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Contact Info:

Dept. of Chemical Engineering

2270 Kraft Drive, CRC

Blacksburg, VA 24061

Tel. (540) 231-4213; Fax:  (540) 231-5022

Email:  mbortner@vt.edu

Research Interests:

Specialty: Polymer nanocomposites; nanostructured materials and surfaces; polymer morphology and structure-property relationships; surface and interface phenomena in polymers

 

Applications: Additive manufacturing, composite processing, smart materials, advanced materials, structural composites, multifunctional coatings

 

Expertise: Nanomaterial dispersion and characterization, manufacturing process development, novel nanocomposite characterization techniques, transport at polymer / particle interfaces and in multi-phase systems

 

Michael J. Bortner

Assistant Professor

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