PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Ruifeng Liang, December 2008

 

 

1. Memberships

 

Society of Plastics Engineers, Member, 2002-

 

The Society of Rheology, Member, 1993-

 

International Polymer Processing Society, Member, 1993-

 

Chinese Society of Rheology (CSR), Member, 1985-; Executive Committee Secretary, 1995-1997; Executive Committee Member, 1997-2002

 

Chinese Chemical Society (CCS), Member, 1985-

 

Chinese Society of Particuology, Member, 1997-

 

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member, 1996- 1998

 

British Society of Rheology, Member, 1993-1997

 

IUPAC, Member, 1993-1997

 

2. Session, Symposium, Conference Organization

 

Help with NSF I/UCRC CICI - Industrial Recruitment Meeting, Oct 21-22, 2008, Cheat Lake-MGW, WV

 

Help with US-India Workshop on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites: Developing Research and Educational Programs (Mumbai, India; February 6-9, 2008, sponsored by NSF; Dr. A. Selvam, FRP Institute, India)

 

Organization Committee, “The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on Rheology (PRCR4)”, Purple Mountain Hotel, Shanghai, China, August 7-11, 2005

 

Co-Chair, Symposium on Polymer Melts, Multi-phase Polymer, Composite and Nanocomposite Melts, PRCR4, Shanghai, China, August 7-11 2005

 

Post-Conference Lab Tour, “Polymer Composites III 2004 –Transportation Infrastructure, Defense and Novel Applications of Composites”, Morgantown, WV, March 30-April 1, 2004

 

Short Course Chairman, “Experimental and Applied Rheology”, Chinese Society of Rheology, August 29 – September 3, 1997, Beijing, China

 

Session Chairman, “Polymer Processing Session / National Symposium on Polymers”, October 1997, Hefei, China

 

Symposium Chairman, “Gas-Assisted Injection Molding”, March 23-26, 1997, Beijing, China

 

Organization Committee, “5th National Symposium on Rheology,” November 1996, Beijing, China

 

Symposium Chairman, “Gas-Assisted Injection Molding”, March 23, 1996, Beijing, China

 

3. Workshops, Panels

 

Participation in US Army Corps Engineers Composite Durability Workshop, Champaign, IL, June 24-25, 2008

 

Participation in NSF- Indo American Joint Ventures (Mumbai, India; February 6, 2008)

 

Editorial Board member, Cross-Century Polymer Science Series: Polymer Processing Principle and Technology, NSF of China, 1998-2001

 

Invited Participant, “Advances in Complex Fluids”, NSF of China, Polymer Division, Shantou, June 9-13, 1997

 

Team Expert, “The State of the Art of Gas Injection Molding in Germany, UK, and USA”, The International Scanning Study Team, Chinese Light Industry Council, November 19-December 10, 1996

 

Invited Participant, “Advances in Rheometry”, Rheometric Scientific, Inc., Singapore, July 1996

 

Invited Participants, “Frontiers in Material Science and Technology”, Young Scientists Club of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China, August 29- September 3, 1995