ASC Fall Convention Final Program

Welcome to the 2012 Fall Convention & EXPO. We appreciate your support and encourage you to get involved in all of this years’ program.

ASC Board of Directors Chair

Glenn E. Frommer

President ADCO Products, Inc. Treasurer

C. Russell Thompson

President & CEO Evans Adhesive Corporation, Ltd.

Business Unit Director – Adhesives Arizona Chemical Company President & CEO DAP Inc.

Steven J. Meenan

Directors

Senior Vice President Franklin International

Lawrence T. Owen

Michael R. Barch, Jr.

Lex A. Reynolds

Account Manager Clifton Adhesive, Inc.

President The Reynolds Company

Christine A. Bryant

Mark C. Schneider

Vice President, Regional Key Accounts, Distribution Sales & Marketing Bayer MaterialScience, LLC

President Albion Engineering Company

Philip I. Byers

Vice President & General Manager Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC

Business Director Eastman Chemical Company

Gary M. Delzell

Director, Supply Management Bostik, Inc.

Stephen Harms

Senior Vice President of Business Development Management Sika Corporation

Traci Jensen

Vice President, NA Adhesives H.B. Fuller

Andrew Johnston

Director, Business Development & Strategy Ashland Performance Materials

Mark A. Siebert

Theodore O. Stolz

Technology Director ITW Performance Polymers & Fluids

Christopher O. Urheim

Senior Manager, Meetings & Tradeshows

Jessica Carter

Online Communications Manager

Mark Collatz

Director, Government Relations

Matt Croson President

Education Track – Monday Business Development & Market Trends (1:00 to 4:15 p.m.)

Attendee T-Shirts & Notepads

Education Track – Monday New Technology & Innovation/Application (9:15 a.m. to Noon)

Education Track – Monday Business Development & Market Trends (9:15 a.m. to Noon)

iPad for EXPO raffle – booth 401

Nook Tablets for EXPO raffle – booth 409

EXPO Road Map – booth 318

Education Track – Tuesday New Technology & Innovation/Application (2:15 to 4:15 p.m.)

Education Track – Tuesday Technical & Government Relations (2:45 to 4:30 p.m.)

Attendee Tote Bags Tuesday Closing Reception Coffee Lounges & Kindle Fire for EXPO raffle – booths 309 & 311

North American Marketing Director Dow Chemical Company

Charles R. Williams, Jr.

Principal Scientist Avery Dennison Performance Polymers

Education Track – Monday Technical & Government Relations (9:15 a.m. to Noon)

Education Track – Monday Technical & Government Relations (1:00 to 4:00 p.m.)

Matthew E. Croson,

Ex-Officio Member President The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc.

Monday Opening General Session Breakfast

Hotel Keycards Education Track – Monday Business Development & Market Trends (1:00 to 4:00 p.m.)

ASC Onsite Staff Malinda Armstrong

Education Track – Tuesday Business Development & Market Trends (9:15 a.m. to Noon)

John J. McLaughlin

James J. Owens

President & CEO H.B. Fuller Company

2012 Fall Convention Sponsors

Kenneth Lauffer

Business Unit Director 3M Industrial Adhesives & Tapes Division

Past Chair

ASC would like to recognize the generous support of our sponsors!

As you interact with them throughout the event, please personally thank them for their continued support of ASC and the industry.

Wireless In-Room Internet Convention Marketing

Education Track – Tuesday End User (2:45 to 4:15 p.m.)

Steve Duren

Senior Director, Member Services

Nick Mancusi

Education Program Manager

Luggage Tags

Education Track – Tuesday Technical & Government Relations (9:15 a.m. to Noon)

Final Program

Lanyards, Hotel Room Drop, & Convention Promotional E-mails

Michael Socha

KDG Advertising & Marketing

Kate Zando

Director, Finance & Administration

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Daily Program

Final Program Contents:

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Caulks & Sealant Short Course

ASC Board of Directors and Onsite Staff................................... 1 ASC’s Sponsors........................................................................... 2 General Convention Information............................................... 3 Daily Program and Newest Members....................................4-21 Speaker Biographies.............................................................22-33 Schedule at a Glance............................................................34-38

(registrants only)

Bluegrass I-II, Second Floor

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Golf Outing

Registration/Information Hours Salon Foyer, First Floor Sunday, October 21 Monday, October 22 Tuesday, October 23

Fuzzy Zoeller’s Covered Bridge Golf Club

7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

6:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

6:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

(pre-registered golfers only)

Please arrive at the course by 7:30 a.m.

Tee time is 8:00 a.m. Golfers are responsible for their own transportation to and from the course.

Speaker Ready Room Place, First Floor

AVPG is the audio visual needs provider. Speakers may prepare for and/or make changes to their presentations in the Speaker Ready Room. Check with the ASC staff at the Registration Desk if audio/ visual technicians are unavailable to assist you.

Noon – 5:00 p.m.

ASC Board of Directors Meeting

Coffee Lounges

Salon F, First Floor

Salon Foyer E, First Floor

5:30 – 6:00 p.m.

First-time Attendees & New Members Reception

sponsored by: Monday, October 22, and Tuesday, October 23 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

(invitation only)

Salon G, First Floor

Speaker Presentations Online

*

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception

In keeping with the ASC’s continuing efforts to make our events more environmentally friendly, hard copies of presentations will not be available. Speaker presentations will be made available to all Full Paid attendees on the ASC website following the convention. *Not all presenters have authorized ASC to publish their presentations.

Thanks to the following Membership Committee Volunteers for another outstanding Program: Mike Barch – Clifton Adhesive, Inc. Eric Bartholomew – Avery Dennison Performance Polymers Deb Bhattacharjee – Dow Chemical Company Shamsi Gravel – Emerald Kalama Chemical Larry Saidman – Nordson Corporation Paul Shessler – Schaetti America, Inc. Steve Duren & Malinda Armstrong – ASC Staff Advisors 3 2012 Fall Convention and EXPO Final Program

Salon E, First Floor

Please Welcome Our Newest Members* • Epmar (manufacturer) • Henkel Corporation (manufacturer)

• Novomer (supplier) • Magnum Venus Plastech (supplier)

• PROSOCO (manufacturer) • QingDao Higree Chemical Co., Ltd (affiliate supplier) • Red Devil, Inc. (manufacturer) *as of September 8, 2012

• Risun Polymer Company, Ltd. (affiliate supplier) • Rosin Chemical (supplier) • SCA Schuker (equipment supplier)

• Selena USA, Inc. (manufacturer)

• W.F. Taylor Co., Inc. (manufacturer)

• Worthen (manufacturer)

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Daily Program

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

BREAK

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

EMERALD KALAMA CHEMICAL OPENING GENERAL SESSION BREAKFAST & KEYNOTE

10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Market Drivers Impacting Brazil: An in Depth Look at Market Dynamics over the Next Five Years

Salon E, First Floor Economic Outlook 2012

Scott Detiveaux, Senior Consultant, Orr & Boss Inc.

Martin Regalia, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Dr. Regalia’s presentation will cover various sectors from unemployment, the housing market, inflation, interest rates, and investment to gross domestic product (GDP), personal consumption, the current debt/deficit crisis, and even how we compare to previous recesSponsored by: sions. Attendees can expect to receive updates on where the U.S. economy currently stands as well as insight as to what to expect in the future, and how Learn more at www.emeraldmaterials.com it will affect businesses.

7:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Caulks & Sealants Short Course (registrants only)

Bluegrass I-II, Second Floor

Morning Education Sessions 9:15 a.m. - Noon Education Track 1: Business Development and Market Trends

International Markets Focus Salon F, First Floor

Sponsored by:

9:15 to 10:00 a.m.

A Global Overview of the Adhesive and Sealant Industry with a Focus on the “BRICS” Alliance David Nick, President/CEO, DPNA International, Inc. The presentation will begin with a review of the global adhesive and sealant industry from 2011 including comments on the outlook for the next two years through 2013. The world is described by three primary regions: the Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia-Pacific.

Special attention will be given to the growth of the BRICS Alliance (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and its real or projected effect on this industry both within the alliance and outside among the developing nations it is assisting.

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Over the past decade the economy of Brazil has grown significantly. The country is now the seventh largest economy in the world. Over the next five years, Brazil is forecast to continue to be one of the world’s fastest growing economies. This presentation will examine the fundamental drivers that are propelling this economy forward and how they will likely affect the demand for adhesives and sealants in the future.

11:15 a.m. to Noon

India and the “BRICS” Alliance Suprotik Das, Managing Director, Nordson India Pvt. Ltd. presented by Larry Saidman, Chief Technologist, Nordson Corporation This session will cover India and its relationship to the developing BRICS economies, with a focus on India’s own macroeconomic landscape. Within this context, adhesive and sealant driving forces and the importance of nonlinearity and innovation will be discussed.

The mission of The Adhesive and Sealant Association (TASA) of India will be introduced.

Education Track 2: Technical and Government Regulations

Trends in Green Certification & LEED v4 Sponsored by: Salon C-D, First Floor

9:15 to 10:00 a.m.

