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