IEC 2023 Technical Symposium Schedule

IEC 2023 TECHNICAL MEETING
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2023
= Graduate Student Symposium
TIME ROOM 25B 25C 26A 26B
Symposium: Synthesis & Symposium: Advances in Symposium: Healthcare & Symposium: Sustainable
Chemical Modification Tires
Pharma
Materials
1:30 PM –
1:55 PM
Chemical Modification of
Polymeric Architecture for
Functional Properties: An
Overview - Anil K. Bhowmick
Understanding and
Improving the Processing of
Silica / Mercaptosilane Filled
Tire Tread Compounds - Anke
Blume
Some Recent Advances in
Elastomer-based Smart
Materials for Energy Harvesting,
Sensing and Electromagnetic
Shielding - Changwoon Nah
UPM BioMotion tm
Renewable Functional Fillers
(RFF) for a Lighter and More
Sustainable Future - Barbara
Gall
1:55 PM –
2:20 PM
Modifications of Acrylic
Rubber for Improved
Performance - Mousumi
Desarkar
Road to Safer Tyres:
Finding the Right Silica/Silane
Combination - Fabian Grunert
Consideration of
Thermoplastic Elastomer Gels
as Transdermal Drug Delivery
Media - Kenneth Mineart
Bio-sourced Rubber
Curing Ultra-Accelerator for
Tires & TRG Applications -
John Kounavis
2:20 PM –
2:45 PM
2:45 PM –
3:15 PM
Traceless Crosslinking of
Polyisobutylene - Arsalaan N.
Pathan
Use of Vegetable Oils in
High Polarity Tire & Rubber
Formulations to Address
Current Formulation
Requirements - Nick White
Antimicrobial and Food Grade
EPDM Compound - Ali Vahidifar
From Forest to
Formulations: Caltiox L as a
Green Antioxidant for
Superior Rubber
Performance - Germano
Siqueria
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Schedule current as of: October 15, 2023. Subject to Change.
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3:15 PM –
3:40 PM
Symposium: Thermoplastic
Elastomers
Using the RPA in Four
Different Rubber
Manufacturing Systems - John
Dick
Investigation of Suitability of
Graphene as a Potential
Partial Replacement Filler in
Natural Rubber/Butadiene
Rubber-based Tire
Compounds - Rajesh
Theravalappil
Durability Variation and
Composition of Medical Gloves -
Ashley Herkins
Upgrading rC for
Equivalent Performance in
Existing Carbon Black
Applications - Constantine
Khripin
3:40 PM -
4:05 PM
4:05 PM -
4:30 PM
4:30 PM –
4:55 PM
Elastic/Viscoelastic Polymer
Bilayers: A Model-based
Approach to Intelligent
Stretchable Constructs - Gary
Wnek
Next Generation Carbon
Black to Improve Performance
Properties in Automobile Tire
Tread Compounds - Lashan
M. Hendavitharanage De
Silva
Very High Structure Carbon
Blacks to Address Challenges
in Tread Compound
Performance - Lewis
Tunnicliffe
Thermo-oxidative Aging
Study of Tire Tread
Compound: Influence of Silica
and Carbon Black Filler in
SSBR-based Compound -
Rajeshbabu R.
Multiscale Thermo-Kinetic
Aging Model of Complex
Systems: Application to
Polymeric Materials and
Interfaces - Nestor Rodriguez
Symposium: Wear &
Tribology
Friction and Wear
Performance of Tire Tread
Compounds Using a Novel
Friction-Wear Rig - Eathan
Plaschka
Laboratory Prediction of Tire
Tread Wear and Associated
High Frequency Vibrations
- Hiroshi Mouri
The Circularity and
Performance Attributes of
Continua Sustainable
Carbonaceous Material
(SCM), by Birla Carbon
- Natalie K. Harris
WITHDRAWN Properties of
Ultrasonically Devulcanized
and Revulcanized Used Tire
Rubber - Avraam I. Isayev
Devulcanization of
Peroxide-cured EPDM: Is It
Possible? - Wilma K. Dierkes
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2023
Schedule current as of: October 15, 2023. Subject to Change.
