Carbon Mysteries - Unsolved phenomena in carbon materials science

主讲人： Peter THROWER (Professor Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University, USA)

主讲人翻译： 彼得

题目： Carbon Mysteries - Unsolved phenomena in carbon materials science

题目翻译： 碳材料科学中的未解之谜

地点： 西部校区化工综合楼D102报告厅

主办单位： 精细化工国家重点实验室；化工与环境生命学部

开始时间： 2014-07-05 10:30

持续时间： 1小时0分钟

简介： 报告人简介：Peter Thrower graduated in 1960 from the University of Cambridge with a BA in Physics and went to work at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell where he researched neutron radiation damage to graphite, mainly using the transmission electron microscope. As a result of this research, in 1969 he was awarded a PhD by the same university, after which he joined the Pennsylvania State University as an Associate Professor. While at Penn State he continued to perform research on carbon materials and became interested in the phenomenon of graphite oxidation and carbon/carbon composites and their use in a wide variety of applications including prosthetics, rocket nozzles, etc. In 1983 he was appointed Professor of Materials and was also appointed Editor-in-Chief of CARBON an International Research Journal. In 1998 he retired from the university and returned to live in the UK where he continued to edit the journal. During the following 15 years the size and impact factor of the journal increased dramatically. Dr. Thrower retired as Editor at the end of 2013. He continues to maintain his interest in carbon by assisting researchers in China and Korea by advising on and editing their scientific work for publication.

报告内容简介：Using his 45 years experience with graphitic materials Dr. Thrower will highlight some of their fundamental properties that remain a mystery and seem to have lost interest in the “nano” world. These include the fundamental process of how a carbon atom diffuses in the graphite lattice and how it related to the process of graphitization. How does graphite lubricate and why does it sometimes appear to be isotropic? Papers dating from 1962 to 2014 will be examined and suggestions for future research will be made.