Are you a knowledgeable professional with a passion for sharing your expertise in an impactful manner?
We invite you to join our team of instructors as we develop educational programs and workshops for our audience of plastics professionals seeking to enhance their work skills and abilities.
Instructors will lead workshops that break the mold, offering unique perspectives and insights that resonate with our audience. Instructors will bring innovative ideas that can help drive interest in our educational programs, while introducing novel and relevant topics, ensuring content is fresh and aligned with current needs, interests, and trends.
Ideal Candidates
We are seeking instructors who are comfortable speaking/teaching to a technical audience and are experts in their respective fields, including professors, former professors, consultants, and professionals with extensive plastics industry experience.
Authors are also welcome. If you've authored technical articles for various publications, academic and scientific journals, or have written technical books, your unique perspective and insights are highly valued.
IMPORTANT!To be considered, candidates should have 10 or more years of industry experience.
Potential Topics
We are especially hoping to identify subject matter experts in the following areas:
Artificial Intelligence: Delving into the development of new materials, enhancing polymer processing, and exploring recycling solutions.
Regulation: Examining potential bans on materials or additives, as well as the implications of single-use plastics restrictions.
Chemical Recycling and Advanced Technologies: Exploring innovations in chemical recycling and other advanced technologies for sustainable plastic practices.
Biopolymers
Failure Analysis: Understanding the root causes of failures in plastic processes and products.
Troubleshooting in Extrusion/Injection Molding: Strategies to address challenges and optimize these critical manufacturing processes.
Additives: Exploring the role and impact of various additives in plastic manufacturing.
Quality Control in Plastic Plants: Implementing effective quality control measures to ensure product integrity.
Cost Management in Plastics: Strategies for cost optimization throughout the plastic production lifecycle.
Life Cycle Assessments and Sustainability in Plastics: Evaluating the environmental impact of plastic products from production to disposal.
Eco Design in Packaging: Discussing sustainable design practices in the packaging industry.
FDA Approval for Plastic Medical Devices: Navigating the procedures and considerations for obtaining FDA approval in this specialized area.
FDA Approval for Food Contact Recycled Plastics: Exploring the intricate processes and technologies involved in gaining FDA approval for recycled plastics in food contact applications.
Have a topic you are passionate about? We are also open to your ideas!
Note that instructor positions are not full-time and are not considered employees of SPE. But we do offer compensation commensurate with experience.
SPE Workshops are typically held online, have a duration of anywhere from 4-10 hours, and may be conducted over the course of 1-4 days.
How to Apply
Please use this form to apply for an SPE instructor position. Submit your proposed workshop idea/concept, highlighting its uniqueness and relevance.
Kim McLoughlin Senior Research Engineer, Global Materials Science Braskem
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Kim drives technology programs at Braskem to develop advanced polyolefins with improved recyclability and sustainability. As Principal Investigator on a REMADE-funded collaboration, Kim leads a diverse industry-academic team that is developing a process to recycle elastomers as secondary feedstock. Kim has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Cornell. She is an inventor on more than 25 patents and applications for novel polyolefin technologies. Kim is on the Board of Directors of SPE’s Thermoplastic Materials & Foams Division, where she has served as Education Chair and Councilor.
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Gamini has a BS and PhD from Purdue University in Materials Engineering and Sustainability. He joined Penn State as a Post Doctorate Scholar in 2020 prior to his professorship appointment. He works closely with PA plastics manufacturers to implement sustainability programs in their plants.
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Tom Giovannetti holds a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Tulsa and for the last 26 years has worked for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. Tom started his plastics career by designing various injection molded products for the chemical industry including explosion proof plugs and receptacles, panel boards and detonation arrestors for 24 inch pipelines. Tom also holds a patent for design of a polyphenylene sulfide sleeve in a nylon coolant cross-over of an air intake manifold and is a Certified Plastic Technologist through the Society of Plastic Engineers. Tom serves on the Oklahoma Section Board as Councilor, is also the past president of the local Oklahoma SPE Section, and as well serves on the SPE Injection Molding Division board.
Joseph Lawrence, Ph.D. Senior Director and Research Professor University of Toledo
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Dr. Joseph Lawrence is a Research Professor and Senior Director of the Polymer Institute and the Center for Materials and Sensor Characterization at the University of Toledo. He is a Chemical Engineer by training and after working in the process industry, he has been engaged in polymers and composites research for 18+ years. In the Polymer Institute he leads research on renewably sourced polymers, plastics recycling, and additive manufacturing. He is also the lead investigator of the Polyesters and Barrier Materials Research Consortium funded by industry. Dr. Lawrence has advised 20 graduate students, mentored 8 staff scientists and several undergraduate students. He is a peer reviewer in several journals, has authored 30+ peer-reviewed publications and serves on the board of the Injection Molding Division of SPE.
Matt Hammernik Northeast Account Manager Hasco America
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Matt Hammernik serves as Hasco America’s Northeast Area Account Manager covering the states Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. He started with Hasco America at the beginning of March 2022. Matt started in the Injection Mold Industry roughly 10 years ago as an estimator quoting injection mold base steel, components and machining. He advanced into outside sales and has been serving molders, mold builders and mold makers for about 7 years.
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