Beyers Wins 2007 Carl Dahlquist Award
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Northbrook, Ill., June 6, 2007 - Cornelis Beyers, BASF-AG, was named the 2007 Carl Dahlquist award winner for his paper, "Advanced Polymer Design for Adhesives," presented during Tech 30 Global Conference VI. Tech 30 was part of the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) 2007 Week of Learning, May 14-18, Orlando, Fla.
The winning paper can be viewed at pstc.org/technical.
Dr. Beyers is a development chemist in the BASF business unit for performance polymers in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The summary in his winning paper states: "A tailored particle morphology achieved by a staged emulsion polymerization process gives special polymer film morphologies. Either small-sized polymer domains or bi-continuous film structures provide premium adhesive properties, which cannot be obtained by a blending process. Advanced polymer design, well fitting formulation know-how and the newest coating technology continuously result in new classes of high performance adhesives."
The PSTC award is given to one speaker at each technical seminar who is voted by judges to have demonstrated the very best in research relating to adhesive tape technology. The selection covers a range of criteria, concentrating on originality and scientific contribution, but also including presentation and quality of visuals.
The award is named after Carl A. Dahlquist, best known for his work to determine the modulus value of a material necessary for it to be deformable and tacky enough to be considered a pressure sensitive adhesive. Widely used today, this work is known as the Dahlquist criteria.
The PSTC 2008 Week of Learning is set for May 5-9 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland. The TECH 31 call for papers is available at pstc.org/weekoflearning08/call.php. Abstracts are due August 31, 2007.
