SUNDAY |
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Amphiphilic Copolymers and Self-assembly |
| Discussion Leader: Adi Eisenberg (McGill University) |
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Mathieu Joanicot (Rhodia-Centre de Recherche d'Aubervilliers)
"Self-assembly and dispersion of amphiphilic diblock copolymers" |
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Stephen Webber (University of Texas, Austin)
"Graphoepitaxy Control of the Deposition of Cationic Polymer Micelles on SiO2 Surfaces" |
MONDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:45 am | Photo |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Fundamental Aspects of Polyelectrolytes - I |
| Discussion Leader: Monica Olvera de la Cruz (Northwestern University) |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Michael Rubinstein (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
"Theory of Hydrophobic Polyelectrolytes" |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:30 am | Hans-Joerg Limbach (Max Planck Institute, Mainz)
"Polyelectrolytes under Poor Solvent Conditions. Simulations vs. Theory" |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Michel Rawiso (CNRS, Strasbourg)
"SAXS and SANS Studies of Hydrophobic Polyelectrolytes" |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| Organizers: Robert B. Moore (University of Southern Mississippi) & Gero Decher (Charles Sadron Institute) |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Supramolecular Complexes |
| Discussion Leader: Patrick Mather (University of Connecticut) |
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Vance Bergeron (ENS, Lyon)
"Surface Gels from Mixtures of Polyelectrolytes and Oppositely Charged Surfactants"
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8:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Joachim Rädler (University of Munich)
"Ionic Networks Made of DNA and Cationic Surfactants " |
TUESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Polyelectrolyte Multilayers and Brushes |
| Discussion Leader: Christopher Barrett (McGill University) |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Michael F. Rubner (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Reversible Swelling Transitions in Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: Applications from Photonics to Biomaterials "
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10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:30 am | Helmuth Möhwald (Max Planck Institute, Golm)
"Intelligent Polyelectrolyte Micro-and Nanocapsules" |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Wilhelm Huck (Cambridge University)
"Controlled Growth of Polyelectrolyte Brushes; a Route toward Nano-actuators" |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| Organizers: Robert B. Moore, Gero Decher |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Fundamental aspects of Polyelectrolytes - II |
| Discussion Leader: Paul Dubin (Purdue University) |
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | David Hoagland (University of Massachusetts)
"Assessment of Polyelectrolyte Charge by Electrophoretic Methods" |
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Ferenc Horkay (National Institute of Health)
"Volume Transition Induced by Cation Exchange in Synthetic and Biopolymer Gels" |
WEDNESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Membranes and Fuel Cells |
| Discussion Leader: Tim Peckham (Ballard Power Systems, Inc.) |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | James E. McGrath (Virginia Tech)
"Synthesis and Characterization of New Polymer Electrolyte Membranes by Direct Copolymerisation" |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:30 am | Robert B. Moore (University of Southern Mississippi)
"Phase Behavior in Poly(Vinylidine Fluoride)/Perfluorosulfonate Ionomer Blends" |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Short presentations from the poster session |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| Organizers: Robert B. Moore, Gero Decher |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Membranes and Fuel Cells- II |
| Discussion Leader: Morton H. Litt (Case Western Reserve University) |
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Hans-Peter Brack (Paul Scherrer Institute)
"Radiation-Grafted Membranes: Investigations of Structure-Property Relationships and Fuel Cell Performance" |
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Anne M. Mayes (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Membrane Applications of Ion-containing Block and Graft Copolymers |
THURSDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | New Perspectives on Ionomer Materials - I |
| Discussion Leader: Gérard Gébel (CEA, Grenoble) |
9:00 am - 10:00 am | Samuel Trevino (U.S. Army Research Labs)
"SANS Studies of Nafion " |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:30 am | Bret Chisholm (General Electric Co.)
"Nanocomposites for Sulfonated Poly(butylene terephthalate)" |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Shoichi Kutsumizu (Gifu University)
"Ionic Aggregates in Ethylene Ionomers" |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| Organizers: Robert B. Moore, Gero Decher |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | New Perspectives on Ionomer Materials - II |
| Discussion Leader: Yoshiharu Tsujita (Nagoya Institute of Technology) |
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Sia Nemat-Nasser (University of California, San Diego)
"Nanomechanics of Actuation of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites" |
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Robert A. Weiss (University of Connecticut)
"New Opportunities in Ionomer Blends" |
FRIDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |