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MIT scientist and “4D Printing” pioneer, Skylar Tibbits joins Global Plastics Summit program as innovation keynote speaker

September 25, 2015 By MDO Editor

GPS 2015

presentation will inspire GPS attendees to think about new technology and its potential benefits for their business and products. So called, “4D printing” is an emerging technology that will enable manufacturers to print objects that reshape or self-assemble over time.

SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association and IHS Chemical, a global source of critical information and insight, announced that Skylar Tibbits, a research scientist in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Architecture and director of MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, will serve as the innovation keynote speaker for the upcoming 2015 Global Plastics Summit (GPS), scheduled for Oct. 28-30, 2015, in Chicago. Tibbits’ presentation is scheduled from 8:05-8:45 a.m., Friday, Oct. 30.

Titled “Next Generation Beyond: Glimpse into the Future. The Next Generation of Plastics,” Tibbits’ presentation will highlight his groundbreaking work on “4D printing” and the role the plastics industry is poised to play in the development of this new technology. His presentation will inspire GPS attendees to think about new technology and its potential benefits for their business and products. So called, “4D printing” is an emerging technology that will enable manufacturers to print objects that reshape or self-assemble over time.

“The history of plastics as a versatile material of choice bears the imprint of several important visionaries who have pushed the industry into new and exciting places while relying on plastics to solve some of the world’s most intransigent problems,” said William R. Carteaux,  president and CEO of SPI. “Skylar is a visionary who possesses the intelligence, perspective and creativity necessary to push the plastics industry into a new era of innovation and applications. We could not be more thrilled to welcome him to GPS and are certain our attendees will feel the same after hearing his presentation.”

A TED fellow and winner of the 2013 Architectural League Prize, the Next Idea Award at Ars Electronica 2013 and the Visionary Innovation Award at the Manufacturing Leadership Summit, Tibbits is the director of MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, which focuses on self-assembly and programmable material technologies for novel manufacturing, products and construction processes. Previously he has worked at a number of renowned design offices including Zaha Hadid Architects, Asymptote Architecture and Point b Design. He has designed and built large-scale installations at galleries around the world, has been published extensively in outlets such as the New York Times, Wired, Nature, Fast Company, various peer-reviewed journals and books.

“Skylar will present his impressive vision of a world in which plastic products and materials can self-assemble and transform themselves, but he’ll also inspire GPS attendees to think about the potential of the technology, and how they can innovate to help solve problems from healthcare to aging infrastructure at home and abroad,” said Nick Vafiadis, senior director of global polyolefins and plastics at IHS Chemical. “Skylar’s presentation and Q&A will be a must-see for all forward-thinking executives in the plastics industry.”

GPS 2015 will be hosted at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago, where a hotel room block has been exclusively reserved for GPS 2015 attendees. The event will open on the morning of Oct. 29, and continue until the afternoon of Oct. 30. A preliminary agenda may be accessed here.

SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association

IHS Chemical

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