People in the department
Professor Mo Song
Professor of Polymer Science and Nanotechnology BSc, MSc, PhD
Tel: 01509 223160
Fax: 01509 223949
Email: M.Song@Lboro.ac.uk
Background
Mo attained his BSc and MSc in China. He attained his PhD at LancasterUniversityfrom the Schoolof Physicsand Chemistry. He worked at Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, ChineseAcademyof Sciences as an Assistant Professor and then at CaseWestern ReserveUniversityin the USAas a Research Assistant. Mo spent two and half years as a Research Associate/Research Fellow, and then Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader and Professor at Loughborough University.
Qualifications
- BSc, MSc (China)
- PhD (Lancaster)
- MCSA, MCCS
Current teaching responsibilities
- MPB023 Experimentation
- MPB102 Processing and Structure of Polymers
- MPP112 Polymer Blends and Composites
- MPP114 Polymer Science
- MPP356 Polymer Blends and Composites
- MPP111 Polymer Properties
- MPP141 Materials selection for Design
- MPP150 Polymer Characterisation
- MPP160 Plastics Processing and Properties
Current administrative responsibilities
- Member TLC - PG
Outline of main research interests
- Polymer/nanoclay/carbon nanotube/graphene nanocomposites
- Conductive polymer materials for thermal management and electronics
- Functionalized mesoporous materials
- Physics and chemistry of carbon nanotube and graphene
- Chitosan-based biopolymers
- Polyurethane and coatings
- High temperature polymers and their nanocomposites
- Polyolefin nanocomposites for packaging
- Polymer degradation and stability
Recent publications
More than 50 Journal and refereed conference papers have been published in the last 5 years including:
- Jin, J., Leesirisan, S and Song, M., ''Electrical Conductivity of Ion-doped Graphite/Polyethersulphone Composites'', Composites Science and Technology, 70, 2010, 1544-1549.
- Rafiq, R., Cai, D., Jin, J. and Song, M., ''Increasing the Toughness of Nylon 12 by the Incorporation of Functionalized Graphene'', Carbon, 48, 2010, 4309-4314
- Cai, D. and Song, M., ''Recent Advance in Functionalized Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites'', Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(37), 2010, pp 7906-7916.
- Sun, X. and Song, M., ''Numerical Simulations of the Effect of Microstructure on AC Conductivity of MWCNT/Polymer Nanocomposites'', Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 19, 2010, 57-63.
Current and recent grants and contracts (with others)
- 2009 – 2011 TSB project: Nanograph ~ £200k
- 2009 – 2013 EPSRC/MoD: Polymer Nanocomposites for Light armour applications ~ £300k
- 2011 – 2013 Dstl: High Temperature Polymers £66k
External collaborators
Partners since 2001 include:
- Tongji University
- Sichuan University
- Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese University of Science and Technology
- Mahatma Gandhi University, India
External roles and appointments
Visiting Professor, Sichuan University, China; Guest Professor, Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Member of the EPSRC Peer Review College; Regular referee for the Singapore National Medical Research Council; Member of the advisory committee of International Conference on Modelling & Simulation: Asia Modelling Symposium 2007-2010, Member of the advisory committee of International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites, Member of the advisory committee of International Conference on Polymer Processing and Characterization; Editorial board membership of Cellulose, Science and Technology, Nanomaterials
Additional information
A spin-out company, Polyfect Solutions Limited, was created in July 2008 based on Mo’s nanotechnology research
Full list of publications
Loughborough CIS Portal: Publications list