PDDG Conference 2011 - Programme

Sunday 4th September

4:00 pm

Early registrations

7:00 pm

Cheese / Wine / Finger Buffet at the Grand Hotel dei Castelli Link to hotel website

 

Monday 5th September

7:30 am

Registrations

8:20 am

Welcome

Prof. S. Al-Malaika : Aston University, UK

8:25 am

Nanocomposites Thermal Degradation and Combustion Keynote

Prof. Giovanni Camino : Polytechnic of Turin

9:00 am

POSS-PDM Composites, Hybrids & The Effects of Structural Architecture on Thermal Degradation Behaviour

Dr Jim Lewicki : Lawrence Livermore national Laboratory, USA

9:20 am

Evaluating PolyHedral Borane Nanocomposites - Polyolefin Elastomers and Polyurethane Systems

Dr Eric Eastwood : National Nuclear Security Administarion's Kansas City Plant, USA

9:40 am

Photostable Nanocomposites in Ultrabarrier Multilayers Coating for Organic Solar Cells

Dr Julien Gaume : Universite Blaise, Pascal

10:00 am

COFFEE

10:25 am

Weathering performance of Water-borne and Solvent-borne Automotive Coatings Through Depth Profiling Keynote

Prof. Sahar Al-Malaika : Aston University, UK

11:00 am

Condensed Phase Chemistry of Fire Retarded PU Foams - A Study by TVA, Oxidative and Non-Oxidative Pyrolysis and Solid State NMR

Ms. Deborah Todd : University of Strathclyde, UK

11:20 am

A Perspective on Numerical Modelling Needs for Polymer Degradation and Cure Kinetics

Dr. Matt Celina : Sandia National Laboratory, NM, USA

11:40 am

Controlled Polymer Property Manipulation via Nano and Other Technologies

Dr. Dan Bowen : National Nuclear Security Administarion's Kansas City Plant, USA

12:00 pm

LUNCH

1:20 pm

Using Hyperelastic Strain Energy Functions Consistently to Model Permanent Set and Stiffness Change in Foamed Rubber

Dr. Matt Lewis : Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), US

1:40 pm

Polypropylene Stabilisation by Hindered Phenol- Kinetic Aspects

Dr. Emmanuel Richaud : ARTS ET METIERS, ParisTech

2:00 pm

A Computational Study of EVA

Dr. David Plant : Atomic Weapons Establishment, UK

2:20 pm

Predicting Mechanical Properties of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Networks Using Combined Multiple Quantum Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mesoscale Computational Modelling

Dr. Brian Mayer : Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, USA

2:40 pm

COFFEE

3:00 pm

Isotopically Labeled Nylon Provides Insight into Oxidative and Hydrolytic Degradation Mechanism

Dr. James Hochrein : Sandia National Laboratory NM, USA

3:20 pm

Changes in HTBP-IPDI Polyurethane Binders by Ageing Investigated by DMA Measurements, Sol-Gel and GPC Analysis

Dr. Manfred Bohn : Fraunhofer Institut fuer Chemische Technologie, ICT

3:40 pm

Advanced Kinetic Elaboration of Ageing Data: Prediction of Polymers Thermal Stability and Curing Rate

Mr. Marco Hartmann : AKTS AG, Switzerland

4:00 pm

Aspects of the Stabilization of PE with Lignin

Prof. Bela Pukanszky : Budapest University of Technology and Economics

4:20 pm

Ageing Studies of Butyl Rubbers Used in Space Environment for Damping Application

Ms. Meryll Smith : Toulon University, France

4:40 pm

Poster Session

6:00 pm

PDDG Committee Meeting (Bar - Top Floor)

 

Tuesday 6th September

8:25 am

Developments in Non-Isothermal Degradation Studies Keynote

Prof. Stephen Bigger : Victoria University, Australia

9:00 am

Ageing of Polyethylene Pipes under Hydrostatic Pressure and Elevated Temperatures: A Combined DSC and Solid State NMR Study

