Green Chemistry and Entropic Control in Coatings Materials and Processes—John C. Warner, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Development of Environmentally Friendly, Anti-fouling, Coatings Based on Tethered Quaternary Ammonium Salts in a Crosslinked Polydimethylsiloxane Maxtrix—Partha Majumdar, Elizabeth Lee, Nehal Patel, Shane Stafslien, Justin Daniels, and Bret J. Chisholm, North Dakota State University

Waterborne Pavement Markings: The Low VOC Options—Kimberly B. Kosto, Rohm and Haas Company

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Benefits of Next Generation APE-free Additives in Waterborne Coating Formulations—Virendra V. Shah and Ernest C. Galgoci, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Latex Waste Solidification: An Innovative, Low Cost, Environmentally Friendly Approach—Frank Miller, Innovative Environmental Products, Inc.

UV Curable Diacrylate Monomers Based on UNOXOL™ Diol—Kiran K. Baikerikar, Michael L. Tulchinsky, and John Argyropoulos, The Dow Chemical Company

The Influence of Interdiffusion and Crosslinking on the Film Formation of an Acrylic Latex—Nicola Kessel, Sun Chemical Ltd. and University of Surrey, UK; Derek R. Illsley, Sun Chemical Ltd., UK; and Joseph L. Keddie, University of Surrey (ROON)

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Investigation of the Effect of Pre-Coalescence or Post-Coalescence Crosslinking on Film Formation, Properties, and Latex Morphology—Ravi G. Joshi, Theodore Provder, Paul Ziemer, Wenjing Mao, Wade Shen, and Frank N. Jones, Eastern Michigan University (ROON)

Core-Shell and Other Multi-Phase Latex Particles: Confirming Their Morphologies and Relating Those to Synthesis Variables—Jeffrey M. Stubbs (presently at DSM NeoResins) and Donald C. Sundberg, University of New Hampshire (ROON)

Nano-particle Reinforced Latex Dispersions with Modified Colloidal Silica—Peter Greenwood and Hans Lagnemo, Eka Chemicals AB, Sweden

The Onset of Polymer Diffusion in a Drying Acrylate Latex: How Water Initially Retards Coalescence but Ultimately Enhances Diffusion—Jeffrey C. Haley, Yuanqin Liu, and Mitchell A. Winnik, University of Toronto; and Willie Lau, Rohm and Haas Co. (ROON)

Blending Vinyl Acetate-Ethylene and Acrylic Latexes to Achieve Targeted Performance Properties—Wenjun Wu, Keith R. Olesen, Albert R. Miner II, and Jeff A. Schneider, The Dow Chemical Company

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Control of Functional Site Location for Thermosetting Latexes—M.D. Soucek and E. Pedraza, The University of Akron (ROON)

Technology Development of Dirt Pickup Resistance in Latex Coatings—Gerald A. Vandezande, The Dow Chemical Company

The Use of Two Constant Kubelka-Munk Theory in Spectrophotometric Color Matching—A. Karbasi, S. Moradian, M. Ebrahimi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran; and S. Asiaban, Research and Technology Co., National Petrochemical Co., Iran

Relating Optical Properties to Pigment Dispersion of Weathered Pigmented Polymeric Coatings—Li-Piin Sung, Haiqing Hu, Cyril Clerici, and Xiaohong Gu, National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Film Formation of Water-Based Paints Studied by Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy—Pascal Bru, Formulaction, L'Union, France

Effect of Dehydration and Paint Application Parameters on Popping—Lindita Prendi, Paul Henshaw, and Ahammad Ali, University of Windsor, Canada

Activated Conductive Layer for Powder Coating on Wood—Chhiu-Tsu Lin, Northern Illinois University (ROON)

Atmospheric Pressure Plasma-Enabling Technology for Process Simplification and Reduction of Solvent Consumption on Paint Lines—Ronald G. Jamieson, Plasmatreat North America Inc., Canada

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Plasma Surface Modification of Low Density Polyethylene with Various Gases—Maryam Ataeefard, Siamak Moradian, and Morteza Ebrahimi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran; Mojtaba Mirabedini, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute; and Saeed Asiaban, Petrochemical Company of Iran

Effect of Surface Cleaning and Pretreatment on Non-chrome Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Alloys—N. Voevodin and L. Kasten, University of Dayton Research Institute; A. Khramov, Universal Technology Corporation; and W. Juzukonis and J. Johnson, Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB

Metal Pretreatment Containing Nanosilicate Materials—Michael Recchia and Chhiu-Tsu Lin, Northern Illinois University

Nanostructured Electro-optically Active Smart Coatings: A Precursor Approach to Conjugated Polymer Networks—Rigoberto Advincula, University of Houston, Houston, TX

