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The
Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute at Virginia Tech, is now accepting registrations for its annual lecture-laboratory short
course for those who produce or utilize adhesives and sealants. The
course is taught by Virginia Tech faculty.
Course Flyer.
Course
topics include:
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Brief Survey of
Relevant Polymer/Adhesion Terminology and Concepts
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Adhesives, Sealant
and Waterborne Rheology
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Adsorption on
Surfaces/Surface Energy
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Stresses in Bonded
Joints
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Basic Viscoelastic
Experiments on Elastomers, Glasses and Semicrystalline Polymers
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Surfaces and Surface
Preparation
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Fracture of Adhesive
Bonds
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Adhesive Test Methods
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Analysis of Surfaces
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Introduction to
Adhesive Chemistry
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Free Volume and DSC
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New Directions in
Adhesive Design
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PSA Performance and
Testing
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Accelerated
Characterization
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Wood Adhesion
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Applications of
Surface Science to Adhesion
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Durability and Design
Format:
A
hands-on lecture-laboratory short course for industry
researchers
Venue:
The Inn at Virginia Tech and
Skelton Conference Center
Dates:
May 19-24, 2014
Cost: $1700.00* (Enrollment is limited to 30 participants).
Reserve
your spot early by selecting
(registering
on-line). If your company is an Industrial
Affiliate - you can register
here.
List of Contributing members can be found at
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Instructors:
Richey M. Davis, David A. Dillard, John G. Dillard, S. Richard Turner,
Alan Esker, and Garth Wilkes, and Robert Moore.
Who should attend?
Industrial chemists, mechanical engineers, material scientists,
material engineers, chemical engineers. Advanced prior
knowledge of the subjects is not
assumed. Participants will be exposed to a wide range of practical
information involving many combinations of materials. A B.S. degree or
equivalent will be assumed.
Comments from past
attendees...
"This is a great course: it's well
organized, the instructors are top-notch, and the course material is
very informative".
....Research Specialist
"This
has been an excellent course. The instructors demonstrated a
keen interest in the topics they presented. I could tell that
they were presenting the information to help our understanding rather
than just to complete a task."
....Associate Chemist
"Very
well presented, handouts contained a lot of information. The
course gave a very good overview of materials and structure-properties
relationship. It provided me with knowledge that would otherwise
require years of studying to become familiar with."
....Anonymous
"Good overall scope."
....Chemical Engineer
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