| Sunday |
Sunday evening session: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Polymer Properties and Polymer Chemistry |
| Discussion Leader: Terry St.Clair,
NASA Langley Research Center |
| | John Dillard, Virginia Tech, "Introductory Remarks" |
| Albert Yee, U. Michigan, "Polymer Modification for Enhanced Performance" |
| Nik Nikolic, National Starch, "Novel Donor/Acceptor Chemistry for High Performance Adhesives" |
| Monday |
Monday morning session: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Adhesion Elastomeric Systems |
| Discussion Leader: Krishan Sehgal,
Union Carbide Corporation |
| Alan Gent, Goodyear/U. Akron, "Aspects of Elastomer Adhesion: Dwell Time Effects and Adhesion to Fillers" |
| | Break |
| Costantino Creton, PCSM-ESPCI, Paris, "Adhesion in Elastomeric Materials" |
| Nick Shephard, Dow-Corning, "Physics of the Condensation Cure Process" |
| Lunch |
Monday evening session: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Elastomeric Coatings and Fouling |
| Discussion Leader: Geoffrey Swain,
Florida Institute of Technology |
| Judy Stein, General Electric, "Structure/property Relationships of Silicone Biofoul Releasing Coatings: Correlation of Macrofouling Attachment Strength with Coating Composition" |
| Irwin Singer, NRL, "Elastomeric Coatings to Combat Barnacle Fouling: Durability and Release Behavior" |
| Manoj Chaudhury, Lehigh U., "Poster Review" |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday morning session: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Bio-Adhesion |
| Discussion Leader: Peter Moon,
VCU |
| Jeff Koberstein; U. Connecticut, "The Molecular Design of Bio-Inductive Polymer Surfaces" |
| Break |
| Michael Lawrence, U. Virginia, "Cell - Cell Adhesion" |
| Matt Nugent, Boston U., Boston Med. Center, "Cell-Growth Factor Interactions" |
| Lunch |
POSTER SESSION: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Manoj Chaudhury, Chairman |
Tuesday evening session: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Modeling in Adhesive Bonding |
| Discussion Leader: Lynn Penn,
Kentucky |
| Tony Kinloch, Imperial College, London, "Identifying and Modeling the Mechanism of Environmental Attack" |
| Anand Jagota, DuPont, "Cohesive Zone Models and Finite Elements for Adhesive and Cohesive Fracture" |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday morning session: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Fracture Processes and Adhesion at Interfaces |
| Discussion Leader: Dave Dillard,
Virginia Tech |
| Michael Thouless, U. Michigan, "Fracture and Plastic Deformation in Adhesives" |
| Break |
| Jack Beuth, Carnegie-Mellon, "Adhesion Loss in Thermal Barrier Coating Systems";
co-investigators: Frederick Pettit and Gerald Meier (Pittsburgh) |
| Sam Purushothaman, IBM, "Interface Adhesion Issues in Microelectronics" |
| Lunch |
Wednesday evening session: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Characterization and Understanding of Interfaces |
| Discussion Leader: Stephanie Nesbitt,
Michelin Americas R&D Corp. |
| William Ducker, Virginia Tech, "AFM Studies of Surfactants at Surfaces" |
| | Ali Dhinojwala, U. Akron, "Non-linear Optical Spectroscopy - Molecular Orientations at Surfaces" |
| Thursday |
Thursday morning session: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Adhesive Bonding in Ceramics: Coatings and Adhesive Systems |
| Discussion Leader: Jim Mazza,
Wright Laboratories |
| Kay Blohowiak, Boeing, "Chemical and Mechanical Factors Influencing Sol- Gel Bond Durability" |
| | Break |
| Helena Twardowska and Gang-Fung Chen, Ashland Chemical, "Adhesion and Bonding in Ceramic Materials" |
| Ozer Unal and Iver Anderson; Ames Labs, Iowa State, "Strength
Measurements of Ceramic and Metallic Joints" |
| Lunch |
Thursday evening session: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Perspectives in Adhesion Science: History and Art |
| Discussion Leader: Manoj Chaudhury,
Lehigh University |
| Jim Wightman, Virginia Tech, "Surfaces in the History and Future of Adhesion" |
| Dr. Charles Tumosa, Smithsonian Institute "Materials and Mythology in the Fine Arts" |
