From SAubuchon at tainstruments.com  Wed Sep  2 13:09:07 2009
From: SAubuchon at tainstruments.com (Aubuchon, Steve)
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 13:09:07 -0400
Subject: THERMAL Free Thermal Analysis Seminars
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Dear Colleagues,

TA Instruments will host a free thermal analysis seminar on October 1-2 at our new facility in New Castle, Delaware.? This two-day event will focus on Thermal Analysis of Polymers (October 1) and Thermal Analysis of Pharmaceuticals (October 2). Our invited speaker list includes world-renowned researchers, all recognized experts in their fields. Featured applications include thermoset, thermoplastic and nanocomposite materials, as well as pharmaceutical polymorph, hydrate, and amorphous phase measurements.?? The speaker list along with seminar titles is below:

Thermal Analysis of Polymers - Thursday October 1:

Professor Peggy Cebe, Tufts University: ?"Thermal Analysis Using Quasi-Isothermal and Standard Heating Rate 
Techniques"
Professor Mike Kessler, Iowa State University: ?"Thermal Analysis of Thermosetting Polymers"
Professor Herve Marand, Virginia Tech: ?"Cocrystallization in Polyethylene Blends"
Professor Pat Mather, Syracuse University:? "Characterization of Shape Memory Polymers Using a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer"
Professor Wei-Ping Pan, Western Kentucky University: ?"Application of Thermal Analysis to Nanocomposites Materials"

Thermal Analysis of Pharmaceuticals - Friday October 2:

Dr. Paroma Chakravarty, University of Minnesota: ?"Solid-State Characterization of a Pharmaceutical System Comprising 
of Multiple Hydrate Phases"
Professor Duncan Craig, University of East Anglia: ?"A Messy Divorce?? Studying Phase Separation Between Drugs and Polymers using DSC and MTDSC"
Professor Simon Gaisford, University of London: ?"Rapid-Heating DSC to Isolate and Characterise Pharmaceutical Solid Forms"
Len Thomas, DSC Solutions, LLC: ?"Apparent Melting of Pharmaceuticals; Definition, Analysis and Interpretation"
Professor Lian Yu, University of Wisconsin:? ?"Thermal Analysis of Crystal Polymorphs and Extraordinarily
Stable Organic Glasses"

Registration is FREE and will be limited to the first 200 scientists.
Complimentary lunches and coffee breaks are provided during the workshop.

TA Instruments
159 Lukens Drive
New Castle, DE 19720
302-427-4000
www.tainstruments.com

Discounted hotel rates are available thru TA Instruments.  
Contact Jane Bolmeyer for more information at 302.427.4189, jbolmeyer at tainstruments.com.
or visit:? http://www.tainstruments.com/html/thermalAnalysisSem2009/index.html
To register for these seminars, please visit:? http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=767084

Steven R. Aubuchon, Ph.D. 
Product Manager, Thermal Analysis 
TA Instruments -Waters, LLC. 
302.427.4073 
www.tainstruments.com

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