The Waterborne Symposium 2025

The Waterborne Symposium 2025

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7:50am CST

Opening Remarks and Announcments Grand Ballroom A/B/C

8:00am CST

Plenary Speaker - Sam Morell, "The Scientific Balance Bridging Fundamental Chemistry with Empirical Work for Optimized Coating Formulations" Grand Ballroom A/B/C

9:00am CST

Technology Showcase Exhibit Hall Open Grand Ballroom D

9:15am CST

King Cake Coffee Break Grand Ballroom D

10:15am CST

Keynote Speaker, Scott Moravek, PPG, “Addressing Sustainability, Regulatory, and Customer Needs with Technology Development” Grand Ballroom C

11:00am CST

The Sidney Lauren Memorial Lecture - Victoria Scarborough, "Disrupting Markets by Inventing the Future" Grand Ballroom C

11:30am CST

1:00pm CST

Jim Reader, Evonik - "Improving the Durability and Scratch Resistant of Deep Matte Plastic Coatings" Grand Ballroom C Bruno Dario, Indorama Ventures - "Innovative Strategies for Emulsifying Alkyd Resins for Water-Based Coatings" Grand Ballroom A/B Technology Showcase Exhibit Hall Open Grand Ballroom D

1:30pm CST

Dick Henderson, Advacion - "Activating Paint Surface for Better Indoor Air Quality" Grand Ballroom C Steven Kaganove, Wacker - "Waterborne Silicone Copolymer Binders – Accelerated Weathering Studies" Grand Ballroom A/B

2:00pm CST

Boran Ma, USM - "Machine Learning-Aided High Throughput Examination of Block Copolymer Processing Conditions" Grand Ballroom C Jason Kuhla, Eckart - "Developments in Aluminum Flake Technology for Chrome Replacement in Waterbased Coating Systems"" Grand Ballroom A/B

2:30pm CST

Coffee Break Grand Ballroom D

3:30pm CST

Javier Lanauze, PPG - "Accelerated Stability Assessment of Waterborne Pigment Formulations " Grand Ballroom C Oleg Afanasyev, Omya - "Discovering increasing block resistance of Low-VOC Acrylic Paints by adding of Colloidal Silica" Grand Ballroom A/B

4:00pm CST

Paul Simutis, DataPhysics - "Portable Contact Angle Goniometer Vs. Lab-style Research Device - Comparison of Surface Energy Results" Grand Ballroom C Kaliappa Ragunathan, BASF, "Film Formation and Molecular Mixing in Acrylic Latex Blends" Grand Ballroom A/B

4:45pm CST

Wednesday Evening Cocktails and Live Jazz with the Louis Ford Jazz Trio, Sponsored by PPG Toulouse Theatre