11th Biannual Wood Coatings & Substrates Conference

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry hosted the 11^th Biannual Wood Coatings and Substrates Conference as part of its seminar program on September 26 & 27. In addition to ten technical talks, there were presentations by keynote speakers Dr. Mojgan Nejad from Michigan State University and Dr. Veronic Landry from the University of Laval (Quebec). Conference Director and UNCG alum Ronald Obie presented Dr. Jerry Walsh with a distinguished service award for 20 years of support for the Wood C&S.

Presentations:

Cabinetry Chronicles, Sidney White, Eastman Improving Manufacture Efficiency through the use of Waterbased UV Curable Polyurethanes in Wood Coatings, Bob Wade & Mike Jeffries Replacing PFAS in Waterbased Floor Care Coatings, Tony Moy Sustainable Coatings, Mojgan Nejad Synthetic Clays at 60, Neil Grant The Higher the Better, Gillian Lazarus, Matthew Burge, Robin von Hagen, & Anne Vogel The Power of Confocal Raman Microscopy in Coating Analysis, Véronic Landry The Protection of Wood Surfaces by Inventive Polymer Design, George Wang Using an Acrylic Resin to Make MDF Thermoformable, Eric Lawson UV LED and Excimer Curing, Jennifer Heathcote & Ryan Turner