Ica Manas-Zloczower is the Thomas W. and Nancy P. Seitz Professor of Advanced Materials and Energy in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering and the Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University. Professor Manas-Zloczower is the recipient of the 2017 SPE Fred E. Schwab Education Award and the 2012 George S. Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research awarded by American Chemical Society Rubber Division. She was elected and served as the President of the International Polymer Processing Society in 2011-2013. She is also a fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers and was elected to the Board of Directors of Extrusion Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers in May 2000. She was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Polymer Engineering 1999-2014 and serves on the Book Advisory Board for Hanser publisher. Professor Manas-Zloczower’s research accomplishments have been recognized through more than 95 plenary, keynote and invited lectures at national and international conferences and more than 100 invited seminars at various companies and universities worldwide. She has also chaired several sessions at national and international meetings. She presented the 2014 and 2017 Plenary Technical Lecture for the Society of Plastics Engineers.She has advised 37 Ph.D. students, 30 M.S. students, 20 post-docs, 4 Ph.D. exchange students and a large number of undergraduate students.Professor Manas-Zloczower has more than 225 publications in peer-reviewed journals, more than 100 published conference proceedings, and a number of book chapters and patents. She is the editor of the 2009 book “Mixing and Compounding of Polymers” published by Hanser. She received BS and MS degrees in Chemical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute Jassy, Romania and a Doctor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. She was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota.
Research Information
Research Interests
Professor Manas-Zloczower research is focusing on the fundamental understanding of mixing phenomena and thereof applications to develop advanced materials with tailored properties. Research is aimed to develop strategies for thermoset recycling, to explore the use of naturally derived and other biobased materials for advanced composites in renewable energy applications, to develop high performance materials and model their properties, to study the structure and micromechanics of fine particle clusters and interfacial engineering strategies for advanced materials processing.
Awards and Honors
Publications
R.Rahimzadeh,J. Grodz, L. P. Barros, L. R. de Souza, M. Prevot, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2024, “The effect of annealing on the morphology and thermo-mechanical properties of TPU/CNS nanocomposites”, Polymer, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127886.
A.Jamei Oskouei, E. Mao, T. G. Gray A. Bandegi, S. Mitchell, M.K. Sing, J.Kennedy, K. McLoughlin, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2024, " Vitrimerization of Crosslinked Poly (Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate): The Effect of Catalyst”, RSC Applied Polymers, 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D4LP00112E.
L. P. Barros, L. R. de Souza, R.Rahimzadeh, I.Manas-Zloczower, 2024, “Improving performance of TPU by controlled crosslinking of soft segments”, Polymer Engineering & Science, doi.org/10.1002/pen.26826
R. Rahimzadeh, Y. Han, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2024, “A mechanochemical approach to recycle thermosets containing carbonate and thiourethane linkages”, Polymer, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2024.126877
A. Bandegi, T. Gray, A. Jamei Oskouei, K. Miller McLoughlin, J. Kennedy, S. Mitchell, M. K. Sin, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2023, “Vitrimerization of Crosslinked Poly (Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate): A Mechanochemical Approach for Recycling Thermoset Polymers”, Materials Advances, 4, 2648, DOI: 10.1039/d3ma00098b
K. McLoughlin, A. Jamei Oskouei, M. Sing, A. Bandegi, S. Mitchell, J. Kennedy, T. Gray, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2023, “Thermomechanical Properties of Crosslinked EVA: A Holistic Approach”, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5, 2, 1430-doi/10.1021/acsapm.2c01928
M. Pishvar, M. Amirkhosravi, I Manas-Zloczower, 2023, “Thermomechanical Performance of TPU-PTFE Nanocomposites”, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5, 7, 5342–5438.
R. Foudazi, R. Zowada, I. Manas-Zloczower, D.L. Feke, 2023, "Porous Hydrogels: Present Challenges and Future Opportunities", Langmuir, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02253, (ACS Editor choice).
K. Rohm, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2023, “A micromechanical approach to TPU mechanical properties: framework and experimental validation”, Mechanics of Materials, 180, 104627.
