Topics & Programme

Latest news from the TMG - October 2025

We are pleased to announce that The University of Reading has been confirmed as the host of TAC 2026.

We will provide regular updates as the programme fills, if you're interested in presenting please get in contact and submit an abstract.

Monday 30th March 2026

Monday we kick off the conference with the return of the TMG's short course, ideal for those new to thermal methods, those wanting a refresher, and anyone interested in learning different approaches to thermal methods.

The sessions are rich in content and cover key techniques including differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), hyphenated methods, isothermal calorimetry, thermal microscopy (TM), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and much more. To conclude the training session members of the TMG will run a Q&A panel for attendees to ask their questions or pitch any problems they may be having with their own work/research.

Please note, once registration opens places are limited so early registration is encouraged.

Tuesday 31st March - Wednesday 1st April 2026

Tuesday and Wednesday the TMG kicks off the main conference with sessions covering the following topic areas: pharmaceutical development, food science, stability testing, energetic materials, polymers, metals, applications in aerospace and automotive industries, and many more.

A full programme of the conference can be found on our new website/app dedicated to our TAC conference - TAC 2026 please use this link as a digital programme for the duration of the event.

Confirmed Presenters Include:

Plenary Lecture – Heat3D System, Grant Henshaw, University of Salford
Thermolens for Angular Harmonic Analysis of Infrared Thermal Fields During Dynamic Heating for Material Class Discrimination, Hisham Al-Obaidi, University of Reading
Curve Fitting and Parametrisation of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis Data, John Duncan, Lacerta Technology Ltd
Benchtop NMR – The Forgotten Thermal Method?, Bill MacNaughtan, University of Nottingham
Towards Cure Cycle Optimisation of an Epoxy Resin in Highly Filled Composites, Anya Gannon, AWE / University of Manchester
Thermal Analysis of Oxidised Polyacrylonitrile Feedstock Materials, Madeleine Stych, AWE / University of East Anglia
Supramolecular Polymer Networks, Alarqam Tareq, University of Reading
Investigation of Stability of Iron (II) Sulphate Heptahydrate, Gabriele Sumanskaite, University of Leeds
The Importance of Thermal Analysis in Structural Crystallography, Kenneth Shankland
Mapping the Polymorphic Landscape of Mirabegron Edisylate using Thermal Analysis and X-Ray Diffraction, Paul Lewis, Veranova
Unmasking Lactose: Using Thermal Analysis to Resolve Hidden Instabilities in a 'Simple' Pharmaceutical Excipient, Paul Royall, King's College London
Phase Identification of Spray-Dried Solid Dispersions with Thermal Analysis, Thomas Hibbard, King's College London
Thermal Conductivity as a Structural Probe: From Pharmaceutical Solids to Biological Tissues, Mattias Gustavsson, Hot Disk AB, Sweden
Application of TGA for Rapid Screening of Thermal Stability of Silicones, Holly McPhillips, AWE
The Application of Thermal Analysis to Astrobiology and Extreme Environment Biophysics, Stewart Gault, University of Edinburgh
Lifetime Prediction of Cultural Heritage Materials, Marianne Odlyha, Birkbeck University of London
Collagen Processing: Observing the Change in Thermal Characteristics, Maurice Chrupek, Devro
Thermal Analysis and Remarkable Properties of Peptide Glasses, Ian Hamley, University of Reading
Thermal Analysis Integration with Lab Robotics: Past, Present and Future, Patrick Courtney, King's College London

Additionally we have a number of presentations from our excellent team of manufacturers, showcasing a range of recent instrumental developments and their applications.