EVENT HOMEPAGE | REGISTRATION | SCHEDULE | MEET THE SPEAKERS
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Arrival, Light Breakfast & Registration
- Check-in and casual networking over coffee and light breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Opening Remarks
- Welcome by the Lehigh President Joseph Helble
- PSE program today and the importance of the program’s 50-year milestone by Luciana Arronche (PSE program director)
- Introduction to MARPG by Joe Martin (Chairperson) and Evan Silo (Vice-Chairperson)
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Symposium – Morning Sessions
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9:30 - 10:10 AM: (PSE Keynote morning session) Mohamed El-Aasser, Lehigh University, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering - "Reflections on the history, key milestones, and future directions of polymer science and engineering"
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10:10 - 10:50 AM: Christian Sims, Syensqo, Customer Technical Development Engineer Transportation - North America - "Redefining Possibilities: The Strategic Role of Ultrapolymers in the Engineering Materials Landscape"
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10:50 - 11:30 AM: Pat Carroll, Greene Tweed - “Analytical Tools for Troubleshooting Elastomer Issues”
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11:30 - 11:45 AM: Recognition of the Contributions of Emeritus Members to MARPG
- 11:45 - 12:00 PM: Introductions by MARPG Corporate Members “Elevator Speeches”
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch & Networking (catered lunch)
- 12:45 - 1:00 PM: PSE alumni and current students highlights video followed by Provost Nathan Urban afternoon session opening remarks
1:00 – 3:45 PM
Symposium – Afternoon Sessions
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1:00 - 1:40 PM: (PSE Keynote afternoon session) John Rogers, Northwestern University, Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery (and by courtesy Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Dermatology) and Director, Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics - "Polymers for Skin-Integrated Medical Sensors"
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1:40 - 2:20 PM: Jason Poulton, ARDL - "Failure Analysis"
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2:20 - 3:00 PM: Zach Zacharia, Lehigh University, Director of Center for Supply Chain Research at College of Business at Lehigh University - “Follow The Molecule – How Today’s Supply Chain is Impacting the Elastomer and Plastics Industry”
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3:00 - 3:40 PM: Bridgette Budhlall, UMass Lowell, Chair of the Plastics Engineering Department - "How an interdisciplinary degree in polymer science & engineering influenced my career in industry and academia: an introspective 25 years later"
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3:40 - 3:45 PM - Closing remarks
3:45 – 4:45 PM