A. Bandegi, M. Montemayor, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2022, “Vitrimerization of Rigid Thermoset Polyurethane Foams: A Mechanochemical Method to Recycle and Reprocess Thermosets”, Polymers for Advanced Technology, 2022, 1-9, DOI: 10.1002/pat.5827.
A. Bandegi, M. Amirkhosravi, H. Meng, M. Razavi, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2022, “Vitrimerization of Crosslinked Unsaturated Polyester Resins: A Mechanochemical Approach to Recycle and Reprocess Thermosets”, Global Challenges, https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202200036.
K. Ke, Z. Sang, X. Chen, K. Rohm and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2021, “Tuning Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Elastomer Composite with Hybrid Network via Graphene for Stretchable Strain Sensors”Advanced Engineering Materials, DOI:10.1002/adem.202100703
L. Yue, M. Amirkhosravi, K. Ke, T. Gray and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2021, “Catalyst-free mechanochemical recycling of biobased epoxy with cellulose nanocrystals”, ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4, 5, 4176–4183 doi:10.1021/acsabm.0c01670.
X. Gong, P. Yang, K. Rhom, Y. Zhong, B. Zhao, I. Manas-Zloczower, H. Baskiran, D. L. Feke, 2021, “Porous Hollow Fibers with Controllable Structures Templated from High Internal Phase Emulsions”, J. Applied Polymer Science, 138(30) 50739, https://doi.org/10.1002/app.50739.
L. Yue, M. Amirkhosravi, K. Ke, T. Gray and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2021, “Cellulose nanocrystals: accelerator and reinforcing filler for epoxy vitrimerization”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 2, 3419–3425, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c19350.
X. Gong, Z. Sang, H. Guo, K. Ke, I. Manas-Zloczower and D. L. Feke, 2021, “Piezoresistive Strain Sensors Based on Psyllium-Carbon Nanostructure Skeletons”, Composites Part B, 209, 108610.
K. Rohm, V. Solouki Bonab, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “In-situ TPU/graphene nanocomposites: correlation between filler aspect ratio and phase morphology”, Polymer Engineering & Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.25619.
B. Zhao, K. Rohm, F. Wang, X. Gong, I. Manas-Zloczower, D.L. Feke, 2020, “A Compact Volume-Expandable Sorbent (CVES) for Oil and Solvent Capture”, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c01324.
K. Ke, L. Yue, H. Shao, M. Yang, W. Yang, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “Boosting Electrical and Piezoresistive Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites via Hybrid Carbon Fillers: A Review”, Carbon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2020.11.070.
X. Gong, K. Rohm, Z. Su, B. Zhao, J. Renner, I. Manas-Zloczower and D. L. Feke, 2020, “Porous hydrogels templated from soy-protein-stabilized high internal phase emulsions”, Journal of Materials Science, 55, 17284–17301.
X. Gong, B. Zhao, I. Manas-Zloczower and D. L. Feke, 2020, “Effect of Curing Bath Conditions on the Morphology and Structure of Poly (High Internal Phase Emulsion) Fibers", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2020;e50019. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.50019.
M. Amirkhosravi, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2021, “Designing Thermal Annealing to Control Mechanical Performance of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers”, Polymer, 214 123254.
M. Amirkhosravi, L. Yue, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “Dusting Thermoplastic Polyurethane Granules with Carbon Nanotubes toward Highly Stretchable Conductive Elastomer Composites”, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.0c00666.
L. Yue, M. Amirkhosravi, X. Gong, T. G. Gray, I.Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “Recycling Epoxy by Vitrimerization: Influence of an Initial Thermoset Chemical Structure”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry + Engineering, 8, 33, 12706-12712.
B. Zhao, G. Gedler, I. Manas-Zloczower, S. Rowan and D.L.Feke, 2020, “Fluid transport in open-cell polymeric foams: effect of morphology and surface wettability”, SN Applied Sciences, 2020, 2, 189, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-1983-1.
