2009 Lectures

“Interfacial Phenomena in Miniemulsions and Applications”, Plenary Lecture, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, USA, November 8-13, 2009.

2008 Lectures

“Polymer Colloids: From Design to Biomedical and Industrial Applications”, Invited Speaker,  University of Technology, PETRONAS University of Technology (UTP), Seri Iskander, Perak, Malaysia, October 27, 2008.

“Polymer Colloids: From Design to Biomedical and Industrial Applications”, Invited Speaker, Academy of Sciences, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 21, 2008.

“Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology”, Plenary Lecture, International Rubber Conference (IRC’08), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 20 – 23, 2008.

“Polymer Colloids: From Design to Biomedical and Industrial Applications”, Invited Speaker, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, August 25, 2008.

“Synthesis of Monodisperse Microspheres by Dispersion and Seeded Dispersion Polymerization”, Keynote Speaker, the Prague Meeting on Macromolecules: Polymer Colloids: From Design to Biomedical and Industrial Applications, Prague, the Czech Republic, July,  20-24, 2008.

“Study of Monomer Droplets in Miniemulsions”, International Latex Conference, Cleveland, OH, USA, July 22, 2008.

2007 Lectures

“Miniemulsions: what we know, what we think we know, & what we do not know”, Invited Speaker, International Conference on Polymer Colloids (UKPCF2007), Warwick University, Warwick, UK, September 16-18, 2007.

“Study of Monomer Droplets in Miniemulsions”, Invited Speaker, Gordon Research Conference: Polymer Colloids, Tilton, NH, USA, June 24 – 29, 2007.

2006 Lectures

“Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology”, Plenary Lecture, Proceedings of the 3rd International Rubber Glove Conference & Exhibition, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 2006.

“”Preparation of Latex Using Miniemulsion Technology”, 9th International Latex Conference, Charlotte, NC, USA, July 25-26, 2006.

“Miniemulsions:  From Theory to Practice”, Invited Speaker, 40th World Polymer Congress of the Macromolecular Division of IUPAC (MACRO 2004), Paris, France, July 4-9, 2004.

2003 Lectures

The Renaissance of Engineering at Lehigh and the Interaction between Engineering and the Three Other Colleges (Education, Business and Economics, and Arts and Sciences) in Creating New Excitement at Lehigh”, Bank of Thailand, Lehigh Alumni Association, Bangkok, Thailand, November 23, 2003.

“Advances in Miniemulsion Polymerization and Latex Systems”, Plenary Lecture, the 8thPacific Polymer Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, November 24 -27, 2003.

2002 Lectures

“Miniemulsions: Overview of Research and Applications”, Invited Lecture, Tess Award Symposium, PMSE, ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, August 18 -22, 2002.

“Aspects of Controlled Radical Miniemulsion Polymerization”, Invited Lecture, Conference on Polymer Colloids: Preparation and Properties of Aqueous Polymer Dispersions, United Engineering Foundation, Irsee, Germany, July 14 -19, 2002.

“Partnership Opportunities with Business Schools”, Business School/Engineering School Deans Panel, Engineering Deans Institute Conference 2002, Fort Meyers, FL, USA, April 9, 2002.

2001 Lectures

“Living Free Radical Miniemulsion Polymers”.  Plenary Lecture, at the UK Polymer Colloids Forum, “Frontiers of Polymer Colloids”, Surrey, England, April 4 -6, 2001.

2000 Lectures

“Encapsulation of TiO2 in Latex Particles via Miniemulsion Polymerization”, AICHE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, USA,November 17, 2000.

“Smith and Ewart Theory and Miniemulsion Polymerization”.  Invited Speaker, A Mini-Symposium to celebrate the installation of Smith and Ewart into the International Rubber Science Hall of Fame at the University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA, November 3, 2000.

“Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology”, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, USA, November 1, 2000.

“Advances in Emulsion Polymerization for Coatings Applications: Latex Blends and Reactive Surfactants”.  Invited Speaker, Advances in Waterborne Resins, Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology 78th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, October 19, 2000.

“Latexes and Artificial Latexes via Emulsion Polymerization and Miniemulsion Systems”, Dow Chemical, Freeport, TX, USA, September 12, 2000.

“Miniemulsion Polymerization – Theory and Practice”, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA,September 8, 2000.

“Advances in Miniemulsion Polymerization”, ACS North Carolina Polymer Discussion Group Meeting, North Carolina State University Club, Cary, NC, USA,  February 10, 2000.