NEW ORLEANS - The 40th Annual Waterborne, High-Solids, and Powder Coatings Symposium took place February 4-8, 2013, in New Orleans. Sponsored by the School of Polymers & High Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi, the conference had 246 attendees, 43 presentations, 14 student posters and 18 booths. Several outstanding presentations were recognized with awards.
Michael R. Van De Mark, Missouri S&T Coatings Institute (formerly UMR) received the Shelby F. Thames Best Paper Award for his paper, “Molecular Weight (MN) and Functionality Effects on CUP Formation and Stability.”