Speaker Roster

Speaker Last Name
A
Name Company Name Country Title
Zaid Abbas University of South Carolina United States
Andy Anderson Eutsler Technical Products United States Sr. Chemist
Erica Anderson Hallstar United States Senior Chemist
Mark Arigo Eastman Chemical Company United States Associate Scientist
B
Name Company Name Country Title
Fabio Bacchelli versalis spa Italy Technical Manager SBR/BR/Tyre
Sovan Lal Banerjee Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur India
David Bareich G. Bareich Import-Export Inc. (GBIE Inc) Canada President
Cindy Barrera Ford Motor Company United States Research Engineer
Albrecht Becker SKF Sealing Solutions United States Senior Material Development Engineer
Rojin Belganeh Frontier Lab United States Technical Director
Aparajita Bhattacharya Kraton Corporation United States
Mithun Bhattacharya Green Tweed & Company United States Scientist & Research Support Team Leader
Ratnadip Bhoi Abstract Displays Inc United States PROFESSIONAL
Anil Bhowmick Indian Institute Of Technology-Kharagpur India Professor of Eminence
Anke Blume University of Twente, The Netherlands Netherlands University Professor
Lauren Brace The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company United States Principal Scientist
Charles Brady Rubber Division, ACS United States Librarian
Kyle Brundin Daikin America Inc. United States Applications Technologist
James Busfield Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom Professor
C
Name Company Name Country Title
Ronald Campbell Greene Tweed & Company United States Research Manager
Megan Casey Total Cray Valley United States Applications Manager
Roger Cassell Dow Chemical United States Technical Service Manager/R&D Mgr NAR
Soumen Chakraborty Himadri Chemicals & Industries Limited India Director Carbon Black
Thomas Chaussee Solvay Silica France R&I Tire WW manager
Jianjun Chen Yanshan Branch, SINOPEC BRICI China
Xuming Chen Schlumberger United States Senior Research Engineer
Jeffrey Cicerchi Bridgestone Firestone United States Product Development Engineer
Ed Cole 3M Advanced Materials United States Application Engineering Specialist
Xavier Colin ENSAM France Professor
Marcus Copperwheat Solvay Silica Division United States Technical Marketing Manager
D
Name Company Name Country Title
Amit Das Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. Germany
Dr. Mousumi DeSarker Denka Corporation United States Technical Manager
John Dick Alpha Technologies United States Head of USA Delegation to ISO TC45
David Dierig Bridgestone Americas United States Manager Agro Operations / Geneticist
Wilma Dierkes University of Twente, The Netherlands Netherlands Associate Professor
Scott Durso Lord Corporation United States Sr. Staff Scientist
F
Name Company Name Country Title
Doug Foster ACE Products & Consulting United States Lab Manager
G
Name Company Name Country Title
Maurizio Galimberti Politecnico di Milano Italy Professor
Sabyasachi Ghosh Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur India Research Scholar
Ulrich Giese German Institute of Rubber Technology (DIK) Germany Managing Director
Kenneth Gillen Retired Scientist United States
Mike Gmerek Finite Fiber United States Technical Director
Christoph Goegelein ARLANXEO Germany Dr.
Chris Grant The Chemours Company United States Technical Service Senior Consultant
Marcel Gruendken Kuraray Europe GmbH Germany Technical Manager
H
Name Company Name Country Title
Thomas Hanel Pirelli Tyre spa Italy Head of Material Development
Samuel Harber Zeon Chemicals United States Scientist - Applications Development
Steven Henning Total Cray Valley United States Global Research and Business Development Director
Peter Hetzel Michelin Americas Research Corporation United States Sr Principal Materials Developer
Travis Hohenberger Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom PhD Student
Kiwon Hwang Pusan National University Korea, Republic of
I
Name Company Name Country Title
Frederick Ignatz-Hoover Eastman Chemical Company United States Technology Fellow
Yuko Ikeda Kyoto Institute of Technology Japan Professor
Avraam Isayev United States Distinguished Professor
Masayuki Ito Waseda University Japan Guest Reseacher
J
Name Company Name Country Title
Bartlomiej Janowski Synthos S.A. Poland Dr.
