Join us on October 9th and 10th to take an in-depth look at advancing your knowledge of surface science. Whether you were missing from your company's initial trainings, looking to expand on your basic knowledge or ready to learn new skills in order to fully utilize your KRUSS software and instrumentation, this two day workshop is a great opportunity to do it all.

The workshop will include both discussions on scientific methods and theories as well as hands-on training with the software and instruments. The keynote speakers include Dr. Pirouz Kavehpour from UCLA's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Dr. Sindy Tang from Stanford University's Department of Engineering.

Day 1 will primarily focus on liquids during the discussions and hands-on portions, while Day 2 will primarily focus on substrates. Each day will begin with our keynote speakers' presentations, followed by presentations on the theory and practical examples of various measuring techniques. The afternoon will be soley dedicated to hands-on work in the lab with various KRUSS instrumentation.

A general overview of topics that will be covered during this two-day course include but are not limited to:

Liquids (Day 1):
Surface tension by Wilhelmy plate
Interfacial tension by DuNuoy ring
Critical Micelle Concentration
Interfacial tension by Spinning Drop Tensiometry
Dynamic surface tension by Bubble Pressure
Dynamic interfacial tension by Drop Volume Tensiometry
Surface tension by Pendant Drop
Rheology by Oscillating Drop
One-on-One sessions with an industry expert (available by request)

Substrates (Day 2):
Contact angle / Surface Free Energy (SFE) by goniometer (Drop Shape Analysis Instrumentation)
Contact angle / SFE by goniometer (Mobile Surface Analyzer Instrumentation)
Contact angle / SFE by Washburn
Contact angle of absorbing substrates
Advancing / receding contact angle (Drop Shape Analysis Instrumentation)
Advancing / receding contact angle (K-Force Tensiometer Instrumentation)
Contact angle with captive bubble
Dispersion
One-on-One sessions with an industry expert (available by request)

Certificates of completion will be awarded.

Attendees can reach out to Leland Brasher (lbrasher@krussusa.com) prior to the seminar if they have samples they would like to see run as part of the hands-on sessions.

If you would like to pay for tickets via a purchase order, please send an email to srosenfeld@krussusa.com and indicate which day(s) you would like to attend.

Breakfast and lunch are included. For dietary or allergy restrictions, please contact Samantha Rosenfeld (srosenfeld@krussusa.com) to discuss alternative options.