SATURDAY |
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Lecture |
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Craig Hawker (University of California Santa Barbara, USA)
"Studies at the Interface of Chemistry and Materials" |
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Assembly and Structure of Biologically Relevant Polymers |
| Discussion Leader: Hilary Paulin (University of Guelph, Canada) |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Matthew Green (University of Delaware, USA)
"Solution Assemblies of Block Copolymers for Nucleic Acid and Drug Delivery"
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7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Robert Elder (University of Colorado-Boulder, USA)
"Molecular Simulation Studies of Macromolecular Binding for Drug Recognition"
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8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Macromolecular Characterization and Behavior at the Nanoscale |
| Discussion Leader: Dong Woog Lee (University of California Santa Barbara, USA) |
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Adam Raegen (University of Guelph, Canada)
"Advances in Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging Enable Quantitative Measurement of Laterally Heterogeneous Coatings of Nanoscale Thickness"
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8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Benjamin Scheinhardt (University of Konstanz, Germany)
"Single Labeled Polyethylene Nanocrystals"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
SUNDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Mechanics of Polymer Interfaces |
| Discussion Leader: Widusha Illeperuma (Harvard University, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:20 am | Chelsea Davis (ESPCI Paristech, France)
"Mechanics of Adhesive Contact"
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9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
9:30 am - 9:50 am | Xavier Banquy (University of California Santa Barbara, USA)
"Expanding the Boundaries of Biolubrication"
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9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 11:00 am | Macromolecular Synthesis for Nano and Biotechnology |
| Discussion Leader: Jiong Zou (Texas A&M University, USA) |
10:00 am - 10:20 am | Samantha McRae (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
"Functional Phosphorylcholine Polymers for Biology"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 10:50 am | Justin Poelma (University of California Santa Barbara, USA)
"Applications of a Visible Light-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization Process"
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10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentoring Session: "Career Perspectives from Academia, Industry and National Labs" |
| Arthi Jayaraman (University of Colorado-Boulder, USA), Shaun Ahn (Dow Corning Corporation, USA), and Edwin Chan (NIST, USA)
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms |
3:00 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |