Program
The complete book of abstracts can be found here.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
17:00 Pre-conference networking
Exploring the Gather.Town environment
19:00 End of Day 1
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
08:30 Gather.Town Opens
09:00 Welcome
Wim Malfait, Empa, Switzerland
Matthias Koebel, siloxene, Switzerland
09:15 Production and processes
09:15 Irina Smirnova, TUHH, Germany -- Production of aerogels in form of microparticles: an overview and latest developments
09:40 Shanyu Zhao, Empa, Switzerland -- 3D Printing of Aerogels
10:00 Supan Yodyingyong, Thilium, Thailand -- A Method for Producing a Micron-Size Spherical Silica Aerogel
10:20 Miguel Vazquez-Pufleau, IMDEA, Spain -- Continuous Synthesis of 1-D Nanostructures via Floating Catalyst
10:40 Coffee break
11:00 Product development and integration
11:00 Stephan Moeller, Armacell, Germany -- Unique technology opportunities utilizing ambient pressure dried aerogel materials
11:20 Jannis Wernery, Empa, Switzerland -- Aerogel applications in the building sector
11:40 Hasina Begum, U. Sheffield, UK -- Acoustical properties of TEOS based granular silica aerogels
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Poster session
15:00 Processes and aerogel quality II/II
15:00 Gudrun Reichenauer, ZAE Bayern, Germany -- Approaches to reliable measurement of thermal conductivities of aerogels
15:20 Yannick Nagel, Empa, Switzerland -- 3D printing of strong and thermally insulating nanocellulose aerogels
15:40 Coffee break
16:00 Start-ups and emerging industries I/II
16:00 Francisco Ruiz, KEEY Aerogel, France
16:20 Brice Fiorentino, Enersens, France -- The Ultimate Thermal Management Solution To Optimise Battery Safety And Performance of Electric Vehicles
16:40 Raman Subrahmanyam, Aerogelex, Germany -- Aerogelex
17:00 Networking opportunities
18:00 End of Day 2
Thursday, July 15, 2021
08:30 Registration
09:00 Start-ups and emerging industries II/II
09:00 Masa Yamaji, TIEM Factory, Japan -- A Glimpse of the Future: Peeking through the Lens of “SUFA”
09:20 Sam Cryer, Thermulon, UK -- How to start an aerogel company
09:40 Elmira Soghrati, Krosslinker, Singapore -- Aerogel Composites, en route to becoming the new norm in industrial insulation applications
10:00 Ioannis Michaloudis, NCSR "Demokritos", Athens -- U(rano)topia: Spectral Skies and Rainbow Holograms for Silica Aerogel Artworks
10:20 Coffee Break
10:40 Applications and markets I/III
10:40 Carlos García-González, U. Santiago, Spain -- Biomedical Applications of Aerogels
11:05 Charlotte Heinrich, DLR, Germany -- How aerogel additives can significantly improve the casting process in foundry applications
11:25 Lizeth Tinoco Navarro, Brno U.o.T, Czech Republic -- Effects of Organic acid donors on the phase transition and the photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2 Xerogels
11:45 Isaac Benito-González, IATA-CSIC, Spain -- PLA coating improves the performance of renewable adsorbent pads based on cellulosic aerogels from aquatic waste biomass
12:05 Lunch
13:30 Applications and markets II/III
13:30 Rémy Poupot, INSERM, France -- Rehabilitating the immune system with multivalent macromolecules to resolve inflammation
13:50 Tony Eisenhut, Novasterilis, USA -- Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: A Terminal Sterilization Solution for Hydrolytically and Thermally Sensitive Materials
14:10 Round Table
14:50 Coffee Break
15:20 Applications and markets III/III
15:20 Ákos Lakatos, U. Debrecen, Hungary -- Systematic research results of fibrous aerogel insulation
15:40 Mike O’Connor, Orlanna, France
16:00 Sebastian von Stauffenberg, AGI, Switzerland -- Innovation projects with aerogel in Switzerland
16:20 Closing remarks
17:00 Aerogel Architecture Award 2021
17:00 Award ceremony and reception