Coatings World - December 2015

Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Jacob Wisser, a 2014 PPG Undergraduate Research Fellow, went on to win a Barry Goldwater Fellowship – considered the most prestigious U.S. award for undergraduate research – for his summer research project.

The 2015 fellows also gave five-min-ute presentations on their research at the PPG Coatings Innovation Center in Allison Park, Pennsylvania, on July 29.

““We are very thankful for the sup-
port PPG provides to MRI and the PPG
Undergraduate Research Fellows,” said
David Fecko, MRI industry relations co-
ordinator at Penn State. “The program
offers our undergraduate students a ter-
rific opportunity to pursue research in an
area of their choosing, giving them im-
portant experience in the challenging and
exciting world of materials research.”
The Materials Research Institute en-
compasses 15 departments in five col-
leges at Penn State. The university’s
engineering departments are committed
to driving materials-based research and
development, and the National Science
Foundation recently ranked Penn State
as the nation’s top materials university
based on total research expenditures.

Henkel Adhesive
Technologies Launched
Lighting in 2025 Trend
Report

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a solution
provider for adhesives, sealants and func-
tional coatings, has unveiled its “Lighting
in 2025” report, with up-to-the-minute
research on current and future trends in
the lighting industry. One key finding of
the report is that the Asia-Pacific region
is poised to be a key driver of growth in
the global industry. With 2015 designated
as the International Year of Light and
Light-based Technologies by the United
Nations, Henkel’s comprehensive and
incisive research drew on the expertise
of leading academics and over 50 com-
panies working in related industries and
value chains. It provides a com-
prehensive industry outlook and
market insights. Michael Olosky,
Corporate Senior Vice President
and Global Head of Innovation & New
Business Development, Henkel Adhesive
Technologies, remarks, “You wouldn’t
think of adhesives as an important part of
our modern lighting at first. But industrial
adhesives are everywhere in our everyday
lives: The headlights of cars, illuminated
advertising of stores and restaurants,
desktop computer screens or smartphone
displays – these are examples of everyday
objects using the LED technology. What
they have in common: They are all built
with the application of high-performing
adhesives. Within the portfolio of our
Adhesive Technologies business unit, there
are many products that are used to manu-
facture innovative LEDs/OLEDs. Henkel
adhesives are a key enabler for new light-
ing solutions.” According to the report,
urbanization in Asia will grow from 44
percent in 2010 to 53 percent in 2025,

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