Peter Votruba-Drzal

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  • PPG

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  • PPG announces partnership with U.S. Department of Energy

    Pittsburgh Business Times

    Announcement of research grant for computational modeling of adhesive durability.

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  • The future of mobility: Functional coatings enabling the mobility revolution

    Surcar Europe 2019

    FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 100 YEARS THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IS EXPERIENCING A POWERTRAIN. ELECTRIFICATION ADVANCES HAVE CAUSED A DISRUPTIVE SHIFT FROM COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY TO THE SCIENCE OF PROPULSION UTILIZING COATINGS IN BATTERIES. CONCURRENTLY, ADVANCES IN COMPUTATIONAL POWER, SENSING TECHNOLOGY, AND MACHINE LEARNING HAVE MADE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING A REALITY. COATINGS WILL PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN ENABLING SAFETY, SECURITY, AND ENHANCING THE MOBILITY ENVIRONMENT IN AUTOMOBILES AND…

    FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 100 YEARS THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IS EXPERIENCING A POWERTRAIN. ELECTRIFICATION ADVANCES HAVE CAUSED A DISRUPTIVE SHIFT FROM COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY TO THE SCIENCE OF PROPULSION UTILIZING COATINGS IN BATTERIES. CONCURRENTLY, ADVANCES IN COMPUTATIONAL POWER, SENSING TECHNOLOGY, AND MACHINE LEARNING HAVE MADE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING A REALITY. COATINGS WILL PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN ENABLING SAFETY, SECURITY, AND ENHANCING THE MOBILITY ENVIRONMENT IN AUTOMOBILES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. AUTONOMOUS AND RIDE SHARING MAY ALTER THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF VEHICLES AND HOW COATINGS SOLUTIONS WILL ENABLE NEW MIXED MATERIAL CONSTRUCTIONS. AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES MAY BE THE NORM AND THE CENTER IN THE ‘FUTURE OF MOBILITY’. THIS DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY WILL RADICALLY CHANGE THE MOBILITY INDUSTRY. PPG VIEWS COATINGS AS A FUNCTIONAL PART OF THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY, NOT ONLY BY AIDING VEHICLES TO DETECT AND BE DETECTED IN A RELIABLE FASHION, BUT ALSO BY FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALIZED AND FUNCTIONAL INTERIORS. AS SUCH, CONCEPT IDEAS SUCH AS COATINGS DETECTABLE BY SENSORS TO ENHANCE SIGNAL RELIABILITY, SENSOR-COMPATIBLE COATINGS TO DECREASE SIGNAL LOSS, EASY-TO-CLEAN COATINGS TO AVOID INTERFERENCE BY DIRT, AND PRINTED ANTENNAS TO CONNECT VEHICLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE BEEN CENTRAL IN OUR R&D EFFORTS . THIS PAPER WILL PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF OUR RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON HIGH TECH COATINGS TO ENABLE THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY. THE PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE MORE DETAILS OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THESE COATINGS.

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  • PPG looks beyond the exterior

    Automotive News by Jack Walsworth

    A view of how PPG is leveraging technologies beyond the exterior of vehicles.

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  • Transforming Coating Science for the Vehicles of the Future

    R&D Magazine

    Article summarizing opportunities for new coating functionality in the automotive industry

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  • Coating Innovation Opens the Door to EV battery Real Estate

    Automotive World by Megan Lampinen

    PPG speaks to Megan Lampinen about how vehicle electrification hinges on the functionality and the performance of battery coating.

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  • Inside PPG’s secretive R&D lab, where paint giant creates high-tech coatings to aid self-driving cars

    GeekWire

    A view inside PPG's R&D facility and highlights of multi-functional coatings for Future Mobility

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  • Sarah Heinz House

    Board Vice Chair

    - Present

  • American Chemical Society

    Member

  • Materials Research Society

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