Northwest CoatingsFest Technical Program
Technical Talks
| THURSDAY TRACK 1 | |
| 9:00AM – 9:30AM | Sam Morell Demystifying Tg and MFFT in WB Film Formation |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Alexander Hicker Boeing Methods and Modelling to Understand Water Diffusion through Coatings |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Israel Skoff Lubrizol High Solids TEA-free Waterborne Polyurethane Dispersions |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Paul Mijnen Ink Invent Crystal Glass Pigments: Leading the Functionalization of color |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Mike Bonner Saint Clair Systems Using Temperature to Simulate Thixotropy When Applying Coatings |
| 12:00PM – 1:30PM | LUNCH |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | Debora Hense-Hric Stone Bridge Coatings Formulators’ Bio Toolkit: A Deeper Dive into Soy Based Raw Materials for WB Coatings |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Amanda Andrews Wanhua Chemicals Improving the Options Offered to the Wood Coating Market |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Anthony Moy BASF Innovative Additive Products to Address Coatings Needs and Trends |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Billy Thompson EPS Same-Day Hot Block Resistance Without Relying on Fluorinated Additives |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Mahshid Niknahad BYK Next Gen: PFAS free solutions for Enhanced Durability and Resistance |
| THURSDAY TRACK 2 | |
| 9:00AM – 9:30AM | John Du Patcham The Importance of Proper Pigment Dispersion and Stabilization in Coatings Performance |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Romesh Kumar Heuback Opacity, Performance & Sustainability Improvement in Formulation for Coatings |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | David Kotowski Integrity Biochem Sustainable Revolution in Paints: Bio-Based Surfactants as High-Performance Additives |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Paula Cousino Momentive WB Silicone Resin for High Temp Resistant Coatings |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Hui Shirley Yang IFF Studies of Colloidal Microcrystalline Cellulose in WB Formulations |
| 12:00PM – 1:30PM | LUNCH |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | Sarah Hancock Evonik A Study of the Effects of Siloxanes and Silica Additives on DPUR Using a New Accelerated Method |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Mike Oberski Brilliant Fluorescent Pigments and their Diverse Applications |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Kent Maghacut Lubrizol 100% Active Dispersants for Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Coatings |
| 3:00 – 3:30 | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Hannah Daniels Wacker The Race to Zero: Fueled by VAEs |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Latoska Price Synthomer Beyond Water-Based: 100% Solids bio-based Binder for Advanced Performance in Architectural Coatings |
| FRIDAY TRACK 1 | |
| 9:00AM – 9:30AM | Ryan Kim Boeing Development of Photocurable Fuel Barrier materials |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | John Du Patcham The Role of HSD in preparing the highest quality Pigment Dispersions |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Alannah Bartlett Vibrantz Many Shades of Green: Colorants utilizing bio-based materials |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Mike Bonner Saint Clair Systems Is UV/EB the Sustainable answer to the EV Question |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | CANCELLED |
| 12:00PM – 1:30PM | LUNCH |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | James Horne Eastman Novel TMCD-based hyperdurable resin showcases extreme weatherability under the toughest conditions for protective coatings |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Eileen Weber Allnex USA High Performance Solutions in a World of Changing Regulations and Sustainability targets |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Andrew Balgeman EPS Advancements in Elastomeric Roof and Wall Coating Polymers |
| FRIDAY TRACK 2 | |
| 9:00AM – 9:30AM | Larry Gibson US Silica Innovative White Pigment “Enhancers” |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Ramon lozada Vibrantz Sustainable Innovation Revolutionizes Colorant Tinting |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Laurence Teachout Behr Paint Proper Colorant Formulation to Improve Properties of Tinted Decorative Paints |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Kelly Moran Munzing Defoamer Evolution: Advancing Mineral Oil-Free Defoamer Technology for Performance, Compliance, and Sustainability |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Rob Lorenzini Barentz Fundamentals of UV Degradation and Stabilization in Coatings |
| 12:00PM – 1:30PM | LUNCH |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | Stephanie Vanslambrouck EMCO Low VOC WB Coatings Achieving Superior Abrasion Resistance |
| 2:00 – 2:30 | Tim Knight OQ Chemicals TCD Alcohol DM – The tricyclic monomer provides unique properties to high-performance resins |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Jim Reader Evonik Replacing Fluorine Based Additives in Coating Formulations |
Short Courses – Cancelled
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