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SUMMARY:ORG - Spring Technical Meeting 2024
DESCRIPTION:Ohio Rubber Group Spring Technical Meeting 2024\nApril 16\, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM \nChanged Venue:  Goodyear Polymer Center\, The University of Akron \nAgenda:\n5:00 – Dinner Ticket / Membership Sales – 3rd Floor Atrium\n5:30 – Technical Presentations – Goodyear Auditorium\n7:00 – Social Hour\, Hors D’oeuvres\, and Student Poster Session – 3rd Floor Atrium \nAdvanced Reservations: $35 each (Without prior reservation: $40 each – limited number available).\nStudents are free\, but must register at the link below.\nBuy tickets or register at the link below )preferred)\, OR email reservations to Denise Kotz at denisekotz@strategicrealm.consulting OR mail to Ohio Rubber Group\, PO Box 553\, Hudson\, OH 44236. \nTechnical Presentations \n“A Supramolecular Voyage on Elastomers”\nLi Jia\, Professor of Polymer Science and Chemistry\, The University of Akron\nB-Alanine oligomers with a precise length possess an extraordinary propensity to form B-sheets\, and the B-sheets stack to form three-dimensional crystals. In this presentation\, B-alanine as a highly effective reinforcing element of thermoplastic elastomers will be first discussed. The reinforcement is attributable to the hierarchically assembled supramolecular structure composed of the B-sheet crystal and a brush layer of hydrocarbon polymer covalently connected be the surface of the B-sheet crystal. The morphology of the B-sheet-based supramolecular assembly can be tailored to range from fibrous with the longest dimension on the order of hundreds of nanometers to particulate with all three dimensions within twenty nanometers. The fibrous and particulate assemblies reinforce the elastomer in similar manners and only differ in small details. Application of the supramolecular reinforcement strategy to thermoset rubbers has also been explored and will be discussed. Next\, an application of B-alanine additives for recycling of ground rubber particles will be presented. The B-alanine additive engenders surface devulcanization of ground rubber particles (GRPs) and a spatially resolved acceleration of vulcanization of GRP-virgin rubber blends. The combination of such surface activity and reactivity improves the adhesion and eliminates the modulus contrast between GRPs and virgin rubber while keeping the necessary scorch time of vulcanization. The toughness of the resultant GRP-virgin rubber blend is significantly improved by a very small amount of the reactive B-alanine additive. \n“Very High Structure Carbon Blacks to Address Challenges in Tire Compound Performance”\nLewis B. Tunnicliffe\, Rubber Carbon Black R&D Director\, Birla Carbon\nOne of the fundamental properties of carbon black is its degree of structure. Structure of carbon black plays an important role in controlling many rubber compound properties by screening or occluding significant amounts of rubber matrix. These structure-property relationships will be briefly reviewed along with their implications for rubber compound design. Birla Carbon’s range of very high structure (VHS) carbon blacks will be discussed\, and their in-rubber performance in model truck tread formulations will be reviewed with a focus on improved abrasion resistance and hysteresis versus conventional carbon blacks. Benefits in terms of hysteresis and total tire rolling resistance are explored further using finite element analyses of truck tires at steady rolling conditions. \nPANEL DISCUSSION “Career Pathways”\nMasoud Rasavi\, Senior Materials Scientist\, Bridgestone Americas\nJacob Spoolstra\, Manufacturing Process Engineer\, The Kong Company\nMD Bhuiyan\, Sr. Principal Engineer – Research\, Collins Aerospace\nLewis B. Tunnicliffe\, Rubber Carbon Black R&D Director\, Birla Carbon\nThe panel will be focused on Career Pathways. They will discuss how they ended up in their current roles and the paths they took to get there. There will be tips for the students trying to enter the industry as well as for industry professionals looking to advance or change roles. The panelists may also touch on some hurdles they’ve faced and how they overcame them.
URL:https://www.acessinc.org/event/org-spring-technical-meeting/
LOCATION:Goodyear Ppolymer Center – The University of Akron\, Akron\, 44325\, United States
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SUMMARY:ACS - 2024 Crano Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:DR. EMILY DERBYSHIRE\nProfessor of Chemistry at Duke University \n“Unraveling the Mysteries of Parasites” \n \nThe Crano Lecture: April 16 at 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm\, Missing Falls Brewery\nMorning technical lecture: 9:00 AM\, University of Akron\, Auburn Science and Engineering Center 122 \nThe Crano Memorial Lecture Series honors Dr. John Crano\, a chemist at PPG who had been instrumental in developing the photochromic materials for PPG’s polycarbonate eyeglass lenses.  This technology has become the basis for Transitions® eyeglasses.  Dr. Crano was a previous Chair of the Akron Section and an active ACS member for many years. \nBio.  Emily Derbyshire is an Associate Professor of chemistry at Duke University. She is also an Associate Professor of cell biology\, and Assistant Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. She earned her doctoral degree (2008) in chemistry from the UC Berkley.  The Derbyshire Lab uses both chemical tools and biological methods to uncover novel aspects of malaria parasite biology with the ultimate aim of identifying druggable targets. Projects range from developing assays for phenotypic and target-based screens to exploring biological pathways and identifying small molecules with potential therapeutic value. Their interdisciplinary collaborative program integrates chemical biology\, molecular biology and biochemistry to globally interrogate parasite biology. \nThe morning technical lecture will be held at the University of Akron\, Auburn Science and Engineering Center 122\, 9:00 AM on April 16\, 2024 “Chemical biology approaches to reveal parasite vulnerabilities”\nAbstract: Parasites have evolved to manipulate their host cells to survive\, but many mysteries remain about this intricate process. Within a single liver cell\, the Plasmodium parasite undergoes a transformation and then expands into a cohort of thousands that assaults our red blood cells and causes disease. To uncover molecular events that drive this elusive developmental stage of the parasite\, the Derbyshire lab employs chemical biology\, biochemistry and genomics. Through an integrative approach\, we develop and utilize small molecule probes\, gene sequencing technologies and forward genetic screens in liver cells to discover parasite and host processes critical to Plasmodium parasite infection. Our findings highlight the dependence of Plasmodium on host factors and reveal parasite vulnerabilities that may be exploited for future disease control efforts. \nThe Crano Lecture (evening) is entitled “Unraveling the Mysteries of Parasites”.\n            Missing Falls Brewery\n‘           540 S. Main St. Suite 112\n‘           Akron\, OH 44311\nSchedule\n            5:30 pm Social-Networking\n‘           6:15 pm Dinner\n‘           6:45 pm Speaker Presentation\nDinner     Sandwiches\, Pasta\, and Salad Buffet with a Cash Bar \nRegistration:  Buy tickets online at the link below.\nPlease include comment in registration or e-mail chair@akronacs.org to alert us of any dietary restrictions. \nCost for Dinner (Speaker Presentation is Free to the Public)\n            –  $15 for Employed Members and the General Public (increases to $20 if register after 4/8)\n‘           –  $5 for Students\, Retirees\, and Unemployed (increases to $10 if register after 4/8)\n‘           –  Free for Junior Award Member (+1 Guest) and Members being recognized for 50\, 60\, and 70 years of ACS membership
URL:https://www.acessinc.org/event/acs-2024-crano-memorial-lecture/
LOCATION:Missing Falls Brewery\, 540 S. Main St. Suite 112\, Akron\, OH\, 44311\, United States
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