Introducing our 2026 Plenary Speaker
Jaime Grunlan
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University, Leland T. Jordan ’29 Chair of Mechanical Engineering
“Super Gas Barrier and Self-Extinguishing Polymers with Aqueous Polyelectrolyte Complex Coatings”
Abstract and Bio
Introducing our 2026 Keynote Speakers
Sidney Lauren Memorial Lecture
Sarah E. Morgan | Professor
The University of Southern Mississippi
"High Strain-rate Mechanical Properties of Phase Separated Block Copolymers"
Special Recognition Session Honoring Long-Time Waterborne Supporters
Jim Reader | Senior Technical Manager at Evonik Corporation
Dale Pritchett | Group Publisher at Rodman Media
Tom Fowler | Group Publisher BNP Media
Victoria Scarborough | Vice President Collaborative Innovation at Chemquest
New for 2026!
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