MoDeSt Society Registration Office is:

  • University of Palermo
  • Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, Aerospaziale, dei Materiali
  • Viale delle Scienze
  • 90128 Palermo
  • Italy

The MoDeSt Society has the following general goals:

  • Promoting applied research in University laboratories, in public organisations and in industry;
  • Spreading scientific information;
  • Encouraging teaching of modification, degradation and stabilisation of polymers.

In particular, the Society aims to encourage:

  • Communication and transfer of information between specialists of different scientific aspects of processes for modification, degradation and stabilisation of polymers;
  • The establishment of links between industry and public research laboratories;
  • The acknowledgement of the importance of teaching, research and development in the field of modification, degradation and stabilisation of polymers;
  • The stimulation of common projects or networks in this area;
  • Co-operation with other national and international organisations involved in fields relevant to the modification, degradation and stabilisation of polymers.

The Society aims are further supported by:

  • The organisation of meetings in the form of scientific congresses;
  • The organisation of workshops or informal conferences;
  • The holding of courses or tutorials or seminars;
  • The sponsoring and publicity of meetings arranged by other organisations
  • The encouragement of mutual exchanges of scientists and engineers;

The Society Statutes can be obtained by request