Conference Chairpersons

Sessions

	General and tutorial lectures on New Materials and Advanced Technologies New Generation Nanostructured Materials, Hybrid Materials, Glass and Ceramic, Dental Materials, Exotic Materials Natural Fibres, Composites and Environmentally Friendly Materials Polymeric Materials and Composites for Plastic Electronics and Solar Energy Conversion Advanced Materials and Composites for Photonics, Nano- and Biophotonics Biomaterials and Biotechnology New Polymers in Ecology Thermal Degradation, Stabilisation and Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials

	1. General and tutorial lectures on New Materials and Advanced Technologies
	Lectures covering the main conference topics and emphasizing their impact on educational, scientific, technological and business trends. Symposium Chairs: Prof. K. S. Lee, Hannam University, Korea Prof. M.S. Kolwas, Institute of Physics, PAN, Warsaw, Poland
	2. New Generation Nanostructured Materials, Hybrid Materials, Glass and Ceramic, Dental Materials, Exotic Materials
	Lectures present a new areas of application and latest results in research and development. Symposium Chairs: Prof. J. Mark, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA Prof. K. Haberko, AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow,Poland
	3. Natural Fibres, Composites and Environmentally Friendly Materials
	Natural fibres and composites based on cellulosic fibres, natural textiles, agro-fine chemicals; applications in pulp and paper industry, biodegradable materials. Symposium Chairs: Prof. R. Kozlowski, Institute of Natural Fibres, Poznan, Poland Prof. R. M. Rowell, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI, USA
	4. Polymeric Materials and Composites for Plastic Electronics and Solar Energy Conversion
	Conducting polymers, field effect transistors, light emitting devices; organic light detectors, polymer lasers; organic solar cells. Symposium Chairs: Prof. A. Pron, CEA Grenoble, France Prof. M. Zagorska, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
	5. Advanced Materials and Composites for Photonics, Nano- and Biophotonics
	Photorefractive polymers, nonlinear optical materials; materials for image and information processing, optical storage; polymer light amplifiers; liquid crystals and liquid crystalline polymers; materials for integrated optics. Symposium Chairs: Prof. I. C. Khoo, The Pennsylvania State University,University Park, USA Prof. A. Miniewicz, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
	6. Biomaterials and Biotechnology
	Polymers and composites as implant in body for structural members and as replacements of flexible tissue in reconstructive surgery, bioimaging, nanomedicine drug delivery, bioMEMS, biofilms, tissue engineering. Symposium Chairs: Dr. G. Bidan, CEA Grenoble, France Dr. D. Crisey, North Dakota State University Fargo, ND, USA
	7. New Polymers in Ecology
	Synthesis and application of polymers for environmental protection. Environmentally – Safe technologies for sustainable developments in polymer technology. Symposium Chairs: Prof. J. Pielichowski, Cracow University of Technology, Poland Prof. J. Chlopek, AGH University of Science and Technology Cracow, Poland
	8. Thermal Degradation, Stabilisation and Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials
	Thermal- and photo-degradation, stabilization and flame retardancy of polymeric materials - (co)polymers, blends, natural polymers, (nano)composites. Fundamentals and applications. Symposium Chairs: Prof. K. Pielichowski, Cracow University of Technology, Krakow, Poland Prof. S. Bourbigot, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille, France