Academic Plastics & Polymer Institutes


Academic Plastics & Polymer Institutes
Kent State - Liquid Crystal Polymers NSF Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials at Kent State Composite Materials Research Group -- The Univ. of Mississippi Since its inception in 1987, the Composite Materials Research Group at The University of Mississippi has grown into a nationally recognized program in the area of Pultrusion research. The Polymer Processing Institute The Polymer Processing Institute is an PPI is an independent research corporation hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology, with which it maintains close ties, and is located in New Jersey on the banks of the Hudson River directly opposite New York City IRC in Polymer Science and Technology (Leeds) Leeds Interdisiplinary Research Centre for Polymer Study Based at Universities of Durham (chemists), Radford (engineers) and Leeds (physicists) Boston University Center for Polymer Studies A scientific visualization research center in the Physics Department at Boston University The Center for Advanced Materials at U Mass Lowell Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis The Cambridge University Chemical Laboratory; an independent unit within the University in recognition of the need to provide a world class research base in innovative polymer synthesis and a focus for interdisciplinary research involving the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science and Metallurgy, and Physics The CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers The CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers is housed in specially designed buildings at the Ian Wark Laboratory, Bayview Avenue, Clayton in Victoria. The Division also has facilities located at Lower Plenty,also in Victoria, and at The University of New South Wales. Within the Division a work force of 170 scientists and technicians is focussing its expertise in chemical, polymer and waste water treatment areas on solutions to a range of industry and community problems. Australian Cooperative Research Centres The research projects of the Centre for Polymer Blends are designed to develop new skills and technologies in the manufacture of plastics materials. IRC in Polymer Science and Technology (Durham) Durham Interdisiplinary Research Centre for Polymer Study Based at Universities of Durham (chemists), Radford (engineers) and Leeds (physicists) Water-soluble polymers: Cooperative Research Not actually an Institute, but the best fit. Based on Frans Leermakers work in the Colloid Chemistry dept at the Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands. Emulsion Polymers Institute (EPI) at Lehigh University The Emulsion Polymers Institute (EPI) was formed in 1975. Its aim is to carry out interdisciplinary research to gain fundamental information on the preparation and properties of polymer latexes and also to discover and develop industrial applications. Mississippi Polymer Institute The Mississippi Polymer Institute was created and funded by the Mississippi Legislature and has the mission of helping the polymer and polymer-related industries in the entire state of Mississippi-New Address! RPI Center For Polymer Synthesis Mission is to work closely with industry to generate new knowledge and technical capabilities in the area of materials synthesis and to transfer those capabilities to the industrial marketplace to benefit New York State The Polymers and Colloids Research Group The Polymers and Colloids Research Group, led by Professor Brian Vincent, is based in the department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bristol. Current research interests cover a wide variety of colloid and polymer science. Center for University of Massachusetts Industry Research on Polymers Massachusetts Industry Research on Center for University of Massachusetts Industry Research on Polymers Massachusetts Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP) CUMIRP's mission; to stimulate innovation in Polymer Science & Engineering by promoting, coordinating and funding research collaborations between The University of Massachusetts and industry. Polymer Physics - University of Ulm - Germany Research on Physics of Polymers - New Address! New Info! Mechanical, dielectrical, optical, dilatometric und calorimetric measurements on polymers to investigate glass relaxation, phase transitions, molecular order and molecular dynamics , atomistic calculations on polymers CIMP-Cornell Injection Molding Program Cornell's graduate program and flow analysis software Academic Consulting Groups Laboratory of Mechanical Reliability Design for Plastic Products (Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology) Research Group ABS LAB Polymer engineering research lab, a research group in the Chemical Engineering Department at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan headed by Dr. Alec Scranton.

Academic Plastics & Polymer Institutes

Kent State - Liquid Crystal Polymers: NSF Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials at Kent State

Composite Materials Research Group -- The Univ. of Mississippi: Since its inception in 1987, the Composite Materials Research Group at The University of Mississippi has grown into a nationally recognized program in the area of Pultrusion research.

The Polymer Processing Institute: The Polymer Processing Institute is an PPI is an independent research corporation hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology, with which it maintains close ties, and is located in New Jersey on the banks of the Hudson River directly opposite New York City

IRC in Polymer Science and Technology (Leeds): Leeds Interdisiplinary Research Centre for Polymer Study Based at Universities of Durham (chemists), Radford (engineers) and Leeds (physicists)

Boston University Center for Polymer Studies: A scientific visualization research center in the Physics Department at Boston University

The Center for Advanced Materials at U Mass Lowell

Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis: The Cambridge University Chemical Laboratory; an independent unit within the University in recognition of the need to provide a world class research base in innovative polymer synthesis and a focus for interdisciplinary research involving the Departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science and Metallurgy, and Physics

The CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers: The CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers is housed in specially designed buildings at the Ian Wark Laboratory, Bayview Avenue, Clayton in Victoria. The Division also has facilities located at Lower Plenty,also in Victoria, and at The University of New South Wales. Within the Division a work force of 170 scientists and technicians is focussing its expertise in chemical, polymer and waste water treatment areas on solutions to a range of industry and community problems.

Australian Cooperative Research Centres: The research projects of the Centre for Polymer Blends are designed to develop new skills and technologies in the manufacture of plastics materials.

IRC in Polymer Science and Technology (Durham): Durham Interdisiplinary Research Centre for Polymer Study Based at Universities of Durham (chemists), Radford (engineers) and Leeds (physicists)

Water-soluble polymers: Cooperative Research: Not actually an Institute, but the best fit. Based on Frans Leermakers work in the Colloid Chemistry dept at the Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands.

Emulsion Polymers Institute (EPI) at Lehigh University: The Emulsion Polymers Institute (EPI) was formed in 1975. Its aim is to carry out interdisciplinary research to gain fundamental information on the preparation and properties of polymer latexes and also to discover and develop industrial applications.

Mississippi Polymer Institute: The Mississippi Polymer Institute was created and funded by the Mississippi Legislature and has the mission of helping the polymer and polymer-related industries in the entire state of Mississippi-New Address!

RPI Center For Polymer Synthesis: Mission is to work closely with industry to generate new knowledge and technical capabilities in the area of materials synthesis and to transfer those capabilities to the industrial marketplace to benefit New York State

The Polymers and Colloids Research Group: The Polymers and Colloids Research Group, led by Professor Brian Vincent, is based in the department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bristol. Current research interests cover a wide variety of colloid and polymer science.

Center for University of Massachusetts Industry Research on Polymers Massachusetts Industry Research on Center for University of Massachusetts Industry Research on Polymers Massachusetts Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP): CUMIRP's mission; to stimulate innovation in Polymer Science & Engineering by promoting, coordinating and funding research collaborations between The University of Massachusetts and industry.

Polymer Physics - University of Ulm - Germany: Research on Physics of Polymers - New Address! New Info!
Mechanical, dielectrical, optical, dilatometric und calorimetric measurements on polymers to investigate glass relaxation, phase transitions, molecular order and molecular dynamics , atomistic calculations on polymers

CIMP-Cornell Injection Molding Program: Cornell's graduate program and flow analysis software

Academic Consulting Groups

Laboratory of Mechanical Reliability: Design for Plastic Products (Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology)

Research Group

ABS LAB: Polymer engineering research lab, a research group in the Chemical Engineering Department at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan headed by Dr. Alec Scranton.