Polymer Precursor-Derived Carbon

245th American Chemical Society National Meeting
April 7-11, 2013
New Orleans, Louisiana

Program Theme: Chemistry for Energy and Food

 

Abstract & Preprint due October 15, 2012

 

 

Invitation. Carbonaceous materials with controlled morphology may serve as advanced materials for energy applications and reduction in carbon emission, membrane separation, energy storage, catalysis, solar utilization, electronics, and sensing. New generation higher-performance structural carbon fibers have the potential to enhance vehicle efficiency and to reduce greenhouse gas emission when used as composite lightweight structures. They can also enhance carbon capture and charge storage capacity when used as mesoporous carbon sorbent and super-capacitors, respectively. This symposium co-sponsored by the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry offers a forum to highlight the recent development in these areas.  Scientists, engineers, and technologists interested in the latest developments and advances in this diverse field are invited to contribute oral and poster presentations.

 

Topics include but not limited to:

 

Polymeric precursor syntheses and mechanisms
Structure / property relationships
Processing of carbonaceous materials
Modeling structure formation in carbon
Electronic carbon materials
High-volume applications for energy efficiency and energy harvesting
Renewable carbon precursors 
 

 

Symposium Organizers
 

Professor Dennis W. Smith, Jr., The University of Texas at Dallas, dwsmith@utdallas.edu

Dr. Wesley P. Hoffman, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wesley.Hoffman@edwards.af.mil

Professor James E. McGrath, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State University, jmcgrath@vt.edu  

Dr. Amit K. Naskar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, naskarak@ornl.gov