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• CNCMM Advisory Committee Meeting, April 10, 2006
• PSU "REU" Summer 2006 Program
• PSU –"REACH-RS" Summer 2006 Program
• CNCMM Injection Molding Nanotechnology Workshop
• CNCMM-REU/RET Program, Summer 2005
• ICCE-12 [International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering]
• Opening Ceremony for the 2005 Summer REU/RET Program
• Visit Office of Naval Research
• Office of Naval Research (ONR)- Solid Mechanics Division's Conference
• SPE-ANTEC Conference
• NCIIA Annual Meeting
• NSRP Conference
• Dr. Yapa Rijapakse's Visit to PSU
• CNCMM Technical Summit II

CNCMM Advisory Committee Meeting, April 10, 2006
The CNCMM Advisory Committee Meeting was held on April 10, 2006. During the meeting, CNCMM student researchers presented their projects. The main objective of this meeting was discussing CNCMM bylaw.

PSU "REU" Summer 2006 Program
The application for PSU "REU" (Research Experiences for Undergraduates)Summer 2006 Program is online available. The application is open to undergraduate and community college students who are US citizens or permanent residents. Sophomores and Juniors who are considering a career in the sciences, engineering and technology are encouraged to apply. The program provide opportunities for Undergraduate/Community College Students to: • experience state-of-the-art mentored research; • be part of the rapidly growing world of nanotechnology; • develop research and entrepreneurial skills; • participate in the “Gorilla Ethics Program”; • interact with other nano-enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds; • develop an appreciation for effective communication and inter-personal skills, and the need for dissemination of research findings; • enjoy the world renowned Kansas Technology Center (KTC) and the beautiful PSU-Gorilla campus. For more information, please visit the REU/RET program web site at http://www.pittstate.edu/reuret.

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PSU –"REACH-RS" Summer 2006 Program
CNCMM plans on inviting talented high school seniors, juniors and teachers to participate in two 2-weeks-long workshops the "REACH-RS" program(the Research and Education Academy for Coaching & Mentoring of High School-Rising Stars). During the summer 2006semester; the first workshop will be in June (05 – 16) and the second will be in July (10 –21). Space for the workshops is limited; only 12th and 11th graders and teachers are eligible to apply and participate. Interested and prospective participants are highly encouraged to send in their applications as soon as possible. Potential benefits from the workshop include: i. preview and introduction to college, ii. improvement of communication and inter-personal skills, iii. acquisition of technical proficiency in the areas of materials and processing, iv. development of simple, cost-effective laboratory experiments (teachers), v. enhancement of research and development skills, and vi. development of entrepreneurial skills. Participants will be given certificates of participation at the end of the program. For more information, please visit the REU/RET program web site at http://www.pittstate.edu/reuret.

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CNCMM Injection Molding Nanotechnology Workshop
The CNCMM Injectional Molding Nanotechnology Workshop was held at the Kansas Technology Center on September 13-14. Jim Wenskus was the key instructor. Wenskus retired from Eastman Kodak Company as a Senior Engineer, where he was engaged in injection molding Research and Development and instruction for over 33 years. He holds a number of U.S. and foreign patents in various aspects of injection molding and has authored several papers on injection molding processing. He holds a degree in chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Wenskus covered three modules, those are 1. Basic Machine Operations; 2. The Injection Molding Process; and 3. Disciplined Process Strategis. Dr. Andrey Beyle, CNCMM senior research faculty presented the fourth module, which is "Plastic Nanocomposites" after Wenskus. This workshop also included numerous lab activities, which allowed participants to gain their particle lab experiences.

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CNCMM-REU/RET Program, Summer 2005
The Summer 2005 Camp-wide Symposium of the ONR-sponsored CNCMM-REU/RET program was held on August 10, 2005 at the Kansas Technology Center. Dr. Oliver Hensley served as the Keynote speaker and Dr. Serif Uran was the program moderator. The CNCMM-REU/RET participants made presentations on their research projects.

