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75 Years of Polyethylene: Past Successes and Future Challenges
| Type | Meeting |
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| Language | English |
| Date |
March 27, 2008 from 11:00 am to 05:45 pm |
| Venue |
Dana Centre Queen's Gate London, SW7 5HD GB |
| Chemistry Specialties |
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| Chemistry Techniques |
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| Contact |
Sherrie Foo Centre for Advanced Microscopy University of Reading Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AF GB 0118 378 4616 0118 378 4606 s.j.foo@reading.ac.uk |
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A one-day meeting to mark the 75 years of scientific and technological development since the discovery of polyethylene by Reginald Gibson and Eric Fawcett on 27 March 1933. A series of presentations on the Discovery, Developments and Challenges of polyethylene together with the unique opportunity to visit the Plastics Exhibition in the Science Museum and see the original equipment used by Gibson and Fawcett in the discovery of polyethylene.
The meeting will start at 11am (10.15am onwards for registration and close at 5.45pm). Registration is £90, £45 for students and includes the registration and refreshments including lunch.
Sponsors
The MacroGroup,
the Polymer Physics Group of the Institute of Physics,
the Science Museum,
the Society of Chemical Industries and the
Centre for Advanced Microcopy
Speakers
Harold Fielding, Jamie Hobbs (Sheffield), Peter Hine (Leeds), Walter Kaminsky (Hamburg), John Sale (British Polythene Industries) and Simon Sutton (Dow)
Session titles
History and Challenges,
Scientific Developments, Poster Session and
Processing and Applications
Other topics
synthesis, characterisation, processing