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Abstract
Electrospun carbon nanofibers are generally prepared through heat treatments (e.g., stabilization, carbonization, and chlorination) of their precursors including, but not limited to, electrospun nanofibers of polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl alcohol, lignin, and TiC. Unlike carbon nanotubes/nanofibers that are produced by bottom-up synthetic methods, electrospun carbon nanofibers are produced through a top-down nano-manufacturing process; this results in low-cost, and more importantly, continuous nanofibers that are easy to align, assemble, and process into applications. In this talk, our recent studies on two types of electrospun carbon nanofibers (with superior mechanical strength or high specific surface area, respectively) and their various applications will be presented [1-11].
Curriculum Vitae
Hao Fong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor with Tenure
Department of Chemistry
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 East St. Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Tel.: (605) 394-1229, Fax: (605) 394-1232
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Polymer Science, University of Akron (Akron, Ohio), 1999
Advisor: Professor Darrell H. Reneker
Title of Dissertation: “The Study of Electrospinning and the Physical Properties of Electrospun Nanofibers”
B.S. Polymer Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei City, Anhui Province, China), 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
7/1/08 – Present Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T), Rapid City, SD 57701
6/1/03 – 6/30/08 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T), Rapid City, SD 57701
11/1/01 – 5/31/03 Staff Research Scientist, Paffenbarger Research Center of the American Dental Association (PRC-ADA)/Polymer Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD 20899
7/1/00 – 10/31/01 Guest Research Scientist (Contract through Universal Technology Corporation, Fairborn, Ohio), Polymer Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Dayton, OH 45433
10/1/99 – 6/30/00 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Department of Polymer Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
· American Chemical Society (ACS, Division of Polymer Chemistry and Division of Polymeric Materials)
· Materials Research Society (MRS)
· Fiber Society (FS)
· American Association for Dental Research (AADR)
· Alpha Chi Sigma (AXE, Beta Phi Chapter at SDSM&T) |
