Conference Program COSI 2006

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Monday 26 June 2006

  • 20:00 - 22:00 Arrival, reception

Tuesday 27 June 2006

  • 8:45 - 9:00 Opening

Plenary Session: Nanotechnology

  • 9:00 - 9: 45 Tijs Nabuurs, DSM NeoResins, The Netherlands, Nanomorphology control in aqueous coatings
  • 9.45 - 10:15 Alex van Herk, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands From emulsion polymerization to nanotechnology
  • 10:15 - 10:45 Jacques Devaux, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, Polymer-based nanocomposites: overview, applications and perspectives.
  • 10:45 - 11:15 Break
  • 11:15 - 11:45 Bart Noordover, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, Renewable polyester resins for powder coating applications
  • 11:45 - 12:15 Louise Nobel, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, Waterborne nanocomposite coating
  • 12:15 - 12:45 Harm Wiese, BASF, Germany, Nanocomposite dispersions - An innovation in waterbased coatings
  • 12:45 - 14:30 Buffet Lunch

Plenary Session: Special Properties

  • 14:30 - 15:15 Marshall Ming, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, Surface wettability control inspired by nature
  • 15:15 - 15:45 Francesco Ciardelli, University of Pisa, Italy, Conferring dichroic properties and optical responsiveness to polyolefins through organic chromophores and metal nanoparticles
  • 15:45 - 16:15 Leo van der Ven, Akzo-Nobel Coatings,  The Netherlands, Interactions between basecoats and clearcoats in car refinish systems
  • 16:15 - 16:45 Break

Plenary Session: General

  • 16:45 - 17:15 Petra Uhlmann, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Germany, Research agenda surface technology: Future demand of research in the field of coatings materials
  • 18:00 - 22:00 Drinks + Poster presentations
  • 20.00 - 22:00 Buffet Dinner

Wednesday 28 June 2006

Plenary Session: Electrochemistry & Corrosion

  • 8:45 - 9:30 Gordon Bierwagen, North Dakota State University, USA, Lifetime prediction for corrosion protective coatings from electrochemical measurements - a new perspective
  • 9:30 - 10:00 Christine Jérôme, University of Liège,  Belgium, New developments in electrografting of thin polymer films
  • 10:00 - 10:30 Sviatlana Lamaka, University of Aveiro, Portugal, TiOx nanostructured sublayer as reservoir of corrosion inhibitors for pre-treatments with self-healing ability
  • 10:30 - 11:00 Break
  • 11:00 - 11:30 Paula Puomi, University of Cincinnati, USA, Novel, one-step, chromate-free coatings containing anticorrosion pigments for metals
  • 11:30 - 12:00 Frederik de Wit, Netherlands Institute for Metals Research (NIMR), The Netherlands, Bonding of organic molecules on aluminium and magnesium alloys
  • 12:00 - 12:30 Santiago Garcia, Universitat Jaume I, Spain, Anticorrosive evaluation of organic powder coatings by means of electrochemical techniques (EIS and AC/DC/AC)
  • 12:30 - 13:00 Dante Battocchi, Department of Coatings & Polymeric Materials and Department of Chemistry, USA, The use of multiple electrochemical techniques to characterize Mg-rich primers for Al alloys
  • 13:00 - 14:00 Buffet lunch
  • 14:15 - 21:00 Social program: visit Mauritshuis Den Haag

Thursday 29 June 2006

Plenary Session: Photochemistry

  • 8:45 - 9:30 Sonny Jonsson, Fusion Systems, USA, Free radical induced photopolymerization of thio-ether vinyl esters
  • 9:30 - 10:00 Kurt Dietliker, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc, Switzerland, Advancement in photoinitiators - opening up new applications for radiation curing
  • 10:00 - 10:30 Wolfgang Schrof, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, Combinatorial materials research of UV coating formulations
  • 10:30 - 11:00 Break
  • 11:00 - 11:45 Masamitsu Shirai, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan, Reworkable UV curing materials
  • 11:45 - 12:15 Ger Koper, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, UV-protective coatings: what to learn from nature
  • 12:15 - 12:45 Daniel Maetens, Cytec Surface Specialties, Belgium, Weathering degradation mechanism in polyester powder coatings
  • 12:45 - 14:30 Buffet Lunch

Plenary Session: Characterization & Film Formation

  • 14:30 - 15:15 Alexander Fedorov, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, Degradation and recovery of adhesion properties of deformed metal-polymer interfaces studied by laser induced delamination
  • 15:15 - 15:45 Maurizio Fermeglia, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, Multiscale modeling for polymer systems of industrial interest
  • 15:45 - 16:15 Bart Erich, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, Drying of alkyd coatings on porous substrates measured with high resolution MRI
  • 16:15 - 16:45 Break
  • 16:45 - 17:30 Alex Routh University of Sheffield, UK, Surfactant distributions in latex films
  • 17:30 - 18:00 Ingo Alig, Deutsches Kunststoff-Institute, Germany, Monitoring of film formation, cure and ageing of coatings by an ultrasonic reflection method
  • 19:00 - 22:00 Conference Dinner

Friday 30 June 2006

Plenary Session: Polymer Chemistry

  • 8:45 - 9:30  Douglas Wicks, he University of Southern Mississippi, USA, Impact of waterborne dispersants on bioide efficacy
  • 9:30 - 10:00 Jos Huybrechts, DuPont Performance Coatings,  Belgium, 2.1 VOC solvent borne 2K clear coats based on star oligoethers
  • 10:00 - 10:30 Hiroshi Sasaki, Toagosei Co, Japan, High performance cationically curable formulations
  • 10:30 - 11:00 Break
  • 11:00 - 11:30 Yoshinori Kushi, Nippon Paint Co, Japan, Molecular design of novel grafting polymer for aqueous pigment dispersants
  • 11:30 - 12:00 Willem Posthumus, Stahl International, The Netherlands, Reactions of carbodiimides with free and bonded carboxylic acids
  • 12:00 - 12:30 Mohamad Shalati, Nuplex Resins LLC,  USA, Controlled molecular structure polymers
  • 12:30 - 13:00 Carsten Schellenberg, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc., Switzerland, Polymer colloids by miniemulsion polymerization - new additives for waterborne coatings -
  • 13:00 - 13:15 Closing, Awards Presentation,
  • 13:15 - 14:00 Buffet Lunch