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Theory to Practice: Advanced Powder Characterization Workshop (TX)

Join us for this advanced Powder Characterization Workshop designed to provide both industrial scientists and academic researchers the theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills needed to analyze all types of powdered materials. Powder characterization plays a key role in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, food processing, chemicals, materials science and beyond. This workshop offers the opportunity to explore the details of powder behavior, providing practical insights and hands-on experience using latest Anton Paar instruments.

Key Highlights

  1. Fundamentals of powder properties and key parameters influencing powder behavior, such as particle size, shape, and surface area.
  2. Advanced analytical techniques including laser diffraction, dynamic image analysis, and X-ray diffraction and how these techniques can be used to investigate powder flow, cohesion, and packing properties.
  3. Hands-on sessions to analyze powder samples and interpret results under the guidance of Anton Paar’s team of scientists.
  4. Case studies and applications of powder characterization in diverse industries to optimize processes, enhance product quality, and drive innovation.
  5. Networking opportunities 

Who should attend?

This workshop is designed for scientists, engineers, and technologists who want to deepen their understanding of powder properties or explore the latest advancements in the field.

Workshop Delivery

The workshop will be delivered live by our scientists and application specialists. Lunches and coffee breaks are provided as curtesy by Anton Paar USA. 

 

Registration
Please choose to sign up for the full week of workshop or for each of the individual days of the week you would like to attend.

Dr. Abhi Shetty, Dr. Brian Rodenhausen, Semih Gulec (English)
Dr. Brian Rodenhausen (English)
Dr. Brian Rodenhausen (English)
Dr. Abhi Shetty, Dr. Brian Rodenhausen (English)
Dr. Abhi Shetty (English)
Dr. Abhi Shetty, Semih Gulec (English)

Venue: Houston, United States, Anton Paar USA Southern Regional Headquarters 3955 World Houston Pkwy, Suite 170. Houston, TX 77032
Organizer: Anton Paar USA
Costs: free
End of registration: Mar 11, 2024

Contact person and registration:
Carina Kaufmann-Fernandez
Tel.: 0804550105
carina.kaufmann-fernandez[at]anton-paar.com

Abhi Shetty

Dr. Abhishek Shetty is a Lead Scientist working at the Advanced Technical center at Anton Paar USA. Dr. Shetty received his BS degree in Chemical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Karnataka and MS and PhD from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.  Dr. Shetty has over 15 years of working experience in academia, CPG and Advanced instrumentation space. He is a named inventor on 2 US patents, has published several peer-reviewed scientific journal articles which have garnered hundreds of citations and also has presented at several scientific technical conferences.  As the Lead Scientist at Anton Paar, his responsibilities are to develop next generation materials characterization methods relevant to Anton Paar’s rheology portfolio. Dr. Shetty's work with teams spans across the globe to develop new advanced applications using advanced rheometric tools. His work has been featured in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Science Advances, Physical Review Letters (PRL), Journal of Rheology (JOR) etc.

Brian Rodenhausen

Dr. Brian Rodenhausen is the Lead Scientist in the Particle and Materials Characterization group at Anton Paar USA. His research background focused on label-free characterization of the solid-liquid interface. He received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and did post-doctoral work at UNL and the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research in Dresden, Germany.

Semih Gulec

Dr. Semih Gulec earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Gazi University in Turkey. He then went on to complete both his Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in Chemical Engineering at Lamar University in Texas. His research focused on topics like solid-liquid interface interactions, materials characterization, adhesion phenomena, tribology and the development of testing equipment to measure retention and adhesion forces between liquids and solids.
In 2019, Dr. Gulec joined Anton Paar USA as an Application Scientist. He started to provide technical expertise to the sales team and clients on techniques and instruments including Atomic Force Microscopy, Micro/Nano/Ultra-Nano Indenters, Micro/Nano Scratch testers, and Tribometers used to characterize material properties.
He has since begun contributing to Anton Paar's X-Ray Structure Analysis division, offering guidance and support on instruments like X-Ray Diffractometers, Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS), and non-ambient attachments.