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SUMMARY:ACESS Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This will be a hybrid\, in-person and virtual\, meeting with a Zoom link to be sent to Board members.  All members of ACESS member societies are welcome to attend.
URL:https://www.acessinc.org/event/acess-board-meeting/
LOCATION:ACS Rubber Division office\, 306 N. Cleveland Massillon Rd.\, Akron\, OH\, 44333\, United States
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SUMMARY:ORG - Winter Technical Meeting 2024
DESCRIPTION:Ohio Rubber Group Winter Technical Meeting 2024\nJanuary 23\, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nTwinsburg Hilton Garden Inn \nAgenda:\n4:00 – Dinner Ticket / Membership Sales\n4:30 – Technical Presentations\n6:00 – Social Hour\n7:00 – Dinner \nAdvanced Reservations: $35 each ***Without prior reservation: $40 each (limited number available). Tickets are available from this event page; click on “Get Tickets” below. \nTechnical Presentations:\n“Bio-Sourced Rubber Curing Ultra-Accelerator For Tire & Technical Rubber Good Applications”\nJohn Kounavis\, Sr. Technical Service Manager\, SI Group\nThe tires and the technical rubber goods (TRG) industry is progressing rapidly towards sustainable and bio-sourced solutions. This automotive megatrend is primarily driven by regulatory pressure\, environmental concerns\, rubber industry needs as well as consumer perception. SI Group has been promoting sustainable as well as bio-sourced solutions for the rubber industry\, in particular\, rubber tackifiers and bonding agents. With this paper\, we would like to present an experimental rubber curing ultra-accelerator with sustainable & bio-sourced product attributes. The product benefits to the tires & TRG market will be discussed along with some case studies.\n“Therban HT:  Compounding with a New Heat Resistant HNBR Elastomer”\nVictor Nasreddine\, NA Technical Manager\, Arlanxeo\nTherban® HNBR\, Arlanxeo’s hydrogenated nitrile rubber\, is a specialty elastomer with excellent mechanical\, dynamic\, and sealing properties combined with resistance to tear\, abrasion\, and aging. It is used in demanding automotive\, industrial\, and oil and gas applications. Under the hood automotive operating temperatures continue to increase as airflow is reduced around components due to aerodynamic engineering and space saving designs. Therefore\, there is always a need for elastomers with improved heat resistance including HNBR. This paper presents the compounding and properties of Therban HT\, a polyamide reinforced HNBR elastomer with improved heat resistance\, in HNBR formulations.\n“Investigating the Dependence of Elastomeric Fracture on Temperature and Rate”\nZehao Fan\, Grad. Student in Polymer Science\, The University of Akron\, and 2024 Scholarship Winner\nDecades of elastomeric fracture phenomenology due to Thomas and Smith demonstrated a remarkable fact that rubbers are stronger and tougher at lower temperatures.  The prevailing explanation relates the fracture behavior to polymer viscoelasticity.  Given the recent insight and evidence that toughness is determined by strength\, we examine elastomeric fracture with a different perspective and conclude that chain scission dictates fracture characteristics including its temperature dependence.  Working within a selected temperature range\, stretching is shown to be entirely elastic at stretching rate below 0.17 s -1 \, we demonstrate that the same temperature and rate dependencies of strength and toughness\, observed by Thomas and Smith\, still occur in our crosslinked polybutadiene (BR) and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR).  The temperature effects on rate dependence of strength and toughness are found to be much stronger than that prescribed by the WLF shift factor aT.  Moreover\, crack propagates\, upon either stepwise stretching or during creep\, at a much lower speed at lower temperature that cannot be rationalized with polymer relaxation dynamics.  Our new interpretation is that a carbon-carbon bond is stronger at a lower temperature\, equivalently\, it takes a longer time for a covalent bond to undergo dissociation in tension because available thermal energy is proportional to temperature T.\n 
URL:https://www.acessinc.org/event/org-spring-technical-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn Twinsburg\, 8971 Wilcox Dr.\, Twinsburg\, OH\, 44078\, United States
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SUMMARY:ACESS Joint Societies Meeting Cosponsored by ACS and SPE
DESCRIPTION:Jing Lyon\, Entrepreneur Programs Director\, Brite Energy Solutions\n“Empowering Tomorrow: Navigating the Battery Future”\nVENUE: R. Shea Brewery Canal Place\n504 S. Main Street\, Suite 214\nAkron\, Ohio 44311 \nTuesday\, Jan 23\, 2024\n5:15 pm.  Social- Networking time\n6:30 pm.  Dinner\n7:15 pm. Speaker Presentation \nPizza Buffet\, Cash Bar.  Cost: $20 Employed Members and Guests; $10 Students\, Retirees\, or Unemployed. Buy tickets online at the link below. \nABSTRACT: In our pursuit of a sustainable and electrified future\, the significance of batteries is undeniable. This presentation\, titled “Empowering Tomorrow: Navigating the Battery Future\,” explores pivotal aspects of the battery landscape.  Commencing with an examination of battery types driving energy storage innovation\, we traverse from traditional lithium-ion to emerging technologies\, delving into their unique characteristics and applications. Specifically\, we dissect the two major applications of EV vs Stationary to understand these distinct markets. A broad landscape overview follows\, offering a macroscopic view of the battery market\, and shedding light on challenges and opportunities within the space. The discussion extends to the impact of federal funding and incentives\, concluding with an insightful overview of what is happening in our region.