An Overview of GreenScreen™ and Its Use in Certification Programs Lauren Heine, Consulting Co-Director Clean Production Action, Clean Production Action The GreenScreen™ is a method for comparative chemical hazard assessment that is currently used by a growing number of manufacturers of products ranging from chemicals and polymeric materials to electronics, apparel and footwear. It is used in product development and materials selection and is applicable to certification programs. This session will provide an overview of the GreenScreen method, the GreenScreen program and examples of new developments in how the GreenScreen is being used including certifications and claims.

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Daily Program

9:15 to 10:00 a.m.

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

BREAK

Open Innovation at Bayer MaterialScience

10:30 to 11:00 a.m.

The Role of Sealants in Green Buildings and LEED Saulo Rozendo, Building Codes and Regulations Manager, Dow Corning Corporation The objective of this presentation is to examine the requirements for sealants in recent green building standards, codes and rating systems. In particular with LEED, presented as the minimum that building owners and operators can do in response to a new audience: tenants with environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) goals, households with a system of values that pay importance to sustainability, and a new segment of our society that prefer to work, live and study in buildings that are designed for productivity, improved health, and lower carbon footprint.

11:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Dr. James Thompson-Colón, Head of Innovation, Bayer MaterialScience LLC Dr. Sharon Feng, Vice President, Business Development, Bayer MaterialScience LLC In this presentation we, Bayer MaterialScience, will describe some of the practical insights we have learned as we implemented open innovation concept into one division, the Coatings, Adhesives, and Specialties, of one region, NAFTA.

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

BREAK 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

Navigating the R&E Tax Credit Stephen George, Senior Engineer, Mueller Prost PC

A Specifiers Perspective on LEED v4 LEEDv4 is proposing new credit areas that have been brought forward through a number of pilot credits. These credits include Chemical Disclosure, Environment Product Declarations and Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment, to name a few. This session will review the pilot credits and discuss how these will relate to project specifications and related product specifications.

Adhesives and Sealants manufacturers are prime candidates to claim the Research & Experimentation Tax Credit, which rewards companies that invest resources in innovation and improvements. Whether you are formulating new products, improving the manufacturing process, testing materials, or creating process designs, your research costs may be offset by federal (and possibly state) tax credits. Steve George, PE, CEM will provide an overview of the R&E Tax Credit and the potential value to your company’s bottom line. He will cover qualified (and non-qualified) research activities and expenditures, discuss recent developments and describe types of documentation required to claim the credit.

11:30 a.m. to Noon

11:15 a.m. to Noon

Paul Bertram, Director, Environment and Sustainability, Kingspan Insulated Panels, Inc.

The Impact on Manufacturers of LEED™ 2012 Michael Schmeida, Divisional Sustainability Manager, Tremco Incorporated Since the creation of USGBC’s first LEED system in the late 1990’s, LEED has grown to have significant impacts on how buildings are designed and built on all six occupied continents. It has been the primary mechanism for the introduction of terms and information on topics such as regional materials and recycled content into our industry vernacular.

It has also led to market adoption of VOC regulations only seen in select geographies and greater chemical information such as emissions data.

LEED™ 2012 is going to the next level of these concepts, requiring more of manufacturers of adhesives and sealants as well as of our supply chain.

We will highlight the areas of greatest concern to the adhesives and sealants industry and discuss what this may mean for organizations as this now mainstream design system makes significant changes.

New HSBC Technology for Modification of Amorphous Polyolefins - Cost Effective and More Sustainable Alternatives for Hygiene Hot Melt Adhesives Donn DuBois, Senior Research Chemist, Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC New, high melt flow HSBC structures have been developed that are compatible with amorphous polyolefins. In addition, formulations can be prepared that are significantly lower in hydrocarbon resin which helps drive sustainability for this type of application. From a physical property perspective, compounds based on HSBC/APO blends have better elastic recovery; low melt viscosity, excellent melt stability and a cost structure that is competitive with SIS and SBS based adhesives. These types of adhesives function as well as both elastic attachment adhesives and construction adhesives.

Education Track 3:

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

Innovation & Commercialization

Meet with a colleague or take time to get some fresh air and explore Main Street-Louisville. You can also grab lunch at BLU Italian Grille, Champion’s Sports Bar and Grill, or Starbucks—located in the hotel.

New Technology and Application

Salon A-B, First Floor

Sponsored by:

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

CEO LUNCH (invitation only)

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Daily Program

Afternoon Education Sessions 1:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Education Track 1: Business Development and Market Trends

Raw Material Development & Pricing Sponsored by: Salon F, First Floor

1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

An Industry Update on Ethylene, Propylene and Butadiene William Lemos, Senior Editor, ICIS Chemical Business The U.S. olefins industry has experienced a significant change in the past four years, as abundant shale gas resources have triggered a wave of new cracker and expansion projects. While the shale revolution will result in increased ethylene output, it could also lead to tightness for propylene and butadiene, as U.S. reliance on ethane as a feedstock is bound to increase in the coming years.

2:00 to 2:45 p.m.

Driving Profit Improvement in Chemicals through Price Management & Optimization Alex Hoff, Senior Business Consultant, Vendavo Managing your profit margins in chemicals is increasingly challenging due to volatile and uncertain market conditions. Yet while most companies focus on reducing costs and improving productivity, leading companies are also focusing on price and its related levers. This session will focus on best practices being utilized by chemicals companies in: Setting Intelligent Pricing Guidance, Pricing with Volatile Raw Materials, and Improving Cost-to-Serve Recovery.

Education Track 2: Technical and Government Regulations

Government Relations Salon C-D, First Floor

1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan: Activities of Interest to the Adhesive and Sealant Sectors Mary Ellen Perkin, Manager, Consumer and Cleaning Products, Environment Canada This presentation will provide an overview of activities underway under Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan of interest to the adhesive and sealant sectors. Under this plan, the Government of Canada plans to assess and manage, where appropriate, the potential health and ecological risks associated with groupings of substances including methylenediphenyl diisocyanates and diamines (MDI/MDA), phthalates, substituted diphenylamines, etc. Up-to-date information will be provided on opportunities for engagement, mandatory data gathering activities and status of the various groupings.

1:45 to 2:30 p.m.

Protecting Your Confidential Business Information While Complying with REACH A.J. Guikema, REACH Management Consultant, Tetra Tech The EU’s REACH regulation requires disclosure of a variety of sensitive information including chemical compositions, export volumes and identity of suppliers and customers. How can a company that exports to the EU comply with the information requirements of REACH and maintain confidentiality for its trade secrets? This presentation will discuss proper treatment of proprietary data within the boundaries of the law and share some industry best practices for preserving confidential business information.

2:45 to 3:00 p.m.

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2:30 to 2:45 p.m.

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3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

2:45 to 3:30 p.m.

Managing Risks in Volatile Raw Material Markets Jeff Shulman, Partner, McKinsey & Company Chris Musso, Partner, McKinsey & Company Price volatility and supply disruptions have a significant impact on the bottom line of virtually all chemical companies, and most have yet to start their journey toward best practice. In fact, many organizations work in functional silos, which can serve to amplify the risks rather than reduce them. While there are no silver bullets, a portfolio of cross-functional strategies, supported by rigorous analytics, can help companies stabilize and maximize their margins. In addition, policy guidelines must be centrally set with executive team backing and alignment, and training and performance management needs to be updated to support the new approaches.

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TSCA Modernization: EPA’s Regulatory Action in Lieu of Legislation Christina Franz, Senior Director, Regulatory & Technical Affairs, American Chemistry Council (ACC) Federal legislative reform of TSCA stalled in Congress this session, but EPA nevertheless found ways to use its regulatory authority in spite of agency claims that TSCA is not an adequate to protect the public from chemical risks. This presentation will discuss some novel steps EPA has taken recently to regulate and manage chemicals in commerce today.

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Daily Program

3:30 to 4:00 p.m.

2:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Philip Moffat, Managing Member, Verdant Law, PLLC

David Vanaken, Versatics Technical Service Manager Americas, Momentive Specialty Chemicals

California’s Green Chemistry Initiative – A Legal Perspective Mr. Moffat will discuss California’s efforts to use regulation to drive “green” innovation in the chemicals and consumer products industries.

His presentation, “California’s Green Chemistry Initiative – A Legal Perspective,” will cover the history of the state’s vaunted initiative, the challenges of implementing it into regulations, the current status of the regulations, as well as the projected legal and other impacts of the regulations to businesses in California, the United States, and abroad. To ensure all participants have a basic understanding of the regulations, Mr. Moffat also will review the regulatory framework and its basic requirements, as well as discuss how compliance with California’s requirements might trigger obligations under other regulatory programs such as TSCA and OSHA HazCom.

Education Track 3:

This presentation will first introduce acrylic latices modified by soft and highly hydrophobic vinyl ester monomer. Due to their unique nature, these vinyl esters allow to significantly improve the adhesion/cohesion balance and the water resistance of the PSA. The second part of this presentation will also introduce a new class of PSA materials. The design of a straight vinyl ester PSA’s with outstanding adhesion to polyolefins and very high cohesive strength has been possible thanks to the very soft nature of some hydrophobic vinyl esters.

