Conference Programm

Preliminary program

Thursday, November 21st, 2024

09:30 - 10:00Opening and welcome
10:00 - 12:30

Panel discussion on the topic of “Kunststoffe in einer Welt ohne Öl” (in German) with the following participants:
Harald Bleier, Ecoplus NÖ
Alexander Kronimus, Plastics Europe
Markus Seidel, BMW Group
Martin Wimmer, Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie
Andreas Leitner, OMV AG

Plenary lectures (given by invited speakers)
Circular Carbon in the Automotive Industry – The BMW Perspective
Markus Seidel, BMW Group
Award ceremony - POLYMER SCIENCE SCHOOL AWARD
Presentation of successful spin-off companies
Circulyzer GmbH, Daniel Schwabl
SCIOFLEX Hydrogen GmbH, Bernd Schrittesser

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 - 15:30

Session: A: “Polymers for Sustainability and Circularity”

Session B: “Polymers for Energy Transformation, Storage and Transportation”

Biodegradable polymers (working title)
Ines Fritz, BOKU University
Underground Sun Storage 2030 / EUH2STARS – 100% hydrogen storage in porous reservoirs
Benedikt Hasibar, RAG Austria AG
Advances in the Detection of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Methods and Technologies
Michael Feuchter, Montanuniversität Leoben
Thermomechanical Characterization and Simulation of Li-Ion Battery Components
Johannes Macher, Polymer Competence Center Leoben
Recycling of packaging films: Properties enhancement and application
Katerina Plevova, Montanuniversität Leoben
Development of smart coatings for safety applications in battery systems
Daniel Bautista, Polymer Competence Center Leoben
Recycling of Wintersport Hardgoods: The Challenges of Circularity
David Zidar, Montanuniversität Leoben
Evaluating Encapsulant Materials for c-Si/Perovskite Tandem Modules
Petra Christöfl, Polymer Competence Center Leoben

15:30 - 15:45

Poster introduction (2 – 3 min each)

15:45 - 16:15

Coffee break

16:15 - 17:45

Session: A: “Polymers for Sustainability and Circularity"

Session B: “Polymers for Energy Transformation, Storage and Transportation”

Enhanced mechanical recycling of PP
Jutta Geier, Polymer Competence Center Leoben

tbd

Property prediction of polymers using spectroscopy
Márton Bredács, Polymer Competence Center Leoben
Polyethylene pipes for distribution of gaseous hydrogen 
Florian Arbeiter, Montanuniversität Leoben

Wet mechanical processing of post- consumer plastics
Daniel Schwabl, Circulyzer

tbd
Repair solutions for PV modules with damaged polymer backsheets
Sonja Feldbacher, Polymer Competence Center Leoben
tbd

19:30

Dinner in the Arkadenhof, Leoben

 

Friday, November 22nd, 2024

09:00 - 10:30Session C: ”Materials for Additive Manufacturing“Session D: “Future Trends im Polymer Technology”
tbdMaterials and methods for the enzymatic cross-linking of hydrogels
Rupert Kargl, Graz University of Technology
Additive Manufacturing Activities at the Polymer Competence Center Leoben
Michael Berer, Polymer Competence Center Leoben 
tbd
Barta Katalin, University of Graz
Wavelength Orthogonal Photochemistry in Additive Manufacturing: Towards 3D Structures with Tailored Properties
Thomas Griesser, Montanuniversität Leoben       
Design of covalent adaptable networks for advanced applications
Elisabeth Rossegger, Polymer Competence Center Leoben
Design and Additive Manufacturing of Mechanical Metamaterials for Structural Applications
Mathias Fleisch, Polymer Competence Center Leoben 
Bio-based covalent adaptable networks: From monomer synthesis to applications in 3D-printing and nanoimprint lithography
Bernhard Sölle, Polymer Competence Center Leoben
10:30 - 10:45Poster introduction
10:45 - 11:15Coffee break
11:15 - 12:45Session C: ”Materials for Additive Manufacturing“Session D: “Future Trends im Polymer Technology”
Strategies for robot based large-scale polymer additive manufacturing
Dominik Fleischhacker, ADAXIS
Beyond carbon: novel inorganic polymers for applications in biomedicine and sustainable material development
Ian Teasdale, JKU Linz
Analyzing and Predicting Failure Modes in Mono- and Multi-Material Extrusion-based Additive Manufactured Structures
Christoph Waly, Montanuniversität Leoben    
Polymerization Initiation Systems – How everything will start 
Patrick Knaack, TU Wien
Feedstock Development for Material Extrusion of Aluminium: Printability, Debinding and Sintering
Vahid Momeni / Christian Kukla, Montanuniversität Leoben
Controlling Monomer Curing with Orthogonal Photochemistry: Towards Continuous Printing of Thiol-Ene Resins
Rita Höller, Montanuniversität Leoben
Manufacturing of Soft Dielectric Actuator Assemblies by Material Extrusion
Ivan Raguz, Polymer Competence Center Leoben / Montanuniversität Leoben
tbd
Christine Bandl, Montanuniversität Leoben 
13:00 - 13:15Closing remarks and farewell

 

Subject to change