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 |
Macromolecular Nanomaterials
Discussion Leader: Joseph Patterson (University of California, Irvine, USA)
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7:40 pm - 8:20 pm |
Chad Mirkin (Northwestern University, USA)
"Tip- and Polymer-Directed Synthesis of Nanoclusters"
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8:20 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:15 pm |
Arthi Jayaraman (University of Delaware, USA)
"Linking Polymer Architecture and Solvent Quality to Nanoscale Structure and Thermodynamics in Polymer Solutions Using Theory, Simulations and Experiments"
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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 |
Next-Generation Biomaterials
Discussion Leader: Stefanie Sydlik (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Bradley Olsen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Designing Bioactive Materials Using Protein Design"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
John Matson (Virginia Tech, USA)
"Macromolecular and Supramolecular Materials for Signaling Gas Delivery"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Matthew Gibson (University of Warwick, United Kingdom)
"Extremophile-Inspired Biomaterials for Biologic Storage"
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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 challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Emily Pentzer (Texas A&M University, USA) and Rebekka Klausen (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
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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 |
Light-Driven Polymerization and Functionalization
Discussion Leader: Athina Anastasaki (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Cyrille Boyer (University of New South Wales, Australia)
"Visible Light a Powerful Tool for Polymer Synthesis"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Christopher Bowman (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
"Photoinitiated Dynamic-Covalent Chemistry in Polymer Networks"
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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 |
Self-Assembly for Structured Materials
Discussion Leader: Jennifer Laaser (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Daniel Savin (University of Florida, USA)
"Morphology Transitions in Responsive Block Copolymers: Incorporating Molecular Probes and Triggers"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Ryan Hayward (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
"Soft Ionic Diodes at the Interface of Ionic Liquid Networks"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Chinedum Osuji (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
"Organizing Block Copolymers Using Liquid Crystals"
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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 |
Frontiers of Polymer Synthesis
Discussion Leader: Dominik Konkolewicz (Miami University (Ohio), USA)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Eva Harth (University of Houston, USA)
"Alpha-Olefins and Vinyl Polar Monomers: Bridging the Gap for Next-Generation Polymeric Materials"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
"Why Do We Care About More Active Catalysts for ATRP?"
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9:10 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 |
Polymer Composites for Sensing and Responsive Soft Materials
Discussion Leader: Will Gutekunst (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
LaShanda Korley (University of Delaware, USA)
"Interplay of Assembly, Alignment and Architecture in Biologically-Inspired Polymer Composites"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Shiyong Liu (University of Science and Technology of China, China)
"Precision Chemistry Towards New-Generation Smart Functional Materials"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 12:10 pm |
Emily Pentzer (Texas A&M University, USA)
"Architecting Functional Composites Using 2D Particle Surfactants"
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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 |
Optoelectronic Polymers
Discussion Leader: Darryl Boyd (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Dwight Seferos (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Redox-Active Polymers and Frameworks"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Brett Helms (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
"Macromolecular Nanoionics for Electrochemical Energy Storage"
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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 |
Grand Challenges in Soft Matter Chemistry
Discussion Leader: Frank Leibfarth (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:40 am |
Nathan Gianneschi (Northwestern University, USA)
"Electron Beam, Meet Soft Matter: Dynamics, Structure and Reactions by Liquid Phase and High Throughput TEM"
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9:40 am - 10:00 am |
Discussion
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Jeannette Garcia (IBM, USA)
"Addressing Environmental Challenges with Chemistry in Industry Research"
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11:10 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:50 am |
Jeffrey Ting (University of Chicago, USA)
"Custom-Built Polyelectrolytes Can Unravel the Birth, Life and Death of Complex Assemblies"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm |
Jill Williamson (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Amidyl Radical-Mediated Polyolefin C-H Functionalization"
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12:20 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 |
Keynote Session: Functional Polymers for Smarter Materials
Discussion Leader: Philip Costanzo (California Polytechnic State University, USA)
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7:30 pm - 8:10 pm |
Alexander M. Cruickshank Lecture: Karen Wooley (Texas A&M University, USA)
"Natural Product-Derived Functional Polymer Materials"
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8:10 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 9:10 pm |
Matthew Becker (University of Akron, USA)
"Post-Operative Pain Management with Drug-Eluting Degradable Polymer Meshes"
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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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