Selected Presentations (2000- )
“Fifty Years with PVC”, American Institute of Chemists Chemical Pioneer Award address, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 9, 2019
“Ester Thiols for the Stabilization of PVC: Progress and Current Status”, presented at the 27th Annual Flexible Vinyl Products Compounders National Conference of the Society of the Plastics Industry, The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida, July 12, 2016
Keynote Address, Chemistry Commencement Exercises, Virginia Tech College of Science, Lyric Theater, Blacksburg, Virginia, May 16, 2015
“William H. Starnes, Sr.: Scientific Agricultural Education Pioneer”, presented at the Dedication Ceremony for Virginia Historical Highway Marker Z-292 titled William H. Starnes: Agricultural Educator, Ewing, Virginia, May 27, 2014
“Quo Vadis, Union Graduate?”, Commencement Address, Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky, May 4, 2013
“Poly(vinyl chloride) Degradation and Stabilization: Recent Technical Progress”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., Plenary Lecture presented at the International Conference on Innovation in Polymer Science and Technology, Bali, Indonesia, December 1, 2011
“Free-Radical Intermediates in the Nonoxidative Thermal Dehydrochlorination of Poly(vinyl chloride)”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., Elliott Weinberg Vinyl Communications Award and ANTEC Best Technical Paper Award lecture, presented at the 69th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Boston, Massachusetts, May 3, 2011
“Recent Progress in the Smoke Suppression of Poly(vinyl chloride) by Copper-Containing Additives”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., J. K. Walker, W.-K. Ho, R. D. Pike, A. G. Zestos, C. L. Grinnell, S. V. Orski, T. W. Fuller, and L. J. Vinh, presented by WHS at the 14th International Conference on Plastics Additives and Compounding, Barcelona, Spain, October 16, 2008
“The Ester Thiol Technology for the Stabilization of PVC”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., B. Du, S. Kim, V. G. Zaikov, X. Ge, E. K. Culyba, and P. M. Krai, presented by WHS at the 12th International Conference on Plastics Additives and Modifiers, Cologne, Germany, October 17, 2006
“The Ester Thiol Technology for the Stabilization and Plasticization of PVC”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., B. Du, S. Kim, X. Ge, V. G. Zaikov, and E. K. Culyba, presented by WHS at the 2nd Andean PVC Forum, Cartagena, Colombia, March 31, 2006
“Smoke Suppression and Fire Retardance of Poly(vinyl chloride) by Metal-Based Additives: Progress and Prognosis”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., R. D. Pike, A. H. Brown, T. W. Fuller, J. T. Lee, R. A. Quinlan, T. B. Showalter, K. M. Taylor, and J. Zhang, presented by WHS as the Opening Keynote Lecture for the Symposium on Flame Retardancy, 32nd Annual Conference of the North American Thermal Analysis Society, Williamsburg, Virginia, October 6, 2004
“Copper-Containing Additives for the Fire Retardance and Smoke Suppression of Poly(vinyl chloride)”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., R. D. Pike, A. H. Brown, T. W. Fuller, R. A. Quinlan, T. B. Showalter, K. M. Taylor, and J. Zhang, presented by WHS in the Symposium on Fire and Polymers, 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 23, 2004
“New Nonmetallic Additives for the Thermal Stabilization of PVC”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., Opening Plenary Lecture for 1st General Session, 2nd International Conference on Polymer Modification, Degradation, and Stabilization, Budapest, Hungary, July 1, 2002
“Heat Stabilization and Plasticization by ‘Plasticizer Thiols’, a Remarkable New Class of Nonmetallic Additives for PVC”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., B. Du, and V. G. Zaikov, presented by WHS in the International Symposium on PVC and Related Polymers: Chemistry and Applications, 222nd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, Illinois, August 30, 2001
“PVC Fire Retardance and Smoke Suppression: Mechanisms and New Approaches”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., and R. D. Pike, presented by WHS at the 8th European Conference on Fire Retardant Polymers, Alessandria, Italy, June 25, 2001
“Poly(vinyl chloride) Degradation: Recent Mechanistic Investigations”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., V. G. Zaikov, L. B. Payne, Y. Li, and X. Ge, presented by WHS in the Symposium on Durability of Plastics and Rubbers, 221st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, California, April 5, 2001
“Interaction of Antimony Oxide with a Chlorinated Organic Fire Retardant in Nylon 6,6”, W. H. Starnes, Jr., Y. M. Kang, and L. B. Payne, presented by WHS in the Symposium on Fire and Polymers, 220th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D. C., August 22, 2000