Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Atlântico Buzios Convention & Resort

The Forum	focus is on characterization of advanced polymer materials and nanomaterials and smart materials as well.
The Tutorial	will include: scanning and transmission electronic microscopy, tribology, liquid chromatography, rheology-thermal analysis, dielectric properties, dynamic mechanical testing.

POLYCHAR-15 World Forum on Advanced Materials was held in Búzios, Brazil, on April 17-20, 2007. It was preceded by the 15th Polymer Characterization Tutorial on Monday April 16, 2007. The venue for both was the Atlântico Búzios Convention & Resort (www.atlanticobuzios.com.br). The Forum was followed by optional excursions in nearby Rio de Janeiro on April 21 and 22.

Information about POLYCHAR 16
in 2008 and future years:

www.unt.edu/POLYCHAR/

See Buzios

Armacao beach

Local organizing committee

Elizabete Lucas (IMA/UFRJ) – Coordinator
Dellyo R. S. Alvares (CENPES/PETROBRAS)
Dilma A. Costa (IT/UFRRJ)
Márcia C.Amorim (IQ/UERJ)
Marcia C. Delpech (IQ/UERJ)
Márcia G. Oliveira (INT/RJ)
Marcos L. Dias (IMA/UFRJ)
Ruben Sanchez (SEPOL/UENF)
Sylvia Teixeira (CENPES/PETROBRAS)

polychar15@ima.ufrj.br

Financial support
PETROBRAS, CNPq, FAPERJ, CAPES, dpUnion, VARIAN, IUPAC and IMA/UFRJ

Boat trips mmmmmmm

See the hotel

Created and mantained by Esperanza Amelia V. Roldán - IMA/UFRJ/Brasil