URL:https://www.acessinc.org/event/acess-joint-societies-meeting-cosponsored-by-acs-and-spe/
LOCATION:R. Shea Brewing – Canal Place\, 540 South Main St.\, Akron\, OH\, 44311\, United States
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SUMMARY:Akron Public Schools: STEM Expo
DESCRIPTION:Akron Public Schools (APS) hosts a Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, and Math (STEM) EXPO.  This year is the 68th ANNUAL STEM EXPO! Anyone with a background in a STEM field\, and a desire to inspire and encourage the next generation of STEM scholars are encouraged to participate as a judge! \n\nJudges are required to be at Ellet CLC on January 27th around 7:30 a.m. and will be leaving after lunch around 1:30 p.m\n Judges Sign-up form 2024  \n\nIs judging not your thing?  We have interactive booths for the participants and attendees to explore during the EXPO. If you are a University\, industry\, K-12 organization\, or a vendor and would like to bring an interactive booth to the STEM EXPO\, register at the link below. \n\nBooths are required to be at Ellet CLC on January 27th at 7:30 a.m. and will be leaving after lunch around 1:30 p.m\nBooth Sign-up form 2024\n\nJudging or Exhibitor\, not your thing?  We have volunteer opportunities to enhance the smooth operation and experiences for our budding STEM Scholars at STEM EXPO\, register at the link below. \n\nVolunteers are required to be at Ellet CLC on January 26th and/or 27th around for at least 2hr shifts!\nVolunteer Sign-up form 2024 \n\nJudging or Exhibitor or Volunteering\, is it not your thing?  Instead\, you are part of a STEM organization\, STEM industry\, and/or a STEM Society with financial awards for our STEM Scholars at STEM EXPO\, register at the link below. \n\nSponsored Award Judges are required to be at Ellet CLC on January 27th around 7:30 a.m. and will be leaving after lunch around 1:30 p.m\nSponsored Award Sign-up form 2024\nSponsored Award Judges\, please also notify Dan Jones (daniel.h.jones@sbcglobal.net) of your intent and award(s).\n\nYou can participate as both a subject judge and a sponsored award judge\, but you must have past experience and work quickly.
URL:https://www.acessinc.org/event/akron-public-schools-stem-expo/
LOCATION:Ellet Community Learning Center\, 309 Woolf Ave.\, Akron\, OH\, 44312\, United States
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SUMMARY:AIChE (Cleveland) - Chemical Process Safety Analysis
DESCRIPTION:American Institute of Chemical Engineers\, Cleveland Section \nMonday\, January 29\, 2024\, 6:00 PM \n“Chemical Process Safety Analysis”\nGurmukh Bhatia\, CPSA\, Certified Process Safety Auditor\, Risk & Process Safety Consulting\n(RPSC\, LLC)\, CLE AIChE Risk & Process Safety Director. Email address: gbhatia.rpsc@gmail.com \nAbstract: Chemical Process Safety as a field and as a discipline has gained wide acceptance as a vital and significant part of an overall Environmental\, Health and Safety (EHS) Management System for chemical operations. After a brief look at some recent process safety incidents\, we will examine the history and the origins of chemical process safety and its components as valuable and necessary tools in preventing process safety incidents. We will also lay the groundwork for a more detailed study of the individual components in the coming weeks. \nBiography: Mr. Gurmukh Bhatia is President of RPSC\, LLC a Risk & Process Safety Consulting services company. He retired as the Corporate Process Safety Director from The Sherwin-Williams Company\, with over 45 years of work experience in the chemical industry. Mr. Bhatia is certified by the Board of EHS Auditor Certification (BEAC) as a Certified Process Safety Auditor (CPSA) with 15 years of auditing experience at PSM regulated facilities. He graduated from the Case Western Reserve University School of Engineering with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering.
URL:https://www.acessinc.org/event/aiche-cleveland-chemical-process-safety-analysis/
LOCATION:The Independence Public Library\, 6361 Selig Drive\,\, Independence\, OH\, 44131\, United States
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