Virginia Tech's Macromolecules Innovation Institute is hosting its annual Adhesion Science Short Course from May 14-18, 2018. All adhesives and sealants professionals are invited to come to Blacksburg for the week to learn from some of the top professors in their fields. Participants will cover topics such as: Brief Survey of Relevant Polymer/Adhesion Terminology and Concepts, Adhesives, Sealant and Waterborne Rheology, Adsorption on Surfaces/Surface Energy, Stresses in Bonded Joints Basic Viscoelastic Experiments on Elastomers, Glasses and Semicrystalline Polymers, Fracture of Adhesive Bonds, Wood Adhesion, and much more! Your registration fee includes instruction, instruction materials, lab materials and safety equipment, lunch Monday through Thursday, breaks Monday through Friday, and the Thursday evening banquet.