Wednesday, March 29, 2023 — AM

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 — Morning

Go To …

This year we are offering a program based on four themes. Each theme has several sessions per day. Themes are designated by the following colors:

Advances in Materials and Characterization

Sustainability

Polymer Processing and Equipment

Digitalization and Additive Manufacturing Sponsored by

Themes

Advances in Materials and Characterization I

Advances in Materials and Characterization II

Advances in Materials and Characterization III

Digitization and Additive Manufacturing Sponsored by

Dr. Shaw Symposium

All Times are in Mountain Daylight Savings Time.

Session
Tracks

Moderators

Foams and Thermoplastic Elastomers

Santosh Bawiskar

Automotive and Sustainable Transportation

Alper Kiziltas

Medical plastics

Kumin Yang

Additive Manufacturing/ 3D Printing I

Robert Grace

Dr. Shaw's Symposium

Luyi Sun

08:00 AM

Capillary Foams: Opportunities for New Composite Materials

Sven Behrens, Ph.D.
Managing Scientist
Exponent

Room:
Denver 1-3

Foams and
Thermoplastic
Elastomers

Novel Polyamide Solutions to Dampen Structural Vibration

Bradley Sparks, Ph.D.
Development Manager
Ascend Performance Materials

Room:
Denver 4-6

Automotive and
Sustainable
Transportation

Leveraging the Chemistry and Properties of Polycarbonate to Achieve Maximum Productivity, Lower Energy Consumption, Reduce Waste and Lower Carbon Footprint

Joshua Wagner
Design and Processing Engineer
Covestro

Room:
Colorado G-J

Medical Plastics

Strategic Cost and Sustainability Analyses of Injection Molding and Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing

David Kazmer, Ph.D.
Professor
UMass Lowell Sponsored by

Room:
Penrose 1

Additive
Manufacturing/
3D Printing I

Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Nanoconfined Polymerizations

Sindee Simon, Ph.D.
Professor
North Carolina State University

Room:
Penrose 2

Dr. Shaw's
Symposium

08:30 AM

Micro/Nano-layer Structured Foams With Tunable Foam Morphology and Properties

Patrick Lee, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Toronto

Room:
Denver 1-3

Foams and
Thermoplastic
Elastomers

Extrusion and Thermoforming of Flame Retardant, Halogen-Free, Glass-Filled Thermoplastic Composite Material for EV Battery Pack Applications

Anil Tiwari
Lead Scientist
SABIC Research and Technology Pvt Ltd

Carlos Pereira
Chief Scientist, Automotive Technology
SABIC Research and Technology Pvt Ltd

Room:
Denver 4-6

Automotive and
Sustainable
Transportation

Formulary and Thermo-Chemical Property & Behavior of a Medical-Grade, UV-Curable Epoxy Adhesive

Xiaoping Guo, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Research Fellow
Abbott Laboratories

Room:
Colorado G-J

Medical Plastics

Characterization of Polyaryletherketone (PAEK) Filaments and Printed Parts Produced by Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing

Benjamin Streifel, Ph.D
Managing Scientist
Exponent Sponsored by

Room:
Penrose 1

Additive
Manufacturing/
3D Printing I

The Deep Glassy State: Evidence Challenging the Importance of the Kauzmann Paradox to Glass Formation

Gregory Mckenna
Professor
North Carolina State University

Room:
Penrose 2

Dr. Shaw's
Symposium

09:00 AM

Smart Foams Generated via Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

John Daguerre-Bradford
Graduate Student
UMass Amherst PSE

Room:
Denver 1-3

Foams and
Thermoplastic
Elastomers

BlowView Simulation Tools for Design and Optimization of Thermoplastic Liner in Hyperbaric On-Board Hydrogen Storage Tanks for Mobility

Zohir Benrabah, Ph.D.
Senior Research Officer
National Research Council Canada ATS

Room:
Denver 4-6

Automotive and
Sustainable
Transportation

Multicomponent Injection Molding With Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) and Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) for Medical Device Applications

