National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC) in collaboration with Malvern Instruments Ltd. and S.E.A. Engineering Co., Ltd. organizes a short course on Rheology: Introduction and Problem Solving

Date: October 25, 2007
Venue: BIOTEC Auditorium, BIOTEC Building, Thailand Science Park, Pathumthani, Thailand.

Description

Rheology, a study of materials deformation and flow, is crucial in several areas of industries. It provides an insightful information relating to molecular structure, materials morphology as well as materials responses in industrial processes. The course will provide on a basic understanding of rheology: theory and practical applications; and, likewise, confer valuable knowledge to assist in problem-solving relevant to many industries (adhesives, food, cosmetics, plastics, etc). Instrument demonstration is included to illustrate the role of rheology on product quality and process development.

Participants

Target participants are engineers, scientists, laboratory staffs from industrial sector and academia who seek an in-dept understanding in rheology for professional development.

Instructors

Dr. Rob March: Asia Pacific Manager Rheometry Products, Malvern Instruments Ltd. Following his BSc (Physics 1982) & PhD (Food Science 1985) at the University of Nottingham, UK, Dr. Rob Marsh has worked for a number of major rheometer instrumentation manufacturers in a variety of roles from product development through applications support to sales management. He is currently responsible for the development of Malvern Instruments rheology business in the Asia Pacific region following the acquisition of Bohlin Instruments Ltd. by Malvern's parent company, Spectric plc., in late 2003. With over 20 year experience of measuring the rheological properties of materials, he has broad knowledge of the applications of rheology in many industrial applications.

Dr. Asira Fuongfuchat: Polymer researcher/Supervisor of rheology Lab., National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), NSTDA, Thailand. After receiving MS and PhD on Macromolecular Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, USA, she has joined MTEC as a polymer researcher. She helped setting up the rheology lab at MTEC in 1999 and has been in charge of lab supervisor since. Her interests in the area of rheology include viscoelastic property of materials, flows in polymer processing and rheology-morphology relationship.

General Information

Number of Participant: Registration is limited to 60 persons (maximum 3 persons/ company) for Lecture and 20 persons (1 person/company) for Instrument Demonstration. Registrants will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

• Official Language: Course materials and lecture will be in English (Dr. Rob)/Thai (Dr. Asira).
• Schedule: Registration on October 25th begins at 8:30. The session starts at 9:00 and ends by 16:30. Refreshment will be served during morning and afternoon sessions.
• Registration Fee: FREE OF CHARGE. Course materials, lunch and refreshments will be cordially provided by MTEC and S.E.A. Engineering Co., Ltd.
• Registration Information: To apply, please complete the application form and fax to 025646505 or e-mail to ponlathw@mtec.or.th.
• Cancellation: Participants should notify their cancellation to our staffs within 7 days prior to the scheduled course date. Substitutions are allowed at anytime from the same company/institute.
• Registration form including detail information about this program can be downloaded here.

Contact Information

• Phone 025646500 ext. 4367 (Ms. Thidarat) and ext. 4514 (Mr. Polathorn)
• E-mail: thidarm@mtec.or.th and ponlathw@mtec.or.th