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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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Congratulations to Eric Gilmer for successfully defending his PhD! We wish Eric all the best in his new job with NanoSonic 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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Hume Center awarded $3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/…
Hume Center awarded $3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense

Hume Center awarded $3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense

The goal is to establish programs to better position the current and next-generation manufacturing workforce to produce military systems and components that assure technological superiority of the...

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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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Arit Das of @BortnerLab was selected to receive a Travel Award for the Next-Gen Manufacturing Topical Conference at the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting. Great job Arit! #AIChEAnnual @VT_ChE
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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 our newest Hokie graduates, Razvan Radu, Sam Oxley, and Alexandra Marnot! Razvan will be working at Rovisys, Sam has been hired by Exxon Mobil, and Alexandra will attend Georgia Tech for graduate school. Best of luck to you all!
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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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Congratulations to ChE junior Jim Owens for receiving the "Best Presentation in Electrochemistry" Award from Rice University at the 2018 Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium(GCURS). Great job!
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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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Congratulations to Kathleen Chan for successfully defending her Masters thesis. We wish Kathleen all the best in her future!
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