The links to the left give
additional information on the
Benefits
of belonging to our Industrial Liaison Program, a listing of
Current
Liaison Members, and a
"Members
Only" area where only liaison members will be able to
access a variety of materials published from the Emulsion
Polymers Institute including the most recent issue of our
Graduate Research Progress Reports (GRPR).
About the Liaison
Program...
The Emulsion Polymers Institute's
Industrial Liaison Program is one of a number of programs at
Lehigh University aimed at developing meaningful
relationships with industrial and government organizations.
In the emulsion polymers area, close working relationships
are maintained by frequent informal contacts in which
research results and applications problems are discussed.
Such dialogue provides considerable assistance to our
Liaison Program Partners and, at the same time, helps to
make our research relevant.
The primary purpose of the Emulsion
Polymers Liaison Program is to develop and carry out a
broad-based program of fundamental and applied research in
the polymer colloids field. In the past, many companies have
carried out such research in their own laboratories, but
more recently they have found it necessary to emphasize
short-term applied research. There is no question that
fundamental and applied research is needed. Indeed, many of
today's markets for emulsion polymers are based on
fundamental research done in the past, and the growth of
these markets is often dependent upon the solution of
certain fundamental problems.
Research accomplished in university
laboratories usually does not appear in the open literature
until 18-30 months after completion. Partners in the Liaison
Program receive our results much earlier in the form of
semi-annual Graduate Research Progress Reports and copies of
completed dissertations and theses. In addition, our staff
is available to discuss and review current research at any
time with our Program Partners. |
