Day 1

March 20, 2011, Sunday: Short Course on Polymer Characterization and Opening Ceremony

Short Course - Polymer Characterization

Venue: Durbar Hall, Park Village Resort Hotel

Chairmen: Dr. Valerio Causin (Padova) and Dr. Sven Henning (Halle)

0800 – 0805 Welcome

Prof. Mukunda P. Gajurel, Dean of Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu

0805 – 0850 Prof. Witold Brostow, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

Polymer Tribology

0850 – 0935 Prof. Jean-Michel Guenet, Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg, France

Polymer Characterization by Scattering Techniques

0935 – 1020 Prof. Michael Hess, University of Siegen , Siegen, Germany

Dynamic Mechanical and Calorimetrical Analysis of Polymers

1020 – 1045 Tea/Coffee Break
1045 – 1130 
Prof. Helmut Münstedt, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Fundamentals of Polymer Rheology

1130 – 1215 Prof. Dusan Berek, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

Chromatographic Characterization of Polymers

1215 – 1300 Lunch Break
1300 – 1345
Prof. Goerg H. Michler, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany

Electron Microscopy of Polymers

1345 – 1430 Dr. Christopher J. Plummer, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

Mechanical Properties and Deformation Micromechanisms in Polymers

1430 – 1515 Prof. Anatolii D. Pomogailo, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Trends in Chemistry of Nanocomposites

1515 – 1600 Prof. Jean Marc Saiter, University of Rouen, Rouen, France

Routes to New Green Composite Materials

16:30- Inauguration Ceremony and Reception

Venue: Open Theatre of Park Village Resort Hotel