2011 NIST Workshop on 

Neutron Measurements to Advance the 

Manufacture of Soft Materials 

June 2-3, 2011

Admin. Bldg. (101), Lecture Room B

Gaithersburg, MD, United States

A workshop to identify challenges in soft materials 

manufacturing that can be addressed using neutron

-based measurement science. 
Workshop Program

Thursday, June 2 - Lecture Room B

Welcome and Introductions

8:30 Speaker Set-up -- Continental Breakfast Provided

9:00 Opening Remarks — Ronald Jones, Director, nSoft Consortium, Polymers Division, NIST

9:10 Welcome and Introduction to NIST — Richard Cavanagh, Deputy Director, Material 

Measurement Laboratory, NIST

9:30 NIST Office of Technology Partnerships — Paul Zielinski, Director, Technology Partnerships 

Office, NIST

Neutrons for Manufacturing

9:45 Understanding the Branched Structure of Polyethylene and Other Polymers using SANS —

Gregory Beaucage, Professor and Director of NanoPower Africa, Department of Chemical and 

Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati 

Opportunities in Soft Materials I

10:30 Rheo-SANS Studies of Complex Fluids — Norman Wagner, Professor and Chairperson, 

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware

11:00 DuPont’s Analytical Frontier: From Synchrotron X-rays to Cold Neutrons — David Londono, 

Corporate Center for Analytical Sciences, DuPont

11:30 Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering of Binary Colloid Mixtures Under Flow for Architectural 

Coatings — Alan Nakatani, The Dow Chemical Company

Opportunities in Soft Materials II

1:00 Exploring New Opportunities for United Technologies with Neutrons — Alex Norman, Physical 

Sciences, United Technologies Research Center

1:30 Hierarchical Structure of Carbon Black in Elastomer Composites — Richard Hall, Cabot 

Corporation

Opportunities in Soft Materials III

2:30 Structure and Dynamics of Biological Systems — Susan Krueger, Neutron Condensed Matter 

Science Group, NIST Center for Neutron Research, NIST

3:00 Interfacial Rheology of Monoclonal Antibody Solutions: Using Neutrons to Understand 

Relevant Bio-Physics — Jai Pathak, Formulations Group, MedImmune

3:30 Protein Assembly, Surfaces, and Surfactants” - Christopher Roberts, Associate Professor, 

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware

4:00 Summary and Discussion — Ronald Jones, Director, nSoft Consortium, Polymers Division, NIST

4:30 Tour of the NIST Center for Neutron Research — Dan Neumann, Leader, Neutron Condensed 

Matter Science Group

7:00 Dinner (optional, not included in Registration) — Details provided at end of program

Coffee Break 

Lunch 

Coffee Break 
Workshop Program

Friday, June 3 - Lecture Room B

NIST Capabilities in Soft Materials and Neutrons I

8:30 Speaker Set-up -- Continental Breakfast Provided

9:00 Soft Materials at NIST — Eric Lin, Chief, Polymers Division, NIST

9:30 Overview of the NIST Center for Neutron Research — Dan Neumann, Leader, Neutron 

Condensed Matter Science Group, NIST Center for Neutron Research, NIST 

NIST Capabilities in Soft Materials and Neutrons II

10:30 Membrane Dynamics Measured by Neutron Spin Echo — Michihiro Nagao, Instrument 

Scientist, Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer, NIST Center for Neutron Research

11:00 Seeing Water and Lithium with Neutrons — Daniel Hussey, Instrument Scientist, Neutron 

Imaging Facility, Ionizing Radiation Division, NIST

11:30 Capabilities in Sample Environment and Support Services at the NCNR — Juscelino Leao, 

Sample Environment Team, NIST Center for Neutron Research

Poster Session (Hall of Flags)

1:00 Posters from NCNR, NIST Polymers Division, University of Delaware, and others. Poster titles 

and list of participants on subsequent pages

2:30 Participant Discussion of Measurement Needs (Lecture Room B)

3:00 Closing Remarks

Coffee Break 

Lunch 

Coffee Break 
Poster Titles and Presenters

Friday, June 3 (Hall of Flags)

1. Gelation in a Model Nanoparticle System with Short-Range Interactions —Aaron Eberle, NIST Center for Neutron Research

2. Small Angle Neutron Scattering and Rheological Analysis of Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies at 

High Concentrations — Eric Yearley, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware

3. Solubilization Capacity of a Crosslinked Micellar Gel—Steve Kline, NIST Center for Neutron Research

4. Structure of PTEN Tumor Suppressor in Fluid Lipid Membranes — Hirsh Nanda, NIST Center for 

Neutron Research

5. Protein Structure in Solid State Environments -- Sheila Khodadadi, NIST Center for Neutron Research

6. Structure and Properties of Membranes for Clean Water — Edwin Chan, Polymers Division, NIST

7. Effect of Tethering on the Surface Dynamics of a Thin Polymer Melt Layer -- Bulent Akgun, NIST 

Center for Neutron Research

8. A high strain rate testing methodology for high performance fibers — Jae Hyun Kim, Polymers Division , NIST

9. Interfacial Structure, Dynamics, and Transport of Polyelectrolyte Membrane Materials for Fuel 

Cells — Brandon Rowe, Polymers Division, NIST 

10. Enrichment of Metallic Armchair Nanotubes — Xioamin Tu, Polymers Division, NIST

11. Tabletop Method for Quantifying Protein Stability in Freeze-Dried Matrix through Beta Relaxation 

— Marc Cicerone, Polymers Division

12. Subdomain Structure of a Homopolymer-Block Copolymer Blend: A Small Angle Neutron Scattering Study — Huagen Peng, Polymers Division, NIST

13. Structural Study of Polymer-Fullerene Solutions for Organic Photovoltaics — Margaret Sobkowicz, 

Polymers Division, NIST

14. Finite Size Effects on Water Uptake and Interfacial Lamellar Structure in Nafion Thin Films — Steven DeCaluwe

15. Paul Butler, NIST Center for Neutron Research - ??

16. Kendra Erk, Polymers Division —Interfacial Rheology

17. Eddie McCarthy, Polymers Division —Sustainable Composites
18. Soft Materials at Georgetown University — Daniel Blair, University of Georgetown
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Cost (not included in registration): $23.99/person + tax and gratuity

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Poster Session

2011 NIST Workshop on 

Neutron Measurements to Advance the 

Manufacture of Soft Materials 

June 3, 2011

Admin. Bldg. (101), Hallway of Flags

Contact: Ronald Jones, x4624, 224/B314

A workshop to identify challenges in soft materials manufacturing 

that can be addressed using neutron-based measurement science.