Controlling the Engineering Properties of Polymer Blends and Composites

Nicole R. Demarquette

PolymerETS | Ecole de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal 

Amphi Esquillan

ABSTRACT

Polymer blends and polymer-based nanocomposites are multiphase materials that are present in many applications due to the interesting properties that they present. The challenge in their design relies on a proper control of their morphology, which, in turn controls their engineering properties. In this talk, it will be shown how rheology can be used as a tool to characterize and control the morphology of these materials. Some applications in the fields of energy and separation membranes will be discussed.

BIOGRAPHY

Nicole Raymonde Demarquette received her B.Eng. from the Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, France, as well as, a Diplôme d’Études Approfondies in Chemical Engineering from the same institute. Then, she received a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. She also obtained a Livre-docência in Materials Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil where she was a Professor between 1996 and 2012. In 2012, she returned to Canada and joined École de Technologie Supérieure in Montréal. There, she is the director of the laboratory of polymer and composite engineering, and is responsible for projects of more than 3 million dollars. Her research interests include the development of new materials based on polymer blends, rheology and electrospinning. She is the author or coauthor of more than 150 publications, several review papers and book chapters.