Siltech Best Paper Award for Innovation
Matthew Burge

Coauthors: Robin von Hagen and Anne Vogel
BYK USA Inc. 524 South Cherry Street, Wallingford, CT 06492
BYK-Chemie GmbH Abelstrasse 45, 46483 Wesel, Germany
“The Higher the Better? What Does Zeta Potential Tell About Design Of Wetting and Dispersing Additives”

PCI Award for Technical Excellence
Artur Palasz

Spektrochem – Technical Center of Raw Materials for Architectural Paints
15 Dabrowskiej Str., Tarnobrzeg 39-400, Poland
“Phyllosilicate Thickeners  as One Family of Clays in Each of Them is Different”

USM Thames-Mendon Best Student Paper Award Winner

Tahereh (Neda) Hayeri
Coauthor: Vijay Mannari

Coating Research Institute, 430 W. Forest Ave.
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI 48197

“Eco-Friendly Topcoats: VOC/HAPS-Free Solutions with a High Bio-Renewable Content, Grounded in Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Technology”