Seed Oil Based Polyester Polyols for Coatings—John Argyropoulos, Paul Popa, Gary Spilman, Debkumar Bhattacharjee, and William Koonce, The Dow Chemical Company (ROON)

High-End Waterborne Binders for Air-Dried Coating Applications—Dennis St. Laurent, Gerhard Reidlinger, Kimberly Hutchinson, Jennifer Rigney, and Bud Equi, Cytec Industries

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Novel Bio-derived Polyols for Coatings—Herman Benecke and Michael Clingerman, Battelle Memorial Institute

Accelerating Coating R&D by Automated High Output Technologies—Josef Schröer, Chemspeed Technologies

Pseudoplastic Liquid Rheology Modifiers—John Du, BYK-Chemie USA

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Novel Surfactants for Improved Pigment Dispersions and Emulsion Polymers—Chip Palmer, Jim Tanner, and Pat C. Davis, Ethox Chemicals; and Lisa Fine, Flexo Tech, Inc.

Hyrolyzed Block Copolymer of Styrene-b-vinyl Acetate Used as Flow and Leveling Agent in Water-Based Paints—N.P. Khatik, N.G. Jadhav and R.N. Jagtap, University of Mumbai, India

A New Benzoate Ester Technology for Improved Performance and VOC Reduction in Waterborne Coating Formulations—Arron M. Strepka, William D. Arendt, and Mark Joshi, Velsicol Chemical Corporation

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Shear-Induced Thickening in Aqueous Surfactant-Associative Thickener Mixtures—Adam Paiz, Gary Deng, Ryan Garcia, and Raymond Fernando, California Polytechnic State University

Innovative Liquid Light Stabilizers for Waterborne Systems—Yao-Hsing Huang, Zo-Hong Tsai, and Yung-Gi Yang, Everlight Chemical Industrial Corp.

Numerical Simulation of Two-State Degradation Mechanisms—B.R. Hinderliter and S.G. Croll, North Dakota State University

Elucidation of Corrosion Failure Mechanisms of Coated Phosphated Steel Substrates—Sarjak Amin, Sundaresan Avudaiappan, Askarali Johnpasha, and Theodore Provder, Coatings Research Institute, Eastern Michigan University; and F. Louis Floyd, Consultant

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A Two-Pack Epoxy-Acrylate Primer for Corrosion Protection of Metals—Paula Puomi, Zhangzhang Yin, Wim van Ooij, and Anuj Seth, University of Cincinnati

Developments in Fluoropolymer Resins for Long Life Coatings—Winn Darden, LUMIFLON® Resins

Considerations for Characterizing Moisture Effects in Coatings Weathering Studies—Henry K. Hardcastle and William L. Meeks, Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC

Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Dispersions as Unique Additives for Coatings—Charles Hegedus, Frank Pepe, Denise Lindenmuth, Detlef Burgard, Lisa Mercando, and Jennifer Bierkamp, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

A Novel Method to Covalently Functionalize Carbon Nanotubes with Isocyanate for Polyurethane Nanocomposite Coatings—Aline Granier, Tinh Nguyen, Kristen L. Steffens, Ha-Jin Lee, Alex Sharpiro, and Jonathan W. Martin, National Institute of Standards and Technology (ROON)

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Combining Long-Term UV Protection and Transparency by Using Nano-Sized Cerium Oxide and Zinc Oxide—Jeroen van den Bosch and Philip Eyckmans, Umicore Research, Belgium

Polymeric Nanocoatings by Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition—Hilton G. Pryce Lewis, Karen K. Gleason, Aleksandr J. White, and Neeta P. Bansal, GVD Corporation

Investigating the Addition of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Nano-Silica Filler on the Morphological and Mechanical Properties of Acrylic-Based Polyurethane Clearcoats—Hamed Dastmalchian, Siamak Moradian, Mohammad Mahdi Jalili, and Ali Karbasi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran

Assessing the Role of Magnesium in Magnesium-Rich Coatings—Rebecca DeRosa, Alfred University

Development of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Binder for Mg-Rich Primer—Seva Balbyshev, Jun Li, Missy Berry, Gordon P. Bierwagen, and Bret J. Chisholm, North Dakota State University

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Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Substrates by a Mg-Rich Primer Studied by Electrochemical Scanning Techniques—A.M. Simões, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal; and D. Battocchi, D.E. Tallman and G.P. Bierwagen, North Dakota State University

The Physical Chemistry of Organic Coatings Revisited: Viewing Coatings as a Materials Scientist—Gordon P. Bierwagen, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

Alternative Fungicide and Bactericide Based on Green Chemistry and Green Engineering—Karen Winkowski and William Woods, International Specialty Products