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= Graduate Student Symposium
START ROOM 25B 25C 26A 26B
Symposium: Contributed Symposium: Advances in Symposium: PFAS Regulatory Symposium: Sustainable
Papers
Tires (Continued)
Environment
Materials (Continued)
8:30 AM –
9:00 AM
Rubber for Mars:
Optimization of BR/VMQ
Compounds - Rafal P.
Anyszka
On the Compound Stiffness
Amplification by a Reinforcing
Resin - Chenchy J. "Jeffrey"
Lin
Fluoropolymer and
Fluoroelastomers Amidst Global
PFAS Regulations - Cy Genna
Sustainable Raw Material
Review in NBR and HNBR -
Nicki Hershberger
9:00 AM –
9:25 AM
9:25 AM –
9:50 AM
9:50 AM –
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
10:45 AM
O-Ring Electrical
Resistance in Wet
Conditions - Bryan Philpott
How to Injection Mold Fast
Curing Natural Rubber -
Connor Adams
3D Printing of Fully
Compounded Thermoset
Elastomers: Effects of
Compound Formulation - Joey
Mead (A. Moubassir)
Silane Functionalized
Liquid Rubber for Electric
Vehicle Tires - Yosuke
Uehara
Evaluation of
Farnesene/Butadiene and
Farnesene/Styrene/Butadiene
Liquid Rubbers in a Silica
Tread - Edward R. Terrill
Compatibility Study of
Hydrocarbon Resins with
SSBR/BR Rubber for Tire
Applications - Howard Colvin
Survey of PFAS Analytical
Methodologies - Edward R.
Terrill
Fluorinated Silicones and
PFAS Regulations - Alexandra
Rinehart
Regulations on PFAS
(Including PTFE), and What it
Could Mean to the Pumping and
Sealing Industry - Phil Mahoney
A Sustainable and Cost
Effective TPV for a Better
Future - Edgar Gonzalez
Chain Shuffling: A
Synthetic Pathway to
Multiblock Copolymers -
Abhishek Banerjee
Reducing Carbon Footprint
by Sustainable
Compounding - Ajithkumar
Nair
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10:45 AM -
11:10 AM
11:10 AM-
11:35 AM
Fiber-reinforced Silicone
Pneumatic System with Haptic
Feedback for Teleoperation -
Nathalia Diaz Armas
Proposed Changes to
Established ASTM Rubber
Processability Methods to
Improve Their Effectiveness -
John Dick
Direct-Ink Write of Rubber
Formulations for Automotive
Applications - Sarath Kamath
Potential Impacts on Global
Fluoropolymer Supply Due to
PFAS Legislation & Litigation
- Kurt Hayden
Symposium: Safeguarding
Rubber Chemicals
Health and Environmental
Safety of Rhenogran®
Predispersions - Joel G.
Neilsen
Investigation of Filler
Interaction and Degradation
of Disulfide Elastomers Made
by Reversible Radical
Recombination
Polymerization (R3P) -
Aswathy S. Pillai
Comparative Chemical
Composition of US and
European Tyres VOC Profile,
Potential Environmental
Impact, including 6PPD -
Nick Molden
11:35 AM -
12 Noon
Mechanistic Investigation of
LSR Degradation in FR Rated
Automotive Electrical
Connectors - Noel Chang
Beyond the Magic Triangle:
Simultaneously Optimizing
Abrasion and Rolling
Resistance with Advanced
Synthetic Rubber Solutions -
Thomas Stratton
Carbon Nanotube EH&S
Overview: Regulation, End-oflife,
Biotoxicity Trends, and
Molecular Rebar - August Krupp
Lunch
12 Noon -
12:35 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
Schedule current as of: October 15, 2023. Subject to Change.
