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Welcome to the new website of the EFCE Working Party on Polymer Reaction Engineering.

 

 

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Current activities

 

Events

 

NEW

11th PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering

Potsdam, Germany, 8-10 September 2023

The next – and meanwhile 11th – PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering will take place in Potsdam from 8-10 September as follow-up event to the 14th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering (PRE) on 5-8 September 2023 (conference website: https://dechema.de/en/PRE2023.html)
The workshop is specifically designed for Ph.D. students seeking contact with fellow students and the polymer industry. They are encouraged to present their Ph.D. topic to a professional audience and at the same time meet industry representatives and potential employers in person. Registration fee: 100 € for PhD students

The call for abstracts is open. Deadline for abstract submission: 4 June 2023

Registration deadline: 2 July 2023

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Abstract submission details and registration


14th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering (PRE)

Potsdam, Germany, 5-8 September 2023

organized by M. Busch, M. Bartke and DECHEMA e.V.

After a long dry spell of abstinence from face-to-face meetings, the 14th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering will take place in Potsdam in September 2023 in presence. Usually held every three years, this international workshop is a prestigious platform for experts to share their latest findings, as well as a knowledge pool for young professionals who want to gain a broad foundation or present their own work. 

 


EFCE Spotlight Talk

Date Topic / Programme  
17 November 2022 Current research in polymer reaction engineering
Working Party on Polymer Reaction Engineering

Recording (YouTube)


Business Meeting

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Mission

 

The Working Party on Polymer Reaction Engineering (PRE) represents a platform of scientists from academia and industry who are specialized in the field of polymer reaction engineering. The topics that are being discussed are very diverse and include the following fields:

  • bulk, emulsion, catalytic and high pressure polymerization techniques in lab scale, mini plants as well as pilot plants
  • synthesis of various homo and copolymers as well as blends and hybrid polymers, with applications ranging from packaging, textiles, construction materials, paints and coatings, adhesives, cosmetics, medicinal products and more
  • understanding of structure-property relationships to tailor polymer products by process design
  • investigate thermodynamics of complex (multi component) polymer systems especially under process-like conditions
  • deterministic and stochastic modeling of polymerizations and polymeric microstructures to enhance understanding of polymerization mechanisms
  • reactor performance: modelling and process control
  • process advancements and introduction of new analytical methods, for example inline-spectroscopy

The working party meets regularly and exchanges ideas and new developments in the PRE research field. The members organize technical sessions of PRE on international conferences - such as the WCCE or ECCE - and interesting conferences are highlighted during business meetings. Moreover, the WP organizes an annual PhD student workshop, which is designed to enhance exchange between PhD students from all over Europe (and the world) among each other as well as with industry. The connection of the working party to industry manifests not only in the participation of industry representatives in the PhD student workshops, but also valuable funding of the corresponding event. These workshops were initiated by Prof. Dr. Markus Busch and started with the first workshop in 2012 in Lyon. More information on them can be found in section “Workshop”.

 

PhD Student Workshop of the WPPRE

Upcoming Workshop:

Potsdam, Germany, 8-10 September 2023

UPCOMING WORKSHOP

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1  PhD Student Workshop of the WPPRE


The PhD student workshop of the EFCE Working Party on Polymer Reaction Engineering (WPPRE) represents an international platform where young academics in the field of Polymer Reaction Engineering can build up valuable networks. It is an opportunity to meet fellow PhD students and to get in contact with representatives from industry.

In 2012 Professor Dr. Markus Busch from the Technical University of Darmstadt took over the chair of the WPPRE. Since then nine workshops have been organized (’12 in Lyon, ’13 in Hamburg, ’14 in San Sebastian, '15 in Fürstenfeldbruck, '16 in Hamburg, '17 in Vienna, and '18 in Prague, etc. - see "Previous activities"). They have been primarily directed to PhD students from universities all over Europe, giving them a chance to talk about the latest results of their work by means of short oral and poster presentations. In return they were able to benefit from helpful feedback and suggestions of the audience. Additionally, the best workshop contribution is honored with a pize by WILEY VCH.

The workshops also allow building valuable contacts between PhD students and industry: the PhD students can benefit from the industrial view on their research, while the industry representatives can learn about the latest academic research in the field of PRE and get to know future graduates. One reason for the success of the PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering represents the generous sponsoring of participants from industry. Over the years, many companies have supported the workshop though valuable sponsoring. Interested companies can sponsor one of our social events, which account for the workshops special atmosphere, or participate in the workshop as industry representatives. Please feel free to contact us at wppre(at)pre.tu-darmstadt.de!

