Cleveland society hosts 48th technical symposium, 'Sink or Swim 2005,' at University of Akron.The Cleveland Society for Coatings Technology will host the 48th annual technical symposium, "Sink or Swim 2005: Waterborne & Innovative Coatings," on May 23-24, 2005, at the Student Union, The University of Akron Enrollment in fall 2006 was 23,539 students.[1] The school offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees [2] and 100 graduate degrees [3]. The University's best-known program is its College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, which is located in a , Akron, OH. The program features meetings, technical presentations, workshops, poster presentations, and a product showcase. In addition, tours of the Goodyear Polymer Science Building and the Polymer Engineering Academic Center on the university campus will be offered. The schedule of presentations and speakers includes the following: Monday, May 23 Accelerated Acid Etch for Automotive Clearcoats--Jeff Quill, Q-Panel Lab Products FAME: Modern Dispersing Agents for Universal Use--Brett Moyer, EFKA Additives North America Practical Applications of Lead Free Pigments for Coatings--Romesh Kumar, Clariant Corp. Re-invention of Ultramarine ultramarine, blue pigment used chiefly as a coloring material and as a bluing agent. A double silicate of sodium and aluminum with some sulfur, it is prepared commercially from kaolin, sulfur, soda ash, and other inexpensive ingredients. Blue for the Coatings Market--David Calvert, Holliday Pigments Ltd. Advances in Small Media Milling--Robert E. Schilling, Union Process Inc. Pigmentation pigmentation, name for the coloring matter found in certain plant and animal cells and for the color produced thereby. Pigmentation occurs in nearly all living organisms. for Improved Performance--Forrest Hentz, Luzenac, Inc. Additives Containing Nanomaterials--Paradigm Shift in Parquet Coatings Formulations--John Du, BYK-Chemie USA New Insights into Hydrolytic Stability of Polyesters--Mark D. Soucek, The University of Akron Castor Oil Polyol, Performance ... Naturally--Paul M. Nowak, CasChem Design of Experiments for Outdoor Weathering Effects--Henry K. Hardcastle, Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control The Technology Showcase, highlighting suppliers products and services, and poster presentations will be held on Monday from 1:00-4:00 pm. Tuesday, May 24 Investigation of Blocking and Deblocking of Acid Catalysts in Waterborne Coatings--Erica Pedraza, The University of Akron Staying in the Black with Iron Oxides--George Podolsky, Elementis Pigments Ultrasound Assisted Polymerization polymerization Any process in which monomers combine chemically to produce a polymer. The monomer molecules—which in the polymer usually number from at least 100 to many thousands—may or may not all be the same. of MMA (Microcomputer Managers Association, Inc.) A membership organization with chapters throughout the U.S. that was devoted to educating personnel responsible for personal computers. It disbanded in 1996. Mma - A fast Mathematica-like system, in Allegro CL by R. Fateman, 1991. and Styrene sty·rene n. A colorless oily liquid from which polystyrenes, plastics, and synthetic rubber are produced. Also called vinylbenzene. in Near Critical C[O.sub.2]--Michael Cheung, The University of Akron UV LEDs--Changing the Paradigms of UV Curing--Paul Mills, North American Automotive UV Consortium High Performance Organic and Inorganic Zinc-Free Corrosion Inhibitors--Tony Gichuhi, Halox, a Division of Hammond Group, Inc. Using Concentrated Natural Sunlight to Accelerate Weathering--New Developments--Henry K. Hardcastle, Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC Stimuli-Responsive Non-Spherical Colloidal colloidal of the nature of a colloid. colloidal bath a bath containing gelatin, bran, starch or similar substances, to relieve skin irritation and pruritus. Dispersions and Their Film Formation--Marek W. Urban, The University of Southern Mississippi [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Film Transferable Hard Coating--Ara Asadorian, Schibley Chemical Painted Plastic Performance Robustness in Automotive Applications--Rose A. Ryntz, Visteon Corporation A New Concept for Photoprotection in Waterborne Systems--Gregory J. Kalscheur, Ciba Specialty Chemicals “Ciba” redirects here. For the pre-1971 company, see Novartis. Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. It was formed as the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the Use of Synthetic Ion Exchange Compounds as Corrosion Inhibiting Pigments in Paints--Rudolph G. Buchheit, The Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. Also to be featured on Tuesday are two workshops: "Introduction to Coatings" and "Nanotechnology." Registration Registration for the Sink or Swim symposium is $129 before April 20 and $159 after April 20. Fees include lunches on both days and refreshment breaks, as well as a CD of the presentations. Advance registration fee for the workshops is $100. After April 20, the registration fee is $129. To register, contact Mary Harding, 13730 Shawnee Tr., Middleburg Heights, OH 44130; voice: 440.884.5765; fax: 440.842.5228. For additional details, or to download a copy of the program brochure, visit www.csct.org. |
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