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12:35 PM -
1:00 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch
1:00 PM –
1:25 PM
Symposium:
Characterization
Influence of Silica and
Silane on the Cure Behavior
in Filled SSBR Compounds -
Anmol Aggarwal
Symposium: Advances in
Tires (Continued)
Fundamental Studies of
Fatigue Life of Aramid Tire
Cords - Tanvir Ahmmed
Symposium: New Commercial
Developments
Ultra-fine Polyester Staple
Fiber for Rubber
Reinforcement - Mie Kamiyama
Symposium: Sustainable
Processes
Closing the Loop for Silicafilled
Passenger Car Tire
Rubber - Rounak Ghosh
Thermo-Mechanical
Devulcanization of ELT Using
a Planetary Roller Extruder -
Michael W. Batton
1:25 PM –
1:50 PM
1:50 PM –
2:15 PM
Understanding the
Crystallinity of Carbon Black
and its Effects on Filled
Rubber Compounds - Sadhan
C. Jana
Physical Characterization of
SuMo Fly Ash Compounds -
Eric Devney
Understanding the Role of
Silica Hybrid Particles with
Styrene-butadiene Rubber
Shells on Tread Compound
Properties - Marcin Sek
Symposium: Adhesives
Advances in Rubber to
Substrate Bonding: An
Introduction and Analysis of
Key Principles and
Techniques - Justin Pflug
Utilization of SureMix
Functional Process Aids in
Conjunction With Low-reactive
Silanes and High Performance
Silanization to Enhance
Performance - Gabriel Short
STRUKTOL Performance
Liquids: A Novel Solution
Towards the Performance –
Processability Target Conflict -
Christian Geidel
Vulcanization of an IR/BRcopolymer
Using a CO2-laser
as Inline-curing Method for
Additive Manufacturing of
Rubber-based Parts -
Sebastian Leineweber
Minimizing Temperature
Deviations in Rubber
Extrusion Lines Using
Artificial Neural Network
Based Process Control -
Marco Lukas
Schedule current as of: October 15, 2023. Subject to Change.
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2:15 PM –
2:40 PM
CO2 Solubility and
Diffusivity in Fluoroelastomers
and the Challenges of API
Spec 6A Fixture Test -
Xuming Chen
Addressing Sustainability
within the Rubber to Substrate
Bonding Market: A
Comparative Study of the
Latest Adhesive Technology
to Convert Typical Solvent
Based Bonding Agents to
Earth Friendly Options -
Roger A. Cassell
Functional Low Tg SSBR for
Silica Compounding - Hanjoung
Cho
Green Technology for
Stabilizing Natural Rubber
Latex: Elevating Performance
and Reducing Costs - Allen
Roman
2:40 PM –
3:10 PM
3:10 PM –
3:35 PM
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Enhanced Thermal
Performance Properties of
EPDM Carbon Black
Composites via Crossover
Curing Ingredients - Arshad R.
Parathodika
Development and
Performance of Water-Based
Adhesive System for the
Manufacturer of Rubber to
Substrate Bonded Products
for Sustainability and
Performance - Dennis Joseph
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
of Silicone Rubber for Cold
Temperature Applications -
Travis Parkman
Rubber Dandelion: A
Source of Natural Rubber
Latex - Nathaniel King-Smith
3:35 PM –
4:00 PM
Characterization of
Dynamic Mechanical and
Dielectric Properties of
Rubber Compounds by
Simultaneous High Force
DMA and DEA - Yanxi Zhang
Symposium: Fatigue &
Environmental Resistance
Using Compression Stress
Relaxation Tools and DMA
Correlation to Gain Useful
Information on Rubber
Compounds - Deidre Tucker
Unique Silicone-Organic
Synthetic Material First to
Combine Genuine Leather
Qualities with Advanced
Sustainability - Craig Gross
Energy Savings Obtained
When Using Treated Silicas
- Lucas Dos Santos Freire
Schedule current as of: October 15, 2023. Subject to Change.