Mohammad Ali Nikousaleh
Scientific Assistant
University of Kassel

Ralf-Urs Giesen, Ph.D.
Managing Director
University of Kassel

Room:
Colorado G-J

Medical Plastics

Effects of Fused Filament Fabrication Processing Parameters on Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Energy Harvester

Ayatullah Elsayed
Graduate Student
York University Sponsored by

SPEAKER UNABLE TO ATTEND

Room:
Penrose 1

Additive
Manufacturing/
3D Printing I

Isothermal Shape Change of Polymeric Materials by Enzymatic and Cellular Triggers

Patrick Mather, Ph.D.
Professor
Penn State University

Room:
Penrose 2

Dr. Shaw's
Symposium

09:30 AM

Coffee Break

10:00 AM

In-Situ Rubber Nanofibrillation of Compatibilized High-Density Polyethylene/Thermoplastic Polyester Ether Elastomer With Superior Melt Strength and Foamability

Chul Park, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
University of Toronto

Room:
Denver 1-3

Foams and
Thermoplastic
Elastomers

Recycling of Airbag Wastes

Sinja Pagel
Research Associate
IKT - University of Stuttgart

Room:
Denver 4-6

Automotive and
Sustainable
Transportation

Justification of a Molten Polymer Process Change to a Legally Marketed Medical Device via Comparative Statistical Analysis of Thermal Stabilities of Material

Xiaoping Guo, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Research Fellow
Abbott Laboratories

Room:
Colorado G-J

Medical Plastics

Simultaneous Processing of Thermosets and Thermoplastics in Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Polymer Parts

Robert Setter
Research Associate
Technical University of Munich Sponsored by

Room:
Penrose 1

Additive
Manufacturing/
3D Printing I

Cascading Crystallization in Mixed Polyolefins: Implications for Mechanical Recycling

Kalman Migler, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
NIST

Room:
Penrose 2

Dr. Shaw's
Symposium

10:30 AM

Novel Approach to Improve the Performance of TPV via Self-Nano Reinforced Network Structure

Guralp Ozkoc, Ph.D.
Professor
Xplore Instruments

Room:
Denver 1-3

Foams and
Thermoplastic
Elastomers

Recycling of Polyvinyl Butyral From Automotive Windshield

Manoj Nerkar, Ph.D.
Global Application Technology Leader
Dow Chemical Company

Room:
Denver 4-6

Automotive and
Sustainable
Transportation

Effects of Ionizing Irradiation on Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Medical Devices

Md Kamrul Hasan, Ph.D.
Post Doc Research Associate
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Room:
Colorado G-J

Medical Plastics

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Investigation of the Flow Behavior in Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing

Julian Kattinger
Research Assistant
IKT - University of Stuttgart Sponsored by

Room:
Penrose 1

Additive
Manufacturing/
3D Printing I

Time, Temperature & Applied Rheology in Wire & Cable

Scott Wasserman
R&D Technology Leader
Dow

Room:
Penrose 2

Dr. Shaw's
Symposium

11:00 AM

Generation of Tough, Stiff Polycarbonate Nanocomposites Through the In-Situ Nanofibrillation of Rubber Network

Hamidreza Akrami
Graduate Student
University of Toronto

Room:
Denver 1-3

Foams and
Thermoplastic
Elastomers

Changes of Plastics Used in EVs Compared to ICVs & Why

Ashok Adur, Ph.D.
Consultant
Everest International Consulting, LLC

Room:
Denver 4-6

Automotive and
Sustainable
Transportation

A Comparison for Micro Applications: 3D Printed Parts, Parts Molded From 3D Printed Molds, and Parts Molded From Traditional Molds

Donna Bibber
CEO
Isometric Micro Molding, Inc.

Room:
Colorado G-J

Medical Plastics

Dry Stereolithography

Manilal Savla
ex-President
Savla Associates Sponsored by

Room:
Penrose 1

Additive
Manufacturing/
3D Printing I

Melt Rupture of Bimodal Molecular Weight Polyethylene in Simple Shear With Slip

Paula Wood-Adams, Ph.D.
Professor
Concordia University

Room:
Penrose 2

Dr. Shaw's
Symposium