Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a world leader in serving science, announced it will offer a global program this year of basic rheology seminars and specialist seminars on various subjects in material characterization.

With a focus on specific applications along with hands-on instruction, these seminars are designed to help users optimize their current application as well as develop new and innovative applications. Seminars are being held at the company’s training centers in Karlsruhe, Germany, Somerset, New Jersey, Breda, Netherlands, Paris, Mumbai, India, and Shanghai, China.

At one-day compact seminars, attendees receive instruction on how rheological measuring methods can be used efficiently. Led by multidisciplinary speakers, rheological topics are either covered in general or focus on a specific application as noted in the list below.

The basic seminar "Applied Rheology" provides detailed theoretical and practical knowledge to enable attendees to carry out and interpret rheological measurements in a qualified manner. This seminar includes the following modules, which can also be booked individually: Basics and rotational testing; Thermo Scientific HAAKE RheoWin Software; Viscoelasticity, creep, and oscillatory testing.

In specialist seminars aimed at experienced or trained rheologists, renowned external speakers cover the topics of polymer rheology and extensional rheology in more detail through practical training.

In 2009, the company will offer, for the first time, rheology seminars in China and the U.K. to complement its broad international seminars program.

Compact seminar “Rheology in General”
February 26; Breda (NL); Language: English
March 3; Nantes (F); Language: French
March 5; Bordeaux (F); Language: French
March 10; Paris (F); Language: French
March 12; Strasbourg (F); Language: French
March 17; Lyon (F); Language: French
March 19; Marseilles (F); Language: French
April 10; Pune (IN); Language: English
June 9; Manchester (UK); Language: English
June 25; Breda (NL); Language: English
October 8; Breda (NL); Language: English

Compact seminar "Paints, Inks and Coatings“
April 8; Mumbai (IN); Language: English

Compact seminar "Oilfield“
April 9; Chengdu (CN); Language: Mandarin
April 16; Xian (CN); Language: Mandarin
April 23; Shanghai (CN); Language: Mandarin
May 20; Guangzhou (CN); Language: Mandarin
May 26; Karamay (CN); Language: Mandarin
May 28; Talimu (CN); Language: Mandarin
June 9; Daqing (CN); Language: Mandarin
July 7; Tianjin (CN); Language: Mandarin
July 9; Dongying (CN); Language: Mandarin

Compact seminar "Starch and Food“
April 14; Amritsar (IN); Language: English

Compact seminar "Polymers“
March 26; Beijing (CN); Language: Mandarin
April 9; Chengdu (CN); Language: Mandarin
April 16; Xian (CN); Language: Mandarin
April 16; Kolkata (IN); Language: English
April 23; Shanghai (CN); Language: Mandarin
May 20; Guangzhou (CN); Language: Mandarin

Compact seminar "Characterization of Nano and Micro Dispersions“
January 28;    Karlsruhe (GER); Language: German
April 22; Berlin (GER); Language: German

Compact seminar "Rheology and Thermal Analysis“
March 3; Düsseldorf (GER); Language: German
March 12; Hamburg (GER); Language: German
March 17; Leipzig (GER); Language: German
May 7; Greifensee (CH); Language: German
June 11; Lausanne (CH);    Language: French
July 7; Munich (GER); Language: German

Basic seminar "Applied Rheology"
February 17-19; Karlsruhe (GER); Language: German
March 3-4; Somerset (NJ/USA);    Language: English
April 21-23; Düsseldorf (GER); Language: German
June 9-10; Somerset (NJ/USA);    Language: English
June 16-18; Karlsruhe (GER); Language: German
September 15-16; Somerset (NJ/USA); Language: English
October 20-22; Karlsruhe (GER); Language: German

Specialist seminar "Polymer Rheology“
July 7-8; Karlsruhe (GER); Language: German

Specialist seminar "Extensional Rheology“
July 16; Karlsruhe (GER); Language: German

Thermo Fisher Scientific supports a wide range of industries with its comprehensive material characterization solutions. These products analyze and measure viscosity, elasticity, processability, and temperature-related mechanical changes of plastics, food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and coatings, plus a wide variety of liquids or solids. For more information, please visit www.thermo.com/mc.