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ICCE-12 [International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering]
August 01 - 06, 2005, Dr. Chris Ibeh and Dr. Andrey Beyle attended the ICCE-12 [International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering], Tenerife, Spain. The two presented papers entitled: "Model for Fracture Toughness of Polymeric Composites Based on Dissipative Energy Analysis,” and “Model for Analysis of Effective Properties of Braided Composites."

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Opening Ceremony for the 2005 Summer REU/RET Program
June 01, 2005, CNCMM organized a Welcome/Opening Ceremony for the 2005 Summer REU/RET program.

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Visit Office of Naval Research
Dr. Chris Ibeh, CNCMM director and Dr. David Hui, project PI , University of New Orleans visited the Office of Naval Research, Washington, D.C., and presented the Mid-Year report to Dr. Yapa Rajapakse, director, ONR-Solid Mechanics Division. The group used the opportunity to discuss the future directions of the "Multifunctional Materials For naval Structures" project.

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Office of Naval Research (ONR)- Solid Mechanics Division's Conference
May 5 - 7, 2005, Dr. Chris Ibeh and Dr. Andrey Beyle attended the Office of Naval Research (ONR)- Solid Mechanics Division's Conference on "Marine Composites & Sandwich Structures" hosted by Dr. Yapa Rajapakse. The CNCMM group presented a paper on the "Multifunctional Materials For naval Structures" project.

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SPE-ANTEC Conference
May 1 - 5, 2005, Dr. Chris Ibeh and a group of PSU plastics engineering technology students attended the SPE-ANTEC conference, Boston, MASS. Two of the students presented their research paper entitled: "Mechanical & Flammability Resistance Properties of Extrusion-Infused ABS/PC Nanocomposites." Dr. Ibeh also presented a paper entitled: "“REACH-RS:” A Model Outreach Program."

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NCIIA Annual Meeting
On March 17-19, Dr. Christopher Ibeh, CNCMM director and his staff, Dr. Andrey Beyle and Shyang Wang attended the 9th Annual NCIIA (National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance) Meeting in San Diego, California. The theme of this year's conference was "Dynamic Learning: Changing Times." The NCIIA 9th Annual Meeting was filled with exciting opportunities to share knowledge and resources with professors, scholars and students from other institutions nationwide. Scholars and professors from other countries, such as Germany, India, Malaysia, UK, also participated. This year's conference program highlights included paper, panel, and workshop sessions on entrepreneurship, creativity, design, intellectual property and innovative curricula. Keynote presentations included such topics as "Invention to Venture: Natural Capitalism and Sustainability," L. Hunter Lovins; "They Made America," Sir Harold Evans; "Garage Technology Ventures," Guy Kawasaki. Other key attractions included: a live radio taping with the Sloan brothers of StartUp Nation, and the Olympus Innovation Award. The conference's perennial favorite, the "March Madness for the Mind Reception and E-Team Exhibition," featuring student E-Teams and their designs, took place on Thursday, March 17 at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center/IMAX Theater. Full NCIIA activities can be viewed via the URL: www.nciia.org

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NSRP Conference
On December 8-9, 2004, CNCMM director Dr. Christopher Ibeh and senior research faculty Dr. Andrey Beyle attended the National Shipbuilding Research Program end-of-year conference in New Orleans, LA. The theme of this conference was “Automation and Material Technologies.” The National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) was created by U.S. shipyards at NAVSEA request to reduce the cost of building and maintaining U.S. Navy warships. NSRP is structured as a collaboration of 11 major U.S. shipyards focused on industry-wide implementation of solutions to common cost drivers. For more information about NSRP, please visit http://www.nsrp.org/.

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Dr. Yapa Rijapakse's Visit to PSU
On December 7, 2004, Dr. Yapa D. S. Rijapakse, Director of Ship Structures Division, Office of Naval Research (on the left) visited PSU and CNCMM regarding the Navy grant awarded to PSU for research into multifunctional material of nanostructures. This particular grant led to the establishment of the Center for Nano Composites and Multifunctional Materials (CNCMM).

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