LD Organisation

Scientific Conference Producers

Programme


09:00

Registration and Welcome Coffee

10:00

Opening Remarks

Session 1

Session Chair

Prof. Alain JONAS
UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
10:10

Polymers on Surfaces to Guide Epidermal Stem Cell Differentiation

Prof Wilhelm HUCK
RADBOUD UNIVERSITY & UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, Nijmegen & Cambridge, United Kingdom
11:00

OC01 - Surface Modified Polyesters via Rapid Prototyping for Tissue Engineering Applications

Ing Thomas BILLIET
UGENT, Gent, Belgium
11:20

OC02 - Catenane-based Mechanically Linked Polymers

Ms Anne VAN QUAETHEM
UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
11:40

OC03 - Π-Conjugated Polymers with Functional Endgroups through Modified Nickel Initiators

Mr Alfons SMEETS
KULEUVEN, Heverlee, Belgium

Session Chair

Prof. Etienne SCHACHT
GHENT UNIVERSITY, Ghent, Belgium
12:00

BPG Award 1 - Exploration of Novel Domino Reactions for the Synthesis of Advanced Polymeric Structures

Ms Fabienne GOETHALS
UGENT, Gent, Belgium
12:10

BPG Award 2 - Preparation of thermo-responsive hydrogels by stereocomplexation of polylactide

Mr Alexis BOBENRIETH
SMPC UMONS, Mons, Belgium
12:20

Sandwich Lunch

Session 2

Session Chair

Dr Dirk BONTINCK
CYTEC SURFACE SPECIALTIES, Drogenbos, Belgium
13:30

Nanotechnology with Stimulus Responsive Polymer Brushes

Prof. Julius VANCSO G.
UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE, Enschede, The Netherlands
14:20

OC04 - Synthesis of Polylactide via Non-organometallic Catalyst: How far Can We Go with Mass Spectrometry?

Mr Julien DE WINTER
UMONS, Mons, Belgium
14:40

OC05 - Quinoxaline Derivatives with Conjugated Side Chains: a Route Towards Polyquinoxalines for Organic Solar Cell Applications

Ms Lidia MARIN
UHASSELT, Leuven, Belgium
15:00

Coffee Break

Session 3

Session Chair

Prof. Bruno VAN MELE
VUB, Brussels, Belgium
15:30

OC06 - Preparation of Chitosan-based Nanofibers with Multilayered Structure

Mrs Florence CROISIER
ULG, Liège, Belgium
15:50

OC07 - Rheology of Nanocomposites

Mr Christophe BLOCK
VUB, Brussels, Belgium
16:10

OC08 - Synthesis of Bridged Oligo- and Polythiophenes to Increase the Dimensionality of Electric Charges Transport

Mrs Maud JENART
ULB, Brussels, Belgium

Poster Sessions

16:30

Poster Session 1 and Career Session

17:15

Poster Session 2 and Career Session

18:00

Free time and Council Meeting

20:00

Cocktail and Dinner with BPRI Award Ceremony

22:00

BPG Party

08:00

Breakfast

Session 4

Session Chair

Dr Christine JEROME
ULG, Liège, Belgium
09:15

Surface Modification of Polymers Using Atmospheric Plasma Technology: from Adhesion Improvement to Coating Deposition

Dr Dirk VANGENEUGDEN
VITO, Mol, Belgium
10:05

OC09 - Tetrazine-norbornene Ligation: Promising Additive-free Approach in Polymer Science

Mr Milan STAMENOVIC
UGENT, Gent, Belgium
10:25

OC10 - Nanofillers: to a New Generation of Aerospace Composites?

Mr David DUMONT
UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
10:45

Coffee Break

Session 5

Session Chair

Prof. Dr Filip DU PREZ
GHENT UNIVERSITY, Ghent, Belgium
11:15

OC11 - Templated-hybrid Nanotubes : Conception and Elaboration of New Candidates for Drug Delivery

Ing Cecile ROY
UCL, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
11:35

OC12 - Functionalized Cyclopentadithiophene-based Low Bandgap Copolymers for Photovoltaic Applications

Ms Sarah VAN MIERLOO
UHASSELT, Diepenbeek, Belgium
11:55

OC13 - Identification and Characterization of a Substrate-induced Phase of a Discotic Liquid Crystal

Mr Nicolas DUMONT
ULB, Brussels, Belgium
12:15

Lunch

Session 6

Session Chair

Dr Daniel MAETENS
CYTEC SURFACE SPECIALTIES, Drogenbos, Belgium
13:45

Block-copolymers and Nanoparticles at the Interface of Immiscible Polymer Blends: Effects on the Stability of the Blend Morphology

Prof. Paula MOLDENAERS
KULEUVEN, Heverlee, Belgium
14:35

OC14 - Versatile Bio-inspired Strategy for Imparting Robust Antibacterial Property to Stainless Steel

Mrs Emilie FAURE
ULG, Liège, Belgium
14:55

Coffee Break

Session 7

Session Chair

Prof. Philippe DUBOIS
LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Hautcharage, Luxembourg
15:25

OC15 - Microscopic Morphology and Electrical Properties of the Active Polymer Layer in Organic Photovoltaic Cells

Dr Simon DESBIEF
UMONS, Mons, Belgium
15:45

OC16 - Carbon Nanotube Dispersions and Composites in PDMS Copolymers by Reverse Addition Fragmentation Transfer in Emulsion and Aqueous Dispersed Systems

Dr Gavin HILL
VUB, Brussels, Belgium
16:05

OC17 - Theoretical Insight into the NMR and UV/vis Absorption Spectra of Thiophene- and Oligothiophene-based Compounds

Dr Vincent LIEGEOIS
FUNDP, Namur, Belgium
16:25

Award Ceremony for Best Oral Communication and Poster Presentations

16:35

Closing Remarks