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UK Polymer Showcase

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UK Polymer Showcase 2008 - "Polymers and Society"

16/17/18 September 2008 National Science Learning Centre, York

• Polymers in Medicine
• Advanced Polymer Waste Management
• Polymers for Sustainable Energy
• Polyolefins - The Next 50 Years
• UK Materials Strategy
• Science Communication in Education and the Media

Who should attend?

The UK Polymer Showcase is an excellent venue to hear the latest scientific and technological developments in polymers and soft-nanotechnology from both academic and industrial points of view. The 2008 Showcase gives an understanding of the current state-of-the-art and challenges ahead in areas that benefit society as a whole.

The Showcase offers:

• The opportunity to meet with leading academics,large multinationals and specialist companies involved in polymer science and soft-nanotechnology.
• Expert academic and industrial speakers from the UK and abroad focusing on issues faced in researching and developing new technologies.
• Networking opportunities throughout the event providing the opportunity to make new contacts.
• Free registration to make the meeting as inclusive as possible.

New for 2008!

Display Your Work in the Poster Sessions!

For the first time this year the UK Polymer Showcase Poster Sessions are open to anyone who wishes to dispaly a poster related to one of the main scientific themes: Polymers in Medicine; Polymer Waste Management; Polymers for Sustainable Energy; Polyolefins - The Next 50 Years.

Guidelines for the production of the abstract (PDF 10kB).

Please note that the poster boards at the meeting will accomodate A0 PORTRAIT posters only.

To take part, please send an A4 abstract by Email:(Email polymer.showcase@leeds.ac.uk)

Abstracts should be submitted by no later than FRIDAY 18th JULY 2008

Conference Location

The National Science Learning Centre is a multi-million pound, purpose built, state of the art facility providing high quality professional development for evertone involved in the teaching of science across the UK.

Click Travel to access maps and directions to the Centre by public and private transport. Travel

Accommodation

The National Science Learning Centre has business class accommodation in Franklin House which is situated next to the Centre. The rooms are modern and relaxing, with comfortable beds, good power showers. Each room is equipped with TV, hairdryer, phone and hospitality tray.

Further en-suite accommodation is available in nearby halls of residence.

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW

Enquiries:(Email polymer.showcase@leeds.ac.uk)

UK Polymer Showcase 2007 - "Innovative Materials"

London College of Fashion, 5th/6th/7th September 2007

The 2007 Polymer Showcase took place at the London College of Fashion. In keeping with the interests of our hosts, the meeting took a look at the new types of smart meterials being developed for textiles and other applications. The meeting featured collaborations that have been built upon exchanges of ideas between the science an design communities, such as Tony Ryan and Helen Storey's "Wonderland Project" and "The Emotional Wardrobe" presented by Sharon Baurley.

The speakers at the meeting gave an excellent selection of presntations including Stanislav Gorb of the Max Planck Institut fur Metallforschung,Stuttgart,who showed us how biology could be used to develop new adhesives. Simon Edmonds of BERR and Robert Quarshie from the Polymer Innovation Network both examined the future for UK materials science and Christina deMatteis from the University of Nottingham gave the audience food for thought on innovative ways of engaging the public's interest in science.

Registration for the Polymer Showcase remains FREE, through sponsorship by Yorkshire Forward,the members of the Polymer IRC's Industrial Club and the Materials KTN.

If you would like to know more about sponsorship opportunities for 2008,contact Helen Clancy:

Presentation abstracts from the 2007 meeting (PDF format 389kB)

Poster abstracts from the 2007 meeting (PDF format 715kB)

UK Polymer Showcase 2006 - Materials by Design

The UK Polymer Showcase has once again proved a roaring success for the Polymer IRC and its associates. 200 delegates from industry and academia attended the event to hear of new developments in polymer science and soft nanotechnology. The afternoon session on managing technology and innovation proved very popular with the audience, giving them plenty to discuss over dinner.

Under this year's title of “Materials by Design”, there were four major technical themes:

• Bio-nano Science and Technology - Steve Evans,University of Leeds
• Soft matter for Energy - Henning Serringhaus, University of Cambridge
• IRC Research - Tom Mc Leish, Tony Ryan, Phil Coates, Polymer IRC
• Smart Soft Surface Engineering - Eric Amis, N.I.S.T.

With 20 presentations, and over 50 posters.

