Bortner Lab

Gain hands-on training in diagnosing and solving your additive manufacturing R&D problems! Register today to join the #ACSInstitute in Blacksburg, Virginia! Learn more & register now at brnw.ch/21wJ274 #Chemistry #ChemTwitter #PolymericChemistry

Throwing caution to the wind: Mike Bortner with @VTEngineering says 3D-printing of wind turbines creates a viable source of green energy. Read more about what VT researchers are doing to solve environmental issues ahead of 🌎Earth Day on April 22. ➡️ news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 🍃 Our own Michael Bortner and researchers from @VTEngineering are working to improve the environmental footprint of wind turbine blade production. news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…

Seats are available for our @acspmse short course "Polymeric Materials for #AdditiveManufacturing"! Join us in May to learn more about designing, screening, & processing #polymers for multiple #3dprinting technologies. Register @ ProEd.acs.org @TimLongASU + @BortnerLab

Nothing says Ut Prosim like VT's Principles of Community Week! The ChE Diversity Committee invites you to celebrate our values of inclusion with food, fellowship, speakers and exhibits. loom.ly/DLzRnbs #diversity #inclusion

We are excited to be partnering with @TELongLab and @BortnerLab to offer a 3-day live virtual industrial short course, "Polymeric Materials for #AdditiveManufacturing" via the Golden Gate Polymer Forum. Register for the March 29-31 course here: ggpf.org/events/?ee=280

In "Ageing of PBF‐Grade Poly(Phenylene Sulfide) Powder and its Effect on Critical Printability Properties" @cchatham312 leads a collab w/ @TELongLab & @BortnerLab to explore how reused PPS powder affects #powderbedfusion #additivemanufacturing processing: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Congratulations to Eric Gilmer for completing his degree requirements and successfully defending his PhD! Eric was advised by Dr. Michael Bortner of the @BortnerLab. We wish Dr. Eric Gilmer the best in his future career at @NanoSonicInc in Pembroke, VA!

Congratulations to Eric Gilmer for successfully defending his PhD! We wish Eric all the best in his new job with NanoSonic in Pembroke, VA!

Owens is among four chemical engineering students to receive the award in the past eight years. 🙌vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/…

These multidisciplinary collaborations reflect the best of our Virginia Tech community coming together. Thank you to our @DREAMSLab, @BortnerLab, and all else who are contributing to these projects.

Hume Center awarded $3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/…

Registration is now open for our 2020 Adhesion Science Short Course from May 18-22. Last year we had to turn people away because we filled up early, so don't wait to sign up! 👉ow.ly/VgPx50xPhsm

Arit Das of @BortnerLab was selected to receive a Travel Award for the Next-Gen Manufacturing Topical Conference at the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting. Great job Arit! #AIChEAnnual @VT_ChE

Jim Owens, a senior ChemE, wins an Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Award! NASA astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein will present Owens with the award and deliver a guest lecture at 7 p.m. at the Holtzman Alumni Center Assembly Hall on Friday, Nov. 15. bit.ly/2rCdCsG

Congratulations to our newest Hokie graduates, Razvan Radu, Sam Oxley, and Alexandra Marnot! Razvan will be working at Rovisys, Sam has been hired by Exxon Mobil, and Alexandra will attend Georgia Tech for graduate school. Best of luck to you all!

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Michael Bortner of the @BortnerLab. He was recently named the 2019 recipient of the Undergraduate Research Advisor Award presented by the Student Engineers' Council in @VTEngineering! che.vt.edu/news/SEC-award…

Congratulations to ChE junior Jim Owens for receiving the "Best Presentation in Electrochemistry" Award from Rice University at the 2018 Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium(GCURS). Great job!

“Since I work a lot with 3D printing, I thought it would be a great experience for them to have a customized ornament for the holiday season that they could touch and feel.” Jake Fallon is a Ph.D student in the @BortnerLab bit.ly/2TIYzqz

Congratulations to Kathleen Chan for successfully defending her Masters thesis. We wish Kathleen all the best in her future!