BPG 2010 - Annual Meeting of the Belgian Polymer Group

 Blankenberge, Belgium, 25-26 May 2010    

Programme


09:00

Registration

10:00

Opening Remarks

Session 1

Session Chair

Dr Dirk BONTINCK
CYTEC SURFACE SPECIALTIES, Drogenbos, Belgium
10:10

The Use of Numerical Simulation in Polymer Processing and Plastic Parts Design: from Flow Analysis to Micro Mechanics and Structural Analysis

Prof. Vito LEO
SOLVAY, Brussels, Belgium
11:00

Flow-induced Crystallization of Particle-containing Polymers from Low to Processing Speeds

Ms Michelle D'HAESE
KULEUVEN, Heverlee, Belgium
11:20

Glucose-responsive Layer-by-layer Microcapsules : A Potential Route to Self-regulated Insulin Delivery

Mr David ALAIMO
ULG, CERM, Liège, Belgium
11:40

Complex Particle Architectures Via a Tubing-needle Based Simple Microfluidic Setup

Mr Muhammed Talha GOKMEN
GHENT UNIVERSITY, Ghent, Belgium
12:00

Sandwich Lunch

Session 2: Award Session

Session Chair

Prof. Dirk VANDERZANDE
UNIVERSITY OF HASSELT, Hasselt, Belgium
13:00

Biannual BPG Award 2010 to prof. dr. Ulrich S. Schubert
Introduction

Prof. Jean-François GOHY
UCLOUVAIN, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Award Lecture:
Engineering Functional Macromolecules

Prof. Ulrich SCHUBERT
UNIVERSITY OF JENA, Jena, Germany
14:00

BPG Award for Master thesis

14:20

Coffee Break

Session 3

Session Chair

Prof. Alain JONAS
UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
15:00

Metallo-supramolecular Diblock Copolymers Based on Heteroleptic Cobalt(Iii) and Nickel(Ii) Bis-Terpyridine Complexes

Mr Clément MUGEMANA
UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
15:20

Solving the Problem of the Bis(acetylacetonato)cobalt(II)-mediated Radical Polymerization of Acrylates

Ms Marie HURTGEN
ULG, Liège, Belgium
15:40

Exploring the Dithiocarbamate Precursor Route: Observation of a Base Induced Regioregularity in PPV derivatives

Dr Joke VANDENBERGH
UHASSELT, Diepenbeek, Belgium
16:00

Start of parallel sessions

17:15
Poster Session 2
16:00
Career Session
18:30

Council Meeting (for BPG members only)

20:00

Cocktail - Dinner with BPRI award ceremony

22:00

BPG Party

08:00

Breakfast

Session 4

Session Chair

Prof. Vito LEO
SOLVAY, Brussels, Belgium
09:00

Multi-Scale Modeling of Nano and Fiber Reinforced Polymers

Dr Roger A. ASSAKER
E-XSTREAM ENGINEERING S.A., Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
09:50

Novel Bionanocomposites : How Polyester-graft-cellulose nanowhiskers Can Enhance Materials Performances?

Ms Anne-Lise GOFFIN
UMONS, MONS, Belgium
10:10

Characterisation of the Nanofiller Dispersion in Poly(e-caprolactone) Nanocomposites

Mr Nick WATZEELS
VUB, Brussel, Belgium
10:30

Coffee Break

Session 5

Session Chair

Prof. Benoît CHAMPAGNE
FUNDP, Namur, Belgium
11:00

Electrospun Polyamide 6 Nanofibres for the Use in Water Filtration

Mr Sander DE VRIEZE
GHENT UNIVERSITY, Ghent, Belgium
11:20

Polypropylene/clay Nanocomposites by Water Assisted Extrusion

Ing Dimitri ROUSSEAUX
UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
11:40

Structure and Stability of Semi-enzymatically Synthesized Amylose-lipid Complexes

Ms Joke PUTSEYS
KULEUVEN, Heverlee, Belgium
12:00

Lunch

Session 6

Session Chair

Prof Christine JEROME
ULG, Liège, Belgium
13:30

The Occurrence of Magnetism in Purely Organic, Neutral Conjugated Polymers

Mr Steven VANDELEENE
KULEUVEN, Heverlee, Belgium
13:50

Potential of Curing Time Reduction of Photopolymerizable Dental Resins

Mr Julian LEPRINCE
UCL, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
14:10

Rapid Prototyping of 3D Structures from Biodegradable Polyesters, an Optimization Process

Mr Tim DESMET
GHENT UNIVERSITY, Gent, Belgium
14:30

Coffee Break

Session 7

Session Chair

Dr Peter DUBRUEL
UGENT, Ghent, Belgium
14:50

Probing the Interfacial Properties of Molecular Films on Solid Surfaces through the Analysis of their Vibrational Second Order Nonlinear Optical Response

Dr Francesca CECCHET
FUNDP - UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR, Namur, Belgium
15:10

Directional Crystallization in Polyethylene Oxide Thin Films Induced by a Thermal Gradient

Mr Gabin GBABODE
ULB, Bruxelles, Belgium
15:30

Theoretical Models for Polymers-CNTS Interactions

Dr Andrea MINOIA
MATERIA NOVA ASBL, Mons, Belgium

Closing Session

15:50

Award Ceremony for Best oral Presentations and Poster Presentations

16:00

Closing remark