L. Yue, H. Gao, A. Kennedy, A. Patel, X. Gong, T. Ju, T. Gray and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “Vitrimerization: Converting thermoset polymers into vitrimers”, ACS Macro Letters, 9, 836-842
K. Rohm, V. Solouki and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “Quantifying dispersion and distribution of fillers in polymer composites using a refined Shannon entropy”, Composites Science & Technology, 197, 108276.
K. Rohm, M. Amirkhosravi and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “Microstructure and Tribological Properties of TPU/Fluoropolymer Composites”, International Polymer Processing Journal, 35(5),415–421, DOI 10.3139/217.3977.
K. Ke, Z. Sang, and Ica Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “Hybrid Systems of 3D Carbon Nanostructures with Low Dimensional Fillers for Piezoresistive Sensors”, Polymer Composites, 2020, 41(2), 468, https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.25380.
D. Yuan, K. Ke and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “Recyclable Conductive Epoxy Composites with Segregated Filler Network Structure for EMI Shielding and Strain Sensing”, Composites part A, 132,105837, DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105837.
H. Guo, L. Yue, G. Rui and .I. Manas-Zloczower, 2020,” Recycling EVA (Poly ethylene-vinyl acetate) with improved properties through dynamic crosslinking”, Macromolecules, 53 (1), 458-464.
K. Rohm, I. Manas-Zloczower and D.L.Feke, 2019, “Poly(HIPE) morphology, crosslink density, and mechanical properties influenced by surfactant concentration and composition”, Colloids and Surfaces A,583, 123913.
A. Patel, S. Mekala, O.G. Kravchenko, T. Yilmaz, D. Yuan, R. Gross and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Design and formulation of a completely biobased epoxy structural adhesive”, ACS Sustainable Che. Eng., 7(19), 16382-16391.
Y. Qiang, A. Patel and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “Enhancing Microfibrillated Cellulose Reinforcing Efficiency in Epoxy Composites by Graphene Oxide Crosslinking”, Cellulose, DOI :10.1007/s10570-019-02916-w.
O. Bijaisoradat, L. Yue, I. Manas-Zloczower and H. Manuspyia, 2020, “Wood flour-high density polyethylene composites: influence of silanization and esterification on mechanical properties”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138 (15), 50197.
O. Kravchenko, V. Solouki and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Spray Assisted Microwave Welding of Thermoplastics using Carbon Nanostructures with Enabled Health Monitoring”, Polymer Engineering & Science, 59 (11), 2247-2254.
Z. Sang, H. Guo, K. Ke and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Effect of Solvent on Segregated Network Morphology in Elastomer Composites for Tunable Piezoresistivity” ,Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.201900278.
Z. Sang, K. Ke and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Hybrid Systems of 3D Carbon Nanostructures with Low Dimensional Fillers for Piezoresistive Sensors”, Composites Part B: Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.25380.
D. Yuan, V. Solouki Bonab, A. Patel, T. Yilmaz, R.A Gross, and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2020, “Design Strategy for Self-Healing Epoxy Coatings”, Coatings 2020, 10(1), 50; doi:10.3390/coatings10010050
Z. Sang, K. Ke and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Design Strategy for Porous Composites Aimed at Pressure Sensor Application”, Small, 1903487.
K. Ke, M. McMaster, W. Christopherson, K. D. Singer, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Highly sensitive capacitive pressure sensors based on elastomer composites with carbon filler hybrids”, Composites part A, 126,105614.
K. Ke, M. McMaster, W. Christopherson, K. D. Singer, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Effects of branched carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets on dielectric properties of thermoplastic polyurethane at different temperatures”, Composites Part B, 166, 673-680.
R. Foudazi, B. Zhao, P. Gokun, D. L. Feke, S. Rowan, I. Manas-zloczower, 2020, “The Effect of Hydrodynamic Shear on the Evolution of Morphology in High Internal Phase Emulsions (HIPEs), ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2(4), 1579-1586.
Z. Sang, K. Ke, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Elastomer Composites with Tailored Interface Network toward Tunable Piezoresistivity: Effect of Elastomer Particle Size”, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 1 (4), 714-721.
