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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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