Conference Program COSI 2007

Conference Program in pdf

All presentations will take place in the Aurorazaal of Hotels van Oranje

Monday 25 June 2007

  • 20:00 - 22:00 Arrival / Registration:
    reception at HvO Bentley Bar / Lounge

Tuesday 26 June 2007

  • 8:45 - 9:00 Opening HvO Aurorazaal (Ball room)

Polymer Chemistry I: Controlled properties

  • 9:00 - 9: 45 Jürgen Omeis, BYK-Chemie GmbH, Germany, The evolution of structured copolymers for coating applications
  • 9:45 - 10:15 Sheau-Ha Ma, Dupont, Germany, Structured acrylic polymers and their use in coating application
  • 10:15 - 10:45 Matthijs Groenewolt, BASF, CTR-Forsung, Germany, Innovative highly scratch resistant clear coats
  • 10:45 - 11:15 Break HvO Bentley Bar

Polymer Chemistry II: New polymers

  • 11:15 - 11:45 Rob Jans, Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings Europe, The Netherlands, A new reactive diluent for decorative paints in view of 2010
  • 11:45 - 12:15 Mark Plehiers, Sigma Coatings SA, Belgium, Synthesis of silyl acrylates for marine coatings
  • 12:15 - 12:45 Leendert Molhoek, DSM Resins, The Netherlands, Amorphous polyamide resins; new versatile binders for fast curing powder coatings
  • 12:45 - 14:30 Buffet Lunch HvO Romanoff Restaurant

Polymer Chemistry III: UV and radical reactions

  • 14:30 - 15:15 Wenfang Shi, University of Science and Technology of China, Hyperbranced acrylate prepolymers and their potential applications for UV powder coatings
  • 15:15 - 15:45 Keimpe van den Berg, AkzoNobel Car Refinishes, The Netherlands, Development of waterborne UV-A curable clear coat for car refinishes
  • 15:45 - 16:15 Akira Matsumoto, Kansai University, Japan, Design of network polymers based on multivinyl crosslinking polymerization
  • 16:15 - 16:45 Break HvO Bentley Bar
  • 16:45 - 17:15 Katia Studer, Ciba Speciality Chemicals Inc, Switzerland, Novel curing agents: thermal radical initiators as viable alternatives to peroxides
  • 18:00 - 22:00 Poster Session + Drinks
  • 20.00 - 22:00 Buffet Dinner HvO Nassau-Windsor Room

Wednesday 27 June 2007

Weathering

  • 8:45 - 9:30 Masahiko Akahori, Nippon Paint Co. Ltd, Japan, Radical shower technique using a remote plasma reactor
  • 9:30 - 10:00 Jacky Mallégol, Arcelor Research Industry Liege, Belgium, UV weathering of prepainted steel
  • 10:00 - 10:30 Stuart Croll, North Dakota State University, USA, The interplay of physical aging and degradation weathering for two crosslinked coatings
  • 10:30 - 11:00 Break HvO Bentley Bar

Hybrid and filled systems

  • 11:00 - 11:30 Milena Spírková, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Republic, The view form the core onto the surface of self-assembled nanocomposite coatings
  • 11:30 - 12:00 Nikhil Verghese, Dow Chemical Company, USA, The effect of rigid inorganic fillers on the mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties of epoxy thermosets: experimental and theoretical considerations
  • 12:00 - 12:30 Marta Klanjsek Gunde, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Dispersions of carbon black pigments in epoxy-based medium
  • 12:30 - 13:00 Frank J. Maile, Merck, Germany, Orientation of transparent effect pigments and its influence on their appearance in polymer films
  • 13:00 - 14:00 Buffet lunch HvO Romanoff Restaurant
  • 14:30 - 21:00 Social program: visit Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Thursday 28 June 2007

Characterization I: Waterborne systems

  • 8:45 - 9:30 Jeffrey Stubbs, DSM NeoResins, USA, The dynamics of morphology development in multi-phase latex particles
  • 9:30 - 10:00 Fred Brouwer, Van't Hoff Institute of Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Real-time imaging of film formation using fluorescence spectroscopy
  • 10:00 - 10:45 Diethelm Johannsmann, Clausthal University of Technology, Spatially resolved maps the stress distributions occurring during drying of latex dispersions
  • 10:45 - 11:15 Break HvO Bentley Bar

Characterization II: Methods

  • 11:15 - 11:45 Ingo Alig, Deutsches Kunststoff-Institut, Germany, Microcalorimetery for characterization of film formation and cure of coatings and adhesives
  • 11:45 - 12:15 Rong Bao, Fusion UV Systems Inc. USA, A new method of analyzing double bond conversion as a function of film thickness
  • 12:15 - 12:45 Pascal Bru, Formulaction, France, Film formation of coatings studied by diffusing wave spectroscopy
  • 12:45 - 14:30 Buffet Lunch HvO Romanoff Restaurant

Surface properties

  • 14:30 - 15:15 A.P. Kharitonov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, Enhancement of commercial properties of polymeric articles by direct fluorination
  • 15:15 - 15:45 Eva Malmström, KTH, Sweden, Covalent surface modification by controlled polymerization
  • 15:45 - 16:15 Tsuginori Inaba, Chuo University, Japan, Double bonding strength due to pre-treatment on metal surface for plasma spray with low pressure arc after grit blasting
  • 16:15 - 16:45 Break HvO Bentley Bar

Photochemistry

  • 16:45 - 17:30 Rolf Nothhelfer-Richter, Institut fur Polymerchemie, Universitaet Stuttgard, Germany, Investigations of the photocatalytic activity of pigments and pigmented organic coatings using the reactor method
  • 17:30 - 18:00 Di Wu, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, Nature-inspired Superhydrophobic Coating
  • 19:00 - 22:00 Conference Dinner HvO Nassau-Windsor Room

Friday 29 June 2007

Corrosion I: New concepts

  • 8:45 - 9:30  Hans-Juergen Adler, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany, Ultrathin layers as new concepts for corrosion inhibition and adhesion promotion
  • 9:30 - 10:00 Sviatlana Lamaka, University of Aveiro, Portugal, Hybrid organic-inorganic sol-gel films as anticorrosion coatings for magnesium alloy AZ31B
  • 10:00 - 10:30 Willem Jan Soer, Eindhoven Univeristy of Technology, The Netherlands, Novel Crosslinking Systems for Surfactant-free Latexes Based on Maleic Anhydride Containing Polymers
  • 10:30 - 11:00 Break HvO Bentley Bar

Corrosion II: Methods

  • 11:00 - 11:45 Daniel de la Fuente, Max Planck Institute for Iron Research, Germany, Fundamental investigation on the stability of the steel/coating interfaces contaminated by submicroscopic salt particles
  • 11:45 - 12:15 Michael Dornbusch, BASF, Germany, The use of modern electrochemical methods in the development of corrosion protective coatings
  • 12:15 - 12: 45 Janice Tardiff, Ford Motor Company, USA, Automotive pretreatment - limitations of existing technology and enablers for future technology
  • 12:45 - 13:00 Closing, Awards Presentation
  • 13:00 - 14:00 Buffet Lunch HvO Romanoff Restaurant