2:30 to 2:45 p.m.

BREAK 2:45 to 3:15 p.m.

New Technology and Application

Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Salon A-B, First Floor

New Waterborne PSA’s based on Soft and Hydrophobic Vinyl Esters

Sponsored by:

1:00 to 1:30 p.m.

Transposable Adhesives: Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesives with Reactive Components Kyle Heimbach, R&D Chemist, Avery Dennison Performance Polymers This presentation provides a fundamental characterization of PSAs via viscoelastic properties. In addition, routes to acrylic PSA systems that transpose from one set of properties once applied to another set of properties with supporting examples will be discussed. The examples will focus on specific applications where high strength adhesives are needed to withstand harsh environments that standard PSAs cannot.

1:30 to 2:00 p.m.

Displays and Flexible Electronics: Emerging Markets for Advanced PSAs Dr. Graeme Roan, Business Development Manager, Henkel Corporation This presentation will discuss some of the market directions and opportunities within displays and electronics, as well as exploring some of the technical innovations and differentiated PSAs being used at Henkel to improve efficiency in the existing TFT display industry, and helping to make these future devices a reality.

AROCURE™ UV Curable Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Dr. Zhaohui Sun, Technical Group Leader-UV PSA, Ashland Performance Materials This presentation will discuss AROCURE™ UV curable hot melt PSA. AROCURE™ UV PSA is 100% solids acrylic polymer with UV curable functionality. The adhesive can be applied on a conventional hot melt coater at a relatively lower temperature range than traditional hot melts. Good surface and through cure have been obtained at coat weights up to 10 mil (250 microns). AROCURE™ UV curable hot melt PSAs can be considered as an alternative to solution PSAs for industrial tapes applications.

3:15 to 3:45 p.m.

UV Curing Possibilities with EVM Polymers Daryl Meyer, Technical Manager, LANXESS Corporation This presentation will provide a basis of understanding the optical properties of EVM, including the refractive index and vinyl acetate content and the effect of crystallinity are reviewed. Three avenues of EVM formulation for UV curing are explored: UV curing of non-filled EVM for lamination, encapsulation, and bonding of transparent composites; UV curing of filled EVM compounds and the importance of matching refractive index, particle size considerations, etc.; and the UV curing of nano-filled EVM, which has the added benefit of flame retardant properties. Potential applications of this technology in the adhesive and sealants industry are also provided.

3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

Self-assembling Acrylic Block Copolymers for Enhanced Adhesives Properties Dr. Mickael Havel, New Technologies Development Manager, Arkema Inc. This presentation will give an overview of these new structures, with some examples of physical and chemical properties, and illustration of their application in adhesives.

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Daily Program

4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

ASC EXPO and reception

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST & KEYNOTE

Marriott Ballroom 5-6, Second Floor

Salon E, First Floor Annual Membership Breakfast

The ASC EXPO is an exclusive opportunity to interact one-on-one with colleagues, exchange information on the latest developments in the industry, win some of the terrific prizes in the EXPO raffle and mingle during the reception, which begins at 6:00 p.m. For a complete list of exhibitors, see the 2012 Fall EXPO Guide or the EXPO Road Map (quick reference).

Glenn Frommer, ADCO Products, Inc. & Rusty Thompson, Evans Adhesive Corporation, Ltd.

EXPO Raffle Prize Sponsors:

Tim Brooke, Vice President, ASTM International – Certification, Training & Proficiency Testing

Kindle Fire Booths 309 & 311

Apple iPad Booth 401 Nook Tablet Booth 409

Join Chairman Glenn Frommer and Treasurer Rusty Thompson as they update members on the many ways the Council is driving value via adhesives. org, Training Academy, expanded Government Relations and Advanced Technology Program Track. They will also recognize volunteer leadership and introduce new board members and committee participants.

ASTM International: Providing Industry Solutions ASTM International has partnered with industry experts to develop standards for the adhesive and sealant industry. But the key question is how you apply them. ASTM has developed training solutions to meet this need by offering instructor lead training, e-learning modules, and standards with embedded videos. These tools are designed to assist companies with training new employees, provide a reference for the laboratory, and meet personnel certification requirements. The building industry is being pushed to develop and create environmental product declarations. What is the best approach to meet these new expectations? Learn what ASTM, as a member driven organization, is doing to assist industry in addressing this new area.

Morning Education Sessions 9:15 a.m. - Noon Education Track 1: Business Development and Market Trends

Air Barriers & Sealant Technologies in Building & Construction Salon F, First Floor

Sponsored by:

9:15 to 10:00 a.m.

The Next Big Thing?

Dr. Joseph Lstiburek, Principal, Building Science Corporation We now have low density spray foams, high density spray foams, trowelled on air barriers, spray applied vapor retarders, gypsum sheathings that are faced and unfazed, tapes and sealants that are both happy and unhappy in cold weather and hot weather. With all of this new stuff we still have fluffy stuff in steel stud cavities and tar paper. What is going on?

What is working? What are some game changers? What is coming?

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Tuesday – Daily Program 10:00 to 10:15 a.m.

BREAK

9:15 to 10:00 a.m.

Advances in the Science of Adhesion - Hybrid Adhesives with Improved Adhesion and Increased Temperature Resistance

10:15 to 11:00 a.m.

Building Enclosure Research of Potential Importance to the Sealant Industry Daniel Huff, Independent Researcher Pierre Gallant, Principal, Vice-President, Morrison Hershfield ASHRAE commissioned 1365-RP provides a stunning new look at the building enclosure thermal bridging phenomenon, which has led to energy reduction opportunities not fully recognized until now. Newly published ASTM C 1736-11 provides a mechanism to ensure 100% joint-seal continuity with relative ease at low cost; a research protocol designed to quantify energy waste as air leakage through joint-seals has been produced. Research studies that provide leadership in design and practice can contain positive implications for the built environment - and the sealant industry - in the current climate of change and opportunity. The goal of this presentation is to connect sealant producers to leading edge research that may impact strategic planning.

11:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Silicone and Hybrid Sealants: Complementary Technology Platforms Thomas Kauffman, Director, Product Development and Quality, Pecora Corporation Hybrid adhesive and sealant technology offers performance attributes which, due to a different polymer backbone chemistry and yet similar reactive functionality, complement silicones. Several noteworthy benefits such as paint-ability and enhanced adhesion to certain substrates make it a valuable tool to draw upon for many adhesive and sealant applications.

This technology platform has several different forms and hence different performance levels contributing to the formulating and end use options.

This presentation will highlight the chemistries, features and benefits of both silicone and hybrid technologies.

11:30 a.m. to Noon

Creating a Durable Airtight Seal between Air & Vapor Barriers and Adjacent Substrates Andrea Wagner, Application Engineer, Dow Corning Corporation This presentation will outline the important sealant properties one should consider when selecting a traditional sealant for the seal between air barriers and adjacent substrates. The discussion will include considerations that must be made to ensure a long-term, durable seal against often difficult to adhere to substrates. Data for each of these properties will be presented, including those for the newly released Dow CorningÂŽ 758 Silicone Weather Barrier Sealant as well as other sealants commonly used in this application.

Education Track 2: Technical and Government Regulations

Formulation & Technical Salon C-D, First Floor

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Dr. Jay Johnston, Senior Scientist, Bayer MaterialScience LLC This presentation will compare the preparation of model epoxy adhesives with and without blocked polyurethane prepolymer. Cure rates and green strengths of the model adhesive formulations were measured. Improvements in adhesion were demonstrated on many substrates. Increases in the upper use temperatures of the adhesives (softening points) were recorded. Commercial epoxy adhesives were also purchased and blocked polyurethane prepolymer was grafted onto the epoxy backbone. Lap shear adhesion values and upper use temperatures (softening points) increased on addition of blocked polyurethane prepolymer.

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

New Propylene-based Elastomers for Hot Melt Adhesive (HMA) Applications James Coffey, Chemical Engineer, ExxonMobil Chemical Company This presentation will discuss VistamaxxTM 8816 propylene-based elastomer excellent performance in packaging adhesives at >90 wt% polymer loading, minimizing the dependence on tackifiers and waxes. It enables higher mileage and broader service temperature range than metallocene based PE formulations and exhibits excellent setting behavior and adhesion.

10:30 to 11:00 a.m.

Low Viscosity Hybrid Resins Vladimir Wolan, CTO, Risun Polymer Company, Ltd. This presentation will discuss an alternate to PU prepolymers with reduced toxicity for tradesmen and consumer customers at similar performance levels.

11:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Adhesion to Polymers via Reactive Atmosphere Surface Modification Bernard Bauman, Executive Vice President, Fluoro-Seal International LP Polymeric materials continue to replace metals, wood and other substrates in virtually all industries because of benefits that include cost and weight reduction, process ability, durability and enhanced performance. One issue frequently encountered using rubber and plastic substrates are obtaining tenacious adhesion. Formulators of adhesives and sealants will want to understand a newly developed surface modification technology that expands the utility of polymeric substrates. This technology broadens the application of adhesives and sealants to otherwise difficult-to-bond substrates.