For the future we would like to perpetuate the workshop as an annual event and by that establish a continuous scientific exchange between research groups on Polymer Reaction Engineering. The recent WPPRE workshop was held in April 2022.
 


2  Topics

Topics being discussed at the WPPRE workshop are current advances in the field of

  • Emulsion polymerization
  • Gas-phase polymerization
  • Polymerization kinetics
  • Modelling of polymerizations
  • Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
  • High Pressure Polymerization
  • Particle formation
  • Polymer foaming
  • Plant design.

This of course also includes know-how of analytical methods and techniques for medium and high pressures.

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Impression of the WPPRE meeting in Hamburg. Welcome speech delivered by
Professor Dr. Moritz (University of Hamburg) 
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Time for discussions during the poster session in Lyon 2012
 


3  Social Events

Besides the hard work to be invested in the poster and oral presentations there will be time for intercultural exchange on a more private basis. The last two years lunch and dinner was kindly sponsored by industry giving the participants the possibility to get to know each other in a relaxed atmosphere.

Furthermore one day of the workshop is reserved for the closing ceremony and a joint activity in which one gets to see a little bit of the hosting city.

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Upcoming Workshop


11th PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering

The PhD Student Workshop, organised by WP PRE, represents an international platform where young researchers in the field of polymer reaction engineering can build up valuable networks. It is an opportunity to meet fellow PhD students and to get in contact with interesting companies and potential employers while presenting their latest research results.

The call for papers is open!
The deadline for the submission of abstracts is:  4 June 2022.
The summary of your work should be prepared according to the abstract guidelines (opens in new tab) and sent to wppre(at)pre.tu-darmstadt.de.

Participation fee: 100 EUR
Register now at: https://www.chemie.tu-darmstadt.de/busch/forschung_akbusch/wppre/formular.en.jsp

Invitation flyer

 

Previous activities

 

PREVIOUS PhD WORKSHOPS

organised by the EFCE Working Party on Polymer Reaction Engineering - WPPRE
The PhD Student Workshop represents an international platform where young researchers in the field of polymer reaction engineering can build up valuable networks. It is an opportunity to meet fellow PhD students and to get in contact with interesting companies and potential employers while presenting their latest research results.

 

Year Date & Venue / Flyer & Programme
2022
10th PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering
22-24 April 2022, San Sebastian, Spain


Invitation flyer

2021

9th PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering
online, 23-25 November 2021

Programme

Report:
This year‘s PhD-student workshop by the working party on polymer reaction engineering (WPPRE) was a full success. It was held from November 23rd to 25th as an online event. To provide a workshop experience similar to the usual face-to-face procedure, a combination of three individual online platforms (zoom, miro and wonder) were combined. Via these three platforms, successful presentation sessions, poster sessions as well as lively discussions and networking opportunities were established for the participants to enjoy. The workshop was well received by the PRE community, with 67 registered participants it was the largest PhD-student workshop ever hosted by the working party. Hereby, the participants were associated with fourteen different universities and institutes as well as nine companies from all over the world. The workshops program included 16 presentations and 10 posters concerned with various topics such as inline spectroscopy, polymerization techniques as well as process modeling. Herewith, the best presentation was awarded with the best contribution prize kindly sponsored by Wiley. Overall, participants received a broad overview of up-to date research topics and new advances in polymer reaction engineering.

2019

8th PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering
Hamburg, Germany, 14-16 June 2019

Programme

2018

7th PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering
Prague, Czech Republic, 31 August - 2 September 2018

Programme

2017

6th PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering
Vienna, Austria, 8-10 September 2017

Flyer

2016

5th PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering
Hamburg, Germany, 20-22 May 2016

Detailed announcement

2015

4th PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, 30 October - 1 November 2015

Final programme

2014

3rd PhD-Student Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering
San Sebastian, Spain, 12-14 September 2014

Final programme (incl. abstracts and list of posters)

2013

2nd Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering
Hamburg, Germany, 24 - 26 May 2013 

Invitation flyer

Preliminary programme

2012

1st Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering
Lyon, France, 12 October 2012

Programme