Conference Program
 
MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS

January 5-10, 2003
Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express
Ventura, CA

Chair:
Tom Russell

Vice Chair:
Edwin L. Thomas

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmInterfacial Instabilities
Discussion Leader: Chris Harrison, NIST
7:30 PMUllrich Steiner, University of Groningen
Pattern formation and Replication by Film Instabilities
8:30 PMHong H. Lee, Seoul National University
Capillary Force Lithography
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:30 amGroup Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pmNature's Way
Discussion Leader: TBA
9:00 AMDavid Tirrell, California Institute of Technology
A Protein Engineering Approach to Macromolecular Synthesis
10:00 AMCoffee Break
10:20 AMJeff Moore, University of Illinois
Reversible Polymerization Driven by Folding
11:20 AMKaren L. Wooley, Washington University in St. Louis
Complex Nanoscopic Materials as Antifouling Surfaces
12:30 pmLunch
4:00 PMPoster Session I
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmMobility
Discussion Leader: Dilip Gersappe, SUNY, Stony Brook
7:30 PMKenneth R. Shull, Northwestern University
Mobility of Gold Nanoparticles in Amorphous Polymer Melts
8:30 PMJacob Israelachvili, University of California Santa Barbara
Distinguishing Between Molecular, Surface and Bulk Effects in Adhesion and Friction of Polymer Surfaces
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmNano to Micro
Discussion Leader: Jimmy Mays, University of Tennessee Knoxville
9:00 AMAnna Balazs, University of Pittsburgh
Nano- and Micro-scale Patterns in Polymeric Systems
10:00 AMCoffee Break
10:20 AMGeorg Krausch, Universität Bayreuth
Pattern Formation in Block Copolymer Thin Films. Surface Reconstruction and Confinement
11:20 AMGuojun Liu, University of Calgary
Block Copolymer Nanofibers-Supramolecular Chains
12:30 pmLunch
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmBiologically Inspired Systems
Discussion Leader: Mary Galvin, University of Delaware
7:30 PMKa Yee Lee, University of Chicago
Block Copolymers as Membrane Sealants
8:30 PMDarrin Pochan, University of Delaware
Material Properties Through Biomolecular Design and Self-Assembly
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmDynamics
Discussion Leader: E. L. Thomas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:00 AMStephan Herminghaus, Universität Ulm
Mechanism of Pattern formation in Thin Viscoelastic Films
10:00 AMCoffee Break
10:20 AMSteve Granick, University of Illinois
From Nanofluidics to Microfluidics
11:20 AMDavid Hoagland, University of Massachusetts
Hindered Transport of Macromolecules
12:30 pmLunch
4:00 PMPoster Session II
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmThermodynamics
Discussion Leader: Peter Green, University of Texas, Austin
7:30 PMJin Kon Kim, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Closed Loop: a New Type of Phase Behavior
8:30 PMAnne M. Mayes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Progress Towards a Truly Recyclable Plastic
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmNanostructured Materials
Discussion Leader: Mark Hillmyer, University of Minnesota
9:00 AMCraig Hawker, IBM Almaden Research Center
The Role of Polymer Structure and Architecture in Nanotechnology - Why Control is Important
10:00 AMCoffee Break
10:20 AMUlrich Wiesner, Cornell University
The Role of Interfaces in Block Copolymer-Ceramic Hybrid Materials
11:20 AMLinda Schadler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Polymer Composites - Is Smaller Better?
12:30 pmLunch
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmTailored Surfaces
Discussion Leader: John Pochan, Kodak
7:30 PMManoj Chaudhury, Lehigh University
Symmetry breaking on Surfaces
8:30 PMJan Genzer, North Carolina State University
Combinatorial Polymer Brushes: Preparation and Properties
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart

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