Date:9/7/2012

it.edu/news/2012/2012-261.php">Martina Decker, assistant professor of architecture in the College of Architecture and Design, in her talk will tackle the topic: "Material Dynamics/Emergent Materials in Architecture." A pioneer in smart materials in architecture, Professor Decker is a partner in Decker Yeadon, the first architecture research office to synthesize "buckypaper," a thin sheet of carbon nanotubes, and she and her partner, Peter Yeadon, are researching a range of novel, high performance materials like this for future building projects. Her work focuses on how new materials with novel properties might generate solutions to various contemporary challenges in sustainability and health and safety. In both her research and her architectural practice, she makes use of materials that are engineered at the molecular level.

Michel Boufadel, professor of civil and environmental engineering in Newark College of Engineering, will look at "Mitigating the Adverse Effects of Unsustainable Practices." An expert in hydraulics and numerical modeling of large scale systems, Boufadel is noted for his work in the investigation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and BP's Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. His research projects include floodplain delineation for FEMA and predicting contamination in urban streams. He was involved in the response to the DWH blowout and has received funding from the Unified Command to evaluate oil biodegradation in the Gulf of Mexico beaches following the blowout. He comes to NJIT from Temple University.

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Contact: Sheryl Weinstein 973-596-3436 New Jersey Institute of Technology Source:Eurekalert

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