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4:00 PM –
4:25 PM
Investigating the Effects of
Thermal History on Interlayer
Adhesion in Thermoset 3D
Printing by Atomic Force
Microscopy (AFM) - AA
Mubasshir
Evaluating the Combined
Effects of Swelling and
Elevated Temperatures in
Elastomer Composites
- Aaron M. Duncan
Technical Results and
Processing Performance of New
Viton FWRD APA
Fluoroelastomers. - Luca Cirillo
Application of a Lean
Metric, Overall Equipment
Effectiveness (OEE), in
Production Processes in the
Rubber Industry for
Sustainable Performance -
Tapan Das Gupta
Asahi Kasei’s New
Selectively Hydrogenated
SBR for 6PPD Reduced
Usage - Daisuke Hayata
4:25 PM –
4:50 PM
Understanding the Pitfalls
of ASTM D2000/SAE J200
Rubber Specification - Tom
Hofer
Himadri: KLAREX clean
ASTM carbon black for the
Rubber Industry – Kane
Henneke
Schedule current as of: October 15, 2023. Subject to Change.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023
= Graduate Student Symposium
START ROOM 25B 25C 26A 26B
Symposium:
Symposium: Fatigue & Symposium: New Commercial Symposium: Custom
Characterization
Environmental Resistance Developments
Mixing
9:00 AM –
9:25 AM
9:25 AM –
9:50 AM
9:50 AM –
10:15 AM
Characterization of
Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Based on Functionalized
Liquid Isoprene Rubber for
Soft Robotics Applications -
Jishnu N. Suresh
Optimization of Test
Parameters for Time-
Temperature Superposition
Testing and Effect of Heat
History on Time-Temperature
Superposition Results -
Jonathan Martens
Understanding the Role of
Temperature-dependent
Bound Rubber on the
Viscoelastic Properties of
Filled Elastomer Composites -
Kirsty Rutherford
Interaction of Hydrogen
with Fluoroelastomers:
Sorption and Degradation -
Anil K. Bhowmick
Effects of Supercritical CO2
on Oilfield Elastomers for
Energy Transition: Chemical
Compatibility and Rapid Gas
Decompression - Jay Yun
Study of Rapid Gas
Decompression Using
Coupled Diffusion-Structure
Analysis - Goang-Ding Shyu
Upgrading Recovered
Carbon: Performance
Characteristics of Sterling® SO
RC110 Circular Reinforcing
Carbon in Sidewall and Weather
Strip Applications - Mark J.
Pender
Sustainable Carbon Black
Production - Lin F. Bradley Jr
Moldex3D Rubber Molding
Simulation and Validation -
Harshal Bhogesra
Increasing Throughput and
Energy Efficiency Utilizing
New PES7 Intermeshing
Rotor Technology - Georgia
Sharp
The Influence of Fine
Mesh Straining in the Mixing
Line upon the Rheological
and Physical Properties of
Rubber Compounds - Julia
Uth
Mix Time and Energy
Savings with Green
Compound Stability with
Pepton® DBD-based
Chemical Peptizers - Dave
Abdallah Jr.
Schedule current as of: October 15, 2023. Subject to Change.
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10:45 AM -
11:10 AM
Use of Advanced
Microscopy to Elucidate the
Structure and Mechanism of
Crosslinking of Rubber - Gina
Butuc & Kees van Leerdam
Investigating Origin of
Temperature Dependence of
Rubber Rupture - Zehao Fan
VMI’s Continuous Mixing &
Blending Approach Seeks to
Improve Operational Efficiency
and Product Quality - Coen
Heukshorst
Symposium: PFAS
Regulatory Environment
Possible Effects of
Regulations on the
Aerospace and Defense
industries - Jessica Mattison
11:10 AM -
11:35 AM
11:35 AM -
12 Noon
12 Noon –
12:25 PM
The Crosslink Density and
its Distribution by Double
Quantum Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance, Part I. Heat and
Oil Resistance Elastomers -
Richard J. Pazur
Determination of the
Crosslink Density of Silica
Filled Styrene Butadiene
Rubber Compounds by
Different Analytical Methods -
Pilar B. Ortega
Recyclable Elastomers with
Dynamic Covalent Bonds:
How to Characterize a
Reversible Cross-linked
Networks -
Anureet Kaur
Development of Silica-filled
Military Track Pads - Chris
Tolliver
Effect of Pre-irradiation of
Gamma Ray on the Thermal
Degradation of
Tetrafluoroethylene-propylene
Elastomer Evaluated Using
Weight Change -
Masayuki Ito
A Review of Thermal
Effects on Elastomer
Durability - Will V. Mars
3D Printing of Articles from
Fluoro-elastomer (FKM) and
Perfluoro Elastomer (FFKM) and
Printer Used for Them. -
Mookkan Periyasamy
3D Printing of Industrial
Elastomers: Reactive Extrusion
Additive Manufacturing at Scale
- Cora Leibig
Small Chemicals Weighing
Innovation - GUIDO FONA
Symposium: Contributed
Papers
FDA Compliant Zetpol
HNBR non-black
Compounds - Adeyemi
Adepetun
Federal International Trade
Policies and Predictions -
Daniel Pickard
Design and Development
of An Indigenous Air Spring
System for Indian Railway:
Model Simulation &
Evaluation - Tapan Das
Gupta
Schedule current as of: October 15, 2023. Subject to Change.
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