Short Course
PolyChar has a tradition of having a day long short course before the start of the conference. The short course is a set of lectures by experts in the field describing different aspects of interest to the participants of PolyChar. This year the short course is set for May 9, 2016, and includes the following presentations:
- Jean-Michel Guenet
Basics of scattering techniques; neutrons, X-rays and light
- Alejandro J. Müller
Structure and Properties of Semi-Crystalline Polymers
- Dusan Berek
Polymer liquid chromatography
- Dirk W. Schubert
Polymer Interfaces - Investigation, physics and application relevance
- Joseph A. Turner
Viscoelastic Characterization of Polymers with an Atomic Force Microscope
- Witold Brostow
Friction, Scratch Resistance and Wear
- Masaru Matsuo
Diffractometry, including X-rays and light scattering
- Sven Henning
Electron Microscopy of Polymers: Morphology and Micromechanics