COST Action FP1105: Agenda for Thessaloniki Meeting 11th of November 2014 08:30 - 09:00 Registration (attendance list signature). 09:00 - 09:30 Welcome and Introduction to the workshop by the Action chair, Philip Turner 09:30 - 10:00 Presentation from the hosts: • Prof. Konstantinos Chyssafis (Head of Physics School, Aristoteles University) • Electra Papadopoulou (Senior Researcher, CHIMAR Hellas S.A.) 10:00 - 12:30 4 Presentations (20mins + 10mins) Session chair: Tomas Larsson 10:00 - 10:30 Turner, Philip: Case Studies In Macroscopic Quantum Phenomena And Their Implication For Self Assembly. 10:30 - 11:00 Rojas, Orlando: Nanoparticles ans Nanostructures from Direct- and Self- Assembly of Components Cleaved From Fibre Cell Wall. 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 12:00 Spirk, Stefan: Photopatterning of Cellulose Films for Creation of 2- and 3-Dimensional Nanostructures. 12:00 - 12:30 Jones, Dennis: “Furu2furan” – An Overview Of A Swedish Project Developing Furanic Chemical Routes From Lignocellulosic Residue Streams. 12:30 - 13:30 3 STSM presentations (15mins + 5mins) Session chair: Wolfgang Bauer 12:30 - 12:50 Lange, Heiko: Correlating Structural Features Of Lignin With Physical Properties - Towards DescriptivePredictive Easy-To-Use Coarse Grain Models For Standard Lignin Types. 12:50 - 13:10 Huss, Jessica: Banksia - Plant Polymers And Fire 13:10 - 13:30 Josefsson, Gabriella: In Situ Stress Measurements Of Nanofibrillated Cellulose Using X-Ray Diffraction And Raman Spectros 13:30 - 14:30 Buffet lunch 14:30 - 16:00 3 Presentations (20mins + 10mins) Session chair: Ingo Burget 14:30 - 15:00 Argyropoulos, Dimitris: Towards the Utilization of Technical Lignins; Limitations and Opportunities 15:00 - 15:30 Kontturi, Eero: Cellulose Nanocrystals: Preparation Routes, Water Interactions And Their Connection To Cell Wall Ultrastructure. 15:30 - 16:00 Merk, Vivian: Wood Cell Wall Mineralization. 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 - 17:00 Poster presentations (5 mins) Session chair: Arnis Treimanis Alma, M. Hakki: Comparison Of Several Properties Of Foamed PvcWood Powder Composites Manufactured In Different Thicknesses. Angelini, Stefania: Adding Value To A Lignocellulosic Bio Residue: Polymer Blends And Hydrogels. Altuntas, Ertugrul: Mechanical And Physical Properties Of Mdf Waste-Hdpe Composites Produced. Jaunslavietis, Jevgenijs: Aspen Soda Lignin Obtained From Industrial By-Product As A Surface –Active Substance. Karaogul, Eyyup: Some Properties Of Flame-Resistant Polyurethane Foam Produced From Liquefied Tea Waste Based Bio-Polyols And Borate Compounds Popescu, Carmen: The Degree Of Crystallinity Evaluated By Nir Spectroscopy Popescu, Maria: Lignin Structure Identification By Near Infrared Spectroscopy Salan, Tufan: Catalytic Co-Pyrolysis Of Pulper Rejects: Determination Of Synergistic Effects Of Waste Polymer/Cellulose Fibre Mixtures On Product Yield Schwarzerova, Katerina: Deciphering The Role Of The Actin Cytoskeleton. Trifol, Jon: Effect Of The Crystallinity On The Barrier Properties Of Tha Nanocomposites Valchev, Ivo: Effect Of Wood Structure On The Cellulose Hydrolysis Yavorov, Nikolay: Topochemical Kinetic Mechanism Of Enzyme Hydrolysis Of Steam-Exploded Poplar 17:00 - 18:00 20:00 Dinner Poster session & drinks 12th of November 2014 08:00 - 10:00 Core group meeting. 10:00 - 10:15 Registration and Reimbursement Forms collection. 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 13:30 Introductive presentation followed by an open discussion for each of the three working groups (1h each WG) Session chair: Working group chairs 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch 14:30 - 15:30 Working Groups meetings 15:30 - 17:00 WG feedback & Open discussion 17:00 Concluding remarks 17:15 End of workshop