Lawrence Drzal

About

The Road to Lightweighting features Ray Boeman, professor of composite materials and manufacturing and associate director for IACMI, and University Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Lawrence Drzal, talking about carbon fibers.

Education

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Case Western Reserve University 1974
• B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Detroit 1967

Selected publications

• Weldekidan, H., Mohanty, A. K., Drzal, L. T., and Misra, M., “Graphene-Containing Biocarbon from Burlap Waste: Property Comparison With Commercial Grade Graphene Nanoplatelets” Carbon Trends, v15, p. 100336 (2024)
• Kamae, T. and Drzal, L. T., "Mechanical and Thermal Properties of High Volume-Fraction Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Composites, and Property Enhancement by UV Ozone Treatment of Carbon Nanotubes", Polymer Composites, v44 pp 7227-8185, (2023)
• Ji, S. G., Drzal, L.T. and Cho, D., Chemical Modification of Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelets with CTBN Rubber and Highly Enhanced Impact Strength of Vinyl Ester Resin by them, J. Ind Engin Chem, v102, pp 293-301 (2021)
• Batista, M. D. R. and Drzal, L. T., “Surface Modification of Bamboo Fiber with Sodium Hydroxide and Graphene Oxide in Epoxy Composites Polym Comp, v42, pp 1-13, (2021)