Dr S G Lawrence (simon.lawrence@cibasc.com)
Ciba Specialty Chemical - Color (Switzerland)
Chairman, Coatings Transactions Advisory Board
Dr P T Thukral (premthukral@cwctv.net)
Consultant (UK)
Honorary Editor, Surface Coatings International
Mr S A Ray
Consultant (UK)
Consultant Editor
Dr P A B Carstens (pabc@aec.co.za)
Nuclear Energy Corporation SA (South Africa)
Surface modification of plastics (especially surface fluorination), characterisation of surfaces, adhesion evaluation and barrier properties introduced by surface modification
Dr R M Christie (r.m.christie@hw.ac.uk)
University of Heriott-Watt (UK)
Colour technology, pigment & dyes, chemistry of surface coatings
Prof. S J Clarson (s.clarson@uceng.uc.edu)
University of Cincinnatti (USA)
Silicone/Silane chemistry, plasma polymerisation, surface characterisation, surface modification, adhesion and adhesives
Dr Tim C Claypole (t.c.claypole@swansea.ac.uk)
University of Wales (UK)
Printing Technology, coating technology, rheology, engineering, fluid dynamics colour, experimental design
Prof J W Davison (john@davchemo.demon.co.uk)
Davison Chemographics (UK)
Printing Ink Research: Analysis/Formulation/Manufacture/Proof Printing/Ink & Print Testing in All Printing Processes. Lecturer/Examiner/Expert Witness
Prof. Dr Claus D. Eisenbach (cde@fpl.uni-stuttgart.de)
Forchungsinstitut für Pigmente und Lacke E.V. (Germany)
(Research Institute for Pigments and Coatings)
Polymer Science; Macromolecular Synthesis; Structure-properties relationships; Particulate Systems & Organic Coatings, Properties and Performance of Pigments and Coatings, Polymer and Coatings Analysis
Prof. J Guthrie (ccdjtg@leeds.ac.uk)
University of Leeds (UK)
Functional Polymer; copolymers, composites and blends, natural polymers (especially cellulotics), UV curing technology, printing, packaging and conversion, colours in polymeric systems
Mr G H Hutchinson
Consultant (UK)
Printing ink technology, drying oils and varnish media, vegetable oil technology
Dr Abul Iqbal (abul.iqbal@web.de)
IQchem Inc. (Switzerland)
Dr Ahmad I Jomha (tech@sipcopaints.com)
SIPCO Paints (Saudi Arabia)
Rheology/Colloid science, mixing and paint technology
Mr J R Kelsey (KelseyJ@BP.com)
BP Amoco (UK)
Solvents, VOCs, Product Legislation, Chemicals Management, Classification & Labelling, IT
Dr Matjaz Kunaver (matjaz.kunaver@ki.si)
National Institute of Chemistry (Slovenia)
Surface Coatings - Interactions within the system, additives, pigments & pigments dispersion, methods for the evaluation of pigment dispersions and coatings in general
Dr Loh Wah Sing (lohws@psb.gov.sg)
Singapore Productivity Board (Singapore)
Formulation, dispersion, rheology, weathering, performance evaluation, test method development, quality/environmental management system, waste minimisation
Dr Lubonir Lukac (llukac@eastman.com)
Chemické Zavody Sokolov a.a. (Czech Republic)
R & D, TS & D - coatings, adhesives, chemicals, development projects, capitol projects
Prof. V C Malshe (vcmalshe@vsnl.com/vcmalshe@usa.net)
University of Mumbai (India)
High performance coatings, synthesis of polymers, pigments, catalysis, functional polymers, ion exchange resins, water treatment and water purification
Mr Koichiro Murata (murata@als.kansai.co.jp)
Kansai Paint Co. (Japan)
High polymer synthesis, colour materials
Dr A A Pud (echoc@mail.kar.net)
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ukraine)
Electrochemical and chemical stability and degradation of polymer materials; cathodic delamination (disbonding) of protective coatings, corrosion resisting properties of conductors polymers and of coatings with these polymers, conducting polymer composites and blends
Prof. W E Smith (w.e.smith@strath.ac.uk)
University of Edinburgh (UK)
Pigments, dyes, Raman scattering
Mr G N Tewari (gntewari@hotmail.com)
Punjab Paint, Colour & Varnishes Works Ltd (India)
Water-based coatings & resins
Dr A Toussaint (andre.toussaint@pi.be)
Institut Meurice-Chemie (Belgium)
Rheology of liquid paints, mechanical properties of paint films, film formation (latexes/crosslinked systems), pigment dispersion, polymer solubility & compatibility
Dr T-H Tran-Thi (tranthi@drecam.cea.fr)
CEA/Saclay (France)
Photoinduced charged transfer in Laugmuir-Blodgett thin films of donor-acceptor compounds; photochemical properties of sol-gel materials doped with organic chromophores; time-resolved (femto to milliseconds), spectroscopy (absorption and fluorescence) of donor-acceptor compounds in various media, from solutions to organized assemblies; sensors for air pollutants based on thin films of hybrid organic-inorganic polymers
Prof. N Uyanik (uyanik@itu.edu.tr)
Istanbul Technical Universit (Turkey)
Synthesis and physical & mechanical characterization of block copolymers, studies on copolymerization kinetics, polymeric gels
Prof. D J Walton (d.walton@coventry.ac.uk)
Coventry University (UK)
Electrochemical, electronic and optical properties of thin films of organic compounds & their applications (eg sensors)
Prof. Toshiya Watanabe (watanabe@fchem.chem.t.u-tokyu.ac.jp)
University of Tokyo (Japan)
Photocatalyst, ceramic coatings (thin film), sol-gel technology transfer
Dr Qialong Yuan (yuanqiaolong@online.sh.cn)
East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai (Republic of China)
Preparation, characterization and application of inorganic nanoparticles-organic polymers. Hybrids, especially in water-based systems
Dr M Zielecka (mziel@ichp.waw.pl)
Industrial Chemistry Research Institute (Poland)
Silicones, silicone-containing hybrid polymers, silicone agents for protection of building materials, wettability of various surfaces (dynamic contact angle measurements, surface free energy calculations)