RubberCon 2023 organisers issue call for papers

London – Organisers of RubberCon 2023 are inviting abstracts of presentations to be considered for inclusion in the conference programme, 10-11 May 2023 at the University of Edinburgh.

Conference themes include: Elastomer product innovations; material developments; Materials processing; Sustainability; Characterisation and testing; Modelling; and Smart materials.

Abstracts, to be written in English, can be of up to 300 words and should include the objective, methodology used and conclusions or results of the work.

Rubbercon 2023 will showcase the development of innovative technologies in academia and by industry to address the challenges facing the rubber industry, according to event chair Prof James Busfield.

The challenges include increasing requirements around the sustainability of materials and the need to minimise environmental impact, Busfield said in a statement for RubberCon.

“On top of this,” he noted, “we are asking for elastomers to work in new applications related to electrification of transportation, the expansion of the hydrogen economy, energy harvesting and energy storage.

“Some applications such as materials used in geothermal drilling or seals in the nuclear industry are also creating a demand for elastomers materials that can work in increasingly hostile environments.”

Part of an International Rubber Conference Organisation event series, RubberCon 2023 is organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) Elastomer Group.

Contact james.lee@iom3.org at the IOM3 for enquiries about RubberCon.