The symposium "Current Issues in Polymer Nanocomposites" is being organized for the 2008 ASME IMECE Conference to be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA from October 31 - November 6. The symposium is Track 13-11 [corrected track number] and is co-sponsored by the Materials Division of ASME. General topics of interest for the symposium may include, but are not limited to:

* Consistency between experimental and computational studies on nanocomposites

* Processing-property relationships of nanocomposite systems

* Multifunctional (mechanical, electrical, thermal) properties of nanocomposite systems

* Molecular and multiscale modeling of nanocomposite systems

* Interfacial/interphase effects on nanocomposite properties

* Hybrid, multiscale nano/micro-reinforced composites

* Viscoelastic, fatigue and fracture properties of nanocomposite systems

* Lifecycle: Health, safety and life-cycle concerns of polymer nanocomposites

Symposium organizers:

Frank Fisher (ffisher@stevens.edu), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology

Meisha Shofner (meisha.shofner@ptfe.gatech.edu), School of Polymer, Textile, and Fiber Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology