1:40 PM to 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Carbon-Carbon Composites 1
Session Chairs: Mr Christopher Tomko - Institute for Defense Analyses and Dr Timothy Ferguson - Kratos SRE
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
The Microstructure of Carbon Matrix-Based High Temperature Composites via Chemical Induced Graphitization Presenter: Dr Scott Zavada - NASA LaRC
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Predicting Graphitizability of HighTemperature Resins with Reactive Molecular Dynamics Presenter: Mr Joshua Bauer - Stevens Institute of Technology Author: Dr Jacob Gissinger - Stevens Institute of Technology
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Effects of Precursor Type on Microstructure and Thermomechanical Properties of CC Composites Presenter: Mr Bryan Carpio - High Performance Materials Institute
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Cambium High Char Yield Phthalonitrile Resins Properties Processing and Application in CarbonCarbon Composites Presenter: Dr Joseph Severino - Cambium Biomaterials Inc
