Michael Bortner

Associate Professor

mbortner@vt.edu

Specialty: Polymer nanocomposites; nanostructured materials and surfaces; polymer morphology and structure-property relationships; surface and interface phenomena in polymers
Applications: Additive manufacturing, composite processing, smart materials, advanced materials, structural composites, multifunctional coatings
Expertise: Nanomaterial dispersion and characterization, manufacturing process development, novel nanocomposite characterization techniques, transport at polymer / particle interfaces and in multi-phase systems