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X-WR-CALNAME:Physics Colloquium: Dr. Kylie Van Meter 
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DESCRIPTION:Tailoring Polymer Properties Through Control of Morphology and 
 Hierarchical Design\n\n \n\nwith Dr. Kylie Van Meter \n\nPostdoctoral Rese
 archer\nSandia National Laboratories\n\n \n\nAbstract: Epoxies are a versa
 tile class of materials with highly tunable thermomechanical properties an
 d are frequently used as shock mitigating materials to protect sensitive e
 lectronics. In this talk\, I will discuss our recent work on developing ad
 ditively manufactured phase separating epoxies\, whose properties and stru
 cture can be tuned at multiple scales. We demonstrate that these phase sep
 arating epoxies are promising energy absorbing materials under high strain
  rate and shock conditions\, and additive manufacturing enables an additio
 nal avenue to mitigate shock propagation through architectural design. The
 rmoset foams with tunable pore morphologies are also investigated\, where 
 mechanical properties can be controlled through pore orientation\, size\, 
 and shape. These foams utilize a novel room temperature deconstruction met
 hod to allow for recovery of electronics after encapsulation. Finally\, we
  will explore a newly developed high-throughput impact technique that can 
 measure energy dissipation and mechanical properties during impact and ena
 bles rapid development of energy absorbing materials.\n\n\nSandia National
  Laboratories is a multi-mission laboratory managed and operated by Nation
 al Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia\, LLC\, a wholly owned s
 ubsidiary of Honeywell International\, Inc.\, for the U.S. Department of E
 nergy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA-00
 03525.\n\n \n\nBiography: Kylie Van Meter a postdoctoral researcher at San
 dia National Laboratories in the Organic Materials Science Department. Her
  current work focuses on the development of polymeric materials for high s
 train rate environments. Kylie earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering 
 from Florida State University in 2024\, where she was an NSF Graduate Rese
 arch Fellow.  Her doctoral research centered on developing ultralow wear a
 nd low friction thermoplastic polymer blends for extreme environments. Ori
 ginally from Florida\, Kylie holds dual B.S. degrees in Mechanical Enginee
 ring and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida.\n\n \n\nFre
 e Refreshments: Coffee\, Cookies\, and Fruit
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LOCATION:Votey Hall\, 305
SUMMARY:Physics Colloquium: Dr. Kylie Van Meter 
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