The USM Short Courses for 2011 - 2012 Academic Year will
be held in conjunction with the Waterborne Symposium.
Any changes or future dates for Short Courses will be updated here.
Onsight training at your company can be arranged and Short Courses will still be offered in conjunction with the annual Waterborne Symposium.
The short courses are offered in the ultra-modern, 104,000 square foot Shelby Freland Thames Polymer Science Research Center on the University of Southern Mississippi campus, School of Polymers and High Performance Materials in Hattiesburg, Mississippi,70 miles from the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
See below for a brief overview of previous Short Courses offered:
An introduction to coatings science – this course provides a comprehensive insight to the fundamentals
of coatings for sales personnel, technicians, or chemists who are
new to the field of coatings. The fundamentals are taught with
emphasis on the performance aspects and structure-property
relationships. Suggested topics:
Coatings science for chemists – an advanced course for chemists that offers in-depth
presentations on structure-property relationships, chemistries involved
in polymerization, crosslinking, and cure, and performance
evaluation of polymers and coatings. Suggested topics:
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Advanced Introduction to Polymer Science
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Polymer Synthesis and Design
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Natural Products in Coatings
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High Solids Coatings
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Formulating Industrial Coatings
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Formulating Architectural Coatings
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Emerging Trends in Thin Films
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In-Service Failure of Coatings
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Rheology of Coatings
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Additives
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Pigments
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Surface Analysis
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Radiation Curable Systems
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Polyurethanes
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Surface Active Agents
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Testing Protocols
Emulsion polymerization is designed specifically for chemists new to the field of emulsions and latexes. Suggested topics:
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Introduction to Polymer Science
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Monomers and Initiators
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Role of Surfactants
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Free Radical/Emulsion Polymerization Kinetics
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Emulsion Polymerization Techniques
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Latex Stability and Rheology
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Specialty Monomers
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Low VOC Techniques
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Inverse Emulsions
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Micro Emulsions
An introduction to powder coatings – teaches the basic principles of synthesis, design, testing, and
performance evaluation of powder coatings. Suggested topics:
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Introduction to Polymer Science
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Science of Powder Coatings
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Extrusion Basics
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Formulating Powder Coatings
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Curing Powder Coatings
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Film Formation in Powder Coatings
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Pigments
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Additives
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Powder Coatings Applications
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Low-Temperature Powder Coatings
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Surface Defects in Powder Coatings
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Testing Protocols
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Advances in Powder Coatings
Modern coatings –
current and emerging technologies provides information on contemporary
polymer design for coatings along with developmental topics such as
self-healing polymers, nanotechnology, and self-assembly in
coatings. Suggested topics:
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Polymers in Coatings
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The Size of Things – A Nanoscale Perspective of Thin Films
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Current and Emerging Trends in Coatings
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Materials Science in Coatings
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Building Polymers, Particles, and Surfaces for Thin Films
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Adhesion to Plastics
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Formulating Industrial Coatings
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Formulating Architectural Coatings
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Waterborne Polyurethanes
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Characterizing Surfaces and Self-Assembling Systems
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Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers
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Radiation Curable Systems
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Assembly and Organizational Structure in Coatings
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High-Throughput Screening
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Surface/Interfacial Analysis of Coatings
