INVITED LECTURES

The following Invited lectures will speak at the conference. The provisional presentation titles are as follows.

26 (Wed)27 (Thu)28 (Fri)

Wednesday, October 26

Session A(G2: Natural Rubber and Related Materials)

Natural Rubber Chemistry

Prof. Seiichi Kawahara(Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan)

Multi-step chemical modification of natural rubber for versatile applications

Prof. Pranee Phinyocheep(Mahidol University, Thailand)

Colloidal Properties of Purified Natural Rubber Latex

Dr. Amir Hashim bin Md Yatim(Malaysia Rubber Board, Malaysia)

Recent Development of Electron Beam Vulcanized Natural Rubber Latex

Prof. Krisda Suchiva(Mahidol University, Thailand)

From low cost rubbers to high value materials : an alternative to standard processes

Jean-François Pilard(Université du Maine, France)

Session B(S1: Novel Elastomeric Materials, S2: Gel and Related Soft Materials)

Supramolecular Cross-Linkers Endowing Rubber Polymers with Toughness

Prof. Toshikazu Takata(Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Toughening of Soft Materials with Sacrificial Bonds

Prof. Jian Ping Gong(Hokkaido University, Japan)

Session C(G9: Simulation, G10: Technology of Tire)

Coarse-grained simulation study of rubber materials including the interfacial effect of fillers

Dr. Hiroshi Morita(National Inst. Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)

How Silane Coupling Agents Influence the Dynamic Performance of SBR/Silica Tire Tread Compounds

Prof. Jacques Noordermeer(University of Twente, Nederland)

Session D(G4: Filler and Additives)

Recent Advances in Rubber Reinforcing using Carbon Nanomaterials

Prof. Changwoon Nah(Chonbuk National University, Korea)

Session E(G7: Structure, Property and Characterization)

Scattering studies on hierarchical structures in rubber-filler systems

Prof. Mikihito Takenaka(Kyoto university, Japan)

Aging and stabilization of NBR and HNBR-Materials -Chemistry and characterization

Prof. Ulrich Giese(Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie e. V., Germany)

Session F(S7: Innovative Technology and Goods in Rubber Industry / ISO-related Program)

Recent Progress in Technology for Seismic Isolation Bearings

Dr. Nobuo Murota(Bridgestone Corporation, Japan)

Performance Elastomers for advanced applications

Mr. Shoei Tsuji(JSR Corporation, Japan)

An analysis on fracture mechanism of rubber by large scale molecular dynamics simulation

Dr. Masataka Oikawa(Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd)

History and activity of ISO/TC45 Japan National Mirror Committee

Mr. Shunji Araki(The Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association, Japan)

Roles of ISO/TC 45 towards innovative and sustainable rubber industry

Dr. Mohd Nor Zairossani(Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysia)

Standardization on the determination methods of biobased contents for rubber products

Mr. Akira Saito(The Japan Rubber Manufactures Association, Japan)

International Standardization of Seismic-Protection Elastomeric Isolators from Japan

Prof. Toshio Nishi(Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Thursday, October 27

Session A(S3: Progress in Evaluation and Testing Methods)

Highly Heterogeneous Nanomechanics of Filled Rubber Systems

Prof. Ken Nakajima(Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Session B(G12: Application of Rubber and Rubber Processing)

Rubber Composites for High-Pressure Hydrogen Seal

Prof. Shin Nishimura(Kyushu University, Japan)

Session C(S6: Elastomers for Environment and Sustainability)

Green Mobility and Sustainability – Opportunities & Challenges for Tyre Industry

Dr. Rabindra Mukhopadhyay(JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., India)

Friday, October 28

Session A(G3: Blends and TPE (Rubber Blend), S5: Elastomers for Medical and Human Care)

Mechanism of Rubber Elasticity of PP/EPDM Thermoplastic Vulcanizate

Prof. Toshiaki Ougizawa(Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Morphology and Strain-induced Crystallization Behavior of Natural Rubber/Polyolefine Blends

Prof. Hiromu Saito(Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan)

Session B(G8: Rheology / Emulsion, G1: Polymer Synthesis)

Chemical degradation of elastomers during abrasion

Prof. James Busfield(Queen Mary University of London, England)

Light Triggered Shape Memory Melamine-based Benzoxazine Hybridized Silver Nanoparticles

Prof. Chirachanchai Suwabun(The Petroleum and Petrochemical College Chulalongkorn Univesity)

Session C(G11: Fatigue and Fracture, G6: Adhesion)

Session D(S6: Elastomers for Environment and Sustainability, S4: Soft Materials in Automobile Industry, G5: Vulcanization)

Sustainability in Rubber Industry

Mr. Koichi Morita(Bridgestone Corporation, Japan)

Automotive technology trends and the impact on the Plastic and Elastomers

Mr. Nozomu Shigemitsu(Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan)

Zinc Oxide: An Origin of the Heterogeous Structure in an Accelerated Vulcanizate

Prof. Yuko Ikeda(Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan)

Real Time Observations on Rubber Friction and Fracture

Dr. Naoya Amino(The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Japan)

Session E(G7: Structure, Property and Characterization, G12: Application of Rubber and Rubber Processing)

A Constitutive Tube Model of Rubber Elasticity: The Path from Polymer Network to the Rubber Component

Prof. Gert Heinrich(Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Germany)