Feedback from industry leaders, scientists, and engineers who have attended our courses and conferences.
Thank you for sharing your extensive experience and remarkable achievements over the past two days. I truly enjoyed everything I learned, and your insights have motivated me even more to continue developing my expertise. I’m eager to apply more specialized analytical techniques to better understand our raw materials, resolve critical processing issues, and create new products that bring greater value to the company.
Jose Acosta, Manager-Process Engineering Group, AFL Global, Participant-2026
Thank you so much for the wonderful course! It was a breath of fresh air for me! I enjoyed every minute I attended. A lot of what you presented was familiar and a good refresher. I also learned better ways to perform experiments. (1) One is to run TGA in air to 550C and hold for 30min to preserve filler particle composition and morphology. Also, (2) cross-sectioning pellets if raw material contamination is suspected, (3) performing optical microscopy on thin slices to examine crystal morphology, (4) how to tell if there is a nucleating agent present, (5) control of trace moisture in condensation polymers prior to melt processing, etc.
Dr. Jennifer Hoffman, Director-Project Management, EAG Laboratories, Participant-2025 @ Atlanta, GA, USA
Thank you for the course last week. I thought that everything covered in the course was great and applicable to the work that I am doing. I enjoyed the use of case studies to illustrate how the different characterization techniques were used to solve problems.
Bryan Hunter, Research Technologist-1, Las Alamos National Laboratory, Participant-2025 @ Atlanta, GA, USA
I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to you all for the exceptional course I recently attended. The discussions led by such experienced speakers in the polymer/chemical industries were not only enlightening but also deeply engaging. I found the practical case studies particularly beneficial, as they provided valuable insights into real-world problem-solving. I took extensive notes throughout the sessions and am eager to apply the knowledge gained to my own field of work. I look forward to future opportunities to learn from you and to further enhance my understanding of these important topics. Thank you once again for your dedication and support.
Dr. Bahrum Rocky, Scientist III, Analytical Science Group, BASF Corp, Participant-2025 @ Atlanta, GA, USA
Thank you very much for this fantastic course! I greatly appreciate you sharing your hard-earned knowledge with us and I’m excited to test out some of the strategies you and Dr. Leone presented. I think the course was a good balance of lecture and discussion with enough breaks to allow us to digest the information, and I really felt I came away with a lot of new knowledge and ideas. I will be recommending that my company sends more people to this course…..
Dr. Ashleigh McWilliams, Ineos Olefins & Polyolefins-USA, Participant-2022 @ Atlanta, GA, USA
My colleague and I, were pleased to attend your Polymer Failure & Defects course. It was both interesting and informational to learn how simple thermal and rheological methods could be applied to investigate difficult cases related to batch inconsistency and subtle environmental or processing changes. We were also pleased to learn about the newest instrumental developments from Bruker and Netzsch. We look forward to meeting again, so please keep us informed of upcoming course offerings.
Barry Weeks, Wacker Chemical Corp, Participant-2022 @ GA, GA, USA
Thank you for your Plenary lecture “Accidental Discoveries & Business Growth via Thermal Analysis & Rheology”; so Inspiring to all, Enlightening and Engaging at the same time
Attendees @ 48th NATAS Conference-2022, Cleveland, OH, USA
Thank you for doing such a wonderful job and making the Zoom option available. The information presented in the conference was well organized and very helpful. I already see a few ways that I will be able to apply it to my work.
Dr. Kasie Knapper, Scientist, Solvay Specialty Polymers, Participant-2021 @ Atlanta, GA, USA
Many thanks to Dr. Khanna for organizing this great course and Shannon for sharing your expertise on FTIR and Raman. I learned a lot in this course. As a scientist, I know some of these instruments, but I had no idea they could dig out so much information for polymer samples. It was a wonderful experience.
Dr. Shaoyang Liu, Associate Professor, Center for Materials & Manufacturing Sciences, Troy University, Participant-2019 @ Atlanta, GA, USA