von Karman Institute Lecture Series and Events

Presented by Joseph H. Koo, Sc.D.
The University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Materials Institute, Center for Nano and Molecular Science & Technology, Austin, TX 78712-0292
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LOCATION: Conference room
SCHEDULE: 10:30AM - 12:00AM

ABSTRACT

Dr. Koo’s research group has been specializing in “Ablation research” for the past ten years. Recently, his group has developed some very unique capabilities that could advance “Ablation research” using both experimental and numerical approach. The purpose of today’s seminar at VKI is to introduce to our VKI colleagues the different research activities his group is currently developing. Past and current sponsors relating to our “Ablation research” include AFOSR, AFRL, DTRA, MDA, NASA, NAVAIR, ONR, and private companies. Today’s seminar includes the following topics:

• Nanostructured ablative material processing and fabrication
• Redesigned oxy-acetylene test bed with advanced diagnostics
• In-situ ablation recession and thermal sensors/Inverse heat conduction analysis
• Char strength polymer nanocomposite ablative sensors
• Thermophysical properties characterization
• Material response and heat transfer modeling using industry-standard codes

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Dr. Koo has over 30 years of industrial and academic experience in program and engineering management. Currently, he is Senior Research Scientist and Director of Polymer Nanocomposites Technology Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. He is a SAMPE Fellow and Chairman of the SAMPE Nanotechnology Committee. Dr. Koo is an Associate Fellow of AIAA and Past-Chair of the AIAA Materials Technical Committee. He specializes in polymer nanocomposites: processing, characterization, and applications, such as ablatives for thermal protection, flame retardant polymers, fire resistant fabrics & textiles, thermally conductive polymer matrix composites, sensors to measure in-situ ablation and thermal properties, sensors to measure char strength, insensitive munitions technology of solid rocket motors, modeling of polymer degradation, and ablation modeling. Dr. Koo’s publications include the book, Polymer Nanocomposites: Processing, Characterization, and Applications, McGraw-Hill, New York (2006) and over 450 papers/presentations in materials, thermal and optical science disciplines. His second book, Fundamentals, Properties, and Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK will be coming out on Feb. 2015.

Location : Conference room, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Chaussée de Waterloo 72, B-1640 Rhode-St-Genèse

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