11:30 a.m. to Noon

Novel Epoxy Toughening Agents for Structural Adhesives William McNamee, R&D Manager, Croda Inc. A new technology for epoxy toughening has been developed for use in adhesives. The technology lends itself particularly well to structural adhesive applications. Three grades are offered to help match the polarity of the epoxy resin being used to give optimum properties in the final formulation.

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Daily Program 11:30 a.m. to Noon

Biomimetic Dry Adhesives inspired by the Gecko Adhesive System

Education Track 3:

New Technology and Application

Advanced Technology Link Salon A-B, First Floor

9:15 to 10:00 a.m.

Spiders and Adhesives Dr. Ali Dhinojawala, Chair and Professor, University of Akron Spiders employ clever behavioral strategies combined with almost invisible custom-made adhesive silk fibers to spin prey capture webs. The adhesives used in these webs evolved over millions of years into a class of natural materials with outstanding properties. I will review how spiders use different adhesives to capture prey. We have found how spiders take advantage of the elasticity of both the capture silk and the glue to enhance adhesive forces, thereby providing important insights in designing new synthetic adhesives.

10:00 to 10:15 a.m.

BREAK 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.

Effects of Structure and Chemistry on Pollen Adhesion Dr. Carson Meredith, Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Georgia Tech Nature provides remarkable examples of microscale particles with structures and chemistries tailored for adhesion to a variety of surfaces. For example, pollens possess a remarkable range of ornamentations on their outer shell, composed predominantly of sporopollenin, one of the most chemically-stable naturally-occurring materials known. These properties suggest that chemical and structural features of pollen could be used to design novel adhesive systems, particles for encapsulation and dispersal, and fillers. This talk will present recent discoveries of the unique roles of structure and chemistry in pollen adhesion and will review the potential for utilizing these biological motifs to design new adhesive systems.

10:45 to 11:30 a.m.

Dr. Noshir Pesika, Assistant Professor, Tulane University Dr. Pesika will present recent work on developing dry polymer-based dry adhesives mimicking the gecko adhesive system. The features present in the natural gecko which provides the unique adhesive properties will be identified and we will show how we are able to incorporate similar features into our synthetic polymer adhesives.

Noon – 1:15 p.m.

GENERAL SESSION LUNCH & Keynote Salon E, First Floor Sealants and Standards: A Long History in the Making Kenneth Yarosh, Global Service Line Manager, Dow Corning Corporation It’s hard to imagine a world without standards.

What would be the impact on global commerce, innovation, health and safety? Although standards are often overlooked, they set the baseline and rules by which we can all play fairly.

Voluntary consensus standards, such as test methods, practices, guides and specifications, are the basis for many of the regulations that we must follow today. As members of the adhesives and sealants industry, you might ask: How can I have an impact on the industry and my future?

How will future challenges impact the sealants and adhesives industries?

How will standards be impacted by new government regulations? What can I do to positively impact the sealants and adhesives industry? With Ken’s experience in the sealants and adhesives industry and leadership role with ASTM, you will hopefully gain new insights into the intersection between sealants and standards and the path forward for the industry.

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

ASC Committee Meetings (concurrent) n Technical Committee Meeting (committee members only) Committee Chair: William (Bill) Arendt, Research Fellow, Emerald Kalama Chemical LLC

Measuring the Nanomechanical Properties of Molecular Coatings and Their Underlying Substrates Dr. Frank DelRio, Mechanical Engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) & ASC Young Technologist Award Despite the age of the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), industry issues related to device reliability remain a major factor inhibiting the advancement of MEMS commercialization. The primary factor inhibiting device reliability is failure due to adhesion and friction effects at interfacial contacts of device components. One potential method to combat failure due to adhesion and friction in MEMS is to modify the surfaces with lowsurface energy molecular coatings, thereby reducing the shear strength of the interface. Another potential solution is to measure the strength distribution of the underlying substrate using a statistically relevant number of samples, thus establishing a lower bound for the tensile strength. In this presentation, both approaches are investigated, using alkylsilane self-assembled monolayers as the molecular coating and single-crystal silicon as the substrate.

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Thoroughbred, Second Floor

n Marketing Committee Meeting (committee members only) Committee Chair: Ingo Stohrer, Business Director, Adhesive Resins, Evonik Degussa Corporation

Filly, Second Floor

n Membership Committee Meeting (committee members only) Committee Chair: Marc Benevento, Marketing Director, Ashland Performance Materials

Skybox, Second Floor

n Global Resource Committee Meeting

(committee members only)

Committee Chair: David Nick, President/CEO, DPNA International, Inc.

Bluegrass I, Second Floor

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Tuesday – Daily Program Afternoon Education Sessions 2:45 to 4:30 p.m.

Education Track 1: Business Development and Market Trends

Transportation Focus

Sponsored by:

Salon F, First Floor

Anita Boldt, Senior Industrial Hygienist, H.B. Fuller We’ve all known that GHS is coming for quite a while. Knowing that we would need to make changes in the systems we use for hazard communication, we started our planning process early. This presentation reviews the steps we’ve taken in order to be ready for the change, and the challenges that we have faced so far.

3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Ryan Moon, Project Manager, SafeX, Inc.

North America Light Vehicle Outlook: Defining Success in the Automotive Industry George Magliano, Senior Principal Economist, Americas, IHS Automotive This presentation will provide the latest outlook and thinking from IHS on the U.S. economy and auto industry. Forecasts of the economic sectors crucial to the auto sector – housing, employment, credit, consumer spending, oil – will be discussed. The latest forecast for light vehicle sales and production, for U.S., Canada and Mexico will be analyzed, along with trends in manufacturer market share and segmentation.

3:15 to 3:45 p.m.

Automotive Adhesives Update Matthew Carroll, Engineering Group Manager, General Motors Corporation An update on the status of automotive adhesives at General Motors will be provided including an overview of body adhesives, trim adhesives and glass bonding adhesives. Challenges in each area will be reviewed to foster a discussion of the needs for the future. The evolution from regional material specifications to global specifications will also be described with emphasis on a new “Approved Adhesives Applications” specification and methodology.

3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

Current Adhesive Challenges for Tier One Automotive Supplier Robin Fites, Materials Laboratory Manager, Harman There are two new challenges for automotive industry adhesives. One challenge is more severe test exposure conditions. As automotive manufactures strive for longer vehicle service life, the adhesives must now have higher temperature resistance and higher humidity resistance. The second challenge is increased restriction of many raw materials now considered toxic. A related problem is trace monomers and solvents affecting automotive interior air quality.

Education Track 2: Technical and Government Regulations

Global Harmonization System (GHS)

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Preparing for GHS: Our Company’s Journey

Labels, SDA and Operations

2:45 to 3:15 p.m.

Salon C-D, First Floor

2:45 to 3:15 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Earlier this year OSHA adopted the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) into the Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200). These changes to the HCS will have a significant impact on how manufacturers, distributors, and employers classify, label and communicate the physical and chemical hazards of products. This presentation will cover the significant changes made to the safety data sheets (SDS, formerly material safety data sheets), the new requirements for container labeling, and recommendations for operational implementation of the new Hazard Communication Standard.

4:00 to 4:30 p.m.

GHS around the World Angela Wutz, Operations Manager, Pace Analytical Regulatory Services The “G” in GHS is for Global. More and more countries around the world are moving towards using the GHS for the basis of their hazard communication laws. This session will give an overview of the global efforts to implement the GHS. Discussion topics will include: overview of countries already using the GHS; important dates and deadlines for the US, EU, and other countries currently are transitioning to the GHS; and on-going activities in those countries working towards implementing the GHS (including Canada).

Education Track 3:

New Technology and Application

Advanced Technology Link Salon A-B, First Floor

Sponsored by:

2:45 to 3:15 p.m.

Quality Assurance of Surface Treatments for Adhesion Dr. Giles Dillingham, President, Brighton Technologies Group, Inc. This presentation discusses the relationship between surface treatment, surface wetting characteristics, surface chemical composition, and adhesion. A novel method for rapidly characterizing the quality and consistency of these surfaces in a manufacturing environment using very small ballistically deposited water droplets is discussed, showing how this technique can be used as a rapid verification of surface treatment levels for quality assurance purposes.

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3:15 to 3:45 p.m.

Synthetic Water-borne Adhesives Inspired by Marine Sandcastle Worms Dr. Russell Stewart, Professor of Bioengineering, University of Utah Sandcastle worms build intertidal, reef-like colonies by gluing together sand grains with an undersea bioadhesive. The natural adhesive consists primarily of oppositely charged pairs of electrostatically condensed biomacromolecules. Synthetic underwater adhesives were created with oppositely charged synthetic copolyelectrolytes that mimicked the chemistry of the natural biomacromolecules. When mixed in water under the right conditions, the synthetic analogs condense into phase-separated fluids of condensed polymers – complex coacervates – that have several ideal properties as the foundation for water-borne, wet environment adhesives.

3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

Pressure Sensitive Adhesives from Soybean Oilpapers Dr. Susan Sun, Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University This presentation will show the chemistry, thermal and optical properties of ESO/DSO PSA’s as well as provide an overview of the utilization of soybean oil in a wide variety of adhesive formulations.

