| | 7:00 am - 8:00 am | Speaker's Breakfast (Salon 10) | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration (Campobello Room) | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Student Paper Judging (Atrium) | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Industry Trends in Markets, Technology, and Investments(Salon AB) Moderators: Clifford Lee and Luyi Sun | 8:15 am - 9:00 am | | 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Asian Polyolefin Market Trends and Strategic Moves Sungwoo Kwon, Senior Manager, Hanwha International | 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Break | 10:30 am - 11:00 am | Recent Trends in the North American Propylene and Polypropylene Market Anusha Kothandaraman, Director, Strategy, Braskem America | 11:00 am - 11:30 am | Creating Value Through Innovation: The LyondellBasell Approach Steve Davis, Business Development Manager for Licensing - Americas, LyondellBasell | 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | SSNC (SABIC SK NEXLENE COMPANY) and the Impact on the Polyethylene Industry Ethan Rafei, Chief Technology Officer, SABIC SK Nexlene Co | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch (Donatello Ballroom upstairs) |
| | | | 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Recent Advances in Catalysts(Salon A) Moderators: Fernando Cevallos-Candau and Aaron Rhee | Additives in Polyolefins(Salon B) Moderator: Thoi Ho | Modeling(Salon C) Moderator: Vassilios Galiatsatos | 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Scented Polyolefins from Ziegler-Natta Catalysts Dennis Malpass, Serenity Consulting | Impact of Elevated Temperatures on Surface Properties of Erucamide-Containing Polyethylene Films Rahul Sharma, Research Scientist, The Dow Chemical Company | Driving Innovation in Polyolefin Research with Modeling and Simulation Methods Nick Reynolds, Dassault Systèmes | 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Development of a Novel Solid MAO Activator for Olefin Polymerizations Eiichi Kaji, Tosoh-Finechem Co. | Recent Aspects of Polypropylene and Polyethylene Stabilization Jungdu Kim, Songwon Jungdu Kim, Technical Service Manager, Songwon | Polymer properties and molecular modeling Jarod Younker, Senior Research Chemist, ExxonMobil | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Advanced Ziegler-Natta Catalyst Tools to Empower Polypropylene Innovators Manu Rego, Polyolefins Products and Analytical Science R&D Leader , W.R. Grace | New Solutions for Polyolefin Stabilization: Advanced UV Stabilizer for Molding Applications and a UV/Thermal Stabilizer for Building and Construction Rob Lorenzini, TS&D Chemist , Solvay | Improving the Accuracy and Reliability of Models used to Predict Multilayer Film Properties Dan Ward, Technical Service and Application Development Specialist, NOVA Chemicals | 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Break | 3:30pm - 4:00 pm | Supported Metallocene Catalyst for Long Chain Branched Polypropylene Iku Kozai, Japan Polypropylene Corporation | The Ultimate in Slip and Stability for Polyolefin Applications Adam Maltby, Global Research and Technology Manager, Croda | Rheology and Flow Simulation Techniques for Extrusion Die Design Olivier Catherine, Cloeren Incorporated | 4:00 pm - 4:30pm | Advances in HDPE Technology for Large Diameter PE-100 Pipe Applications Cliff Mure, Product Technology Leader, Univation Technologies | Results-based Processing Stabilization: Why polymer stability is more than the sum of the antioxidants Niall Marshall, Everspring Middle east WLL | Simulation of Co-Rotating Fully Intermeshing Twin-Screw Compounding Extruders: Alternatives for Process Design Alex Utracki, Director of Process Technology, Coperion | 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Polyolefin Reaction Monitoring: Before, During, and After Eric Ziskend, LexMar Global | Model Studies on Phosphite Antioxidant Kinetics Hayder Zahalka, Addivant | Changeover time in a transfer line: numerical simulation and experimental validation Hyunwoo Kim, The Dow Chemical Company | 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm | | Performance Comparison of Mineral-filled Polyolefins Maziyar Bolourchi, Polymer Applications & Lab Manager, Imerys | | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Welcoming Reception--Sponsored by PMC (Donatello Ballroom) |
| | | | | 7:00 am - 8:00 am | Speaker's Breakfast (Salon 10) | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration (Campobello Room) | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Student Paper Judging (Atrium) | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | Recent Process Developments(Salon A) Moderators: Fernando Cevallos-Candau and Aaron Rhee | Polyolefin Additives(Salon B) Moderator: John Osby | Elastomers and Automotive Applications(Salon C) Moderator: Mark Jablonka | Innovations in Foams and Light-Weighting(Salon D) Moderator: Ana Paula de Azeredo | 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Product Range and the Competitive Positioning Of PE Production Technologies Ken Sinclair, Principal Consultant, EnerChemTek, Inc. | Strategies for the Stabilization of Thermoplastics Polyolefin TPO Roofing Membranes Marty Paisner, Vanderbilt Chemicals | A New Semi-Crystalline Styrenic Block Copolymer for Elastic Films, Fibers and Compounds John Flood, Kraton Polymers | Separating process steps leads to new foam extrusion machinery Frank van Lueck, AIXtrusion Consulting Frank van Lueck | 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Bimodal Borstar® PE Process & Catalyst Technology - the latest developments in the leading bimodal PE technology Franz Langhauser, Borelis Polyolefine GmbH | Stabilization Systems for Improved Discoloration Resistance for Color Critical Applications in Various Types of Polyolefins Rick King, Senior Technical Manager, BASF Corporation | Polypropylene Based Olefin Block Copolymers for Clear Cold Tough Applications Jihean Lee, Dow Chemical | Foam Performance of a New HMS-PP Marcelo Farah, Specialist Researcher, Braskem SA | 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Multifunctional Polypropylene