Three and a half days, eight posters, 30 presentations, and 150 satisfied attendees made for a very successful FLAME conference!

27: The number of times guests have been welcomed to the Conference on Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials.

Today marks the 46^th year of the “Earth Day” movement. As a child you might have participated in a school play on recycling, made an Earth out of clay in art class, planted a tree, or at some point did all three! As an adult, if the “green initiative” isn’t part of your everyday life, April 22^nd may come and go without giving any thought to Earth Day.