Sunday
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2:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
Polymer Upcycling
Discussion Leaders: Megan Robertson (University of Houston, United States) and Karen Winey (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
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7:40 pm - 8:20 pm |
Gregg Beckham (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States)
"Selective Chemical Recycling of Mixed Plastics Waste"
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8:20 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:15 pm |
Linda Broadbelt (Northwestern University, United States)
"Developing Strategies for Polymer Redesign and Recycling Using Reaction Pathway Analysis"
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Group Photo
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Solid Polymer Electrolytes
Discussion Leaders: Nitash Balsara (University of California, Berkeley, United States) and Jodie Lutkenhaus (Texas A&M University, United States)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Monika Schönhoff (University of Muenster, Germany)
"Ion Transport Mechanisms and Ion Correlations in Polymer Electrolytes Elucidated by NMR Methods"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:20 am |
Jennifer Schaefer (University of Notre Dame, United States)
"Non-Solvating Single-Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes for Rechargeable Batteries"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Emmanouil Glynos (Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Greece)
"Designing All-Polymer Nanostructured Electrolytes for Energy Storage"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Moon Jeong Park (Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea)
"Bifunctional Polymer Electrolytes"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Lilo Pozzo (University of Washington, United States), Rodney Priestley (Princeton University, United States) and Arthi Jayaraman (University of Delaware, United States)
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Limits of Macromolecular Self-Assembly
Discussion Leaders: Arthi Jayaraman (University of Delaware, United States) and Lynn Walker (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Mahesh Mahanthappa (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Scale-Invariant Self-Assembly of Periodic and Aperiodic Sphere Packings in Amphiphilic Materials"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Oleg Gang (Columbia University, United States)
"Communicating With Nano-Systems: From Information-Instructed Assembly to Prescribed Transformations"
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Nanocomposites
Discussion Leaders: Russell Composto (University of Pennsylvania, United States) and Jane Lipson (Dartmouth, United States)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Michael Rubinstein (Duke University, United States)
"Rheology of Grafted Nanoparticles"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:20 am |
So Youn Kim (Seoul National University, South Korea)
"Non-Equilibrium Effect of Polymer Nanocomposites on their Structure and Properties"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Reika Katsumata (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
"“All-Interfacial” Nanocomposites as a Model System to Study Interfacial Effects on Multi-Scale Polymer Dynamics"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Marc Couty (Michelin, France)
"Reinforcement in Polymer Nanocomposites for Tyre Applications"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Novel Characterization Methods
Discussion Leaders: Christopher Soles (National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States) and Danielle Mai (Stanford University, United States)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Enrique Gomez (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"New Insights on Polymer Membranes for Aqueous Separations from Multi-Modal Electron Microscopy"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 8:50 pm |
Brian Collins (Washington State University, United States)
"Resonant X-rays for Label-Free Spatiochemical Analyses of Polymer Nanostructures and Devices"
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8:50 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Muzhou Wang (Northwestern University, United States)
"Visualizing Single Polymer Chains in the Solid State Using Super-Resolution Optical Microscopy"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Discussion Leaders: Jonathan Whitmer (University of Notre Dame, United States) and Lilo Pozzo (University of Washington, United States)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Alexander Hexemer (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States)
"Making Machine Learning Accessible for Polymer Science using Synchrotrons"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:20 am |
Debra Audus (National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States)
"Incorporating Polymer Theory in Machine Learning for Improved Prediction and Understanding"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Michael Webb (Princeton University, United States)
"Polymer Sequence and Composition Design by Machine Learning"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Venkat Ganesan (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Machine Learning Guided Design of Polymer Electrolytes"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Dynamic Networks
Discussion Leaders: Bradley Olsen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States) and Vivek Sharma (University of Illinois at Chicago, United States)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Evelyne van Ruymbeke (Univeriste catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
"Dynamics of Metallo-Supramolecular Networks: The Influence of their Building Blocks Architecture"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Jian Qin (Stanford University, United States)
"Number, Size, and Lifetime of Dynamic Clusters Near the Gel Point"
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Membranes
Discussion Leaders: Chinedum Osuji (University of Pennsylvania, United States) and Richard Register (Princeton University, United States)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Benny Freeman (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Emerging Basic Science Questions Regarding Water and Ion Transport in Polymers for Water Purification and Resource Recovery"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:20 am |
Sangwoo Lee (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States)
"Phase Separation Kinetics and States in Ion Exchange Membranes"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Miguel Modestino (New York University, United States)
"Understanding Structure and Transport Property Relationships in Membranes for Organic Electrosynthesis"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Ayse Asatekin (Tufts University, United States)
"Membranes with Controlled Selectivity and Fouling Resistance through Self-Assembly of Charged, Ampholytic, and Zwitterionic Copolymers"
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12:10 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Biomaterials
Discussion Leaders: Thomas Epps (University of Delaware, United States) and Matthew Tirrell (University of Chicago, United States)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
LaShanda Korley (University of Delaware, United States)
"Structural Interplay as a Pathway Towards Functional Biomaterials"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Sarah Heilshorn (Stanford University, United States)
"Living Composites of Cells and Adaptable, Polymeric Networks"
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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