Conferences
International Polymer Colloids Group (IPCG) Conference 2025
Montpellier, France
Dates TBA
Graduate Research Seminar Dates TBA
Chair: Per Zetterlund
Vice-Chair: Timo Melchin
Local Organizer: Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes
Short Courses
55TH ANNUAL SHORT COURSE IN ADVANCES IN EMULSION POLYMERIZATION AND LATEX TECHNOLOGY – JUNE 3-7, 2024
Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA
June 3-7, 2024
A one week Short Course held at Lehigh University.
Dr. Mohamed S. El-Aasser, Course Director
Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Lehigh University
Debra Nyby
Course Coordinator, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Lehigh University
47th Annual Short Course Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology
Davos, Switzerland
August 12-16, 2024
A one week Short Course held in the Davos resort area of Switzerland.
Dr. Mohamed S. El-Aasser, Course Director
Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Lehigh University
Dr. F. Joseph Schork
Professor Emeritus, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Previous IPCG Conferences
| Date | Location | Chair, Vice-Chair & Host |
| July 6 -11, 2009 | Il Ciocco, Italy | Conference Chair: Dr. Wolf-Dietter Hergeth, Wacker Polymer Systems Gmbh & Co, Germany |
| June 26 – July 1, 2011 | The University of New Hampshire, USA | Conference Chairs: Prof. Michael Cunningham, Queen’s University, Canada & Dr. Dieter Urban, BASF Hosts: Prof. John Tsavalas and Prof. Donald Sundberg, University of New Hampshire, USA |
| June 23 – 28, 2013 | Fudan University in Shanghai, China | Conference Chair: Dr. Dieter Urban, BASF, Germany |
| June 28 – July 3, 2015 | The University of New Hampshire, USA | Conference Chair: Prof. Stefan A. F. Bon, University of Warwick, UK Vice-Co-Chairs: Prof. Jose R. Leiza, University of the Basque Country, Spain & Dr. Willie Lau, Oriental Yuhong, China Host: Prof. John Tsavalas, University of New Hampshire, USA |
| June 25 – 30, 2017 | Arantzazu (Oñati, Gipuzkoa) – SPAIN | Conference Co-Chairs: Prof. Jose R. Leiza, University of the Basque Country, Spain & Dr. Willie Lau, Oriental Yuhong, China Conference Vice-Chair: Prof. Pauline Pei Li, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
| June 23-28, 2019 | Sentosa Island, Singapore | Conference Chair: Prof. Pauline Pei Li, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Conference Vice-Chair: Dr. Bernd Reck, BASF SE, Germany Host: Dr. Alex M. Van Herk, Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences (ICES), Singapore |
| June 18-23, 2023 | Ontario, Canada | Conference Chair: Dr. Bernd Reck, BASF SE, Germany Conference Vice-Chair: Prof. Per Zetterlund, University of New South Wales Host: Prof. Michael Cunningham, Queen’s University, Canada |
| June 2025 | France | Conference Chair: Prof. Per Zetterlund, University of New South Wales Conference Vice-Chair: Timo Melchin Host: Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes |
IPCG Conference History
IPCG Conferences had their start as the Gordon Conference Seminars back in the 1970’s. The organization ran these meeting until 2009 when the IPCG Conference began hosting its own conferences bi-annually.
Today the IPCG Conference still keeps the spirit of the Gordon Conferences by hosting Graduate Research Seminars in the two days before the conference and allowing ample time for members and students to engage and interact through casual activities as well as the seminar sessions.
History of IPCG (1971-2017), Dr. Mohamed El-Aasser’s presentation
Please click the link to see Dr. Mohamed El-Aasser’s presentation given at the 2017 IPCG Conference.
Dr. Mohamed El-Aasser’s talking points on the History of IPCG (1971-2017)
Please click the link to see Dr. Mohamed El-Aasser’s talking points for the presentation given at the 2017 IPCG Conference.