Macromolecular Engineering

Dr. Lubnin graduated from the University of St. Petersburg, Russia. Before coming to America, he conducted research at the Central Synthetic Rubber Research Institute (VNIISK) in St. Petersburg. At the end of 1990 when “Perestroika” brought an end to the “iron curtain”, Dr. Lubnin was invited by Professor Kennedy to work in his labs as a Visiting Scientist. In 1995, he accepted an R&D position with the BFGoodrich Co., presently Lubrizol, where he is currently a Technical Fellow. Dr. Lubnin has ~80 publications including 25 granted patents. Dr. Erdodi holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry which he received working under the guidance of professor Bela Ivan in Hungary working on living polymerization of polyisobutylene and amphiphilic conetworks. He worked at the University of Akron on macromolecular design by living polymerizations, biomaterial projects, including the development of membranes for bioartificial pancreas, polymers for contact lenses, and polyurethanes. Dr. Gabor Erdodi has been working at Lubrizol Performance Coatings for 8 years in new product development. He invented polyamide-based polyurethanes, which is a novel polyurethane type and created a technology platform with a rapidly growing family of new products. Dr. Erdodi is the author of 30 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals, and inventor in 26 issued patents

• Theory: New Platforms1. The puzzling role of symmetry: A tool for macromolecular engineeringNew Polyisobutylene Science and Technology2. End-functional polyisobutylenes by quasiliving carbocationic polymerization: bi- and multicomponent architectures3. Multifunctional initiators for isobutylene polymerization4. New polyisobutylene-based polymers through Friedel-Crafts alkylation Chemistry5. Polyisobutylene-assisted multi-mode polymerization and molecular compositesNew Architectures and Technologies6. Tailor-made polymers for industrial and household applications7. The properties and applications of polyamide-based polyurethanes8. Electrophilic polymerization for specialty plastics9. Segmented conjugated macromolecules10. Aliphatic polyesters with novel architectures by ring opening polymerizationDisruptive Medical Applications11. The use of poly(styrene-block-isobutylene-block-styrene) and analogues for long-term implant applications12. Polyisobutylene to the rescue: Advanced elastomers for healthcare Industrial Applications13. Role of hydrophobicity in underwater adhesion