Draft Programme (subject to change, abstracts will be linked to the title when available)
09:00 – Registration
09:25 – Welcome – Simon Gibbon / Colin Graves
Session 1 – Control of Transport Through Coatings – Chair Dr Flor Siperstein,The University of Manchester
09:30 – Dr Flor Siperstein, The University of Manchester – Context
09:40 – Professor Xiaorong Zhou, The University of Manchester – Characterisation to understand transport in coatings
10:00 – Dr Marina Santos, Domino Printing – Safety of food packaging: migration tests on printed inks
10:20 – Paolo Melgari, CPI – Formulatoin of barrier materials in flexible electronic devices
10:40 – Dr Noreen Thomas, Lougborough University – High aspect ratio barrier materials in coatings
11:00 – Flash Posters – 90 second poster presentations – Chair – Eugenio Bonetti, AkzoNobel / The University of Manchester
11:30 – Coffee + exhibition and posters
Session 2 – Smart Coatings – Chair Dr Josie Harries, Domino Printing
12:00 – Dr Josie Harries, Domino Printing – Context – Smart Coatings
12:10 – Dmitry G Shchukin, Stephenson Institute of Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool – Nanoencapsulation for Heat Storage
12:30 – Rory Back, NSG Pilkington – Advances in passive and active coatings technology for glass
12:50 – Dr. Marisa Phelan, Rapid Systems Platform, Henkel Ireland Operations and Research Ltd – Solutions for Smart Sensor Applications
13:10 – Exhibition Overview: Adaptive Instruments Ltd; Surface Measurement Systems
13:30 – Lunch + exhibition and posters
Session 3 – Sensing and Sensed Coatings – Chair Raul Monteiro Davalos, AkzoNobel / The University of Manchester
14:15 – Raul Monteiro Davalos, AkzoNobel / The University of Manchester – Context
14:25 – Simon Johnson, CPI – Flexible Electronics for Printed Sensor Systems
14:45 – Professor David Britton, PST Sensors – Printable Nanostructured Silicon for Temperature Sensing and Other Applications
15:05 – Michele Curioni, The University of Manchester – Novel approaches towards faster corrosion testing
15:25 – Coffee + Exhibition and Posters
Session 4 – Sustainability – Chair Chi Him Lo, AkzoNobel / The University of Manchester
15:45 – Chi Him Lo, AkzoNobel / The University of Manchester – Context – Sustainability
15:55 – Josie Harries, Domino Printing Sciences – Improving the environmental credentials of inkjet inks: using lifecycle assessment as an innovation tool
16:15 – Dr Phil Taylor – formerly AkzoNobel Decorative Paints – Life Cycle Assessment
16:35 – Dr Richard Parker, University of Cambridge – Cellulose based photonic films
16:55 – Close – Sustainable Improving Coatings – Dr Flor Siperstein, The University of Manchester
17:00 – Further networking and close