K. Ke, Z. Sang, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Stretchable Elastomer Composites with Segregated Filler Network: Effect of Carbon Nanofiller Dimensionality”, Nanoscale Advances, 1, 2337-2347.
D. Yuan, S. Delpierre, K, Ke, JM, Raquez, P, Dubois and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Biomimetic water-responsive self-healing epoxy with tunable properties “, ACS Advanced Materials & Interfaces, 11, 19, 17853-17862.
Z. Sang, K. Ke and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Effect of carbon nanotube morphology on properties in thermoplastic elastomer composites for strain sensors”, Composites A, 121, 207-212.
L. Yue, F. Liu, S. Mekala, A. Patel, R. Gross and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “High performance biobased epoxy nanocomposite reinforced with bacterial cellulose nanofiber network”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7 (6), 5986-5992, DOI 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b06073
V. Solouki Bonab, O. Maxian and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Carbon nanofiller networks- a comparative study of networks formed by branched versus straight carbon nanotubes in thermoplastic polyurethane”, Polymer, 175, 227-234.
Z. Sang, K. Ke and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Interface Design Strategy for the Fabrication of Highly Stretchable Strain Sensors”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(42), 36483-36492.
O. G. Kravchenko, D. Pedrazzoli, V. Solouki Bonab and Ica Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Conductive Interlaminar Interfaces for Structural Health Monitoring in Composite Laminates under Fatigue Loading”, Materials and Design, 160, 1217-1225.
V. Solouki Bonab, V. Karimkhani and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Ultra-fast self-healing covalent adaptive polyurethane networks”, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 304, 1800405, https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.201800405.
K. Ke, V. Solouki Bonab, D. Yuan and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Piezoresistive Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanocomposites with Carbon Nanostructures”, Carbon, 139, 52-58.
D. Yuan, V. Solouki, A. Patel and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Self-healing epoxy coatings with enhanced properties and facile processability”, Polymer, 147, 196-201, DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.06.017
M. S. McMaster, T E. Yilmaz, A. Patel, A. Maiorana, I. Manas-Zloczower, R.Gross, K. D. Singer, 2018, “Dielectric Properties of Bio-Based Diphenolate Ester Epoxies”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10 (16), 13924-13930.
Patel, O.G. Kravchenko and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Effect of curing rate on the microstructure and macroscopic properties of epoxy fiberglass composites”, Polymers, 10(2), 125; doi:10.3390/polym10020125.
L.Yue, V. Solouki Bonab, D. Yuan, A. Patel, V. Karimkhani, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Vitrimerization: a novel concept to reprocess and recycle thermoset waste”, Global Challenges, Vol 3(7), 10.1002/gch2.201800076.
O. G. Kravchenko, G. Gedler, S. G. Kravchenko, D. L. Feke and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Modeling Compressive Behavior of Open-Cell Polymerized High Internal Phase Emulsions: Effects of Density and Morphology” Soft Matter, 14, 1637-1646.
L. Yue, A. Maiorana, F. Khelifa, A. Patel, J-M. Raquez, L. Bonnaud, R. Gross, P. Dubois and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Surface- modified cellulose nanocrystals for biobased epoxy nanocomposites”, Polymer, 134, 3, 155-162.
V. Solouki Bonab, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2017, “Revisiting Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), from composition to morphology and properties”, Journal of Polymer Science: Part B Polymer Physics, Volume 55(20), 1553–1564.
L. Yue, A. Maiorana, A. Patel, R. A. Gross, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2017, “A Sustainable Alternative to Current Epoxy Resin Matrices for Vacuum Infusion Molding”, Composites Part A, 100, 269-274.
X. Qian, O. G. Kravchenko, D. Pedrazzoli, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Effect of Polycarbonate Film Surface Finish and Plasma Treatment on Mode I and II Fracture Toughness of Interleaved Composite Laminates”, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 105, 138-149, DOI:10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.11.016.
O. G. Kravchenko, X. Qian, R. Misiego, S. G. Kravchenko, R. B. Pipes, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2017, “Role of Hierarchical Morphology of Helical Carbon Nanotube Bundles on Thermal Expansion of Polymer Nanocomposites”, Journal of Materials Research, 32(14), 2738-2746.
