Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Active Matter Assembly
Discussion Leader: Sho Takatori (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Kyle Bishop (Columbia University, United States)
"Quincke Oscillators: Dynamics, Synchronization, and Assembly of Self-Oscillating Colloids"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Hierarchical and Designer Polyelectrolyte and Protein Materials
Discussion Leaders: Kevin Shen (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Sophie van Lange (Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands)
"Compleximers: Malleable and Recyclable Plastics Based on Ionic Interactions"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Kyeong-jun Jeong (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea)
"Effect of End-Group Chemistry on Ion Transport Mechanisms in Polymer Electrolytes"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Raviteja Kurapati (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
"Effect of Hydrophobicity, Stereochemistry and Interface Concentration on Structure of Polycarboxylic Acid Adsorbed at Oil-Water Interface"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Jussara Penido (UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas , Brazil)
"Effect of Multiphase Coacervation on Complex Coacervate Core Micelles Formed by Surfactant and Polyelectrolytes"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Saehyun Choi (Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, United States)
"Complex Coacervates as Model Prebiotic Compartments for RNA"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Aman Agrawal (University of Houston, United States)
"Controlling and Patterning Polyelectrolyte Liquid Droplets with Electric Field"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Non-Equilibrium Dynamics and Emergent Behaviors
Discussion Leaders: Dengpan Dong (Oak Ridge National Lab, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Sophie Marbach (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, United States)
"The Nanoscale Caterpillar: How to Achieve Precise Motion with Random Sticky Feet"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Federico Paratore (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
"Reconfigurable Microscale Flows and Active Colloids using Dynamic Modulation of Zeta Potential"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Alex McGlasson (University of Massachusetts Amherst - Polymer Science and Engineering, United States)
"Investigating Time-Dependent Active Motion of Janus Micromotors using Dynamic Light Scattering"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Jonathan Raybin (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Phase Behavior of Colloidal Monolayers at the Interface of an Ionic Liquid Droplet with Tunably Perturbative Scanning Electron Microscopy"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Haichao Wu (Harvard University, United States)
"Nanoparticle Tracking to Probe Transport in Porous Media"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Michael Burroughs (Stanford University, United States)
"Gelation Dynamics during Photocrosslinking of Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Paths after Graduate School
This session features speakers in our subject matter area who are experts in transitioning from a Ph.D. to a successful career in industry, academia, and/or National Lab.
Discussion Leader: Laura Alvarez-Frances (University of Bordeaux/ CNRS, France)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Navigating a Rewarding Research Career
Marco Caggioni (The Procter & Gamble Company, United States)
Yun Liu (National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States)
Danielle Mai (Stanford University, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
