Five BDDC undergraduate summer students and two BDDC graduate students attended the Society of Plastics Engineers 13th Annual Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition in Novi, Michigan from September 11-13, 2013.

In addition to participating in the 6th annual ACCE Student Poster Competition, the BDDC researchers had the opportunity to network with international industries and learn from fellow researchers.

Congratulations to Alexis Wagner for receiving honorable mention as the Undergraduate Poster Presentation winner for her poster entitled “Novel Porous Electrospun Fibers from Blends of Poly(L-lactic acid)/Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) for Advanced Air Filters in Automotives”.

Alexis Wagner, first place winner for Undergraduate Poster Presentation.

BDDC Researchers: From the top left - Eugene Enriquez, Michael Snowdon and Makoto Schreiber.

From the bottom left - Andrew Anstey, Matthew Smyth and Matthew Zaverl.