Name: Reformulating to Waterborne Coatings
Start: 2025-02-24T07:45:00-0600
End: 2025-02-24T17:00:00-0600

Monday February 24, 2025 7:45am - 5:00pm CST

Astor Crowne Plaza - 2nd Floor Mezzanine

The mezzanine level is accessible by elevator only.

Dr. Robson F. Storey
Bennett Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science
Course Purpose: To provide chemists in the coatings industry an understanding of the principles involved in reformulating systems to a waterborne system.
Course Description: Reformulating to Waterborne Coatings is an intensive, two-day course providing an introduction to the technology of waterborne coatings with an emphasis on the challenges encountered in converting existing solvent-borne coating systems to water. It consists of a series of lectures organized around various popular coating types including acrylic latex, polyester/alkyd, two-component polyurethane, polyurethane dispersion, epoxy, and silicone. Additional topics include the use of additives, pigments and pigment dispersion, and application methods for waterborne coatings.
Who should attend: The course is designed for coating chemists and formulators and for persons interested in new applications for waterborne coatings.

Short Course Instructors

Chun Ren

Principle Scientist, Axalta

Bio:Chun presently holds the position of Principal Scientist at Axalta Coatings Systems. He earned his BS in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China and PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Missouri. With over a decade of research and development... Read More →

Don Liles

Retired - Emulsions Development Group, Dow Corning Corporation

BiographyOn May 1st of this year, Don will have attained 50 years of continuous R&D experience in industrial chemistry. Don joined Dow Corning Corporation as a chemist in 1974, after having completed an MS degree in organic chemistry from Georgia Tech and a BS degree in chemistry... Read More →

Jeffery Arendt

Group Leader, Arkema Coating Resins

Abstract: The value proposition of alkyds resins in coating markets remains strong. With sustainability initiatives affecting the industry at all levels there is a need to convert higher VOC formulations to more sustainable low VOC formulations. This lecture will review the chemistry... Read More →

Jim Reader

Senior Technical Manager -Automotive Coatings, Americas, Evonik Corporation

Jim Reader graduated from Warwick University (UK) in 1988 with a Ph.D. in Chemistry. He joined Air Products in 1988 in Manchester as an Application Development Chemist for Epoxy hardeners. He became Technical Manager for the Specialty Additives business in 1996 and worked in Europe... Read More →

Keith Moody

Senior Technical Service Associate, Coatings Technical Service Lab , Retired Eastman Chemical - Consultant

SolventsSolvent type, classification, characteristics, solvency, evaporation rate, odor, flash point, VOC, HAP, MIR, formulation considerationsBiogrpahyKeith received his BS in Chemistry from Kentucky Wesleyan College in 1976 and his MS in Polymer Chemistry from the University of... Read More →

Mike Jeffries

Business Development Manager – Industrial Coatings, Covestro

High Performance Waterborne Two-Component PolyurethanesThis talk with discuss the chemistry of both components in a two-component PUD. It will review water dispersible polyisocyanate crosslinkers and isocyanate reactive waterborne polymers. In addition methods of formulating these... Read More →

Partha Majumdar

Principle Research Scientist, Dow

Bio:Partha Majumdar is currently Principal Research Scientist in Coatings R&D at Dow. His research areas involve formulations, applications of high-throughput methodology, DOE, statistical data analysis, data modeling, and building structure-property relationships. Partha received... Read More →

Robson Storey

Bennett Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering, Emeritus Chairman, The Waterborne Symposium, The University of Southern Mississippi

Robson F. StoreyBennett Distinguished Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering, EmeritusChairman, The Waterborne SymposiumBuilding: Polymer Science, Room 305Phone: 601.266.4879118 College Dr. #5050, Hattiesburg, MS 39406Abstract Title: “Alternative Polyurethane Polymers Cured... Read More →

Romesh Kumar

Consultant, Heubach Group

Short Course AbstractPigment Selection for Architectural CoatingsCompetition and environmental regulations require the architectural coatings manufacturers to develop innovative formulations to improve traditional colorant systems. This includes improved hiding, reduced VOC (almost... Read More →

Sam Morell

President, samMorell.com

Short CourseRheology of Waterborne CoatingsThis presentation on rheology reviews the basic principles of rheology including its definition and its influencers - chemical structure, morphology, and environmental conditions. The impact by various deformation forces including compression... Read More →

Shiying Zheng

Applications Chemist, Evonik Corporation

Short CourseFormulating Two-Package, Ambient-Cure Waterborne Epoxy Coatings This talk will introduce the concept and applications of waterborne epoxy systems. It will describe the chemistry, design principles, and types of epoxy resin and amine curing agents used in such systems... Read More →

Todd Williams

Product and Tech Service - Coatings, Adhesives, and Specialties Group, Covestro

The Science of Formulating Short CourseFormulating 1k and 2k Waterborne PolyurethanesMoisture cure polyurethane coatings, 2K polyurethane coatings, formulation variables that affect weathering, 2K polyaspartic coatings, 1K and 2K waterborne polyurethane coatingsThis talk will discuss... Read More →

Monday February 24, 2025 7:45am - 5:00pm CST
Astor Crowne Plaza - 2nd Floor Mezzanine

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