ly/DLzRnbs #diversity #inclusion
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DREAMS Lab@DREAMSLab20 Jan 2021
We are excited to be partnering with @TELongLab and @BortnerLab to offer a 3-day live virtual industrial short course, "Polymeric Materials for #AdditiveManufacturing" via the Golden Gate Polymer Forum. Register for the March 29-31 course here: ggpf.org/events/?ee=280
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DREAMS Lab@DREAMSLab2 Feb 2021
In "Ageing of PBF‐Grade Poly(Phenylene Sulfide) Powder and its Effect on Critical Printability Properties" @cchatham312 leads a collab w/ @TELongLab & @BortnerLab to explore how reused PPS powder affects #powderbedfusion #additivemanufacturing processing: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Congratulations to Eric Gilmer for completing his degree requirements and successfully defending his PhD! Eric was advised by Dr. Michael Bortner of the @BortnerLab. We wish Dr. Eric Gilmer the best in his future career at @NanoSonicInc in Pembroke, VA!
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Owens is among four chemical engineering students to receive the award in the past eight years. 🙌vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/…
James Owens named 2020 Outstanding Senior for the College of Engineering

James Owens named 2020 Outstanding Senior for the College of Engineering

A member of the Virginia Tech Honors College, Owens knew early that he wanted to be involved in research.

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These multidisciplinary collaborations reflect the best of our Virginia Tech community coming together. Thank you to our @DREAMSLab, @BortnerLab, and all else who are contributing to these projects.
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Teams of VT faculty, staff and students are working together to provide Southwest Virginia medical professionals with personal protective equipment and ventilation supplies. vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/…
Virginia Tech community converges to help meet need for COVID-19 medical supplies

Virginia Tech community converges to help meet need for COVID-19 medical supplies

In mid-March, an interdisciplinary group of more than 75 faculty, students, and staff split into teams to carry out 10 projects in rapid science and production, working together to provide Southwest...

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Registration is now open for our 2020 Adhesion Science Short Course from May 18-22. Last year we had to turn people away because we filled up early, so don't wait to sign up! 👉ow.ly/VgPx50xPhsm
A group of 30 people gather on a sunny day outside to pose for a photo. These were participants in a previous short course.

ALT A group of 30 people gather on a sunny day outside to pose for a photo. These were participants in a previous short course.

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Jim Owens, a senior ChemE, wins an Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Award! NASA astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein will present Owens with the award and deliver a guest lecture at 7 p.m. at the Holtzman Alumni Center Assembly Hall on Friday, Nov. 15. bit.ly/2rCdCsG
Jim Owens awarded Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award

Jim Owens awarded Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award

Owens, a senior majoring in chemical engineering at Virginia Tech, will be presented the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Scholarship at a lecture by NASA astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein, on Nov. 15.

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Congratulations to Assistant Professor Michael Bortner of the @BortnerLab. He was recently named the 2019 recipient of the Undergraduate Research Advisor Award presented by the Student Engineers' Council in @VTEngineering! che.vt.edu/news/SEC-award-Bo…
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“Since I work a lot with 3D printing, I thought it would be a great experience for them to have a customized ornament for the holiday season that they could touch and feel.” Jake Fallon is a Ph.D student in the @BortnerLab bit.ly/2TIYzqz
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New review article in Chemical Society Reviews: Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials. Congrats to all the authors. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti… @roysochem @FAdvMatGroup @VTresearch @ICTASVT @VTSuN @VTEngineering @JulienBras @CranstonLab @eichhornlab @BortnerLab
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Jake Fallon from the @BortnerLab has received the inaugural Garth L. Wilkes MII Interdisciplinary Student Scholar award presented at the 2018 @VirginiaTechMII Technical Conference and Review. Congrats, Jake!
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DREAMS Lab@DREAMSLab17 Dec 2017
A great collaboration with @BortnerLab led to a paper on a new model for Material Extrusion #AdditiveManufacturing. This model can be used to screen new materials for #3Dprinting! sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @VirginiaTechMII
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Eric@ElathanCierenal8 May 2017
Loving our first time at the #RAPIDevent! @cchatham312 @BortnerLab – at Pittsburgh, PA
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