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Bay hosts molecular modeling lecture

ESCANABA — Bay College’s Math Science Division presents a special colloquium by Bay College graduate Matt Radue titled “Molecular Modeling of Aerospace Polymer Matrices.” The free presentation will be at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, in room 123 of the Math Science Building. Since leaving Bay, Radue has earned a B.S. in mathematics from Michigan Technological University, Houghton. He is presently a Ph.D. candidate there in mechanical engineering where he is studying molecular modeling of polymers and polymer-matrix nanocomposites. He also spent two years at Bay as a supplemental instruction leader in math.

Carbon fiber composites are increasingly replacing metals used in major structural parts of aircraft, spacecraft, and automobiles. In his research, the current limitations of carbon fiber composites are addressed through computational material design. Multiple polymer-based matrices are simulated on the molecular level to understand how the molecular structure and affinity to nanoparticles affects the mechanical response. Multiscale modeling techniques are employed to translate the molecular phenomena observed to predict the behavior of realistic composites.

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