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<p class=MsoTitle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size=3 color=navy
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;color:navy;
text-transform:uppercase'>Materials &</span></font></b><font size=3
color=navy face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;
color:navy;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal'> </span></font><font
size=3 color=navy face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;
color:navy;text-transform:uppercase'>Surface Science Institute<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoTitle><b><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;text-transform:uppercase'>Research Forum
2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h5><b><u><font size=3 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>PRESENTATION BY<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></h5>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Dr £ukasz
Figiel<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on"><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>University</span></font></b></st1:PlaceType><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Limerick</st1:PlaceName></span></b></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoHeading9 style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><u><font size=3
color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TITLE OF
PRESENTATION<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Times><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;font-weight:bold'>Computational
Modelling of Large Deformations in PET-Clay Nanocomposites near the Glass
Transition<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h2 style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>ABSTRACT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
36.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Polymer-clay
nanocomposites are a family of advanced polymeric materials, showing promising
properties (barrier and mechanical) that result from the large stiffness and
large aspect ratio of the nano-filler. These property advantages and the
relatively low cost of the nano-filler, make such materials interesting for a
number of potential applications, especially in the packaging and automotive
industries. The main challenge in exploiting these materials is optimization of
their morphology, for example of particle distribution and orientation, so as
to enhance end-use properties. Industrial solid-state forming processes offer
potential means for achieving this goal, however they require careful
optimization of their process parameters. Advanced computational modelling of
such processes can be a useful tool in optimizing process parameters, and hence
improving nanocomposite morphologies and end-use properties. The presentation
will summarize £ukasz’s recent work on computational modelling of
large deformations in PET-clay nanocomposites. </span></font></p>
<p class=textonormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h2 style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>ABOUT THE PRESENTER<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>£ukasz obtained his
M.Eng. in Civil Engineering from <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Technical</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of £ód¼, and Ph.D.
in Mechanical Engineering from <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Technical</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Dresden</st1:City></st1:place>. He is lecturer in computational
mechanics at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Limerick</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. His current
research features advanced material modelling of multifunctional behaviour of
unfilled and filled polymers (including nanocomposites).</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 color=maroon
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;color:maroon;
font-weight:bold'>DATE: </span></font></b><font color=maroon><span
lang=EN-IE style='color:maroon'>Thursday, 12 November 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 color=maroon
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;color:maroon;
font-weight:bold'>TIME:</span></font></b><font color=maroon><span lang=EN-IE
style='color:maroon'> 12h00<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-IE style='font-size:12.0pt;color:maroon;font-weight:bold'>VENUE:</span></font></b><font
color=maroon><span lang=EN-IE style='color:maroon'> MSB-012 <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">MSSI</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:11.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:11.0pt;
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color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-IE style='font-size:11.0pt;
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<h1 style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>REFRESHMENTS WILL BE
PROVIDED AT 11h45<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoHeading8 style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size=2 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:
bold'>For further information, please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoHeading8><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Dr Teresa Curtin, Tel. </span></font></b><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>No: (061) 202981 or
Email: <a href="mailto:teresa.curtin@ul.ie">teresa.curtin@ul.ie</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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