Speakers
Click on each speaker below to see their abstract and biographical information.
You can also download a PDF of the complete FOCUS program:
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7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Registration, Student Poster Session, Coatings Products Showcase, and Continental Breakfast
Reception & Garden Gallery Area
- 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
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Grande Ballroom
Keynote
Geraldine Barnuevo
General Motors
Automotive Sustainability
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9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Break, Student Poster Session, and Coatings Products Showcase
Garden Gallery Area
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A.M. Moderators – Grande Ballroom
Christopher Seubert + Lorrie McQuiston
Ford Motor Company + PPG
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A.M. Moderators – Judea Ballroom
Sarah Hodapp + Vernon Comeaux
General Motors + Stellantis
- 9:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
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Grande Ballroom
Niamh Hosking & Mark McMillen
Ford Motor Company & PPG
Scribe Creep of Coated Aluminum Alloy Panels: Exploring Substrate Pre-Treatment Influences & Interactions
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Judea Ballroom
Ali Javadi
Evonik Corporation
Process Breakthrough Makes Silica Easy to Disperse: Easy to Disperse Fumed Silica Technology Reduces Equipment Demand, Processing Time, and Expense
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10:10 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.
Break, Student Poster Session, and Coatings Products Showcase
Garden Gallery Area
- 10:25 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
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Grande Ballroom
Thomas Keller
Axalta Coating Systems
Ecoat Challenges For BEVs
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Judea Ballroom
Brent Laurenti
Altana
Novel Surface Additive for Crater Prevention and Improved Recoat
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11:05 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Break, Student Poster Session, and Coatings Products Showcase
Garden Gallery Area
- 11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Grande Ballroom
Courtney Balliet + Vivek Badarinarayana
PPG
Reducing CO2 with Synergistic Expanded Bake Technologies with Electrocoat and Structural Adhesives
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Judea Ballroom
Syed Mirabedini
Eastern Michigan University
Anti-corrosion Performance of Linseed Oil-Based Non-isocyanate Polyurethane (NIPU) Coatings
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12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Atrium (Lower Level)
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1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Industry Expert Panel Discussion: Leapfrog Into Autonomous Driving
Grande Ballroom
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2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Break, Coatings Products Showcase, and Afternoon Snack
Garden Gallery Area
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P.M. Moderators – Grande Ballroom
Matthew Dula + Diane Langer
Toyota Motors + BASF
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P.M. Moderators – Judea Ballroom
Brian Okerberg + John Boisseau
PPG + Eastman
- 2:10 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
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Grande Ballroom
Songwei Lu
PPG
Effect of Rain and Fog on Self-Cleaning Sensor Coatings for Autonomous Vehicles
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Judea Ballroom
Kevin Turley
BASF Coatings
Achieving Class-A Appearance on Coatings for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Substrate: Enabling Light Weight Automotive Engineering
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2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Break and Coatings Products Showcase
Garden Gallery Area
- 3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
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Grande Ballroom
Songtao Wu
Toyota
Pitch Black Nanostructured Copper Oxide as an Alternative to Carbon Black for Autonomous Environment
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Judea Ballroom
Milind Ansurkar
Eastman
Sustainable Clearcoat Formulations With an Extended Cure Window to Address Audi EV Needs
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3:40 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Break and Coatings Products Showcase
Garden Gallery Area
- 3:50 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Grande Ballroom
Na Zhang
PPG
Coatings That Improve Manufacturing Efficiencies and Safety for Lithium-Ion Batteries
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Judea Ballroom
Vivek Komaragiri
SpecMetrix
Real Time Non-contact In-Process Thickness Measurement of Automotive Paint and Other Coatings
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4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Announcements, Networking, and Cocktail Reception
sponsored by Axalta Coating Systems + PPG
Garden Gallery