CLOSING SESSION

Salon F, First Floor The Future of Global Packaging Sarah Eckersley, Global Research & Development Director, Dow Chemical Company Evolutions in technology mirror the evolution of markets. We will show how the market trends of consumerism, convenience and sustainability have evolved over time and how they are translated to the world of packaging applications. We will further relate those packaging application trends to advances in the materials used in the design and fabrication of packaging.

Petro Canada’s Closing Reception Bluegrass I-II, Second Floor

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Bernie Bauman has a Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry from SUNY Albany, was post-doctoral scholar at the Pennsylvania State University, and has a B.S in Chemistry from Eastern Nazarene College. Bauman has worked at Rohm & Haas Corp., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Composite Particles, Inc, (which he founded), and is currently working at Inhance Fluoro-Seal. Dr. Bauman has over 20 issued US patents, has given numerous technical presentations and papers, and was an inventor/ developer on three R&D 100 Awards.

Paul Bertram Kingspan Insulated Panels, Inc.

Paul is a Fellow of the Construction Specifications Institute and immediate past president of the institute with a focus on climate change, building product environmental impacts, and Net Zero Energy strategies. Paul’s current work as Director, Environment & Sustainability for Kingspan Insulated Panels includes Envelope First Energy Efficiency strategies. Prior to joining Kingspan, Paul was Director of Environment & Sustainability of NAIMA - North American Insulation Manufacturers Association. He was also president of his Orlando based design firm of 30 years designing specification programs for various building product manufacturers. He began his career in Design and Development at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL.

Anita Boldt H.B. Fuller

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Bernard Bauman Fluoro-Seal International LP

Sponsored by:

Anita Boldt is a Senior Industrial Hygienist in H.B. Fuller’s Global Regulatory Department. She is responsible for MSDS’s, labels, and customer health and safety support. Anita is a certified industrial hygienist, a member of the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication, and has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Minnesota.

She has been with H.B. Fuller since 1982, and has had responsibilities in the Analytical, Corporate Environment, Health and Safety, Information Technology and Global Regulatory Departments.

Tim Brooke ASTM International-Certification, Training & Proficiency Testing

Tim Brooke is Vice President of the Certification, Training and Proficiency Testing Division of ASTM International.

He is responsible for providing management and direction for the Product and Personnel Certification Program, Technical and Professional Training Program, Proficiency Testing Program, Interlaboratory Study Program, and Contract Management Services. Tim joined ASTM over sixteen years ago and held several positions in the Technical Committee Operations Division. He has a Bachelor of Science from Denison University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Drexel University.

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Speakers Matthew Carroll General Motors Corporation

Matt Carroll received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Detroit in 1984 and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Wayne State University in 1994.

Matt started his career with stints at a BASF Paint Plant, a Huntsman Polymer Plant and with a Chicago area plastics machinery manufacturer. Since 1994, Matt has worked at the General Motors Company in Materials Engineering and as a Vehicle Systems Engineer.

Currently, Matt is the Engineering Group Manager in Materials for Body Exterior and Electrical at GM.

James Coffey ExxonMobil Chemical Company

Jim Coffey received a BS in Chemical Engineering in 1985 from Texas Tech. He started his career with Eastman Chemical, joined ExxonMobil Chemical in 2000 and has since held various positions in the area of Strategic Market Research, New Product Development and Application Technology Development for compounding, polyethylene, polypropylene, and adhesives. More recently, Jim has been instrumental in the commercialization of novel polyolefinic base polymers for hot melt adhesive applications.

Frank DelRio National Institute of Standards and Technology

Frank DelRio received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1998, after which he worked as a Product Support Engineer at C&D Aerospace (now C&D Zodiac). In 2001, he returned to academia, ultimately receiving an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boise State University in 2002 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2006. After working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, he joined the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (now the Material Measurement Laboratory) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a leader for the Nanoscale Strength Measurements and Standards project.

Scott Detiveaux Orr & Boss Inc.

Scott Detiveaux, MBA is a Senior Consultant for Orr & Boss. Mr. Detiveaux has been the Project Manager for numerous global market, strategy and competitive benchmarking studies that Orr & Boss has performed within the adhesives, sealants, coatings, inks and specialty chemicals industries. Mr. Detiveaux is an authority on competitive benchmarking, customer value strategies, conducting value system analyses, and has worked with a number of adhesives clients on maximizing profitability. In addition to market, strategy and competitive analyses, Mr. Detiveaux also works with client organizations in developing market entry strategies, business strategy formulation, corporate restructuring and mergers & acquisitions. Mr. Detiveaux holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from Louisiana State University and an MBA from the University of Tennessee.

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Ali Dhinojawala University of Akron

Professor Dhinojwala received his Bachelors of Technology Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, India in 1986 and his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Chemical Engineering in 1994.

Thereafter, he was a Research Scientist at the Department of Materials Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, from 1994 to 1996. At GE Plastics, he worked on developing plastics for DVDs from 1996 to 1997. In 1997 he joined The University of Akron in the Department of Polymer Science. Professor Dhinojwala is currently Chair of the Department of Polymer Science and H. A. Morton Chair Professor of Polymer Science.

Giles Dillingham Brighton Technologies Group, Inc.

Giles Dillingham received his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Cincinnati in 1987, and has worked for Dow Chemical, HiTech Polymers, and the University of Cincinnati. He founded Brighton Technologies Group in 1996, which specializes in research, development and commercialization of materials science technologies primarily in the areas of surfaces, interfaces, and adhesive bonding. He has more than 40 publications and patents in these areas. His most recent research efforts have been in quality assurance of surface treatment processes for automotive, aerospace, and packaging industries.

Donn DuBois Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC

Donn DuBois is currently a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Kraton Polymers’ R&D Center in Houston, Texas. His current position involves the development of new block copolymers for the adhesives industry. Recently, Donn was involved in the development of Nexar sulfonated polymer membranes, one of Kraton’s newest technology platforms.

Donn has also worked in the New Chemical Technology Group of Shell Chemical Company in the areas of catalysis and chemical reactions to modify liquid polyketones.

Sarah Eckersley Dow Chemical Company

Sarah Eckersley is the Global R&D Director for Performance Packaging in Performance Plastics. Sarah is responsible for the development and implementation of technology for the performance packaging business.

In previous roles, Sarah was the R&D New Technology Director for Dow Coatings and prior to that, she was the Global Product Development and Commercialization Leader for Dow Latex. She joined Dow on the Research Assignments Program in 1993.

Sarah’s academic research background is in the area of emulsion polymers and their performance in applications. She published extensively on that topic in the early part of her career.

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Speakers Robin Fites Harman

Robin Fites is Materials Laboratory Manager for Harman International’s Lifestyle Division. She is responsible for testing and specification of materials used in Harman International’s automotive audio products. She has twenty one year’s material and adhesive test experience at Harman and five years previous test experience in the appliance industry for Whirlpool. She has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Arkansas.

Christina Franz, American Chemistry Council (ACC)

Christina Franz is a Senior Director in the Regulatory and Technical Affairs Department of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) in Washington, DC. She is a policy advocate on health and chemical regulatory issues affecting ACC member companies, concentrating in particular on the Toxic Substances Control Act, the High Production Volume Program, and product stewardship issues. She earned her J.D. in 1985 and her B.A., magna cum laude, in 1983 from Loyola University in Chicago. She is admitted to the bars of the state of Illinois and the District of Columbia.

Pierre Gallant Morrison Hershfield

Pierre brings to Morrison Hershfield over 30 years of experience. He has been involved in building designs from concept to details, through the construction process.

His design work has included new commercial, institutional and residential complexes as well as major building retrofits for the control of air and water leakage. His strengths include the technical co-ordination of the design team as well as significant understanding and experience dealing with authorities having jurisdiction.

His management and technical experience has enabled him to provide advice in alternate dispute resolution and in support of litigation. Pierre was elected in 2011 to a Fellowship in the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, after serving a two year term as the President of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia .

Stephen George Mueller Prost PC

As a licensed Professional Engineer and former Owner/ CEO of a mid-sized manufacturing company, Steve George brings more than 25 years of chemical process industry leadership. At Mueller Prost PC, Steve is uniquely qualified to help clients of all types take advantage of their well-earned research and experimentation tax credits. Steve’s company was a pioneer in the ISO 9000 certification of process industries. His understanding of that documentation and experience in the design and build of chemical processing plants in the U.S., Mexico, Europe and China gives him the knowledge to design customer-specific integrated reporting mechanisms to capture research and experimentation qualified activities, supply costs and contract research. Steve is a graduate of Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, is a Black Belt and Six Sigma certified.

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A.J. Guikema Tetra Tech

Mr. Guikema has 13 years of management consulting experience focused on environmental compliance strategy.

He is the Program Manager for the U.S. automotive industry’s REACH Compliance Program and provides REACH consultation for several major aerospace/defense contractors. Currently he is focused on helping North American articles manufacturers comply with substance reporting requirements by setting up supplier reporting processes and tools and substance databases. Mr. Guikema has a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from the University of Michigan and is employed by Tetra Tech.