Nanocomposites Zhanhu Guo, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee | Novel Plant-based Dialkyl Hydroxylamine Antioxidant Chris Chiu, Chitec Technology Co. ltd. | Polyolefin Dispersion for Making Skins for Automotive Interior Applications Amit Chaudhary, Research Scientist, The Dow Chemical Company | Development of High Thermal Insulation and Compressive Strength Polypropylene Foams Blown in Injection Molding with Mold Opening Chul Park, University of Toronto | 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Break | 10:30 am - 11:00 am | SMOLEFIN and SWILE - Paradigm Shift in Polyolefin R&D and Quality Michael Schneider, Sr VP BU Materials Science, Chemspeed | Talc as antiblocking in LLDPE: performance screening of different talc grades versus other mineral antiblocking Piergiovanni Ercoli Malacari, IMI Fabi Spa | Borealis’ Borstar® PP process and Fibremod™ technologies drive the unmatched success story of polypropylene in the automotive industry Maurits van Tol, Senior Vice President, Innovation & Technology, Borealis Polyolefine GmbH | A new introduction to Chemical Blowing Agents – A lean method for creating cellular structures in thermoplastic injection and extrusion molding Peter Schroeck, President and CEO, Reedy Chemical Foam | 11:00 am - 11:30 am | UHMWPE Update and Perspectives Alessandro Bernardi, Technology Development Manager , Braskem America, Inc | Strategies to reduce Bloom, Exudation, and Migration of Additives from Polyolefins Jacob Lance, Technical Manager of Polymer Additives, Dover Chemical | On-Line Compounding of TPO Blends for Large Part Thermoforming Applications Kurt Koppi, Applied Rheology and Die Design Technical Leader , Dow Chemical | Comparison of injection molded core layer and additive manufactured core layer for polymer sandwich panel Min-Young Lyu, Professor, Seoul National Univ. of Science & Technology | 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | | Biopolymer Compounds for Applications Requiring Marine Biodegradation Mustafa Coskun, Application and Development Engineer, Polymer Processing Tech llc. | Polypropylene Recovered from Shredded End-of-Life Durable Goods Brian Riise, MBA Polymers Inc. | A New Method to Modify PP for Improved Melt Strength Anthony Marozsan, Global Business Development Manager, Total | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch (Donatello Ballroom upstairs) |
| | | | | 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Compounding and Extrusion(Salon A) Moderator: Tony Neubauer | Polyolefin Additives(Salon B) Moderators: Rick King and Joe Fay | Advances in Polymer Analysis and Characterization(Salon C) Moderator: Willem deGroot | Polyolefins in Flexible Packaging(Salon D) Moderator: Judy Webb | 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Atypical Twin Screw Extrusion Compounding Systems for Polyolefins Charlie Martin, President, Leistritz | Polypropylene Nanocomposites Containing 0D, 1D, and 2D Nanoparticles Michael Mullins, Research Scientist, Texas A&M | Coherent Raman Study of a Homologous PE Blend under Strain Ying Jin, National Institute of Standards and Technology | Trends and Strategies for Consumer Flexible Packaging Thilo Henkes, Managing Director, L.E.K. Consulting | 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Latest technology innovation for counter rotating continuous mixer Yoshinori Kuroda, Kobe Steel, ltd. | Baeropol RST for Reduction of Phosphite in Polyolefins Robert Sherman, Technical Director, Baerlocher | Molecular Weight Deconvolution and Chemical Composition Analysis on Complex Polyolefin Mixture by High-Temperature GPC-IR Shuhui Kang, ExxonMobil Chemical Company | 7/9/11 layer blown film lines - Which are the most suitable applications? Thomas Bezigian, PLC Technologies Consulting Co. | 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Melt Pump Evolution – A new approach to design, manufacturing and application Ryan Emerick, Maag Pump Systems | Improved Output, Dispersion, Surface Characteristics and Physicals with Optimized Waxes Frank Neuber, Regional Segment Manager, Clariant | New Developments in Strain Hardening Modulus for Polyethylene Pressure Piping Applications Bryan Hauger, President, Bryan Hauger Consulting | AGILITY(TM) Performance LDPE in Blends Elevates Film Mechanicals and Extrusion Output to the Next Level Lori Kardos, Senior Research Scientist, Dow Chemical | 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | Break | 3:30 pm -4:00 pm | Twin Screw Extruder“ TEX” in a Wide Variety of New Processes Paul Martin, JSW | Novel Light Stabilizer for Automotive Interior Feng Zuo, BASF | A Systematic Study on Main Factors Affecting High-Temperature Thermal Gradient Interaction Chromatography Joao Soares, Professor, University of Alberta | INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins Cristina Serrat, Fellow, Dow Chemical | 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Supercritical Washing of Polymers within a Twin Screw Extruder Jacob Kohl, NFM Welding Engineers | A novel processing stabilizer with enhanced hydrolytic stability Hartmut Siebert, Clariant | Phase Transitions of Polyethylene by Two-Dimensional Correlation Raman Spectroscopy Ying Jin, National Institute of Standards and Technology | IPL Skinnypack Technology Rodrick Levesque, Barrier Technologies Specialist, IPL Inc. | 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Changeover time for single and twin-screw extruders Christopher Thurber, Senior Engineer, The Dow Chemical Company | Superior weathering solution for PO based automotive parts using Advanced Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers Takahiro Horikoshi, Adeka | Improving PENT Notching Precision Paul OConnell, Dow Chemical | Overview and Advances in the Annular Nanolayer Blown Film Process Patrick Thomas, PRThomasTechnologies, LLC | 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm | | | Managing Global Migration of Instruments for Color Analysis and Minimizing Negative Impacts with a Data-Based, Targeted Approach Casey McAlpin, Research Scientist and Analytical Specialist, Dow Chemical | |
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