Mr. Ming Sun : Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University

9:20 am

Fluorosilicone O-Ring Ageing

Dr. Robert Bernstein : Sandia National Laboratory, NM, USA

9:40 am

Thermal Ageing Kinetics of Free Additive PA 6,6

Mr. Chaker El-Mazry : ARTS ET METIERS Paris Tech

10:00 am

COFFEE

10:30 am

Solubility and Migration of Mixed Additives in Polypropylene

Prof. Norman Billingham : University of Sussex, UK

10:50 am

Oxidation of Polyolefins: The Drawback of fast Testing Procedures to Determine the Kinetic Parameters of Solid States

Mr. Fabian Kaeser : ACL Instruments AG

11:10 am

Thermal Oxidation of Uncross Linked Polychloroprene

Mr. Le Gac Pierre-Yves : ARTS ET METIERS Paris Tech

11:30 am

Kinetic Modelling of Inhibition of PE Thermal Oxidation by a Common Synergistic Blend of Two Antioxidants

Ms. Ines Mkacher : ARTS ET METIERS Paris tech

11:50 am

LUNCH

1:25 pm

Application of High-Frequency Broadband Dielectric Measurements to Molecular Motions in Solids: Filled Polymers and their Degradation Keynote

Dr. Michelle Edge : Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

2:00 pm

Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers: An Alternative for Radiation Cross-linked UHMWPE Implants Keynote

Dr. Pieter Gijsman : DSM

2:35 pm

Photodegradation of Fire-Retarded Polymers Keynote

Dr. Sandrine Therias : Universitie Vlaise Pascal, France

3:10 pm

COFFEE

3:30 pm

Accelerated Photoageing and Service Life Prediction

Prof. Jean-Luc Gardette : Universitie Blaise Pascal, France

3:50 pm

Recent Advances in Photocatalytic Membranes: The Positive Interference of the Polymer Matrix in Enhancing the Charge Separation and the Photoactivity

Dr. Massimiliano D'Arienzo : University of Miano Bicocca

4:10 pm

Cross-linkig of Polymers Involved During Photoageing: From the Modification of the Chemical Structure to those of the Nanochemical Properties

Dr. Pierre Olivier Bussiere : Universitie Blaise Pascal, France

4:30 pm

Photochemical Stability of Pi-conjugated Polymers for Polymer Solar Cells

Dr. Agnes Rivaton : Universitie Blaise Pascal, France

4:50 pm

Thermal Degradation of Epoxy Coatings - Pure Systems

Mr. Yahya Zahra : ARTS ET METIERS Paris Tech

5:10 pm

Poster Session

7:15 pm

Conference Dinner (Hotel Vis-a-Vis)

Wednesday 7th September

8:00 am

The Contribution of C-Radical Scavengers to the Stabilization Concept of Polymers Keynote

Dr. Alex Wegmann : BASF Schweiz AG

8:35 am

Design and Prediction of Environmental Degradability of Oxo-Biodegradable PE and its Expected Impact on Recycling Keynote

Dr. Ignacy Jakubowicz : SP Technical Research Institute, Sweden

9:10 am

Accelerated Ageing Studies of Filled and Unfilled EVA-UH Material

Dr. Sarah Chinn : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

9:30 am

Deterioration of Polyethylene Pipes Exposed to Chlorinated Water

Prof. Ulf Gedde : Royal Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

9:50 am

Optical Properties of Polymers on Measurement of Diffuse Transmission of Polymer Plaques

Dr. Jan Pilar : Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic

10:10 am

COFFEE

10:30 am

Mechanical Properties, Structure Analysis and Enzymatic Degradation of Microbial Polyester Fibres

Prof. Tadahisa Iwata : University of Tokyo, Japan

10:50 am

Corrosion of Polypropylene in Mixed Acid (HNO3 + HF)

Dr. Karin Jacobsen : Swerea KIMAB AB, Sweden

11:10 am

Thermoplastic Poly(ester urethane) - Durability and Shape Memory Properties

Dr. Thorsten Pretsch : BAM Federal Institute for Materials, Berlin

11:30 am

Thermal, thermo-oxidative and hydrolytic stability of poly(ethylene naphthalate). A comparison with PET

Ms. Louise Turnbull : University of Strathclyde, UK

11:50 am

The Evaluation of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOF's) as New Getter Materials

Dr. Tom Robison : National Nuclear Security Administration Kansas City Plant, USA

12:10 pm

Closing Remarks

Dr. Sahar Al-Malaika :

12:15 pm

LUNCH