University of Cincinnati Chapter of the
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Science and Engineering Fair


Labs:

1)  Computer Simulation of Polymer Chains:  Random Walk Generator, Manias Penn State

2)  Nylon Rope Trick Video (RPI), Nylon Synthesis (USM), Nylon Rope Diffraction , Nylon Rope UMN Safety
3)  Super Absorbant (Poly(sodium acrylate) or polyacrylicacid):            SuperAbsorbent.doc

4)  Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Boric Acid & HCl gel:           PVA Gellation .pdf ,    Percolation Physics, Java Applet

5)  Make Silly Putty:        PDMS Silly Putty Synthesis and Patent _   

6)  Foaming Urethane Reaction:     Polyurethane Synthesis, Polyurethanes (nasty things), Urethane Dissertation VT, Polyimides, Joe Greene Composite Chemistry
                  Polyurethane AB solution Video_ , larger scale
                  Polyurethane URochester, Large-Scale Polyurethane Demonstration, Reaction Injection Molding (RIM),  Memory Foam, more

7)  Liquid Nitrogen and Rubber Balls, Happy and Sad Balls: 

8)  Redox Catalyst Linear polymer synthesis poly(acrylamide):     Solution Polymerization of Acrylamide (Soft Contact Lenses/GEP Gel), Aqueous Solution Polymerization Istambul Lab 2.html, Lab 2.pdf