Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Dynamic Bonds and Molecular Forces
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Mechanochemical Responses in Strained Networks"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Force Distribution Along Mechanochemically Fragmenting Chains"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Chemistry and Soft Materials
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Molecular Scale Probing of Mechanical Damage in Polymeric Materials"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Macromolecular Architectures: Synthesis and Properties"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Hysteresis and Fracture in Soft Materials"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Liquid and Solid Adhesion
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Interfaces Optimization in Saint-Gobain Products - The Example of Laminated Glass"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mechanics of Soft Materials
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Mechanical Properties of Polymer Gels with Controlled Network Structures"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Modeling Toughness of Soft Dissipative Materials"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Mechanics of Hydrogel Machines"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Soft Bioelectronic Systems: Transitions at the Rigid, Soft and Living Interfaces"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Bio-Inspired and Synthetic Reversible Adhesives"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Adhesion in Biology and Bio-Inspired Adhesion
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"New Insights on Capillary Adhesion of Nanostructured Particles Inspired by Pollen"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Tough, Strong, Resilient: Importance of Multiscale Structures, Fiber Reinforcement, and Dynamic Bonding in Biological Materials"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Wet and Dry Biological Adhesives in Complex Environments: Learning from Ants and Geckos"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
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
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Adhesives and Bond Strength
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Exploring Interface Integrity in Additive Manufacturing Processes"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Toughening Epoxies with Nanoparticles"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Chemical Equilibria in Weak Polyelectrolyte Brushes"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Preventing Adhesion of Marine Organisms by Engineering Substrate Topographies and Chemistries"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Active Interfaces Based on Hairy Hybrid Colloids: New Strategies for Smart Materials Design"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: From Soft Matter to Living Cells
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Tight Junction: Mechanics of the Tendrils of Passiflora discophora "
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Dynamic Biological Adhesives"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Particles and Cells: Eating and Dancing"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure