Lecture to explore micro polymer processing

McMaster's Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) and Materials and Manufacturing Ontario (MMO) will launch a Distinguished Lecturer Series beginning Wednesday, April 13 with James Lee, a chemical and biomedical engineer from Ohio State University.

Lee's lecture, “Polymer Processing at the Micro/Nanoscale”, will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the John Hodgins Engineering Building, Rm. 326H.

Lee is the Helen C. Kurtz professor of chemical cngineering at The Ohio State University (OSU). He also serves as the director of NSF sponsored Center for Advanced Polymer and Composite Engineering (CAPCE), director of NSF IGERT Program on Molecular Engineering for Microdevices, and director of NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center on Affordable Nanoengineering for Polymer Biomedical Devices at OSU.

His research interest includes polymer and composite processing and nanotechnology. He has published 400 articles, including more than 180 refereed journal publications, six book chapters, and 11 patents. He has advised 35 doctoral and 38 master's students at OSU.

Lee, who is best known for his contribution in the areas of advanced composite manufacturing, nanocomposites, and micro/nano-processing of polymers and composites, has received many awards and honors including Fellow of Society of Plastics Engineers, Ohio Technology Partnership Alliance Award, OSU Distinguished Scholar Award, and 11 best paper awards in Society of Plastics Engineers and Society of Plastics Industry technical conference.

David Stephenson, a technical fellow and manager of manufacturing process analysis at General Motors Powertrain, in Pontiac, Michigan, will present the second lecture on April 28.

Stephenson's lecture, Ongoing Challenges in Powertrain Machining, will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the John Hodgins Engineering Building, Rm. 326H.

For tickets to these free events e-mail jmurphy@mcmaster.ca