From the President
by Stephen Clarson, BA DPhill CChem FRSC

It is my pleasure to serve MVSPE as President for the 2010-2011 year.

As many of you know, I am Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and I am former Director of the Polymer Research Center at UC. I have also been the faculty advisor to the student UC SPE group since 1993.

I see this year as being one of re-building and re-energizing the group after what has been a couple of difficult years for our colleagues in the Plastics Industry and also for our students looking for careers in the Plastics Industry and in related research organizations - such as National Laboratories and in Higher Education.

To start the 2010-2011 year we are meeting on September 8th at the Engineers Club in Dayton where Dr. Barry Farmer from AFRL / WAPFB will join us and he will describe some of the current activities in polymers, biopolymers, composites and nanotechnology in Dayton where the scientists and engineers in his organization are truly world leaders.

Sincere best wishes,

Steve

Stephen J. Clarson BA DPhil CChem FRSC