Course Overview | Course Schedule | Abstracts | Lecturer Bios
| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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| 7:00 A.M. – 8:00 A.M. | COURSE REGISTRATION – Rauch Business Center 291/292/293 |
| 8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. | Lecture 1 – Free Radical Polymerization Mechanisms and Kinetics (F. Joseph Schork) |
| 9:30 A.M. – 9:40 A.M. | Coffee Break |
| 9:40 A.M. – 11:10 A.M. | Lecture 2 – Emulsion Polymerization Mechanisms and Kinetics (F. Joseph Schork) |
| 11:10 A.M. – 11:20 A.M. | Coffee Break |
| 11:20 A.M. – 12:50 P.M. | Lecture 3 – Branching and Grafting in Emulsion Polymerizations (Peter A. Lovell) |
| 12:50 P.M. – 1:50 P.M. | Lunch – Rauch Business Center 291/292/293 |
| 1:50 P.M. – 3:20 P.M. | Lecture 4 – The Role of Surfactants in Emulsion Polymerization Processes and Kinetics (Mohamed S. El-Aasser) |
| 3:20 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. | Coffee Break |
| 3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. | Lecture 5 – Semi-Continuous Emulsion Polymerization and Structured Latexes (Michael F. Cunningham) |
| 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. | Pizza Mixer – Participants and Speakers |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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| 8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. | Lecture 6 – Colloidal Stabilization and Destabilization Mechanisms of Latex Systems (Mohamed S. El-Aasser) |
| 9:30 A.M. – 9:40 A.M. | Coffee Break |
| 9:40 A.M. – 11:10 A.M. | Lecture 7 – Characterization of Latex Particle Size and Particle Size Distribution: Experimental Methods (Bernd Reck) |
| 11:10 A.M. – 11:20 A.M. | Coffee Break |
| 11:20 A.M. – 12:50 P.M. | Lecture 8 – Latex Rheology (Christopher M. Miller) |
| 12:50 P.M. – 1:50 P.M. | Lunch – Rauch Business Center 291/292/293 |
| 1:50 P.M. – 3:20 P.M. | Lecture 9 – Inverse Emulsion Polymerization (Donna Visioli) |
| 3:20 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. | Coffee Break |
| 3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. | Lecture 10 – Latex Film Formation (Peter A. Lovell) |
| Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
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| 8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. | Lecture 11 – Miniemulsions: Latex Systems via Polymerization in Monomer Droplets and Direct Emulsification of Polymer Solutions (Mohamed S. El-Aasser) |
| 9:30 A.M. – 9:40 A.M. | Coffee Break |
| 9:40 A.M. – 11:10 A.M. | Lecture 12 – Polymeric Latexes for Digital Printing: Enabling Performance in Inkjet, Xerography, and Additive Manufacturing (Chieh-Min Cheng) |
| 11:10 A.M. – 11:20 A.M. | Coffee Break |
| 11:20 A.M. – 12:50 P.M. | Lecture 13 – Correlation Between Colloidal Structure and Application of Acrylic Latexes (Bernd Reck) |
| 12:50 P.M. – 1:50 P.M. | Lunch – Rauch Business Center 291/292/293 |
| 1:50 P.M. – 3:20 P.M. | Lecture 14 – Coatings Material and Formulation Science (Christopher M. Miller) |
| 3:20 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. | Coffee Break |
| 3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. | Lecture 15 – Living Radical Polymerization and Advances in Future directions for Emulsion Polymers/Polymer Colloids (Michael F. Cunningham) |
| Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
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| 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. | Lecture 16 – Fundamentals and Advancement of Waterborne Epoxy and Polyurethanes (Bedri Erdem) |
| 10:00 A.M. – 10:10 A.M. | Coffee Break |
| 10:10 A.M. – 11:35 A.M. | Lecture 17 – Waterborne Pressure Sensitive Adhesives (Ying-Yuh Lu) |
| 11:35 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. | Coffee Break |
| 11:45 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. | Lecture 18 – Recent Patent Activity Involving Emulsion Polymers and Reduction of Residual Monomers (Donna Visioli) |
| 1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. | Lunch – Rauch Business Center 291/292/293 |
| 2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. | Lecture 19 – Film Formation and Film Properties of Acrylic Latexes for Coatings and Adhesives (Bernd Reck) |
| 3:30 P.M. – 3:40 P.M. | Coffee Break |
| 3:40 P.M. – 5:10 P.M. | Lecture 20 – Water-Borne Soft-Soft Nanocomposites: Principles and Application Cases Studies (Peter Lovell) |
| 7:15 P.M. – 9:15 P.M. | Lecture 21 – Question and Answer Session – (Lecturers and Participants) |
| Friday, June 5, 2026 |
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| 8:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M. | Lecture 22 – Sensors and Controls for Emulsion Polymerization Reactors (F. Joseph Schork) |
| 9:15 A.M. – 9:20 A.M. | Break |
| 9:20 A.M. – 10:35 A.M. | Lecture 23 – Reactor Design and Scale-up in Emulsion Polymerization (Michael F. Cunningham) |
| 10:35 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. | Break |
| 10:45 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. | Lecture 24 – Monodisperse Latex Particles – Preparation, Surface Modification, Characterization and Application (Mohamed S. El-Aasser) |
