Preparations have begun to organise the next PDDG Conference in the Place De' Italie in Paris. This is sure to be a wonderful event in a beautiful city. Details added as soon as they become available to you.
The video from Sestri 2011 can now be found under the Conferences link above or by clicking here > 
PDDG Conference 2011 - Programme
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) | |
