Tech Talk November 16, 2023: High Performance Polymer Technologies
4:30pm: Social Hour
5:00pm: Dinner
5:30pm: Commercial Talk
6:15pm: Technical Talk
7pm: Wrap up
Commercial Talk – Mike Jeffries, Business Development Manager – Industrial Coatings for Convestro
Preparing for the Next Generation of “must haves” in High Performance Factory Applied Coatings
Technical Talk – Dr. Mannari Prof. at Eastern Michigan University, “Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane”
Professional Summary
Dr. Vijay Mannari is distinguished professor of polymers and coatings in the School of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He has more 25 years of combined experience in academia, applied research and leadership in industrial research and development. His research interests includes polymers and coatings based on renewable bio-based raw materials, sol-gel coatings, UV-cure and water-borne coatings, and study of structure-property relationship in polymers.
Dr. Mannari has established a rigorous research program at Coatings Research Institute of EMU with more than $2.5 million in research funding over the last several years. He has co-authored more than 45 publications, one technical book, three book chapters, eight US patents and numerous presentations. He has mentored five candidates through their Ph.D. degree. Dr. Mannari, a gifted instructor and accomplished researcher, is the recipient of several prestigious awards and recognition for his outstanding teaching, research, and professional service.
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