As part of the Fête de la Science 2021, the Groupe Français d’Études et d’Applications des Polymères (GFP) is organizing conferences for the general public on a national scale to discover the scientific field of polymers.
In Nancy, the GFP’s Eastern section is pleased to organize a conference entitled “Étonnants Polymères” (Amazing Polymers) at the ENSIC premises, which will be hosted by Khalid Ferji and Jean-Luc Six – teacher-researchers at LCPM, and Cécile Nouvel – teacher-researcher at LRGP.
Summary:
In 2020, it was 100 years ago that Hermann STAUDINGER defined the notion of polymer chain but it was also 50 years ago that the learned society GFP (Groupement Français d’Etudes & d’Applications des Polymères) was born. It proposed to associate to this new science all those who were then interested in this poorly defined material classified among the ‘soft materials’.
Polymers have since taken a considerable place in our society. Everyone’s life is intimately associated with them through their daily activities, for example, but also through the great advances they have made in certain sectors such as health, energy, mobility or the environment. New and major challenges must now be met in order to perpetuate the use of these polymers, or plastics in common parlance, such as making them safer, more durable, more relevant in their function, and even in their capacity to be systematically recycled and recyclable, etc. Indeed, if these have become indispensable, everyone, and even more so those who have knowledge of all the expectations related to plastics such as polymerists, must respond responsibly to the major paradigms posed such as their uses and future, their presence in the environment, etc.
With realism and responsibility, the GFP polymerists invite you to question yourselves on the place of polymers in today’s and tomorrow’s society.

Compulsory health pass: You will be asked to present a health pass for this event, either in the form of a negative PCR or antigenic test less than 72 hours old, or a certificate of vaccination (complete vaccination schedule) or proof of cure (positive test dating back at least 11 days and less than 6 months).

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ENSIC website