Organizing Committee
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Dr. Michael Snowdon
Secretary
Scientific Committee
Polymer Composites
- Srikanth Pilla, University of Delaware, USA
- Kristiina Oksman, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
- Özgür Seydibeyoğlu, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Turkey
- Joseph F. Stanzione, Rowan University, USA
- Hazizan Md Akil, University of Science Malaysia, Malaysia
Polymer Blends
- Emna Helal, École de technologie supérieure, Canada
- Christopher Lewis, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
- Marianna Kontopolou, Queens University, Canada
- Cyrille Sollogoub, National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts, France
Rheology
- Savvas Hatzikiriakos, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Khaled Lamnawaar, National Institute of Applied Science of Lyon, France
- Rakesh Gupta, West Virginia University, USA
- Ricardo Andrade, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil
- Paula Moldenaers, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Alain Ponton, French National Centre for Scientific Research, France
Molding and Manufacturing
- Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
- Bishnu Acharya, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- Ibrahim Deiab, University of Guelph, Canada
Artificial Intelligence and Industry 5.0
- Safa Jamali, Northeastern University, USA
- Daniel Schwendemann, University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland
- Ying Li, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Recycling and Repurposing
- Mohammed Arjmand, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Tao Wang, University of Guelph, Canada
- Pradip Maji, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Polymer Synthesis and Functionalization
- Sylvain Caillol, Côte d'Azur University, France
- Nathanael Guigo, Côte d'Azur University, France
- Rosica Mincheva, University of Mons and Materia Nova Research Center, Belgium
- Pradip Maji, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
- Michael Cunningham, Queens University, Canada
- Jagannadh Satyavolu, University of Louisville, USA
Biodegradation and Compostability
- Michael Snowdon, National Reaserch Council Canada - Winnipeg, Canada
- Ramani Narayan, Michigan State University, USA
Biopolymers
- Marie-Claude Heuzey, École Polytechnique, France
- Guilhermino Fechine, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil
- Joseph F. Stanzione, Rowan University, USA
- Luc Averous, University of Strasbourg, France
- Ning Yan, University of Toronto, Canada
- Raj Krishnaswamy, CJ Biomaerials, USA
- Mohammad Jawaid, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
Morphology and Structural Development
- Sergey Kravchenko, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Ramaswamy Nagarajan, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
- Paula Moldenaers, KU Leuven, Belgium
Functional Polymer Systems
- Danilo Carastan, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
- Hani Naguib, University of Toronto, Canada
- Reza Rizvi, York University, Canada
- Roland Kadar, Chalmers Institute of Technology-Gothenburg, Sweden
- Jean-Marie Raquez, University of Mons, Belgium
Additive Manufacturing
- Joamin Gonzalez-Gutierrez, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Jacek Andrzejewski, Poznań University of Technology, Poland
- Uday Vaidya, University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA
Foams and Porous Structures
- Nandika D'Souza, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
- Scott Renneckar, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Hamdy Khalil, Woodbridge Group, Canada
Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites
- Aman Ullah, University of Alberta, Canada
- Rosica Mincheva, University of Mons and Materia Nova Research Center, Belgium
- Özgür Seydibeyoğlu, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Turkey
- Ajaya Kumar Behera, Utkal University, India
Sustainability and Circular Economy
- Hongbo Li, National Research Council Canada, Canada
- Mark C. Thies, Clemson University, USA
- Xianglan Bai, Iowa State University, USA
- Vidhya Raj, ChampionX, USA
- Jitendra Pandey , Himalayan Institute for Learning and Leadership, India
- Yash Parulekar, MonoSol, A Kuraray Company, USA
- Alper Kiziltas, Amazon Lab126, USA
Polymer Packaging
- James Sternberg, Clemson University, USA
- Ehsan Behzadfar, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
- Loong-Tak Lim, University of Guelph, Canada
Polymer Electronics, Energy Devices, and Catalysis
- Namita Roy Choudhury, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
- Singaravelu Vivekanandhan, VHNSN College, India
- Joseph G. Lawrence, University of Toledo, US
Sustainable Materials and Processing
- Denis Rodrigue, Laval University, Canada
- Minh-Tan Ton-That, National Research Council Canada, Canada
- Dilpreet Bajwa, Montana State University, USA
- Hom Dhakal, University of Portsmouth, England
- Parvinder Walia, MAGNA International, Canada
- Dipa Roy, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Polymers and Environment
- Ghaus Rizvi, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
- Remon Pop-lliev, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
- Jorge Alberto Medina, Universidad De Los Andes, Columbia
- Veera Boddu, United States Environmental Protection Agency, USA
Polymer Films, Membranes, and Coating
- Azam Ali, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Raj Krishnaswamy, CJ Biomaerials, USA
- Abdellah Ajji, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
- J. Carson Meredith, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- Luyi Sun, University of Connecticut, USA
Modelling and Simulation
- Roberto Pantani, University of Salerno, Italy
- Hom Dhakal, University of Portsmouth, England
- Seyed Mohammad Taghavi, Université Laval, Canada
Compounding and Compatibilization
- Margaret Sobkowicz, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
- Andrew Anstey, University of Ottawa, Canada
Techno - Economic, Life - Cycle, and Socioeconomic Analysis
- Suprakas Sinha Ray, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Omar Faruk, Ford Motor Company, USA
- Gary Chinga Carrasco, Rise PFI, Norway
- Ali Ghannadzadeh, Maastricht University, Netherlands
- Rafeal Auras, Michigan State University, USA
- Sudip Rakshit, Lakehead University, Canada
Microplastic Pollution, Mitigation, and Alternatives to PFAS
- Tao Wang, University of Guelph, Canada
- Animesh Dutta, University of Guelph, Canada
- Ajay K. Dalai, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Polymers in Biomedical Applications
- Naba Kumar Dutta, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
Advisory Committee
Andrew Hrymak
Western University, Canada
John Vlachopolous
McMaster University, Canada
Krishnamurthy Jayaraman
Michigan State University, USA
Sadhan Jana
University of Akron, USA
William Orts
United States Department of Agriculture, USA
Chul Park
University of Toronto, Canada
Parvinder Walia
Magna International, Canada
Mike Irwin
Vice President, Advanced Product and Chemical Technology, Woodbridge Foam Corporation, Canada
Fausto Calderas
Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Mexico
Petr Sáha
Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic
Sebastiao Canevarolo
Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
Uttandaraman Sundararaj
University of Calgary, Canada
Volker Altstädt
University of Bayreuth, Germany
Yusuf Menceloglu
Sabancı University, Turkey
Ganapati D. Yadav
Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, India
Patrick Farrey
CEO, SPE – Inspiring Plastics Professionals, USA
Nikos Kouris
Commercial Director, Matrix Pack Group, Greece
Atul Bali
Competitive Green Technologies, Canada
Cengiz Altan
University of Oklahoma, USA
Deborah Mielewski
Ten-Nine Technologies, USA
Ica Manas-Zloczower
Case Western Reserve University, USA
Rosario Bretas
Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
Suchart Siengchin
King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Biswanath Chattopadhyay
IVL Dhunseri Petrochem Industries Pvt Ltd, India
Rafael Posada
TEKNI-PLEX, Inc., USA