Welcome / Conference Opening

Xiaoxi Wang. The Boeing Company

Plenary Talk – The Future of Protective Packaging

Byron Racki. President of Protective, Sealed Air

Session 1: Extrusion foaming

• Foam extrusion. A controlled process — Dave Molloy (Promix)
• Foam Extrusion of Polyester Based Material with Nano-additive — Tianran Chen (DuPont)
• Biobased and Biodegradable PHA Based Products for Extrusion — Akanksha Patel (CJ Biomaterials)

Session 2: Elastomeric Foams

• Insights into the mechanisms underlying the high-cycle fatigue — Paolo Iaccarino (U. Naples Federico II, Italy)
• Investigation of the Impact Response of Recycled Polymer — Márton Tomin (Budapest U. Technology, Hungary)
• Foaming Performance of Vitrimer-modified Linear Polypropylene-based Elastomers — Nathan Chang (U. Toronto, Canada)
• Humidity-Programmed Cellular Structure and Circularity in Boronic-Ester EVA Vitrimers — Jesús Fernández (CellMat Lab-U. Valladolid, Spain)
• Enhancing Foaming Performance of Linear Polypropylene-based Elastomer Foams Through Ionic Modification — Mahmoud Embabi (U. Toronto, Canada)

Lunch Break

Session 3: Low density Thermoplastic Foams

• Low density PP foam – Are we ready for lightweight, future proof and sustainable solutions? — Antti Tynys (Borealis Group)
• Improving Dimensional Consistency and Processing Robustness of Expanded Polypropylene Foams for Automotive Applications — Joshua Parker (JSP)
• The "DryBead" Value Chain for eco-efficient Production and Refinement of new Particle Foams — Jörg Vetter (Fox Velution)
• High-Power and High-Energy E-beam as Continuous Reactor for Tailored Long-Chain Branched Polymers Enabling Lightweight Foams — Marin Steenackers (Iba Group)

Session 4: Advanced Characterization

• Acoustic probing of stiffness in micro and nanocellular PMMA: role of structure beyond cell size — Judith Martín de Leon (CellMat Lab-U. Valladolid, Spain)
• A Novel PVT-Based Method for Measuring Gas Diffusivity in Polymer Melts — Shu-Kai Yeh (NTUST, Taiwan)
• TEM and FIB-SEM cryo-tomography in nanocellular polymers — Jorge Torre (CellMat Lab-U. Valladolid, Spain)

Poster Session

Plenary Talk – Taking Flight: Developing and Transitioning Materials for Aerospace Applications

Todd E. Steyer. Chief Engineer, Boeing Engineering & Technology Innovation (E&TI)

Session 5: Foams in industrial applications

• Improving reprocessability of automotive polyurethane foam via incorporation of covalent adaptable networks (CANs) — Xiaojing Wang (Ford)
• Engineering Materials for OEM & Industry Performance Demands — Carol Ann Mundy (Armacell)
• New Safety Standards for Expanding Insulation Foam Products Packaged in Pressurized Cylinders — Bill Frauenheim (Diversified CPC International)
• Forever Young XPS: Performance, Sustainability, and Code Compliance for the 21st Century Buildings and Beyond — Valentina Woodcraft (DuPont)
• Resolving Structure–Property Discrepancies in Extruded Polystyrene Foam — Ray Varona (Kingspan)
• Starch as raw materials in Foam Industry — Fengqiu Fan (Primient)

Award ceremony luncheon

Session 6: Advanced Cellular Polymers

• Tunable structural morphologies of PMMA porous materials: from aerogels to foams — Antonio Largo Barrientos (CellMat Lab-U. Valladolid, Spain)
• Potential of Aerogel Technology Combined with Foam Materials to Address Challenges in the Electric Vehicle Market — Thomas Koch (Armacell)
• Influence of CO2 sorption/desorption on the glassy state and mechanical behavior of nanocellular polyetherimide — Felix Lizalde Arroyo (CellMat Lab-U. Valladolid, Spain)
• Multi-layered, multi-structured mono-material parts — Ernesto Di Maio (U. Naples: Federico II, Italy)
• Halogen free-flame retarded PU foams – Making old folks invincible — Cristina Saiz Arroyo (CellMat Technologies)

Session 7: Silicone Foams

• Enhancing EV Battery Safety and Longevity with Silicone Foam Thermal Barriers — Sravya Nuguri (DOW)
• Understanding Formulation Sensitivity in Silicone Foams: Effects of Trace Impurities on Cure Kinetics and Cell Morphology — Kshitish A. Patankar (Rogers Corporation)
• Overview of Compression Force, Sealability, and Stress Retention for Silicone Foam Gaskets — Josh Hand (DOW)