Organizing Committee

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
  • Ehsan Behzadfar, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

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

Molding and Manufacturing 

  • Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

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

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

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

Foams and Porous Structures

  • Nandika D'Souza, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
  • Scott Renneckar, University of British Columbia, 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

Sustainability and Circular Economy

  • Hongbo Li, National Research Council Canada, Canada
  • Mark C. Thies, Clemson University, USA

Alternatives to PFAS in Plastics 

 

Polymer Packaging 

  • James Sternberg, Clemson University, USA

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

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

Modelling and Simulation

  • Roberto Pantani, University of Salerno, Italy
  • Hom Dhakal, University of Portsmouth, England

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

Microplastic Pollution and Mitigation 

  • Tao Wang, University of Guelph, Canada

Biodegradation and Compostability

  • Michael Snowdon, National Reaserch Council Canada - Winnipeg, Canada
  • Ramani Narayan, Michigan State University, USA

Polymers in Biomedical Applications

 

Polymer Electronics, Energy Devices, and Catalysis

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

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

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