4th International Symposium on Service Life Prediction: 

Global Perspectives 

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Regional Exposure Sites

Organizing Committee

Sunday, December 3, 2006

Registration and Welcoming Reception

7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

 - Technical Sessions - 

Linking Field and Laboratory Exposure Results Mechanistic Measurements
Advances in Field and Laboratory Exposures I High Throughput and Combinatorial Methods
Advances in Field and Laboratory Exposures II Contribution of Pigments, Additives, and Fillers
Color and Appearance Implementation

 

- Conference Schedule -

Monday, December 4, 2006

Linking Field and Laboratory Exposure Results

Guy Wilson, Chair, Sherwin Williams

8:00 - 8:15 a.m.

Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Jonathan W. Martin, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

8:15 - 9:00 a.m.

Linking Accelerating Laboratory Test with Outdoor Performance: Photodegradation of Epoxy Coatings

Xiaohong Gu, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

9:00 - 9:45 a.m. A Statistical Model for Linking Field and Laboratory Exposure Results for a Model Coating

Bill Meeker, Iowa State University

 

9:45 - 10:00 a.m.

Break

 

10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Things are Heating Up, Advances in the Prediction of the Thermal Performance of Polymers

Mathew Celina, Sandia National Laboratories

 

10:45 - 11:30 a.m.

ASTM-NCCA Ten-Year Weathering Study: Final Report

David A. Cocuzzi, Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc.

 

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. An Analysis of the Effect of Irradiance on the Weathering of Polymeric Materials

Ken White, The 3M Company

 

12:15 p.m. Lunch (Group)

 

Advances in Field and Laboratory Exposures I

Rose Ryntz, Chair, Visteon Corporation

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Acceleration Oxidation of Polypropylene Fiber Under Temperature and Pressure

Y. Grace Hsuan, Drexel University

 

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

A New Approach to Characterizing Weathering Reciprocity in Xenon Arc Weathering Devices

Kurt P. Scott, Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC

 

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Break

 

3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Risk Analysis for Pipeline Assets - Probability of Failure the Critical Component

Stewart Burn, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

 

4:15 - 5:00 p.m.

Degradation Around the Surface in ABS Injection Moldings Exposed Outdoors

Machiko Mizogushi, Yamagata University

 

6:00 p.m. Dinner (Group)

 

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

 

Advances in Field and Laboratory Exposures II

Jim Pickett, Chair, General Electric

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.

Controlled Temperature Natural Weathering

Jon Graystone, Paint Research Association

 

8:45 - 9:30 a.m.

A New Test Method for Weatherability Prediction:  Radical Shower Using a Remote Plasma Reactor

Masahiko Akahori, Nippon Paint Company Ltd.

 

9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Simulate Acid Rain:  A Test with Proven Correlation

Jeffrey Quill, Q-Labs

 

10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Break

 

10:45 - 11:30 a.m.

The Influence of Applied Strain on Environmental Degradation of Rubber Materials

Chris White, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

11:30 - 12:15 p.m.

Scaling Laws and Exposure Variables in Accelerated Weathering Testing

Mark Nichols, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering

 

12:15 p.m. Lunch (Individual)

 

5:30 p.m. Dinner (Group)

 

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Poster Session

 

Color and Appearance

Mark Nichols, Chair, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering

7:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Characterizing and Correlating Optical Properties of Coatings to Material Properties

Li-Piin Sung, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

8:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Computer Graphic Tools for Automotive Paint Engineering

Gary Meyer, University of Minnesota

 

8:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Computer Graphics Techniques for Capturing and Rendering the Appearance of Aging Materials

Holly Rushmeier, Yale University

 

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Mechanistic Measurements

Thomas Reichert, Chair, Fraunhofer Institute

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.

Enhancement of Photoprotection and Mechanical Properties of Polymers by Deposition of Thin Coatings

Agnes Rivaton, UMR Université of Blaise Pascal

 

8:45 - 9:30 a.m.

Chemiluminescence Detection: Principles, Chances, and Limitations for the Shortening of Weathering Tests

Volker Wachtendorf, Federation Institute of Materials, Testing and Research (BAM)

 

9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

A Critical Assessment of Techniques for Monitoring Polymer Photodegradation

Jim White, University of New Castle upon Tyne

 

10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Break

 

10:45 - 11:30 a.m.

The New Frontier:  Depth Profiling Chemical Composition and Mechanical Performance in Multi-layer Coating Systems

Karlis Adamsons, DuPont, Inc.

 

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Accelerated Weathering of Hardcoated Polycarbonate

Jim Pickett, General Electric Global Research

 

12:15 p.m. Lunch (Individual)

 

5:30 p.m. Dinner (Group)

 

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Poster Session

 

High Throughput and Combinatorial Methods

James Rawlins, Chair, University of Southern Mississippi

7:30 - 8:00 p.m.

The Combinatorial and High Throughput Approach to Coating Synthesis and Property Screening

Dean Webster, North Dakota State University

 

8:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Development and Deployment of a High Throughput Exterior Durability Program for Architectural Paint Coatings

Edward A. Schmitt, Rohm and Haas Company

 

8:30 - 9:00 p.m.

High Throughput Characterization and Informatics System for Accelerated Photdegradation of Polymers

Joannie Chin, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

Thursday, December 7, 2006

Contribution of Pigments, Additives, and Fillers

Austin Reid, Chair, DuPont, Inc.

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.

Effect of the Environmental Stress and Polymer Microenvironment on Efficiency Trials and Fate of Stabilizers

Jan Pospisil, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry

 

8:45 - 9:30 a.m.

Influence of TI02 on Appearance Changes:  Beyond Photodegradation

Mike Diebold, DuPont Titanium Technologies

 

9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

Weatherability Assessments of Polymeric Materials for Construction Applications

Joseph J. Fay, Ciba Specialty Chemicals

 

10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Break

 

10:45 - 11:30 a.m.

The Interplay of Binder and Pigment in the Weathering of Thermoplastic Coatings

Kurt Wood, Arkema, Inc.

 

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Investigating Pigment Photoreactivity for Coatings Applications:  Methods Development

Stephanie Watson, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

12:15 p.m. Lunch (Individual)

 

7:00 p.m. Banquet

 

Friday, December 8, 2006

Implementation

F. Louis Floyd, Chair, FLF Consulting

 

8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Introductory Remarks

 

8:45 - 11:30 a.m. Discussion of Research and Measurement Needs in Service Life Prediction

 

11:30 - 11:45 a.m. Wrap-up and Summary

 

11:45 a.m. Adjourn

                                       

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