| Monday, February 4 - USM Hattiesburg Campus Tuesday, February 5 - New Orleans Marriott, 2nd Floor, Room TBA |
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| Presenter name | Contact | Start time | End time |
Dr. James W. Rawlins |
Email : Hidden Contact number : 601-266-5618 |
8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Assigned Room | Topic | ||
| TBA | Advances in Polymeric Materials for Protective, Decorative, and Functional Films | ||
| Presenter Biography | |||
| James received a B.S. in Polymer Science in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering in 1999, both from the University of Southern Mississippi. His doctoral research investigated the synthesis and characterization of UV curable solid polymers for powder coatings. After working for a year with Highland International, Inc., a coatings manufacturer in Boone, NC, he worked as a Research Chemist for two years in Pittsburgh, PA and was transferred to Leverkusen, Germany as Technical Marketing Director for Europe. Rawlins joined Southern Miss as an Assistant Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering in 2004. He now directs a 40+ member research team, advises 7 graduate students. He had delivered over 95 professional presentations, published 17 refereed articles, 47 conference papers and abstracts, and holds 3 European and 10 U.S. patents. His research interests are in functional materials and synthesis, characterization and structure-property relationships for polymer matrices in surface coatings, composites and adhesives. | |||
