March 31 – Hutchinson visit

7.30 – Departure from Belambra hotel Magendie
9.30 – Welcoming
9.45 – Hutchinson presentation
10.00 – Tire department visit
11.15 – Presentation 1: Clément Robin, Rubber basics and rheology
12.00 – Large tables
12.30 – lunch
13.30 – Presentation 2: Florence Lim, Solid state NMR for rubber characterization
14.15 – Case study: Gaétan Grimaldi d’Esdra, Rubber non-linearities and design of parts
15.00 – Break
15.30 – CRI (Research and Innovation Center) visit
17.00 – End of the visit
17.30 – Bus back to Paris

April 1 – Training Advanced Module

(to be confirmed)

8.30 – Synthesis (R. Nicolay) – Basics of polymerization
10.30 – coffee break
10.45 – Practical exercices
12.15 – lunch break
13.15 – Practical information on the chemistry of vitrimers
14.15 – Mechanics module 1 : stickiness (from barely crossliknked polymer networks to rheology and pressure-sensitive-adhesive properties)
15.45 – Mechanics module 2 : fracture of soft materials from melts to dynamically crosslinked
17.15 – break
17.25 – Molecular cooking workshop (P. Reutenauer, H. This)
19.45 – Freetime : Paris by night

April 2 – Project meeting

8.30 – Introduction
8.35 – Giusi Merola – ESPCI / Hutchinson / UCLouvain – Conceptualization and validation of Novel Vitrimer Elastomers
9.05 – Arya Vijayan – UCLouvain / UOI – Optimization of RAFT Synthesis of PS-PMMA Copolymers
9.35 – Matteo Conti – ESPCI/UCLouvain – Synthesis of well-controlled vitrimers
10.05 – coffee break
10.35 – Arcangela Russo – UOC / UCLouvain – Viscoelastic Behavior of Polystyrene Vitrimer Melt and Solutions
11.05 – Alexandros Rispo Costantinou – UN / UCLouvain – Will it split? Phase separation in polymer–vitrimer systems
11.35 – Balint Magyari – UN / UOC – Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Vitrimer Rheology
12.05 – lunch break + roundtable discussions
13.35 – Teresiana Guarino – UOC / UM – Extensional Viscoelasticity of Vitrimers and Elastomers
14.05 – Anthi Sapouna – UCLouvain / UOI – Influence of vitrimers on the dynamics and crystallization process of degraded semi-crystalline polyolefins
14.35 – Abygail Genio – ESPCI / UG – Synthesis and characterization of semi-crystalline and amorphous vitrimers for polyolefin recycling
15.05 – coffee break
15.35 – lab visits: C3M & SIMM
17.05 – Governing Board Meeting
18.35 – Wine tasting and buffet

April 3 – Project meeting

8.30 – Introduction
8.35 – Anahita Karimi – UCLouvain / UG – Evaluating the viscoelastic properties of PE vitrimers
9.05 – Stefano Chiani – UOI / ESPCI – Effect of Vitrimers on the Structure and Dynamics of High-Density Polyethylene
9.35 – Michael Danikas – UOI / UM – Molecular Dynamics in Vitrimers: Effects of Molecular Weight and Crosslinking in PnBMA and PEHMA
10.05 – coffee break
10.35 – Konstantina Lyroni – UM / UOC – Unravelling polymer dynamics via Rheo-DLS 
11.05 – Claudia Spina – ESPCI / UOC – 
11.35 – Lorenzo Santori – UG / ESPCI – Rheological and morphological investigation on polymer blends and effect of dynamic networks
12.05 – closure
12.15 – end of the meeting – sandwiches + roundtable discussions