2017 Lectures

“The Role of Surfactants and Kinetics of Emulsion Polymerization”, Invited Speaker, Egyptian National Research Centre, Department of Polymers and Pigments, Cairo, Egypt, October 18, 2017.

“Latex is a Products by Process: The Versatility of Emulsion Polymerization Processes for the Synthesis of Advanced Polymer Materials for Wide Technological Applications, Plenary Lecture, 13th International Conference on Polymer Science and Technology, Cairo and Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 22-26, 2017.

“Les Sperling, Mr. IPN Man: Humble Scholar with a Big Heart”, Key Note Speaker, ACS 254th National Meeting, PMSE division, Washington, DC.August, 20-24, 2017.

“History of the IPCG”, Invited Speaker, International Polymers Colloid Group (IPCG) Conference, Arantzazu, Onati, Spain, June 25-30, 2017.

“Miniemulsions & Their Polymer Latex Systems – Invention, fundamental understanding and applications”, Plenary Lecture, Al-Azhar 9th International Conference, Cairo, Egypt,March 27-29, 2017.

“Miniemulsions & Their Polymer Latex Systems – Invention, fundamental understanding and applications”, American Physical Society (APS), Invited Speaker, Division of Polymer Physics Short Course, New Orleans, USA, March 11-12, 2017.

“The Role of Surfactants in Emulsion Polymerization”, Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co. Ltd., (DKS), Kyoto, Japan, January 11, 2017.

2016 Lectures

“The Role of Surfactants in Emulsion Polymerization”, Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology Workshop, Oxiteno Company, San Paolo, Brazil, September 23, 2016.

“Miniemulsion Polymerization and Latex Systems”, Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology Workshop, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt, April 5 – 7, 2016.

“Stabilization Mechanisms in Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Latexes”, Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology Workshop, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt, April 5 – 7, 2016.

“The Role of Surfactants in Emulsion Polymerization”, Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology Workshop, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt, April 5 – 7, 2016.

2014 Lectures

“Miniemulsions from Concept to Practice: Fundamentals and Applications”, Keynote Speaker, Frontiers of Polymer Colloids:  From Synthesis to Macro-Scale and Nano-Scale, Prague, Czech Republic, July 21, 2014.

2013 Lectures

“Miniemulsions: A Review of 40 Years of Research and Applications”, Invited Master Class Speaker, Graduate Students, International Polymer Colloids Group (IPCG) Conference, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, June 22-25, 2013.

“Miniemulsions: A Review of 40 Years of Research and Applications”, 3M, R&D Shanghai, China, June 21, 2013.

2012 Lectures

“Miniemulsions: 1972-2012 A State-of-the-Art Review; Invited Speaker, Conference on Polymers in Dispersion Media, Lyon, France, April 16-19, 2012.

2011 Lectures

“Miniemulsions: Fundamentals and Applications”, Invited Speaker, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, March 8th, 2011.

2010 Lectures

“Polymer Colloids: From Design to Industrial and Biomedical Applications”, Plenary Lecture, 7thInternational Scientific Conference on Environment, Development, and Nanotechnology, Invited speaker, Al-Azhar University (ISCAZ 2010), Cairo, Egypt, March 22-24, 2010.

Miniemulsions – Fundamentals and Applications”, Malyasian Rubber Board, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 10, 2010.

“Miniemulsions – Fundamentals and Applications”, DuPont, Wilmington, DE, USA, December 10, 2010.