15.00 – 16.00 Arrival and registration
16.00 – 18:30 Icebreaking activities
18:30 – 19:00 Welcome drinks
19.00 – 20.30 Dinner
20.30              Social event

08.30 – 09.30 Masterclass
Alex van Herk (TU/e Eindhoven) : Polymer reaction engineering determination of reactivity ratios and controlling composition in emulsion
copolymerization
Chair: Sandra Smeltzer (Queen’s University, Canada)

09.30 – 10.30 Student talks (3 talks, 20 min each)

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break (30 mins)

11.00 – 12.00 Student talks (3 talks, 20 min each)

12.00 – 13.30 Lunch

14.00 – 15.00 Masterclass
Muriel Lansalot (CPE Lyon): Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA)
Chair: Emilie Miroir (University of Lyon, France)

15.00 – 16.00 Student talks (3 talks, 20 min each)

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break (Group photo)

16.30 – 18.30 Poster session (2 hours)

19.00 – 20.30 Dinner

20.30             Social event

07.30 – 08.30 Breakfast

08.30 – 09.30 Masterclass
Samantha Molina Gutiérrez (Synthomer) – Synthesis and application of polymer colloids with bio-based content from industrial perspective
Chair: Alvarro del Castillo (University of the Basque Country, Spain)

09.30 – 10.30 Student talks (3 talks, 20 min each)

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break (30 mins)

11.00 – 12.00 Student talks (3 talks, 20 min each)

12.00 – 13.30 Lunch

14.00 – 15.30 Masterclass
Mohamed El-Aasser (Lehigh University) – The history of the International Polymer Colloids Group (IPCG) / Synthesis of monodisperse latex
particles and their applications
Chair: Elena Rigo (University of Montpellier, France)

15.30 – 16.30 Student talks (3 talks, 20 min each)

16.30 – 17.30 Coffee break

17.30              Start of main IPCG conference

15:00 – 17:00 Registration

16:30 – 17:30 Coffee break

17:30 – 17:45 Introductory remarks
Per Zetterlund (Conference Chair); Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes (Local Host)

Synthesis I
Discussion leader: TBD

17:55 – 18:00 Introduction of session by discussion leader

18:00 – 19:00 Nicholas Ballard (University of the Basque Country, Spain)
Machine learning in the world of polymer colloids

19:00 – 20:30 Welcome drinks & Dinner

20:30 – 21:30 Cyrille Boyer (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Exploiting near-infrared to produce functional nanoparticles

21:30 – Late Social time

07:30 – 08:55 Breakfast

Synthesis II
Discussion leader: TBD

08:55 – 09:00 Introduction of session by discussion leader

09:00 – 10:00 Franck d’Agosto (CNRS / University of Lyon, France)
Leveraging emulsion and olefin polymerization cultures to drive innovation

10:00 – 11:00 Hideto Minami (Kobe University, Japan)
Preparation of non-spherical polymer particles using mechanical stress

11:00 – 11:25 Coffee break

Properties and Applications I
Discussion leader: TBD

11:25 – 11:30 Introduction of session by discussion leader

11:30 – 12:30 Sophie Drillieres (Synthomer, France)
Synthomer’s approach to developing sustainable products

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:00 IPCG members meeting

16:00 Coffee/tea (for anyone available/interested)

13:30 – 18:00 Free time

18:00 – 19:00 Isabel Saenz de Buruaga (PPG Comex, Mexico)
Solving coatings application problems through collaboration work between emulsions synthesis and characterization areas

19:00 – 20:30 Dinner

20:30 – 21:30 Syuji Fujii (Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan)
Air-water soft dispersed systems stabilized with polymer particles

21:30 – Late Social time

07:30 – 08:55 Breakfast

Self-Assembly / Design of Soft Materials I
Discussion leader: TBD

08:55 – 09:00 Introduction of session by discussion leader

09:00 – 10:00 Jasna Brujic (New York University, USA)
Hierarchical design of soft materials

10:00 – 11:00 Ignacio Martin-Fabiani (Loughborough University, UK)
Understanding the formulation and assembly of colloidal films: An ongoing journey

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 Ahu Gumrah Parry (University of Manchester, UK)
Marangoni flow-driven angular self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals – The tale of tilted tactoids and folded domains

12:30 – 12:40 Group photo

12:40 – 13:30 Lunch

13:40 – 15:00 Free time

15:00 – 17:55 Poster session (with coffee/tea at 15:00)

Self-Assembly / Design of Soft Materials II
Discussion leader: TBD

17:55 – 18:00 Introduction of session by discussion leader

18:00 – 19:00 Bert Meijer (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
From supramolecular polymers to functional materials and systems

19:00 – 20:30 Dinner

20:30 – Late EASE presentations / Wine tasting / Social time

07:30 – 08:55 Breakfast

Synthesis III
Discussion leader: TBD

08:55 – 09:00 Introduction of session by discussion leader

09:00 – 10:00 Maud Save (CNRS / University of Pau, France)
Functional polymer colloids designed by polymerization in dispersed media as tool for sustainable chemistry: From photochemistry, extraction of organic pollutants to renewable resources

10:00 – 11:00 Stefan Bon (University of Warwick, UK)
Greenifying polymer colloids

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 Michael Cunningham (Queen’s University, Canada)
Block-random copolymers; Solution properties and their role as stabilizers in emulsion polymerization

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 17:55 Free time (excursions)

16:00 Coffee/tea (for anyone available/interested)

Properties and Applications II
Discussion leader: TBD

17:55 – 18:00 Introduction of session by discussion leader

18:00 – 19:00 Jurgen Scheerder (Covestro, The Netherlands)
The science and industrial relevance of polymeric surfactants

19:00 – 20:30 Dinner

20:30 – 21:30 Celine Burel (Syensqo, USA)
Strategies to improve the water resistance properties of acrylic polymer films

21:30 – Late Social time

07:30 – 08:55 Breakfast

08:55 – 09:00 Introduction of session by discussion leader

Self-Assembly / Design of Soft Materials III
Discussion leader: TBD

09:00 – 10:00 Ian Hamley (University of Reading, UK)
Using small-angle scattering to examine colloidal properties of model surfactant and biosurfactant systems

10:00 – 11:00 Véronique Schmitt (CNRS / University of Bordeaux, France)
Elaboration and characterization of capsules from the polymerization of Pickering emulsions stabilized by cellulose nanocrystals (CNC)

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30 Bhuvnesh Bharti (Louisiana State University, USA)
Non-equilibrium phenomena in polymer colloids: From controlling microbots to understanding microplastics

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Election of IPCG Vice Chair (members only)

13:30 – 17:10 Free time

16:00 Coffee/tea (for anyone available/interested)

Properties and Applications III
Discussion leader: TBD

17:10 – 17:15 Introduction of session by discussion leader

17:15 – 18:15 Zhong Zeng (BASF, China)
Waterborne dispersions towards better sustainability

18:15 – 18:45 GRS student presentation

18:45 – 19:30 Free time

19:30 – Late Conference dinner and social time

07:30 – 09:00 Breakfast

09:00 Departure