Programme (click on title to access abstracts, presentations and recordings)

Welcome – Introduction to FFFC4. Introduction to RSC-FST and RSC-SCIG – Helen Ryder/Simon Gibbon and Stuart Clarke/Laura Merritt

Session 1: Chairs – Professor Stuart Clarke and Dr Laura Merritt – RSC-SCIG

Peter Collins, Peter Collins Coatings Consultancy Ltd – Paint Formulation

Professor Steven Abbott, Steven Abbott TCNF Ltd – Using apps to bridge the gap between surfaces and coating formulations

Dr Beatriz Mingo, The University of Manchester – Smart ceramic coatings for corrosion protection 

Poster session – Chair Professor Simon Gibbon – RSC-FST

Session 2: Chair – Professor Flor Siperstein – RSC-FST

Professor Allan Matthews, The University of Manchester – EPSRC NetworkPlus in Digitalised Surface Manufacturing

Dr Saurav Goel, London South Bank University – Recent advances in simulation driven nanoscale manufacturing research

Dr Charlie Wand, The University of Manchester – Diffusion in Coatings

Session 3: Chair – Dr Helen Ryder – RSC-FST

Dr ACC (Catarina) Esteves, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands – Block copolymers distribution in coating formulations and drying films

Dr Alistair Little, SBZ Corporation – Formulating a non-stick coating from initial concept to production

Panel discussion – Chair Professor Simon Gibbon – RSC-FST