The following POLYCHAR Prizes were awarded:

IUPAC Poster Prizes:
Qiong Wu, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (pic)
A new type of flame retardant foam based on sustainable biohybrid material of wheat gluten and silica

Jonas Daenicke, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany (pic)
Resilience of silicone breast implants - new insights by mapping the mechanical properties of implant

Aliza Janse van Rensburg, Cardiovascular Research Unit, South Africa
Heparin and heparan sulfate hydrogels for cardiovascular tissue regeneration

Paul J. Flory Polymer Research Prize:
Andrew Whittaker, University of Queensland, Australia (pic)
Eric Baer, Case Western University, USA (pic)

International Materials Science Prize:
Chunye Xu, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, China (pic)

Bruce Hartmann Prize for a Young Scientist:
Marilio M. Horn, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil (pic)
Development and rheological evaluation of chitosan: Pequi oil gels

Lola Olatunji, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Lagos-Nigeria (pic)
Development and production of mechanical penetrtion enhancers (MPEs) from natural polymers extracted from fish scales

Jürgen Springer Prize for a Young Scientist:
Alexandre Dhotel, University de Rouen, France (pic)
Molecular motions within self-assembled monolayers

Rueben Pfukwa, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa (pic)
Finite nanostructures by controlled hierarchical self-assembly of foldamers

Cark Klason Prize for the best Student Presentation:
Xianhu Liu, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany (pic)
Mapping the electrical conductivity of carbon black filled composites prior to and after shear

Jorge Arturo Soto Puente, Normandie University, France (pic)
Molecular mobility of transport properties of multi-layered EVA/EVOH films

Diploma of Distinction for a Student Presentation:
Elrika Harmzen, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Nanofibrous membranes for the application in post-harvest technologies

Rita C.P. Nunes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Evaluation of polyl(methyl methacrylate-co-vinyl acetate) synthesized by emulsion polymerization as filtrate reducer

T.P. Gumede, University of the Free State (Qwaqwa Campus), South Africa (pic)
Kinetic study of the crystallization of LLDPE and wax in LLDPE/wax phase-change blends used for thermal energy storage

Xavier Monnier, University de Rouen, France (pic)
Investigation of the amorphous domain cooperativity in complex copolymer nanofibers by temperature modulated DSC

 

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