O. G. Kravchenko, D. Pedrazzoli, D. Kovtun, X. Qian, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Incorporation of Plasma-Functionalized Carbon Nanostructures in Composite Laminates for Interlaminar Reinforcement and Delamination Crack Monitoring”, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 112, 163-170.
D. Varghai, A. Maiorana, Q. Meng, R. Gross, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2016, “Sustainable, Electrically-conductive Bioepoxy Nanocomposites”, Polymer, 107(19), 292-301.
O. G. Kravchenko, R. Misiego, S. G. Kravchenko, R. B. Pipes, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2016, “Modeling of Hierarchical Morphology of Carbon Nanotube Bundles in Polymer Composites”, Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, DOI: 10.1002/mats.201600064.
Patel, A. Maiorana, L. Yue, R. A. Gross, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2016, “Curing Kinetics of Biobased Epoxies for Tailored Applications”, Macromolecules, 49 (15), 5315–5324.
O. Maxian, D. Pedrazzoli, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2017, “Conductive polymer foams with carbon nanofillers – Modeling percolation behavior”, Polymer Express, 11 (5), 406-418.
D. Yuan, D. Pedrazzoli, G. Pircheraghi, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2016, “Melt compounding of thermoplastic polyurethanes incorporating 1D and 2D carbon nanofillers”, Polymer–Plastics Technology and Engineering Journal, doi.org/10.1080/03602559.2016.1233265.
V. Solouki Bonab, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2016, “Chemorheology of Thermoplastic Polyurethane and Thermoplastic Polyurethane/Carbon Nanotube Composite Systems”, Polymer, 99, 513-520.
Maiorana, L. Yue, I. Manas-Zloczower and R. Gross, 2016, “Structure Property Relationships of a Bio-Based Reactive Diluent in a Bio-Based Epoxy Resin”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133 (45) J. APPL. POLYM. SCI. 2016,DOI:10.1002/APP.4363543635.
D. Yuan, D. Pedrazzoli, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2016, “Synergistic effects in thermoplastic polyurethanes incorporating hybrid carbon nanofillers”, International Polymer Processing, 31(5), 554-562.
D. Pedrazzoli, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2016, “Understanding phase separation and morphology in thermoplastic polyurethanes nanocomposites”, Polymer, 90, 256-263.
G. Pircheraghi, T. Powell, V. Solouki Bonab, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2016, “Effect of carbon nanotube dispersion and network formation on thermal conductivity of thermoplastic polyurethane / carbon nanotube nanocomposites”, Polymer Engineering and Science, Volume 56(4), 394–407.
O. Maxian, D. Pedrazzoli, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2015, “Modeling the electrical percolation behavior of hybrid nanocomposites based on carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets”, Materials Research Express, 2 095013 doi:10.1088/2053-1591/2/9/095013.
Q. Meng, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2015, “Carbon Nanotubes Enhanced Cellulose Nanocrystals Films with Tailorable Electrical Conductivity”, Composites Science and Technology, DOI:10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.10.008.
Presentations
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2024, “Towards a Circular Economy: Recycling Thermoset Waste via Dynamic Chemistry’, PPS-39, Cartagena, Columbia, May 19-23, 2024 (plenary lecture).
A. Bandegi, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2023, " Vitrimerization: A Novel Concept to Recycle Thermoset Waste via Dynamic Chemistry”, PPS-38, St.Gallen, Switzerland, May 22-26, 2023, (keynote lecture).
A. Bandegi, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2022, " Vitrimerization: A Novel Concept to Recycle Thermoset Waste via Dynamic Chemistry”, ACS National Meeting, Chicago, August 21-25, 2022, (keynote lecture).
K. Rohm, V. Solouki, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2022, “Is TPU a two-phase or three-phase composite?”, PPS-37, Fukuoka, Japan, April 11-15, 2022 (keynote lecture).
L. Yue and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2021, “Vitrimerization: A Novel Concept to Recycle Thermoset Waste via Dynamic Chemistry”, PPS-36, Montreal, Canada, September 26-30, 2021 (keynote lecture).
