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May 01, 2011 6:00am -
Aug 15, 2011 05:00pm
(GMT-5)


Event Type: Conference
Category: Technical Event

Speaker Information

ANTEC® 2011 Plenary Speakers

 

Monday, May 2
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Dr. Young H. Kim
Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Elec. Co., Ltd.

Polymers and Plastics for the Electronics Industry

The general thrust of Dr. Kim's work is the application of polymers and plastics to the electronics industry, in order to improve the fundamental performance of electronic devices. Compared with conventional inorganic materials, organic electronics offer advantages in molecular-level design and synthesis, process fabrication options, and the abundant supply of raw materials. However, many obstacles to their use remain. Dr. Kim's plenary speech will review critical issues he confronted while attempting to apply polymers in electronic materials; he is seeking, in his words, a "paradigm shift towards organic electronics."

One of the first scientists to apply organic materials to electronics, Dr. Kim astutely explained the fundamental chemical mechanisms leading to the various types of degradation and stability of electronic materials. The issue of greatest concern is chemical and physical stability. "Passive" polymer materials have been used in electronic packaging for some time; however, semiconductor chips require materials with better thermal stability and lower thermal extension. Great potential has recently been noted for "active" organic materials in POLED displays, polymer hybrid photovoltaics, polymer thin film transistors, "memory" polymers, and so on.

Dr. Young H. Kim is currently the Director of the Material Technology Center of Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology at Samsung Elec. Co., Ltd. He dedicated himself to polymeric materials research at DuPont for over 20 years and has more than 40 reviewed papers and book chapters and 20 patents to his credit. His expertise is in application-driven research and development of electronic materials, based on high-level scientific principles and experience.

(SPI), the American Plastics Council (APC), and the Film and Bag Federation (FBF).

Tuesday, May 3
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Thomas J. Stanley
Vice President, Technology
SABIC Innovative Plastics

Innovations in Engineering Thermoplastics - SABIC Approach to New Materials and New Applications

Tom Stanley is vice president of Technology for SABIC Innovative Plastics, a business unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). SABIC Innovative Plastics is headquartered in Pittsfield, Mass.

Dr. Stanley has held several key management positions over the last twenty-three years. Prior to his current position with SABIC Innovative Plastics, he served as the general manager for Plastics Technology for GE Plastics, beginning July 2005. Earlier, Dr. Stanley was the Technology general manager for GE's Silicones business in Waterford, N.Y., a position to which he was named in 2002.

From 1998, Dr. Stanley was Technology general manager for GE Plastics' High Performance Polymers business in Mt. Vernon, Ind. Prior to that, he formed and headed the company's Lexan* Technology Team in Burkeville, Ala., to support GE's polycarbonate manufacturing operations at that site.

Dr. Stanley started his career in 1986 as a staff chemical engineer with GE's Corporate Research and Development Center in Niskayuna, N.Y., where he worked on process development programs supporting a number of GE businesses.

Dr. Stanley attended the University of Massachusetts, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering in 1979. He also holds a Master of Science degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and a Ph.D., also in chemical engineering, from the University of Pennsylvania.

Wednesday, May 4
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Howard Rappaport
Global Business Director, Plastics
Chemical Market Associates, Inc.

Industry Dynamics Impacting the Resin Supply Chain

Mr. Rappaport's presentation will address:
- Global economic & energy trends and their influence on regional cash costs.
- Major polymers and their raw material supply/demand trends.
- New capacity being built in the Middle East & Asia.
- The factors driving resin price movement.
- CMAI's outlook on industry supply/demand and price trends.

In 1999, Mr. Rappaport joined Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI), as Director of the Polyolefins Division, and he now serves as the Global Business Director for Plastics. Responsible for CMAI's commodity and engineering plastics services worldwide, he collaborates with CMAI's European, Asian, and Middle East offices to contribute to the Global Plastics & Polymers Reports, Monomers Market Reports, and World Polyolefins Analysis, and to various single-client studies for CMAI's Business Advisory Services Division.

Mr. Rappaport was instrumental in the development of CMAI's Plastics Processors Conferences in 2004. These events are now major annual CMAI conferences in the U.S. and Europe. In 2005, he led the efforts to publish the World Plastics & Polymers Review, a comprehensive study of world markets for polyethylene (LDPE, LLDPE, and HDPE), polypropylene, polystyrene, EPS, PVC, and PET resins. He spearheaded the development of the Global Plastics & Polymers Report – Asia Middle East / India Weekly plastics service in 2008. Mr. Rappaport is a sought-after industry speaker who has been quoted in various publications and media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg, National Public Radio, The BBC, and numerous chemical & plastics-industry publications.

Mr. Rappaport has over 30 years of experience in the plastics and polymers industry. Prior to joining CMAI, he held various management-level positions in commercial development, business management, product management, sales/marketing, and customer service. Company affiliations include American Hoechst - Huntsman Chemical; Webster Industries; Cain Chemical - Occidental Chemical; Himont - Montell Polyolefins; and Westlake Polymers.

Mr. Rappaport has extensive experience with numerous thermoplastic materials, fabricating processes, and markets. He has also been involved in the planning and commercial development of major start-ups of new capacity in the polyolefins business, and in leading several cross-functional business teams consisting of R&D, manufacturing, sales/marketing, and technical service.

Mr. Rappaport has been an active member in the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) since 1980, the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), the American Plastics Council (APC), and the Film and Bag Federation (FBF).

 



 
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