Jungmin Jin 1. University of Twente, The Netherlands | 2. HANKOOKTIRE CENTRAL R&D CENTER Netherlands
Mark Jones Zeon Chemicals United States Applications Team Leader, Zetpol
Richard Jorkasky Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc. United States Technical Manager
K
Name Company Name Country Title
Anas K SRF Limited India
Todd Kamyszek Wacker Chemical Corporation United States Technical Service Manager
Ankur Kant Evonik Corporation United States Business Development Manager
Anna Kepas-Suwara Rubber Consultants United States Advanced Materials & Product Development
Charles Kerobo BASF Corporation United States Technical Development Leader
Hakhyun Kim Chonbuk National Universtity Korea, Republic of MS candidate
Kylie Knipp Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc. United States Technical Advisor
August Krupp Molecular Rebar Design United States Application Technology Leader
Charles Kutchin OCSiAL LLC United States Business Development Director - Elastomers
L
Name Company Name Country Title
Amy Landis Colorado School of Mines United States Professor
Alina Latshaw TA Instruments United States Product Specialist - Rubber Testing
Greg (Guangming) Li Dow Chemical Co United States Research Scientist
Tian Liang University of Akron United States
Steven Lusher Missouri University of Science and Technology United States Sr. Research Specialist
M
Name Company Name Country Title
Satyanarayana Mallupura Srirangaiah Indian Institute of Technology Patna India Ph.D. student
Will Mars Endurica, LLC United States President
Edward McBride DuPont United States Technical Associate
Colleen McMahan US Dept of Agriculture United States Lead Scientist, Domestic Natural Rubber
Nyhal Meghiref LRCCP (Laboratoire de Recherches et de Contrôle du Caoutchouc et des Plastiques) France
Eli Miller Hexpol Compounding United States Field Technical Manager
Fatimah Rubaizah Mohd Rasdi Malaysian Rubber Board Malaysia
Hyunsung Mun Pusan national university United States
N
Name Company Name Country Title
Victor Nasreddine ARLANXEO United States North American Technical Manager
Tamil Selvan Natarajan Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V. Germany
Ashkan Nazari Virginia Polytechnic Institue & State United States
Lena Nguyen Dow Chemical United States Global Product Technology Leader
Troy Nickel TA Instruments - Waters Corporation, LLC United States Product Manager of ElectroForce Instruments
Jacques Noordermeer University of Twente, The Netherlands Netherlands Em. Professor of Elastomer Technology & Engineering
O
Name Company Name Country Title
Xuesong Ou National Oilwell Varco United States Sr. Polymer Chemist
P
Name Company Name Country Title
Dimitrios Papageorgiou University of Manchester United Kingdom Doctor
Sreenath Paradesiparampil Ravinathan Indian Institute of Technology Patna India Ph. D. Student
Richard Pazur Department of National Defence Canada Lead Scientist
Sateesh Peddini Molecular Rebar Design United States Polymer Materials Scientist
Alex Perkins Ford Motor Company United States Research Engineer
Wolfgang Pille-Wolf Kraton Chemical BV Netherlands Principal Scientist
Maria Pina SILKYMIA LLC Colombia General Manager
Jan Plagge Deutsches Institut Fur Kautschuktechnology (DIK) Germany
Judit E. Puskas The University of Akron United States Professor
R
Name Company Name Country Title
Padmanabhan Ramachandran Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur United States Dr
Ashok Reddy Hexion United States R&D Group Leader
Sanjay Remanan Rubber Tech Ctr Indian Instit India
Xianjie Ren Ohio State University United States
Chris Robertson Alpha Technologies United States Sales Director and Materials Expert
Luis Rodriguez-Guaderrama Dynasol Group Spain Tire Research Leader
David Rosbottom Zeon Chemicals United States Business Manager, Zetpol
S
Name Company Name Country Title
Subhabrata Saha Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur India Ph.D.
Pranabesh Sahu Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur India
Sandra Regina Scagliusi Martin Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares- IPEN Brazil Dra
Erick Sharp ACE Products & Consulting United States President & CEO
Keisuke Shishido Mitsui Chemicals Inc. Japan Researcher Polymer Science, Elastomers Group
Goang-Ding Shyu Baker Hughes, a GE company United States Staff Engineer
Pete Spanos ARLANXEO United States Technical Manager, HPE
Dana Stripe Zeon Chemicals United States Applications Development Scientist
Yu Sun University of Akron United States
T
Name Company Name Country Title
Tony Tanaka Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc. United States Mixer Engineer
Edward Terrill Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc. United States Applied Research Fellow
Sven Thiele Synthos S.A. Germany R&D Leader Process & Product Development Anionic
Brian Thornburg Jamak Fabrication, Inc. United States Director of Product Development
Deidre Tucker SKF Sealing Solutions United States Sr. Analytical Chemist
Paul Tuckner Grace Technology & Development United States President
V
Name Company Name Country Title
Niels van der Aar ARLANXEO Netherlands Head of Technical Service and Application Development Keltan EPDM
Nina Verdier University of Montreal Canada PhD student
Russ Vogelsong Lion Elastomers United States Sr. Technical Service & Development Scientist
W
Name Company Name Country Title
Joe Walker Elastomer Technologies United States Head of Materials Center
Nuthathai Warasitthinon DuPont Materials Engineer
Irina Weilert German Institute for Rubber Technology United States
Paul Wheeler LORD Corporation United States Staff Scientist
James Williams Lord Corporation United States Staff Scientist
Steve Wilson Cold Jet LLC United States Global Business Unit Manager – Plastics, Rubber & Composites
Xiaosong Wu Dow Chemical United States
Y
Name Company Name Country Title
Eduardo Yanes Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom
Jianan Yi University of Massachusetts Lowell United States
Robert Young University of Manchester United Kingdom Professor
Z
Name Company Name Country Title
Jichuan Zhang Beijing University of Chemical Technology China
Yihong Zhao The University of Akron United States Research Assistant
Rick Ziebell R.D. Abbott Company, Inc. United States Technology Fellow

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