Mickael Havel, Arkema Inc.

Mickael Havel obtained his Ph.D. in physics and chemistry from Paris 6 University (France) in 2004. He worked on carbon-based nanoparticles during his postdoctoral fellowship at Drexel University and joined Arkema in 2007 as a Nonmaterial Scientist. He then held a position within Arkema France as an R&D manager for the development of carbon nanotubes from 2009 to 2011. His latest position at Arkema as a New Technologies Development Manager relates to the development of a new class of self-assembling acrylic block copolymers as well as polymerization controllers.

Kyle Heimbach Avery Dennison Performance Polymers

Kyle Heimbach has been a Research Chemist for Avery Dennison Adhesives Center of Excellence for four years.

He received his Bachelor in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University in 2007 during which he completed four cooperative education rotations with Avery Dennison.

His research focused on controlled radical polymerization techniques, primarily Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization (NMP) and Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Transfer Polymerization (RAFT) and their applications to PSAs.

Lauren Heine Clean Production Action

Dr. Lauren Heine co-authored the Green Screen for Safer Chemicals, university textbook-Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3rd Edition, and the policy reportPolicy Principles for Sustainable Materials Management.

Lauren serves on the California Green Ribbon Science Panel and works closely with the USEPA Design for the Environment Program (DfE). She also co-chairs the buyer’s tool development subcommittee for Wal-Mart’s Chemical Intensive Products Network. From 20032007 and led the development of CleanGredients™. Lauren co-founded the Zero Waste Alliance in Portland, OR. Prior to that, Lauren was a Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the Green Chemistry Program at the US EPA and taught Organic Chemistry labs at Bowdoin College. Lauren earned her doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Duke University.

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Speakers Alex Hoff, Vendavo

Alex Hoff serves as a Senior Business Consultant and Industry Principal for Chemicals, Oil &Gas at Vendavo.

Alex works with Vendavo customers to help them drive significant value through price & margin management improvements. Alex has been with Vendavo for four years, working with customers across several industries, focusing on Chemicals, Oil & Gas. Prior to joining Vendavo, Alex spent most of his career in various marketing and pricing roles for Fortune 500 companies. Alex has an undergraduate degree in Behavioral Psychology and an MBA from TCU, and earned his Certified Pricing Professional (CPP) certification from PPS in 2008.

Daniel Huff, Independent Researcher

In 1991, Mr. Huff entered the curtain-wall industry and has worked with industry leaders such as Curtainwall Design Consulting, Construction Consulting Laboratory, and Morrison Hershfield. Huff presented methodology for non-destructive joint-seal testing to ASTM Committee C24, June 2001. ASTM C 1736 was published in November, 2011, Huff having served as task force chair from proposal to final ballot. “Development of a Non-Destructive Evaluation Practice of Installed Weatherproofing Sealant Joints Using a Rolling Device - An Introduction to ASTM C 1736”, a peer reviewed paper authored by Huff, was published by ASTM April, 2012. “Energy Reduction Potential of Joint-Seal Restoration”, a research protocol designed by Huff for the US Department of Energy, was completed April, 2012.

Jay Johnston Bayer MaterialScience LLC

Jay Johnston graduated with a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Akron in 1991. He then completed postdoctoral fellowships at General Electric’s Corporate R&D Center and at the University of Akron’s Institute of Polymer Science. Jay joined ICI Polyurethanes in 1994.

Currently, he is a Senior Scientist in the CAS (Coatings, Adhesives, and Specialties) group at Bayer MaterialScience in Pittsburgh, PA and is responsible for applications development in the Adhesives and Sealants market. Jay is active in several chemical industry associations.

Thomas Kauffman Pecora Corporation

Tom has over 25 years experience in the adhesive and sealants industry. He has held roles in Product Development, Technical Service, Platform Technology Development, Marketing, and Quality. He obtained a M.S. in Polymer Science and Engineering from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from University of Minnesota and has authored or co-authored 29 U.S. patents.

William Lemos ICIS Chemical Business

William Lemos joined ICIS in 2006 in Houston, and has covered a range of petrochemical markets. He is the editor of the flagship U.S. reports on ethylene and propylene, the highest-profile feedstocks in the chemical chain. His career in journalism has seen him cover financial and commodity markets in the U.S. and Brazil for the last decade, including regular attendance and presentations at major industry events in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Mr. Lemos has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in journalism from the Catholic University of Sao Paulo.

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Joseph Lstiburek Building Science Corporation

Joseph Lstiburek is a principal of Building Science Corporation and an Adjunct Professor of Building Science at the University of Toronto. He is an ASHRAE Fellow. Dr. Lstiburek is a noted authority on energy efficient construction techniques and heads one of the four the Building America program teams for the U.S. Department of Energy. He is the developer of ADA (the Air Drywall Approach to air barriers). He is a former Director of Research of the Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada. Dr. Lstiburek received an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto, a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto and a doctorate in Building Science at the University of Toronto.

George Magliano IHS Automotive

George Magliano is a Senior Principal Economist, Americas for IHS Automotive. Magliano became director of Automotive Research when ECAP was acquired by WEFA, Inc. Prior to joining ECAP and WEFA, Magliano was the Senior Corporate economist for J.P. Stevens where he was responsible for all economic and industry forecasting and assisted in the development of the annual corporate business plan. Magliano is a graduate of St. Francis College and has a Master’s from Fordham University.

He is also a member of the National Association of Business Economists, New York Association of Business Economists, and the Society of Automotive Analysts.

William McNamee Croda Inc.

William McNamee is the Technical Manager, Polymers and Coatings, at Croda, Inc. He received his B.S. from the University of Delaware in 1973, his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Villanova University in 1981. He has 34 years in the chemical industry, the last 20 with ICI, now Croda. His concentration has been in the coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers application areas. Mr. McNamee has made presentations at the Adhesives and Sealants Council Convention, the Waterborne and High Solids Coatings Symposium, the ICE Show and the Thermoset Formulators Association and the Aberfati Conference (Latin American Coatings Conference).

Carson Meredith Georgia Tech

Dr. Carson Meredith received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993 and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of Texas, Austin, in 1998. From 1998 to 2000 he was an NRC postdoctoral associate at NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology), in the Polymers Division. Since 2000 he has been a faculty member in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, GA, where he is now Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. Currently, Professor Meredith leads a MURI (Multi-University Research Initiative) center funded by the U.S. Air Force, whose purpose is to learn to mimic biological adhesives and lightemitting biochromophores to support new sensor technology.

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Speakers Daryl Meyer LANXESS Corporation

Daryl Meyer has 34 years diverse experience in the rubber and adhesive industries. Managed material development projects, product validation and verification for the projects for the rubber and adhesives/sealant markets served.

Certified green belt in Six Sigma problem solving and Lean manufacturing systems. Daryl is a member of the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, and Ft. Wayne Rubber & Plastics Group. He also serves on the Industrial Advisory Board for Chemical Engineering at Trine University.

Philip Moffat Verdant Law, PLLC

Philip Moffat is an attorney with Verdant Law, PLLC, a Washington, DC law firm specializing in product risk management with an emphasis on sustainability and other environmental challenges. Phil is a recognized expert on the liability and regulatory implications associated with developing and commercializing emerging technologies, such as nanotechnology. He has provided legal services to some of the largest American companies listed in the 2010 edition of Newsweek’s “Green Rankings,” but he also works with smaller companies on their sustainability strategies.

Ryan Moon SafeX, Inc.

Ryan Moon graduated with a B.S. in Industrial Hygiene in 2006 from Ohio University, and is a Board-Certified Safety Professional. Ryan has been working as an industrial hygienist in the consulting field for his entire career, and has supported many large companies in the specialty chemical manufacturing, steel manufacturing, food processing, consumer appliances, and refractory manufacturing/install fields. Ryan is an active member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), is President of the Central Ohio Local Section of the AIHA, and is an active member of the Ohio Safety Congress Industrial Hygiene Committee.

David Nick DPNA International, Inc.

David Nick is the founder of DPNA International, Inc. He has authored numerous market study reports for ASC and produced proprietary and global multi-client market studies covering the adhesive, sealant, coatings and ink industries. Mr. Nick has more than 35 years of experience in the specialty chemicals industry. He began his career at Lord Corporation as an R&D Chemist and later as International Chemicals Manager.

His last corporate assignment was Manager, International Division of the Caroline Company. Mr. Nick started his consulting practice in 1991. His unparalleled global contacts in the industry include raw material suppliers, users, formulators and specifiers.

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Mary Ellen Perkin Environment Canada

Mary Ellen Perkin is the Manager of Consumer and Commercial Products within the Products Division at Environment Canada. Mary Ellen received her degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. Mary Ellen started her career in the municipal sector and joined Environment Canada in 1996. Since joining the department, she has worked with industry to improve waste management practices and has helped establish policy direction for the risk assessment and management of toxic substances. Mary Ellen spent several years working with industry stakeholders proving input to the categorization and assessment of existing chemicals. Currently, Mary Ellen’s team is responsible for the development of regulatory controls for several substances used in the cleaning products, cosmetics, textiles and adhesives industries.