K. Ke, Z. Sang, D. Yuan, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019, “Segregated structure polymer nanocomposites”, PPS Europe/Africa Regional Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, November 18-22, 2019 (keynote lecture).
V. Solouki, K. Rohm, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2019,” Designing TPU/carbon nanofiller nanocomposites with targeted properties: A roadmap for filler selection”, PPS-35, Cesme, Turkey, May 25-29, 2019 (keynote lecture).
A. Patel, S. Mekala, X. Wang, O. Kravchenko, D. Yuan, R. Gross, I.Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Design and formulation of biobased structural adhesives”, PPS America Regional Conference, Boston, MA, November 5-8, 2018 (keynote lecture).
A. Patel, S. Mekala, X. Wang, O. Kravchenko, D. Yuan, R. Gross, I.Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Design and formulation of biobased structural adhesives”, BEPS 2018 25th Anniversary Meeting, Troy, N.Y., August 15-17, 2018 (invited lecture).
L. Yue, A. Patel, Y. Qiang and I. Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Engineering structural composites using bio-based materials”, Biotech France, Paris June 25-27, 2018 (keynote lecture).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2018, “Shaping the Future: Sustainability and the Plastic Industry”, PPS-34, Taipei, Taiwan, May 21-25, 2018 (Plenary lecture).
O. G. Kravchenko, D. Pedrazzoli, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2017, “Fatigue and Structural Health Monitoring of Delamination in Composite Materials”, PPS Europe/Africa Regional Conference, Dresden, Germany, June 25-29, (keynote lecture).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2017, “Tailoring bio based epoxies for various applications”, Green chemistry – white biotechnology: the industry of the future GreenWinConference, Mons, Belgium, May 22-23, 2017 (keynote lecture).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2017, “Shaping the Future: Sustainability and the Plastic Industry”, ANTEC, Anaheim, CA, May 8-10, 2017 (Plenary lecture).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2017, “Mixing Challenges in Polymer Nanocomposites: Obstacles and Opportunities”, Anaheim, CA, ANTEC, May 8-10, 2017 (keynote lecture).
O. Maxian, D. Pedrazzoli, I. Manas-Zloczower, 2016, “Modeling the Percolation Behavior in Bulk and Foam Polymers with Carbon Nanofillers”, PPS-32 International Conference, Lyon, France, July 25-30, 2016 (keynote lecture).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2015, “Mixing Challenges in Elastomer Nanocomposites: Obstacles and Opportunities”, Latin American International Rubber Conference, Antigua, Guatemala, November 23-27, 2015 (keynote lecture).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2015, “Synergistic Effects of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene in Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanocomposites”, International Conference on “Polymer processing with resulting morphology and properties: feet in the present and eyes at the future”, Salerno, October 15-17, 2015 (invited presentation).
I. Manas-Zloczower, V. Souluki-Bonab, 2015, “Chemorheology studies for TPU and TPU/CNT systems”, PPS-31 International Conference, Jeju, Korea, June 7-11, 2015 (keynote lecture at the Honorary session for Prof. Sung Chul Kim).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2015, “Challenges in Mixing Biofillers in Composite Materials”, PPS-31 International Conference, Jeju, Korea, June 7-11, 2015 (keynote lecture).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2015, “Challenges in Mixing Biofillers in Composite Materials”, 1st PIRE Workshop on Biobased Polymers and Materials, Houffalize, Belgium, May 20, 2015, (invited presentation).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2015, “Challenges in Nanocomposites: Mixing-Obstacles and Opportunities”, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, April 28, 2015 (invited lecture).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2015, “Filler Dispersion: Mechanisms and Governing Factors”, Industrial Engineering Department, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, March 6, 2015 (invited lecture).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2015, “Mixing –Modeling and Characterization”, Industrial Engineering Department, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, March 9, 2015 (invited lecture).
I. Manas-Zloczower, 2015, “Challenges in Nanocomposites: Mixing-Obstacles and Opportunities”, Industrial Engineering Department, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, March 10, 2015 (invited lecture).