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Calling all students of Chemistry from GCSE to A Level to university! We're inviting you to hear from a researcher at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary chemistry - Professor Stefan A. F. Bon, Professor of Polymer and Colloid Chemical Engineering at the University of Warwick. Talk title: Polymer colloids rock! What are colloids, and more specifically, polymer colloids? How do we make them, and what are they useful for? Join Professor Stefan A. F. Bon, chemical engineer at the University of Warwick, to explore these and other questions. In this lecture, we will delve into the world of polymer latexes: small polymer particles, 20 nm to a micron in diameter, dispersed in water. We will learn about the emulsion polymerisation process as a method for making them. We will look at how the polymer particles behave in water, how they move, and how we can prevent them from bumping into each other and clustering together. Together, we will investigate how all these processes help to make the right polymer latex so that it can be used for coatings, glove making, paper manufacturing and adhesives. We will wrap up with some out-of-the-box ideas and sustainability challenges. Schedule: 15:00 - Event opens; registration, refreshments and research poster exhibition. 15:05-16:15 - Lab tours and demonstrations (limited availability). 16:00 - Theatre doors open. 16:30-16:40 - Welcome and housekeeping. 16:40-17:00 - Research talk from King's Chemistry PhD student. 17:00-18:00 - Professor Stefan A. F. Bon talk and Q&A.

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