Synergistic Combinations of In-Can Preservatives�Green and Effective—Ioana Annis, Jon Raymond, Mary Chervenak, and Pierre Lenoir, Dow Biocides

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Use Level Optimization of Preservatives in Coatings—Wolfgang Lindner and Gary L. Horacek, Troy Corporation

Coating Vehicles with Green Chemicals—Jean-Luc Dallons, Cardolite Corporation, Belgium

A Case Study of a Marine Coatings Manufacturer's Odor Compliance and Biological Odor Control Technologies—Daryl Letto, Derek Webb, Jim Remus, Corrie Schyff, and Bill Mullin, BIOREM Technologies, Canada

A New Cycloaliphatic Amine with Improved Reactivity for Coatings and Composites Applications—Rajesh Turakhia, Bill Dellinger, Deb Bhattacharjee, and John Argyropoulos, The Dow Chemical Company

Intelligent Polymeric Surfaces through Molecular Self-Assembly—Achin Goel, Ravi Joshi, and Vijay Mannari, Eastern Michigan University (HENDRY)

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Novel Copolymers of Vinyl Acetate and Ring-Substituted 2-phenyl-1,1-dicyanoethylenes—Gregory B. Kharas and Robert Cisler, DePaul University

Life Cycle Inventory of the Automotive Paint Processes—Lindita Prendi, University of Windsor, Canada; Angelos Anastassopoulos, Carleton University, Canada; and Edwin Tam, University of Windsor, Canada

Expanding Epoxy Resin—Minseok Kwon, Gstone Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea

Novel Waterborne Coatings from Polymeric Dispersions—Mohamad D. Shalati, Richard H.G. Brinkhuis, Ted Dolbizno, James McBee, William DeGooyer, and Ajaya Nanda, Nuplex Resins LLC

Automated Method of Polyurethane Dispersion Synthesis and Characterization at Laboratory Scale—Mohammed J. Nasrullah, James A. Bahr, Christy Gallagher-Lein, and Dean C. Webster, North Dakota State University; and Richard R. Roesler and Peter Schmitt, Bayer MaterialScience LLC

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Solvent-Free Waterborne Polyurethane Coatings for Wood Floors—Peter Schmitt, Rolf Gertzmann, and Christoph Irle, Bayer MaterialScience LLC

Optimizing the Rheology of Waterborne Coatings—Carol Zeszotarski, Barrett Bobsein, and Daniel Saucy, Rohm and Haas Company

Linking Outdoor and Accelerated Laboratory Aging: Photodegradation of Epoxy Coatings—Xiaohong Gu, Debbie Stanley, Cyril Clerici, Eric Byrd, Brian Dickens, Li-piin Sung, Tinh Nguyen, and Jonathan W. Martin, National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Combined Physical Aging and Degradation of Two Crosslinked Coatings in Accelerated Weathering—Xiadong Shi, B.M.D. Fernando, and Stuart G. Croll, North Dakota State University

Study of Weathering Resistance of Different Refinish Coatings—H. Yari, M. Mohseni, B. Ramezanzadeh, and M. Soltani, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran

Advances in Flexible Waterborne Epoxy Dispersions for Zinc-Free Anticorrosion Primers—Martin Geisberger and Rosemaria Grasböck, Cytec Surface Specialties, Belgium (on behalf of FATIPEC)

A Combinatorial/High-Throughput Workflow for the Development of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Coatings—Bret J. Chisholm, Missy Berry, James Bahr, Jie He, Jun Li, Seva Balbyshev, Duhua Wang, and Gordon P. Bierwagen, North Dakota State University (ROON)

Organic-Inorganic Core-Shell-Nanoparticles to Improve Scratch Resistance of Clearcoatings—Thomas Sawitowski, BYK-Chemie GmbH, Germany; Roger Cayton, Nanophase Technologies; Li-Piin Sung, National Institute of Standards and Technology; and Ray Fernando, California Polytechnic State University

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Additives Containing Nanomaterials-Scratch Resistance from Clear High-Gloss Coatings to Opaque Satin Finishes—Robert H. McMullin, BYK-Chemie USA (presented by John Du, BYK-Chemie USA)

Comparative Evaluation of Scratch-Resistant Coatings Containing Nanocomposites Using Microscopic, Mechanical, and Dielectric Analysis—Adrian DeKrom and Lawrence Somrack, NSL Analytical Services; and Alan Riga, Cleveland State University

Synthesis and Characterization of an Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanocoating Based on Polyacrylic-Silica (PAc-Si) as an Optical Host for Laser Dyes—M. Ganjaee, M. Mohseni, Y. Aghili, and S. Moradian, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran; and E. Mohajerani, Laser Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University

