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“It’s all in the Chemistry”
Please Join us for our 52nd Annual International Waterborne, High-Solids, and Powder Coatings Symposium
Hosted by the School of Polymer Science and Engineering at The University of Southern Mississippi
Join us February 23–28, 2025, in New Orleans, LA, for the 52nd Annual Waterborne Symposium!
This internationally recognized event is a premier platform for advancing eco-friendly coating technologies. The symposium showcases research from academia, government, and industry and highlights groundbreaking developments in all aspects of coatings.
Over five dynamic days, the Waterborne Symposium brings coatings experts, chemists, industry leaders, business professionals, suppliers, students, and educators together. It facilitates networking and fosters the exchange of innovative ideas and technologies. Through educational sessions and technical presentations, attendees gain insights into coating science, theory, production, and marketing, pushing the boundaries of coating performance.
The symposium is a cornerstone of the coatings industry, providing opportunities for professional growth, employee training, and collaboration. It also supports advancing academic programs and student development at The University of Southern Mississippi.
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Mission
To administer the preeminent educational/technical forum in the United States directed to the science and technology of surface coatings and to provide revenue to support and advance students at the School of Polymers and Engineering at The University of Southern Mississippi.
Over $241,000 in Undergraduate Scholarships have been awarded from Waterborne proceeds over the last 8 academic years. Thank you all for your continued support!
Who typically attends Waterborne?
Waterborne attendees typically include coatings formulators, research and development scientists/chemists, technical managers or technical sales managers in coatings or related fields, management or marketing executives, owners of small paint companies, coatings end users, coatings applicators/technicians, academicians, and students in chemistry/polymers/coatings. Most (75-85%) of Waterborne attendees are employed in private industry; the balance is academic or government.
Program Overview
Short Courses: February 23 - 25, 2025
Symposium: Wednesday, February 26 - 28, 2025
Technology Showcase Exhibit Hall: February 25 - 27, 2025
Interactive Student Poster Session: February 27, 2025