On June 26 I was excited to present my talk at the 18th European Conference on Composite Materials, where I discussed my work on "Path-Dependence in Evolution of Electrical Conductivity in Curing Hybrid Nanocomposites: Important Effects Revealed When Studying Silver Nanobelts in a DGEBA/TETA Epoxy Matrix".

I was delighted to receive some excellent questions, and great discussions with the attendees about our unique nanobelt materials and my findings. I hope the interest in our silver nanobelts I saw in the attendees leads to some excellent work in the future by other groups. I was also glad to be accompanied by my PhD supervisor, Dr. Pearl Lee-Sullivan, who has provided me with so much excellent guidance through my career. After my presentation was complete, I was also fortunate to have some wonderful discussions with my colleagues in the composites field about their work. There was some very impressive composites research on display, and I am grateful to have been a part of it.

Now I'm happy to be home, back in the lab, and putting that new knowledge and perspective to work!