Abstract Submission Status: Closed
If you missed the submission window or experienced issues with the Google document, please email your abstract directly to melanie.heusser@usm.edu. Additionally, if you did not receive a confirmation email, contact us to verify that your submission was received.
Please note: If you did not click “submit” on the final page of the form, we did not receive your submission.
Important Deadlines:
Abstracts Due: September 1, 2025
Written Paper Due: December 1, 2025
PowerPoint Presentation Due: February 1, 2026
Showcase Your Research. Connect With Industry Leaders. Shape the Future of Coatings.
The Waterborne Symposium is where innovation meets opportunity. This five-day international event brings together top minds from academia, industry, and government to explore groundbreaking advancements in coatings science and technology. Join formulators, chemists, business leaders, suppliers, students, and educators for a unique blend of networking, education, and discovery. Waterborne offers educational and technical presentations to create a profound understanding of coatings’ theory, science, manufacturing, and marketing to highlight the improvement of coatings performance and functionality beyond traditional expectations.
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Submit your abstract today and be part of this transformative event.
Speaker’s Format
Speakers will be presenting on February 11 - 13, 2026. The Waterborne Symposium Technical Committee will coordinate all speakers and the agenda. The technical committee will send abstract acceptance letters by October 1, 2025. We aim to further the advancement of coatings technology through these speaker platforms.
The criteria for the presentations are listed below:
Required:
The symposium requires a written paper, a presentation, a speaker biography, and a picture.
Papers:
Written papers are due by December 1, 2025.
Presentations: Please email presentations for accepted abstracts to melanie.heusser@usm.edu on or before February 1, 2026. This allows us to preview the presentations for technical errors/playback issues and preload them onto the symposium laptops for a seamless transition between speakers.
Presentations can also be mailed via USB to:
Melanie Bryan
118 College Dr., Box 5050
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Presentations MUST be in 16:9 ratio and PowerPoint format (no PDFs). We do not distribute the presentations, only the written papers.
Content: The Waterborne Symposium Committee will review the abstracts based on their technical content and contribution. All presentations must be original (1st time presented) and non-commercial. Presenters are selected based on the submitted abstracts. All speakers must submit an original paper for publication in our annual proceedings book. Presentations must be original and represent recent advancements in coatings science or related disciplines. Company logos on presentation slides are acceptable; however, commercial presentations or those containing multiple trade name references will be rejected.
Time: Presentations should be no less than 20 minutes and no longer than 30 minutes.
