Conference Program
 
Polymers (West)
(This meeting is currently known as "Macromolecular Materials")
January 7-12, 2007
Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express
Ventura, CA
Chair:
Jimmy W. Mays

Vice Chair:
Darrin J. Pochan
Related Meeting Information
The Polymers (West) Gordon Research Conference was held in conjunction with the Polymers (West) Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar. Please refer to the Polymers (West) GKRS web page for more information.
SUNDAY
4:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmWelcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff
7:40 pm - 9:30 pmAdvances in Polymer Characterization
Discussion Leader: Jimmy Mays (University of Tennessee / Oak Ridge National Lab)
7:40 pm - 8:25 pmTaihyun Chang (Postech, Korea)
"Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography for Polymer Characterization"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pmDiscussion
8:35 pm - 9:20 pmSimon Ross-Murphy (King's College, UK)
"Chain Stiffness Estimation for Water-Soluble Polysaccharides"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:30 amGroup Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pmRheology, Gels, Microfluidics
Discussion Leader: Willem de Groot (Dow Chemical)
9:00 am - 9:45 amRonald Larson (University of Michigan)
"Microfluidics, Polymer Rheology, and DNA-protein Interactions"
9:45 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:15 amJulia Kornfield (Cal Tech)
"Liquid Crystal Gels"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pmEugenia Kumacheva (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Polymers and Microfluidics"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmControlled Polymer Architectures
Discussion Leader: Geoff Coates (Cornell University)
7:30 pm - 8:15 pmRobert Grubbs (California Institute of Technology)
"Synthesis of Polymers with Well-defined Structures"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pmNikos Hadjichristidis (University of Athens, Greece)
"New Polymers from Old Monomers"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmPolymers for Microelectronics and Optics
Discussion Leader: Christine Landry-Coltrain (Kodak)
9:00 am - 9:45 amLynn Loo (University of Texas)
"Engineering Water-Dispersible, Directly- Patternable Conductive Polyaniline"
9:45 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:15 amNed Thomas (MIT)
"Deaf, Blind and Tough - Having Fun with Periodic Polymers"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pmKen Carter (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
"Polymer-Polymer Graft Interface at Surfaces: New Routes toward Unique Materials"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmBlock Copolymers
Discussion Leader: Erica Martin (Rohm and Haas)
7:30 pm - 8:15 pmYves Gnanou (University of Bordeaux)
8:15 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pmBarney Grubbs (Dartmouth)
"Assembling Nanometer-scale Materials from New Block Copolymers"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmNanoparticles and Nanotechnology
Discussion Leader: Guojun Liu (Queen's University, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:45 amSergei Sheiko (University of North Carolina)
"Adsorption-Induced Mechanochemistry: Physical Principles and Molecular Design"
9:45 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:15 amChris Soles (NIST)
"Stresses and Viscoelastic Effects in Nanoimprint Lithography Patterning"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pmBin Zhao (University of Tennessee)
"Environmentally Responsive Hairy Nanoparticles"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmBusiness Meeting
(Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmPolymers for Energy Needs
Discussion Leader: David Lohse (Exxon / Mobil)
7:30 pm - 8:15 pmRigoberto Advincula (University of Houston)
"Conjugated Polymer Precursors: Ultrathin Films and Nanoparticles"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pmSteven Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
"Ionic, Fluorous Block Copolymers: Model Polymers for Elucidating the Role of Morphology on Proton Conduction in Fuel Cell Membranes"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmBioactive Polymers
Discussion Leader: John Pochan (Kodak / Cornell)
9:00 am - 9:45 amGreg Tew (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
"Designing Polymers with Strong Similarities to Biology"
9:45 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:15 amDarrin Pochan (University of Delaware)
"Materials for Tissue Regeneration and Beyond Through Molecular Self-Assembly"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pmGrant Smith (University of Utah)
"Molecular Simulation Studies of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles: PEO-Fullerene and PEO-Carbon Nanotube Complexes in Aqueous Solution"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmPolymer Films and Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Darrin Pochan (University of Delaware)
7:30 pm - 8:15 pmMike Kilbey (Clemson University)
"Responsive Polymer Brushes by Surface Initiated Polymerization"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pmMark Dadmun (University of Tennessee)
"Understanding Superglue Fuming to Develop Latent Fingerprints: The Polymerization of Ethylcyanoacrylate from Surfaces"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart