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AC CONFERENCE
Monday, April 11
8: 30 am – 10:00 am Pre-conference Tutorials 1-5
10:00 am – 10: 30 am Networking: Coffee Break
10: 30 am – 12:00 pm Pre-conference Tutorials 6-10
11: 30 am – 12: 15 pm Networking: Welcome Lunch
12: 15 pm – 1: 30 pm Plenary Session
Welcome Address and Conference Introduction,
Keynote Presentations, Award Ceremonies
1: 30 pm – 2:00 pm Networking: Coffee Break
2:00 pm – 5: 30 pm Session 1:
Science Today – Coatings Tomorrow
Session 2: Additives
Session 3: Functional and Smart Coatings
Session 4: Pigments
5: 30 pm – 7:00 pm Poster Session/Networking:
AC CONFERENCE Reception
Tuesday, April 12
9:00 am – 12: 30 pm Session 5: Architectural Coatings I
Session 6: Polyurethanes I
Session 7: Radiation Curing
Session 8: Measuring & Testing
12: 30 pm – 2:00 pm Networking: Conference Lunch
2:00 pm – 5: 30 pm Session 9: Architectural Coatings II
Session 10: Polyurethanes II
Session 11: Direct-to-Metal Coatings
Session 12: Novel Materials
Wednesday, April 13
7: 15 am – 8: 30 am Fun Run
8: 30 am – 9: 30 am Matiello Lecture
9:00 am – 12: 30 pm Session 13: Industrial Coatings
Session 14: Alkyds
Session 15: Bio-based Coatings
Session 16: Protective Coatings
12: 30 pm End of Conference and
Lunch-Around-the-World
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Prepping for the Conference
TEN PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIALS PROVIDE A HEAD START TO THE AMERICAN COATINGS CONFERENCE
; The American Coatings
CONFERENCE offers to pre-conference
tutorials, covering coatings basics in
preparation of the conference sessions.
On Monday, April 11, from 8: 30 am
to 12:00 pm, 10 pre-conference tutorials will be held where attendees can
refresh their knowledge and receive
the latest updates in the field, providing them with a head start to the main
conference. Tutorials will be available
on rheology, easy-to-clean coatings, anticorrosive coatings, water-borne high-performance coatings, radiation curing,
polyurethanes, functional films, titanium
dioxide, biocide selection process for
coatings, and sustainable coatings and
processes.
In these 90-minutes lectures, renowned experts from industry and academia will provide participants with the
basics of these fields and give detailed
insights into the latest trends.
The pre-conference tutorials include:
; ; Rheology: Gina Paroline, Anton Paar
; ; Easy-to-Clean Coatings: Marshall
Ming, Georgia Southern University
; ; Anticorrosive Coatings: Brian Skerry,
Sherwin Williams
; ; Water-borne High-Performance Coatings: Ivan Tyre, Alberdingk Boley and
Lori Boggs, BASF
; ; Radiation Curing: Jeffrey Klang,
Sartomer
; ; Polyurethanes: Mike Jeffries, Covestro
; ; Biocide Selection Process
for Coatings: Beth Ann Browne, Dow
; ; Functional Films: James Rawlins,
University of Southern Mississippi
; ; Titanium Dioxide: Michael Diebold,
DuPont
; ; Sustainable Coatings and Processes:
Jamil Baghdachi, Eastern Michigan
University
Get a head start to the American Coatings CONFERENCE with the pre-conference tutorials.
Best Paper Award
HIGHLIGHT OF THE AMERICAN COATINGS CONFERENCE
Kyle Price, University of
Minnesota, received the
American Coatings AWARD
2014 along with his co-researchers.
Image: Matt Alexandre
; As in previous years, the American Coatings AWARD will honor the most outstanding paper of the American Coatings CONFERENCE. The award will be presented
during the opening session of the conference on April 11, 2016. The winner, or winning team, will receive $2,500 in prize money and a commemorative sculpture for
their remarkable achievement.
2014 American Coatings AWARD for their
research on finding more sustainable
ways for latex particles to form films.
This could reduce the need for volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) as traditional coalescing aids. Kyle Price of the
University of Minnesota accepted the
prestigious award on behalf of the entire
research team.
A jury of experts, consisting of the
chairs of the conference sessions and
the American Coatings CONFERENCE Program Committee, will select the best paper. The award will be presented by the
American Coatings Association (ACA)
and Vincentz Network (VN).
In 2014, researchers from Arkema Inc.
and the University of Minnesota won the
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