• [2012-07-13]

  Date posted: April 12, 2012 Nanostructured Networks: Materials and Applications

 Title：Nanostructured Networks: Materials and Applications Lecturer：Zhi-ping Xu Time： 3:00 pm Date:  April 13，2012.   Venue：Conference Room 212, Building No.1, Engineering College Host：Prof. Yong-mao Pei   Abstract：
    Networked materials, from buckypapers to cytoskeletons, feature structural hierarchies from nano to macro. With the combination of cutting-edge nano-engineering techniques and novel inspiration from biology, synthetic networked materials hold great potential in a number of applications, e.g. active, responsive, dynamic materials. In addition to the detailed properties of building blocks, interfaces and network topology, emergent phenomena also present. In this talk, we first present an analysis on the basic structural and mechanical properties of simple networks, followed by discussion on the structures, properties and transport behavior of several networked materials, including networks of carbon nanotubes, graphene and cytoskeletons. Specific focus will be placed on their applications in sustainable energy and environmental industry   About the Speaker：
   Zhiping Xu, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics . Dr. Zhiping Xu received his B.S. (2002) and Ph.D (2007) from Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, under the supervision of Professor Quanshui Zheng. He worked with Professor Boris I. Yakobson (2007-2008, Rice University) and Markus J. Buehler (2008-2010, MIT) as a postdoctoral researcher. He returned to Tsinghua as an associate professor in 2010 and started the Computational Energetics Laboratory (CEL). More information can be found in http://www.cel-tsinghua.org Yifu (Shaw) Technology Science Bldg. Room 1-506
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