Noshir Pesika Tulane University

Dr. Pesika joined the Chemical and Biomoelcular Engineering Department at Tulane in 2008 as an Assistant Professor. He attended Carnegie Mellon University where he obtained his Bachelors (1999) in Chemical Engineering and French. He then obtained his Ph.D. (2005) in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins University where he developed a novel microfabrication technique involving microcontact printing and electrochemistry. The latter led to a provisional patent. Following his Ph.D., Dr. Pesika joined the University of California in Santa Barbara as a postdoctoral fellow. His honors include a Graduate Student Fellowship from NASA to study the nucleation and growth of zinc oxide nanoparticles, a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Intelligence Community to study the nanoscale contact mechanics of geckos, and he was recently named the Robert and Gayle Longmire Early Career Professorship in Chemical Engineering.

Martin Regalia U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Martin Regalia is Senior Vice President for economic and tax policy and Chief Economist at the United States Chamber of Commerce. Prior to coming to the Chamber in April 1993, Dr. Regalia served as the Director of Research for the Savings and Community Bankers of America (SCBA). Before that, Martin held executive positions at the National Council of Community Bankers-one of SCBA’s predecessor organizations. Martin also served as a principal analyst in the Fiscal Analysis Division at the Congressional Budget Office, as an economist for the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System in both the Banking and Capital Markets Sections, and as a financial economist for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. In addition, he served as a consultant to the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council to the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System and was a visiting instructor at The George Washington University School of Government and Business.

Dr. Regalia has a B.A. with honors in Economics from the University of Santa Clara as well as an M.A. in economics and a Ph.D. in Monetary Economics from the University of Wisconsin.

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Speakers Graeme Roan Henkel Corporation

Graeme Roan is the Business Development Manager for the Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Business of Henkel. His role involves finding new applications and markets for PSAs, and linking those markets to novel technological developments and products. Prior to his current role, he was the Technical Advisor for Henkel’s PSA business in Asia, based in Shanghai and before that in the US, where he worked with a range of global and customer-specific development programs and managed technical customer interactions. Dr Roan has also given technical papers and lead educational sessions at various industry events, including the Adhesion Society and the Adhesives and Sealants Council, as well as PSTC, where he is currently the chair of the Education Committee. He has a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Strathclyde and a PhD from the University of Nottingham.

Saulo Rozendo Dow Corning Corporation

Saulo Rozendo has 10 years of experience in the construction industry with key emphasis on Green Building and Sustainable Construction, including 50+ consulting projects for LEED certification in South America and Southeast Asia. At Dow Corning headquarters in Midland, Michigan, Saulo is responsible for defining strategies based on upcoming codes and regulations that influence the development of high performance building in Americas.

Larry Saidman Nordson Corporation

A Nordson employee since 1984, Larry Saidman holds 55 patents with Nordson Corporation. His current role is Chief Technologist, supporting technology building for business development. Larry also instructs technology management for University of Phoenix Online. Larry holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and a MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Case Western Reserve University.

Michael Schmeida Tremco Incorporated

Mr. Schmeida has been in-charge of Sustainability for Tremco Commercial Sealants and Waterproofing (CS&W) in Beachwood, Ohio since early-2008. Before that he was Product Manager and prior in the Technical Services Group. He has been a LEED AP for 8 years and leading the division’s sustainable programs even before assuming the role full-time. He has been a featured speaker and author over two-dozen times, addressing local, regional and national groups such as California DTSC, Congressional Caucuses and now ASC five times, serves as Vice-Chair of ASTM E60 and is the Co-Chair of ASC’s Government Relations Committee. He also teaches at his two-time alma mater, The University of Akron, on sustainability and green marketing and is a volunteer in the community in the Akron-area.

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Jeff Shulman, McKinsey & Company

Jeff Shulman is an Expert Principal in the Dallas Office of McKinsey & Company, Inc. Since joining the Firm in 1994, he has worked with clients in a variety of industries, with a focus on chemicals, petroleum, basic materials, and consumer products. He is a leader of McKinsey’s Purchasing and Supplier Management, Risk Management, and Chemicals practices, and is frequently asked to speak on topics ranging from managing contractor risks to building sustaining capabilities in purchasing organizations.

Mr. Shulman holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from Washington University.

Russell Stewart, University of Utah

Russell J. Stewart received his PhD in biochemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1989. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, he worked at the Rowland Institute for Science in Cambridge, MA. In 1994 he joined the faculty of the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Utah. His long standing research interests are in biomimetic engineering. The current focus is development of medical adhesives for hard and soft tissue repair modeled after the natural underwater adhesives of sandcastle worms and caddisfly larva.

Susan Sun, Kansas State University

Dr. Xiuzhi Susan Sun is a University Distinguished Professor of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University. She focuses on converting agricultural feedstocks into environmentally safe materials. Her research interests include plant proteins extraction and modification; peptides and protein structures, adhesion, and self-assembly; biobased adhesives; poly (lactic acids) and its nanocomposites; bioenergy co-products; and thermodynamics and rheological properties of biobased polymers.

She is the author and co-author of 137 referee journal articles and holds 8 patents. She co-authored a book “Biobased Polymers and Composite”. She is the Associate Editors of Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, and the Journal of Cereal Chemistry. She is currently a member of the AAAS, ACS, ASBAE, BEPS, and The Scientific Research Society Sigma Xi. She received her Ph.D. in Agriculture and Biological Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Zhaohui Sun Ashland Performance Materials

Zhaohui Sun holds a doctorate in Polymer Science from the University of Akron. After graduation, Dr. Sun joined Ashland Performance Materials. She has over 10 years of research experience in polymers, nanocomposites and adhesives. Dr. Sun is currently leading the R&D group of UV Pressure Sensitive Adhesives.

James Thompson-Colón Bayer MaterialScience LLC

James Thompson-Colón started in the Applications and Development labs in the Polyurethane Division at Bayer.

Jim is a former Business Director for the Polyurethane Division, a founding member of the Future Business Group, and the former Head of Forward Marketing for the Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties Division (CAS). He now heads the Innovation Office for CAS with responsibility for our innovation process, our sustainability efforts, and for Open Innovation. Jim has a B.S. in Mathematics and Chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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David Vanaken Momentive Specialty Chemicals

David Vanaken has held several research and marketing positions with Momentive Specialty Chemicals over the last 16 years. Currently, he is the Technical Service Manager for Momentive’s VeoVa Technical Service lab in Stafford, TX. VeoVa monomers are highly hydrophobic monomers used in emulsion polymers for a wide range of water-based coating and adhesive applications.

Andrea Wagner Dow Corning Corporation

Andrea Wagner has worked in the High Performance Building division of the Dow Corning Corporation for six years, starting as the Commercial Representative in New York before taking a position as an Application Engineer two years ago. Her recent focus has been on sealants for commercial glazing applications including finite element analysis of sealants, new sealant development, building coatings and energy efficiency. Prior to joining Dow Corning, Andrea worked at Vollmer Associates (now Stantec). Andrea has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Cornell University and is a LEED® Green Associate.

Your guide to ASC educational tracks during the 2012 Fall Convention.

Vladimir Wolan Risun Polymer Company, Ltd.

Vladimyr Wolan has a Bachelor of Engineering from Monash University. He is Director of Wolan Technologies Pty Ltd and CTO of Risun Polymer Company Ltd in Taizhou China .His background is 22 years employment in ICI Paints Operations research section and later involved in resins manufacture and supply chain management at Bostik in Australia. He has been travelling to China for 25 years, has been working with large Multinational Companies, and also experienced the unique way Chinese companies work and seek technology. He has set up several manufacturing operations in China and is involved with several sealant manufacturing companies.

Angela Wutz Pace Analytical - Regulatory Services

Angela Wutz is the Operations Manager for Pace Analytical’s Product Regulatory Services group. Her team specializes in providing assistance in hazard communication, product stewardship, and regulatory data management.

She holds a B.S. in Medical Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Wisconsin and has over 10 years of experience in the chemical regulatory field, including authoring thousands of MSDSs.

BD/M = Business Development & Market Trends Track T/GR = Technical & Government Regulations Track NT/A = New Technology & Application Track

Kenneth Yarosh Dow Corning Corporation

Kenneth Yarosh is the 2012 Chairman of the Board of ASTM International, one of the world’s largest developers of international standards with over 30,000 volunteer members from 90 industry sectors. In addition to providing governance for ASTM, Ken is chairman of ASTM Committee C-24 on Building Seals and Sealants.

Ken Yarosh is currently a Global Service Line Manager for the Specialty Chemicals Business of Dow Corning Corporation. Since joining Dow Corning in 1985, Ken has held various roles in technical service and technical leadership in support of Dow Corning’s Construction Industry and Sealants Business in both North America and Europe.

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Monday, October 22 Morning Education Sessions by Time Slot 9:15 to 10:00 a.m.

