This course is designed for industrial chemists, materials scientists, plastics engineers, and chemical engineers who are involved in the development and manufacturing of high performance composites or adhesives. Learn about micromechanics and how it can change your problem-solving approach, discover improved ways to measure stress and strain in advanced materials, evaluate new polymeric materials for complex structural applications, and more. Although advanced knowledge of the subject area is not assumed, participants should have a basic understanding of materials and polymer chemistry.

September 26 - October 1, 2010
Check-in opens at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday night. The first class begins at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 9:10 p.m. Sunday night.

Lecture sessions will be held in the Cascades Room at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center.

Laboratory sessions will be held in the Chemistry Department at Virginia Tech.