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EPF 7th Summer School
POLYMERS AT INTERFACES AND SURFACES
Key components for advanced polymer-based materials
EPF 7th Summer School
(AIM XXXVI Convegno-Scuola Mario Farina)
Palazzo Feltrinelli on Garda Lake is the EPF School venue
POLYMERS AT INTERFACES AND SURFACES
Key components for advanced polymer-based materials
17-22 May 2015
Palazzo Feltrinelli - Gargnano (BS), Italy
Full info at http://aim.it/eng
Associazione Italiana di
Scienza e Tecnologia
delle Macromolecole
Groupe Français
d'Etudes et
d'Applications des
Polymères
In collaboration with Università di Milano
Belgian
Polymer Group
Grupo Especializado
de Polímeros
With the first School on “Elastomers” in 2001, the European Polymer Federation
(EPF) has undertaken a new task in the educational area, aiming at the creation
of a European standard in Polymer Science and Technology teaching. The EPF
Schools supply an updated tutorial approach to the most recent and fast
developing areas on which rationalized and comprehensive overviews are not
yet available. By launching this initiative, EPF fulfils once more its mission to
make national achievements available Europewide. The 2015 School addresses
basic aspects and recent advances in designing and role of interfaces and
interphases in polymer-based materials. In fact, most of the polymer materials
display a multiphase structure: nanostructured and microphase polymer blends,
filled polymers including nanocomposites, fiber-based materials, coatings, etc.
This means that interfaces as well as interphases play a crucial role in many
systems. As a consequence, their design from molecular and nanoscale, i.e.
from macromolecular chemistries, physical processes such as phase separation
and/or crystallization, or driven processing, is required in order to provide the
targeted physical behaviors to the resulting polymer materials. In addition,
conventional and innovative characterization techniques such as spectroscopies
and microscopies could be used to evidence directly and indirectly the
interfacial regions for development of a complete understanding of their
influence in macroscopic behaviours. According to their essential role and the
exciting related researches and developments of interfaces, there is a strong
need of having a review of the existing knowledge on interfaces and interphases
which are already (or could be) considered.
The School will be of particular interest to polymer scientists and engineers
dealing with polymer chemistry, design of nanomaterials, polymer blends,
polymer-based composites, polymer multilayers, etc as well as multiphase
polymer materials in academic research and industrial R&D. The School will also
be of interest to marketing and technical assistance sectors as well as to
teachers. The residential character of the School in the beautiful environment of
Palazzo Feltrinelli on Garda Lake will supply the informal and relaxed
atmosphere for a fruitful exchange of ideas among lecturers and attendees all
the week long.
The program includes 16 courses by top-level international experts as
well as a poster session for participants willing to present their research
work
English is the official language of the EPF summer schools.
TOPICS
Synthesis of polymers at the interfaces
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Grafting-from and grafting-onto chemistries
Supported catalyzed polymerization
Design of polymers as compatibilizers
Reactive compatibilization
Polymers at interfaces & properties
• Interfaces in polymer blends and multilayers
• Coatings
• Polymer-based composites and micro-mechanics of
interfaces
• Interfaces in carbon-based materials
• Self-responsive surfaces
• Self-assembly of polymer interfaces
• Bio-interfaces with biological media
Advanced characterization methods
• Electron and local probe microscopies
• Scattering techniques
Multiscale modeling of interfaces
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Prof. Christian Paulik
Prof. Erik Nies
Prof. Nevena Manolova
Prof. Marica Ivankovic
Prof. Soeren Hvilsted
Prof. Heikki Tenhu
Prof. Daniel Grande
Prof. Brigitte Voit
Prof. Peter Mueller-Buschbaum
Dr. Lian Hutchings
Prof. Richard Jones
Prof. Spiros H. Anastasiadis
Prof. Giancarlo Galli
Dr. Gundars Teteris
Dr Ludo Kleintjens
Prof. Andrzej Dworak
Dr Antonio Correia-Diogo
Prof. Alexei R. Khokhlov
Dr. Maria Omastova
Dr. Andrej Kržan
Prof. Julio San Román
Prof. Ann-Christine Albertsson
Prof. Harm-Anton Klok
Prof. Teoman Tincer
Dr. Frantisek Rypacek
Dr. Ester Segal
Prof. Gordana Bogoeva-Gaceva
Prof. Bogdan Simionescu
Dr. Branko Dunjić
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Chair : Prof.Jean-François Gérard
Co-chairs:
Prof Philippe Dubois, Prof. Giovanni Camino and Dr. Julio San Roman
LOCAL COMMITTEE
Prof. Daniele Caretti
Dr. Paolo Lomellini
Dr. Giovanni Ricci
Dr. Paola Stagnaro
Prof. Giulio Malucelli
Prof. Giuseppe Di Silvestro
Prof. Claudia Marano
Dr. Francesco Masi
Prof. Roberta Bongiovanni
CONTACTS
Info & Programme:
Alberto Fina, alberto.fina@polito.it, +39 0131 229316
Administrative issues:
Claudia Marano, segreteria@aim.it, +39 02 23994710
REGISTRATION AND FEES
SUMMER SCHOOL VENUE
Accordingly to the Italian law, attendance to events organized by Associations
such as AIM is reserved to its members. Therefore, non-members are requested
to apply for AIM membership. Membership application form is available online
along with the school registration form at http://aim.it/it. AIM memberhip
allows participation to all the events organized by AIM in 2015, including the
Eupoc
Conference
(http://www.aim.it/it/d/13/30/152/eupoc-2015--conducting-polymeric-materials).
