1. University of Kentucky Center For Applied Energy Research
(UKY CAER)
Carbon Materials Group
GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN SOLUTION SPINNING
POC: E. Ashley Morris
ashley.morris@uky.edu
859-257-0373
UKY CAER Capabilities:
• Solution spun fiber
o PAN, PES, etc.
o Hollow fiber membranes (HFM)
o Multi-component fiber
• Melt spun fiber (Thermoplastics, Pitch)
• Activated carbons
• Nanotubes
• Composites
• Industrial carbons
Previous/current collaborators:
AMRDEC, DARPA, DOE, DOD, AFRL, Industry
Founding partner of IACMI
Ø Largest solution spinning lab in North
America in a university setting
Ø Decades of experience in process
development for experimental polymers
and fibers
Ø Bridges lab-scale to pilot-scale for
manufacturing development
Ø 8 hr day start up, operation and stop – no
shift work required
Ø Continuous, multifilament tow (0.5k) –
can combine to multi-k
UKY CAER Prospective Research Areas:
• Multifunctional fibers, textiles, and composites
• Electrically conductive/heating textiles
• Polymeric precursor fibers
• Use of bio-derived polymers
• Thermally conductive composites and interfaces
• Incorporation of activated carbons for
lightweight, wearable chemical and biological
protection
• Incorporation of thermoelectric coatings into
fiber
• Smart textiles