Special Speaker

Polymer Additive and Composite

Florian CAVADEAU, University of Upper Alsace, France, "From vines to polymer additives - Extraction and modification of stilbenes for an application in flame retardancy."

Gaëlle FONTAINE, University of Lille, France, "Fire resistance of materials: the case of geopolymers."

Jaime C. GRUNLAN, Texas A&M University, USA, "Fire Protection of Polymers with Polyelectrolyte-Based Coatings"

NAKAMURA Yuji, Toyohashi University of Technology, JAPAN, "New methodology to measure the precise burning character of thermoplastic polymers."

NAKASHIMA Erika, Chubu University, "Image Analysis Methodology for Data-Driven Assessment of Polymer Combustion Dynamics in the Vertical Flame Test."

Rosica MINCHEVA, University of Mons, Belgium, "Solid-sate modification for improved flame retardancy."

Rodolphe SONNIER, IMT Mines Alès, France, "Fire behavior of biobased resources and products."

Serge BOURBIGOT, University of Lille, France, "Fire Safety Beyond Earth: Fire-Retarded Polymers for Oxygen-Rich, Space-Like Environments."

Forming Processing Engineering

Frank HENNING, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, "Next-Generation Composite Technologies: Materials and Processes."

UEDA Masahito, Nihon University, JAPAN, "Toward high-performance composite 3D printing."

UENO Tomonaga, Nagoya University / SoraMaterials, inc., CTO, JAPAN, "Ultralightweight Functional Materials for Aerospace."

UZAWA Kiyoshi, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, JAPAN, “Advances in Composite Materials and Processing Technologies: Pathways Toward High Performance and Sustainable Structures.”

YOKOZAKI Tomohiro, The University of Tokyo, JAPAN, "Lightning Strike Damage of CFRP Laminates."

(Alphabetical order)