byApril 1st 2015
after April 1st 2015
Active participant
Accompanying person
€ 600
€ 250
€ 650
€ 300
AIM membership fee 2013
€ 40
€ 40
Registration fee includes coffee breaks, five lunches, welcome reception wine
and cheese party and social dinner at Palazzo Feltrinelli.
Early bird registration requires registration form (Form A attached) and
payment completed by April 1st. Non members should apply for membership
along with the registration. Online registration and payment will be available
soon on http://aim.it/it
GRANTS
Young scientists and Ph.D. students may apply for cheap accommodation in the
Palazzo Feltrinelli. In addition, a limited number of grants covering registration
fee is provided by AIM for its Italian members.
Applicants should send a short CV to alberto.fina@polito.it by March, 1st.
Assignments of accommodation and registration grants are scheduled by March
15th.
POSTER SESSION
A poster session is organized which is preceeded by a short-presentation session
in which authors briefly highlight essential features of their work.
Poster size: max 120 cm high and 80 cm wide.
Poster proposal (half-page abstract) should be submitted to
alberto.fina@polito.it by March 1st 2015.
Acceptance of poster communications will be confirmed by March 15th.
Palazzo Feltrinelli
Via Castello, 3,
25048 Gargnano (Brescia) –
Italy
Gargnano is a small resort
village on Garda Lake, about
150 km east of Milan.
Foreign participants are
advised to travel to Milano,
which can be reached by plane
from most Countries
worldwide or by train from
European Countries.
By Plane
Milano Centrale Railway Station can be reached in about one hour from
Malpensa airport, where most overseas flights land, and in about 20 minutes
from Linate Airport. Public transportation to Milano Railway Stations and taxi
service are available from both airports.
By Train
Gargnano can be reached from Milano Centrale Railway Station by train to
Brescia and bus from Brescia Bus Station nearby railway station, to Gargnano.
Trains from Milano to Desenzano and both a bus and a taxi service from
Desenzano to Gargnano are also available. Please check timetables at
www.trenitalia.com for trains and www.trasportibrescia.it for buses.
By Car
Gargnano can easily be reached by car, being close (about 40 Km) to the MilanoVenezia Motorway (see map).
TOURIST INFO: www.gargnanosulgarda.com
FORM A: REGISTRATION FORM
PAYMENT DETAILS
EPF 7th Summer School
“POLYMERS AT INTERFACES AND SURFACES”
17-22 May 2015, Gargnano (BS), Italy
Please return this form before April 1st 2015 by email at eventi@aim.it
Participant:
Family Name / First Name _____________________________________
E-mail:_____________________________________________________
Banker's Draft with reference to EPF 7th SUMMER SCHOOL drawn on the
following bank account:
Account name: Associazione Italiana di Scienza e Tecnologia delle
Macromolecole
Bank: Banca Popolare di Sondrio AG 21, Milano
IBAN: IT81 E056 9601 6200 0001 0310 X49
BIC/Swift: POSOIT2108Y
Accompanying Person Name (if any) ____________________________
Details to be reported on the payment receipt:
Affiliation __________________________________________________
Address _____________________________ Zip Code ______________
City ________________________ Country _______________________
Registration Fees*
Active participant
Accompanying person
AIM membership 2015
By
April 1st 2015
After
April 1st 2015
€ 600
€ 250
€ 40
€ 650
€ 300
€ 40
Total
Amount
__________
__________
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€
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* Including (for all participants and accompanying persons): coffee breaks, five lunches, welcome reception,
wine and cheese party and social dinner at Palazzo Feltrinelli.
Signature ____________________ Date______________________

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