The Electrodeposition of Polypyrrole on Al Alloy from Room Temperature Ionic Liquids—Dennis E. Tallman, Jun Nie, and Gordon P. Bierwagen, North Dakota State University

Some Properties of Organic Coatings Determining Their Protective Performance—Marcel Piens, Coatings Research Institute (CoRI), Belgium

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Protecting Outdoor Bronze Sculptures: A Challenge to Coatings Scientists and Conservators—Andrew Huovinen, North Dakota State University; Tara J. Shedlosky, DuPont Imaging Technologies; and Gordon Bierwagen and Dean Webster, North Dakota State University

Advanced Thermal Control Coatings via Hollow Silica Pigments—Joel A. Johnson, Air Force Research Laboratory-Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Wright Patterson Airforce Base; and Amber I. Davis and Cliff A. Cerbus, University of Dayton Research Institute

Update on the VOC Exemption of tert-Butyl Acetate (TBAC) and Overview of its Use in Low-VOC Solvent-Based Coatings—Daniel B. Pourreau, Lyondell Chemical Company

Photochemical Reactivity: A New Paradigm for VOC Regulation—Solvents Industry Group of the American Chemistry Council

Bridging the Gap: VOC Emissions and Coatings Technology Trends (Analysis of Current and Future Coatings Technology Developments 2007-2020: A European Perspective)—Franco Busato, Irfab Chemical and Strategy Consultants, Belgium

Methods of Elimination of VOC in Associative Thickeners—Josh Mathes, Southern Clay Products

Novel Technology Tools for the Development of Low VOC Interior and Exterior Coatings and Stains with Solvent-like Application and Performance Characteristics—Ronald Obie, Wood Coatings Research Group, Inc. (presented at 2007 Advancements in Coatings Series)

Combinatorial Study on the Recent Developments of Acrylic Urethane Bulk Properties and their Effect on Hybrid Siloxane-Urethane Coatings for Marine Fouling-Release Applications—Robert J. Pieper, Dept. of Coatings and Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University; Franck Casse, Maureen E. Callow, and James A. Callow, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK; and Shane Stafslien and Justin Daniels, Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, North Dakota State University

Dynamical Mechanical and Dielectric Spectroscopy Analysis of PDMS-Based Coatings and Components—Shyam Malliprakash, Ameya Khot, Ninod Dixit, Ted Provder, and John Texter, Eastern Michigan University

Novel Silyl-Terminated Polyether (STPE) for the Use in Solvent-Free and Ultra-Low VOC Coating Applications—Calvin C. Shen, Kaneka Corp.

A Review of Recent Developments in Sol Gel Coatings—Michael Clingerman, Battelle Memorial Institute

Opening the Pathway to Higher Performance Acrylic/Alkyd Hybrid Resins—Jamie Hasseman, The University of Akron

New Generation of Star Polymer Additives for No VOC Universal Pigment Concentrates—John Du, BYK-Chemie USA

New Easily Dispersible Granular Pigment Preparations for Coatings—Kai Krauss, Daniel Goldberg, Ruediger Mertsch, and Tom Papasso, Degussa GmbH, Germany

A Literature Survey in Wet Adhesion IV. The Effects of Pigments, Fillers, and Additives—Darryl A. Frick, Conklin Co., Inc.; and Ronald R. Adkins, RJA Dispersions, LLC, (Northwestern Society Technical Committee)

Properties of Composite Organic-Inorganic Yellow Pigments—Kazuyuki Hayashi, Toda Kogyo Corp.; Andreas D. Jazdanian and Yuki Asada, Toda America Inc.

Titanates and Zirconates—Salvatore J. Monte, Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc.

Effect of Clearcoat Thickness on Surface Roughness—Chris Tighe and Jennifer Giroux, DaimlerChrysler/ University of Windsor; and Paul Henshaw, Dept. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor, Canada

The Effect of Different Additives on Scratches and Mar Resistance of Automotive Clearcoats—B. Ramazanzade, S. Moradian, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran; Nargess Tahmasebi, Amirkabir University of Technology and Islamic Azad University of Mahshahr; and A. Khosravi, Amirkabir University of Technology

Correlating Degree of Crosslink for an Automotive Topcoat to Solubility Parameters—Frank Thielmann and Daniel Burnett, Surface Measurement Systems Ltd.; and Mark Nichols, Ford Motor Company

Novel Rheology Control Agents—Gautam Haldankar, Mohamad D. Shalati, William DeGooyer, Martin Bosma, Richard H. G. Brinkhuis, and Cees Vijverberg, Nuplex Resins LLC

Jettable, UV-Curable Clearcoats—Matthew Ellison and Devdatt Nagvekar, Hexion Specialty Chemicals