BD/M: A Global Overview of the Adhesive and Sealant Industry with a Focus on the “BRICS” Alliance David Nick, President/CEO, DPNA International, Inc. Salon F, First Floor T/GR: An Overview of GreenScreen™ and Its Use in Certification Programs Lauren Heine, Consulting Co-Director Clean Production Action, Clean Production Action Salon C-D, First Floor NT/A: Open Innovation at Bayer MaterialScience Dr. James Thompson-Colón, Head of Innovation, Bayer MaterialScience LLC Dr. Sharon Feng, Vice President, Business Development, Bayer MaterialScience LLC Salon A-B, First Floor

10:00 to 10:30 a.m. – BREAK 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.

T/GR: The Role of Sealants in Green Buildings and LEED Saulo Rozendo, Building Codes and Regulations Manager, Dow Corning Corporation Salon C-D, First Floor

10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

BD/M: Market Drivers Impacting Brazil: An in Depth Look at Market Dynamics over the Next Five Years Scott Detiveaux, Senior Consultant, Orr & Boss Inc. Salon F, First Floor NT/A: Navigating the R&E Tax Credit Stephen George, Senior Engineer, Mueller Prost PC Salon A-B, First Floor

11:00 to 11:30 a.m.

T/GR: A Specifiers Perspective on LEED v4 Paul Bertram, Director, Environment and Sustainability, Kingspan Insulated Panels, Inc. Salon C-D, First Floor

11:15 to Noon BD/M: India and the “BRICS” Alliance Suprotik Das, Managing Director, Nordson India Pvt. Ltd. presented by Larry Saidman, Chief Technologist, Nordson Corporation Salon F, First Floor NT/A: New HSBC Technology for Modification of Amorphous Polyolefins Cost Effective and More Sustainable Alternatives for Hygiene Hot Melt Adhesives Donn DuBois, Senior Research Chemist, Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC Salon A-B, First Floor

11:30 to Noon T/GR: The Impact on Manufacturers of LEED™ 2012 Michael Schmeida, Divisional Sustainability Manager, Tremco Incorporated Salon C-D, First Floor

Afternoon Education Sessions by Time Slot 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

BD/M: An Industry Update on Ethylene, Propylene and Butadiene William Lemos, Senior Editor, ICIS Chemical Business Salon F, First Floor

1:00 to 1:30 p.m.

NT/A: Transposable Adhesives: Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesives with Reactive Components Kyle Heimbach, R&D Chemist, Avery Dennison Performance Polymers Salon A-B, First Floor 35

Monday, October 22 1:00 to 1:45 p.m.

T/GR: Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan: Activities of Interest to the Adhesives and Sealants Sector Mary Ellen Perkin, Manager, Consumer and Cleaning Products, Environment Canada Salon C-D, First Floor

1:30 to 2:00 p.m.

NT/A: Displays and Flexible Electronics: Emerging Markets for Advanced PSAs Dr. Graeme Roan, Business Development Manager, Henkel Corporation Salon A-B, First Floor

1:45 to 2:30 p.m.

T/GR: Protecting Your Confidential Business Information While Complying with REACH A.J. Guikema, REACH Management Consultant, Tetra Tech Salon C-D, First Floor

2:00 to 2:30 p.m.

NT/A: New Waterborne PSA’s based on Soft and Hydrophobic Vinyl Esters David Vanaken, Versatics Technical Service Manager Americas, Momentive Specialty Chemicals Salon A-B, First Floor

2:00 to 2:45 p.m.

BD/M: Driving Profit Improvement in Chemicals through Price Management & Optimization Alex Hoff, Senior Business Consultant, Vendavo Salon F, First Floor

2:30 to 2:45 p.m. – T/GR & NT/A Break 2:45 to 3:00 p.m. – BD/M Break 2:45 to 3:15 p.m.

NT/A: AROCURE™ UV Curable Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Dr. Zhaohui Sun, Technical Group Leader-UV PSA, Ashland Performance Materials Salon A-B, First Floor

2:45 to 3:30 p.m.

T/GR: TSCA Modernization: EPA’s Regulatory Action in Lieu of Legislation Christina Franz, Senior Director, Regulatory & Technical Affairs, American Chemistry Council (ACC) Salon C-D, First Floor

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

BD/M: Managing Risks in Volatile Raw Material Markets Jeff Shulman, Partner, McKinsey & Company Chris Musso, Partner, McKinsey & Company Salon F, First Floor

3:15 to 3:45 p.m.

NT/A: UV Curing Possibilities with EVM Polymers Daryl Meyer, Technical Manager, LANXESS Corporation Salon A-B, First Floor

3:30 to 4:00 p.m.

T/GR: California’s Green Chemistry Initiative – A Legal Perspective Philip Moffat, Managing Member, Verdant Law, PLLC Salon C-D, First Floor

3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

NT/A: Self-assembling Acrylic Block Copolymers for Enhanced Adhesives Properties Dr. Mickael Havel, New Technologies Development Manager, Arkema Inc. Salon A-B, First Floor 36

Tuesday, October 23

Tuesday, October 23

Morning Education Sessions by Time Slot

Afternoon Education Sessions by Time Slot

9:15 to 10:00 a.m.

BD/M: The Next Big Thing?

Dr. Joseph Lstiburek, Principal, Building Science Corporation Salon F, First Floor T/GR: Advances in the Science of Adhesion - Hybrid Adhesives with Improved Adhesion and Increased Temperature Resistance Dr. Jay Johnston, Senior Scientist, Bayer MaterialScience LLC Salon C-D, First Floor NT/A: Spiders and Adhesives Dr. Ali Dhinojawala, Chair and Professor, University of Akron Salon A-B, First Floor

10:00 to 10:15 a.m. – BD/M & NT/A BREAK 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

T/GR: New Propylene-based Elastomers for Hot Melt Adhesive (HMA) Applications James Coffey, Chemical Engineer, ExxonMobil Chemical Company Salon C-D, First Floor

10:15 to 10:45 a.m.

NT/A: Effects of Structure and Chemistry on Pollen Adhesion Dr. Carson Meredith, Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Georgia Tech Salon A-B, First Floor

10:15 to 11:00 a.m.

BD/M: Building Enclosure Research of Potential Importance to the Sealant Industry Daniel Huff, Independent Researcher Pierre Gallant, Principal, Vice-President, Morrison Hershfield Salon F, First Floor

10:30 to 11:00 a.m.

T/GR: Low Viscosity Hybrid Resins Vladimir Wolan, CTO, Risun Polymer Company, Ltd. Salon C-D, First Floor

10:45 to 11:30 a.m.

NT/A: Measuring the Nanomechanical Properties of Molecular Coatings and Their Underlying Substrates Dr. Frank DelRio, Mechanical Engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) & ASC Young Technologist Award Salon A-B, First Floor

2:45 to 3:15 p.m.

BD/M: North America Light Vehicle Outlook: Defining Success in the Automotive Industry George Magliano, Senior Principal Economist, Americas, IHS Automotive Salon F, First Floor T/GR: Preparing for GHS: Our Company’s Journey Anita Boldt, Senior Industrial Hygienist, H.B. Fuller Salon C-D, First Floor NT/A: Quality Assurance of Surface Treatments for Adhesion Dr. Giles Dillingham, President, Brighton Technologies Group, Inc. Salon A-B, First Floor

3:15 to 3:45 p.m.

BD/M: Automotive Adhesives Update Matthew Carroll, Engineering Group Manager, General Motors Corporation Salon F, First Floor NT/A: Synthetic Water-borne Adhesives Inspired by Marine Sandcastle Worms Dr. Russell Stewart, Professor of Bioengineering, University of Utah Salon A-B, First Floor

3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

T/GR: Labels, SDA and Operations Ryan Moon, Project Manager, SafeX, Inc. Salon C-D, First Floor

3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

BD/M: Current Adhesive Challenges for Tier One Automotive Supplier Robin Fites, Materials Laboratory Manager, Harman Salon F, First Floor NT/A: Pressure Sensitive Adhesives from Soybean Oilpapers Dr. Susan Sun, Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University Salon A-B, First Floor

4:00 to 4:30 p.m.

T/GR: GHS Around the World Angela Wutz, Operations Manager, Pace Analytical - Regulatory Services Salon C-D, First Floor

11:00 to 11:30 a.m.

BD/M: Silicone and Hybrid Sealants: Complementary Technology Platforms Thomas Kauffman, Director, Product Development and Quality, Pecora Corporation Salon F, First Floor T/GR: Adhesion to Polymers via Reactive Atmosphere Surface Modification Bernard Bauman, Executive Vice President, Fluoro-Seal International LP Salon C-D, First Floor

11:30 to Noon BD/M: Creating a Durable Airtight Seal between Air & Vapor Barriers and Adjacent Substrates Andrea Wagner, Application Engineer, Dow Corning Corporation Salon F, First Floor T/GR: Novel Epoxy Toughening Agents for Structural Adhesives William McNamee, R&D Manager, Croda Inc. Salon C-D, First Floor NT/A: Biomimetic Dry Adhesives inspired by the Gecko Adhesive System Dr. Noshir Pesika, Assistant Professor, Tulane University Salon A-B, First Floor 37 Fall Convention and EXPO Final Program

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D/M = Business Development & Market Trends Track B T/GR = Technical & Government Regulations Track NT/A = New Technology & Application Track

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