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Sponsors: SABIC, Olin Epoxy, Formosa Plastics
Polymer resin formulation and their composites are fundamental to advanced material science, critical for developing materials with highly customizable properties.
This field primarily addresses inherent material limitations, such as the brittleness of highly crosslinked resins and the susceptibility of composites to delamination.
By precisely optimizing resin chemistries and composite structures, the objective is to enhance key performance attributes such as fracture toughness. This advancement is achieved while simultaneously preserving essential properties such as modulus and thermal stability, ultimately driving innovations across diverse and demanding industries.
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Sponsor: Llyod's Register Foundation
Metal-coated carbon-based hybrid materials represent a critical class of advanced materials, essential for meeting the rising demand for high-performance electrical power transmission and lightweight functional applications.
This field specifically addresses inherent challenges such as poor interfacial affinity between carbon substrates and metals, which can limit overall material performance.
By developing facile and robust approaches for surface modification and metal deposition techniques such as electroless deposition and electroplating, the objective is to significantly enhance key performance attributes. These include electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, mechanical properties, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness, while ensuring structural integrity and durability.