pinfa sponsors prizes for three best oral presentations on PIN Flame Retardants by young researchers

• The best paper will receive CHF 1500 , the runner-ups CHF 1000 and CHF 500 each
• A committee with members from pinfa companies and the scientific committee of the conference will pick the winners
• Students and researchers are eligible up to 5 years after their final academic degree (e.g. PhD)
• Criteria for being selected: exciting research on non-halogenated phosphorus, inorganic or nitrogen flame retardants with some chance of commercial implementation; covering both flame retardants performance and sustainability aspects; excellent oral presentation

 

We thank the pinfa for their financial support to the above mentioned awards.

Plenary talks

 

Prof. Dr. Serge Bourbigot, ENSCL, Lille, France
Materials in extreme fire: design, evaluation and characterization

 

Prof. Dr. Xin Wang, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Cardanol as a versatile building block for fabrication of bio-based flame retardant epoxy thermosets

 

Prof. Dr. T. Richard Hull, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
Fires caused by electric vehicles: flammability and smoke toxicity

 

Prof. Dr. Teng Fu, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Programmable design on demand: quantitative contribution of molecular motifs in flame-retardant thermoplastic polymers

 

Prof. Dr. Jaime Grunlan, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA
Water-based and environmentally-benign flame retardant surface treatments for polymeric materials

 

Prof. Dr. Francois Tournilhac, ESPCI, Paris, France
Epoxy based vitrimer materials and composites

 

Prof. Dr. Hao Wang, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
Development of biobased and nanoscale flame retardants

 

Prof. Dr. De-Yi Wang, IMDEA Materials Institute, Madrid, Spain
Progress of flame-retardant technologies to electrolytes in lithium-ion battery:  strategies and challenges

 

 

 

Keynotes

 

Prof. Dr. Laurent Ferry, École des Mines d’Alès, Alès, France
Flame retardancy of engineering polymers using ionic liquids

 

Dr. Alexander B. Morgan, University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, USA
Reactive Flame Retardants for Aerospace-Grade Epoxy Flame Retardants:  Design Considerations and Example Chemistries

 

Prof. Dr. habil. Bernhard Schartel, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
Sustainability finding its way into flame retardancy: food for thought between fake fiction and future

 

Prof. Dr. Aurelio Bifulco, University of Naples, Naples, Italy
Aliphatic silica-epoxy systems containing dopo-based flame retardants, bio-wastes, and other synergists

 

Prof. Dr. Sheng Zhang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China 
Advances on Flame Retardant Materials for Batteries in New Energy Vehicles

 

Prof. Dr. Sabine Fuchs, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, Hamm-Lippstadt, Germany
From flame retardant polystyrene foams to intrinsically flame retardant styrenic copolymers without halogens

 

Dr. Jürgen H. Troitzsch, Fire and Environment Protection Service (FEPS), Ascona, Switzerland 
Passive fire safety in conventional and e-vehicles: status and trends

 

Prof. Dr. Baljinder Kandola, University of Bolton, Bolton, UK 
Fully bio-based versus carbon/glass epoxy composites: scope and limitations in fire and physico-mechanical performances

 

Prof. Dr. Chris Slootweg, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sustaining the CHNOPS building blocks of life, but Phosphorus-based flame retardants first!

 

Prof. Dr. Manfred Döring, Germany
The Potential of Phosphorus-Containing Flame Retardants for Current Application

 

Prof. Dr. Yuan Hu, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Synthesis and Application of Flame Retardant Organophosphine Compounds

 

Prof. Dr. Hai-Bo Zhao, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Recyclable and Durable Flame-Retardant Materials

 

Dr. Richard Lyon, FAA, USA
The physical chemistry of kinetic compensation

 

Mr. Martijn Beekman
Chemicals strategy for sustainability, towards zero pollution

 

 

 

26.06.2023 - Registration & welcome reception in NEST

 

Yodeling is a form of singing that involves singing with repeated changes in pitch from the chest register to the head register. Yodeling uses sounds and not words with meaning. It is used in mountainous and inaccessible regions where natural yodeling communication forms have developed in order to communicate from one hill to the other or to bring in the cows. We are very honored and excited to welcome the Jolderklub Teufen. Wearing the traditional Appenzeller "Tracht", this group will treat us to traditional Swiss yodeling. 

Impression

 

27.06.2023 - Poster session with cultural event in NEST

Taste some Swiss Chocolate while viewing exciting posters. During the poster session, Konditerei-Café Kunz, a family-run business from the Toggenburg region will treat us to a chocolate tasting. Learn interesting facts while enjoying different types of chocolate. If you need a gift or just want to treat yourself, Konditorei-Café Kunz will have a selection of gift chocolates for sale which will easily fit into your suitcase. Please note that credit card payments as well as Swiss Francs are accepted.

 

28.06.2023 - Gala dinner in association with Clariant at UTO-Kulm - Top of Zurich

Come and enjoy a pre-dinner drink while listening to traditional Swiss alphorn players. The Alphorn originated in prehistoric times and various versions of it can be found all over the world. The alphorn can produce a limited series of natural tones. Playing this instrument has changed very little from its inception and has become a Swiss tradition. We are honored and excited that the Alphornbläser Vereinigung Zürich-Stadt will open the Gala Dinner evening with the lovely ring of the Alphorns. In their traditional garb, the group will treat us to their repertoire of typically Swiss melodies.
 

Gala dinner at UTO-Kulm with a view over Lake Zurich and the Alps

                                                                                     

                 

     

                                                                                                                     

 

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