This year’s strategy session on the afternoon of Tuesday 12th September brought together an impressive collection of speakers including Professor Tony Cheetham from University of California, Santa Barbara, John Grasmeder and Terri Jordan of Victrex PLC, Ray Oliver from CENAMPS, Rick Mitchell, Cranfield and the writer and broadcaster Sue Nelson who will give their own perspectives on managing technology and innovation.

In presenting the event the Polymer IRC worked closely with the Faraday Packaging Partnership, Faraday Plastics and Yorkshire Forward to ensure that the Showcase is accessible and the content is relevant to industrial participants. With representatives from large and small companies, the showcase helps particularly smaller companies network with representatives from larger organisations with major investments in polymers.

There are 200 places at the Showcase meeting and non-club members are advised to book early to secure a place.

Presentation abstracts from the 2006 meeting (PDF format 175kB)

Poster abstracts from the 2006 meeting (PDF format 1.65MB)

UK Polymer Showcase 2005

6/7 September 2005 - Cedar Court Hotel, Wakefield (J39, M1).

Once again the UK Polymer Showcase attracted over 200 delegates, many of them from industry, with an interest in catching up on the latest technological developments in soft nanotechnology.

Presentations from this meeting in PDF format are available to members within the Industrial Club section of this site

Programme:

Professor Tom McLeish, Welcome and Introduction Director, Polymer IRC

Dr. Nigel Clarke, University of Durham Self-assembly of Polymer Composites

Dr. Amalia Aggeli, University of Leeds Protein-like Self-assembly as the Route Towards Smart Polymers for Nanotechnology

Dr. Andy Wilson, University of Leeds Hydrogen Bonding Building Blocks for Non-covalent Synthesis

Professor Rudy Koopmans, Dow Benelux NV, Netherlands RD Challenges for the 21st Century: Sustainable Materials

Professor Andrew Cooper, University of Liverpool Polymer Synthesis using Supercritical Fluid Solvents: How Green is Now?

Dr. Alan Smith, DTI The Role of the UK MNT Network

Professor Dame Julia Higgins, FRS, Imperial College, London Integrating the Four Ps

Dr. Jim Darwent, Unilever Central Research Current and Future Applications of Polymers in Home and Personal Care Products

Dr. Harald Egner, Fraunhofer TEG Fraunhofer - innovative routes to polymer processing

Professor Markus Antonietti, University of Potsdam Functional Block Polymers for the Control of Nanostructure Materials

Dr. Motohiro Seki, Mitsubishi Chemical Group Study on Shear-mediated Crystallization of iPP

Dr. Tim Gough, University of Bradford In-process Measurements for Monitoring of Polymer Melt Flows

Professor Tony Ryan, University of Sheffield Electrospinning of Micro and Nano-fibres for Tissue Engineering

Professor Steve Armes, University of Sheffield Controlled-structure Biocompatible Block Copolymers

Dr. Ben Punchard, Faraday Packaging Partnership Plastic in Packaging: All Wrapped UP?

Professor Michael Turner, University of Manchester Organic Materials for Electronics Consortium (OMEC)

The abstracts of the both oral and poster presentations are available below in PDF format (551kB download):

Programme and abstracts for Polymer Showcase 2005

The Polymer IRC would like to thank Yorkshire Forward, Faraday Plastics and Faraday Packaging and the Industrial Club members for their help in organising and sponsoring the event.

First UK Polymer Showcase

7/8 September 2004 - Cedar Court Hotel, Wakefield

The Polymer IRC presented the UK Polymers community with its first "Showcase" meeting on the 7th and 8th September at the Cedar Court Hotel in Wakefield. The meeting attracted an audience of 200 polymer academics and industrialists who enjoyed scientific talks on subjects ranging from polymers to aid wound healing to an account by Sebastian Conran of the challenges faced when designing with plastics. If you would like to review the meeting content please browse the abstracts PDF.

The Polymer IRC would like to thank all the speakers and the members of the IRC Network who provided a splendid display of over 50 posters. We would also like to thank our partners who assisted us in both financial and practical ways in the organisation of the meeting.

The abstracts of the both oral and poster presentations are available below in PDF format (1.8MB download):

Programme and abstracts for the first Polymer Showcase

Photos: Above left: - the poster session. Left: delegates discussing polymer science topics at the dinner. Above right: the logos of the Showcase sponsors.