FutureCoat! Introduced at ICE 2006: new cutting-edge coatings conference

JCT CoatingsTech, June, 2006

The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology will introduce a major new technical conference in 2006. To be known as FutureCoat!, this annual conference will examine the most innovative methodologies and applications shaping the future of the coatings industry. The first FutureCoat! will be held in conjunction with ICE 2006, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, from November 1-3. Separate registration is required to attend.

Geared towards an international audience, the intense three-day program will feature highly focused tracks. In 2006, FutureCoat! sessions will range from green chemistry, formulating, pigments/additives, and manufacturing, to instrumentation and analysis. General interest sessions will examine such topics as corrosion, nanotechnology, weathering/durability, and high throughput.

On Wednesday, November 1, FutureCoat! will begin with the Keynote Address, "A Tale of Two Perspectives: Hurricanes, Energy, the Consumer and What It Means for Coatings" by Duncan H. Meldrum, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Additional program highlights include the prestigious Mattiello Memorial Lecture by Jonathan W. Martin, NIST, on Thursday morning, and the Technical Focus Lecture, by Thomas P. Schuman, University of Missouri-Rolla, on Thursday afternoon.

The Preliminary Program follows:

Wednesday, November 1

Keynote Address

(1:00 pm-2:00 pm)

A Tale of Two Perspectives: Hurricanes, Energy, the Consumer and What It Means for Coatings--Duncan H. Meldrum, Chief Economist, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Manufacturing: Productivity & Safety

(2:15 pm-5:00 pm)

A Literature Survey on Wet Adhesion. Part III: Test Methods, Additives, and Applications--Northwestern Society Technical Committee (to be presented by Darryl A. Frick, Conklin Corporation)

Improved Product Development Using Computer Assisted Formulation--Rory Job, BatchMaster Software

A Six Sigma Model for Dispersion of Superdurable Ti[O.sub.2] in Polyester Coil Coatings--Ronald Romer, Lyondell Chemical Co.

Complexity Made Simple: Using a Single Software System for Manufacturing Operations--Jay T. Deakins, Deacom, Inc.

Green Chemistry I: Antimicrobials

(2:15 pm-5:00 pm)

Development of Novel, Environmentally Friendly Antifouling Coatings for Marine Applications--Bret J. Chisholm, David A. Christianson, Shane Stafslien, Rene Fjeldheim, Christy Gallagher-Lein, Justin Daniels, James Bahr, and Dean Webster, North Dakota State University

Role of Mildewcide in Yellow Discoloration of Latex Paints--Lakshmi Sadasivan, Roger C. Montemayor, and Judy N. Varner, Rohm and Haas Company

Antimicrobial Coating: Can It Be Effective Against Bacteria?--Emerentiana Sianawati, Arch Chemicals Inc.

Efficacy Requirements for Microbial Resistant Coatings--Wolfgang Lindner and Gary L. Horacek, Troy Corporation

Review of Biologically Active Surfaces--Niall D'Arcy, BIS, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Pigments/Additives I: Enhancing Performance

(2:15 pm-5:00 pm)

Effects of Alumina and Silica Nanoparticles on Automotive Clear-Coat Properties--Bryce Floryancic, Lukas Brickweg, California Polytechnic State University; Jeffrey Comer, California Polytechnic State University and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Li-Piin Sung and Aaron Forster, NIST; and Ray Fernando, California Polytechnic State University

Wax Emulsions in Paints and Coatings--Martin A. Cohen, Michelman Inc.

Influence of Alkanolamines on Anchor Type Adhesion of Coatings on Plastics--Michael D. Gernon, Ben Carlozzo, and Daniel Alford, Arkema, Inc.

Enhancing the Performance of Aqueous Low-VOC Coatings with a Unique Wetting Additive--Sheila Belding, William Dechent, Syed Kazmi, Dale Lyman, Gerald Marinzulich, Robert Miller, and Pravin Patel, Troy Corporation

New Methods for Matting 100% UV Coatings--Hans-Dieter Christian, Degussa AG, Hanau, Germany

Instrumentation/Analysis I: Morphology

(2:15 pm-5:00 pm)

Adaptive Speckle Imaging Interferometry (A.S.I.I.): New Technology for Advanced Film-Formation Analysis--Alice Brun and L. Brunel, Formulaction, L'Union, France; and P. Snabre, Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, Pessac, France

Structure, Diffusivity and Rheology of Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Bicarbonate/Carbonate (DDABC) in Aqueous Solutions--Henrich H. Paradies, The University of Salford, Manchester, UK; and Joe Kimler, Lonza Inc.

Role of Van Der Waals Force in Latex Film Formation--Xiaobo Gong, H.T. Davis, and L.E. Scriven, University of Minnesota

Correlating Surface Morphology to Damage Response in Polymer Coatings through Instrumented Scratch Testing--Li-Piin Sung, Aaron Forster, Chris Michaels, and Jeffrey Comer, NIST; and Peter L. Drzal, PPC Industries

Modeling the Cure of Powder Coatings: Using the Powder Coatings Absorptivities--I. Bombard, P. Laurent, and J. Lieto, Laboratoire d'Automatique et de Genie des Procedes (LAGEP), Villeurbanne Cedex, France

Thursday, November 2

Mattiello Memorial Lecture

(8:00-9:15 am)

Making a Linkage between Field and Laboratory Exposure Results via a Reliability-based Methodology--Jonathan W. Martin, National Institute of Standards and Technology