The 2002 Paul J. Flory Education Award Symposium

In Honor of Professor Ulrich W. Suter, ETH Zurich

A Half-day Session (1 to 5 p.m.) on Monday, April 8, 2002

at the 2002 ACS Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL. USA

Opening and closing remarks by P. Smith, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Speakers:

B.E. Eichinger, Accelrys, San Diego, CA, USA

D.N. Theodorou, Univ. of Patras, Greece

K. Kremer and R. Everaers, Max Plank Institute, Mainz, Germany

G.R. Rutledge, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

M. Utz, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

U.W. Suter, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

The symposium will be followed by an Apéro - sponsored by ETH Zurich, Rektorat

Dr. Ulrich Suter received his Dr. Sc. Techn. from ETH-Zurich, Department of Chemistry in 1973. After a post-doc position at Stanford University and visiting scientist positions at IBM Almaden and msi inc. he joined the faculty of MIT in the Department of Chemical Engineering as Associate Professor.

In 1987 he became full Professor before leaving to join the ranks of the Department of Materials, Institute of Polymers at ETH-Zurich in 1988 where he remains at present.

Dr. SuterÕs research interests include macromolecular chemistry and physical chemistry of polymers, particularly structure-property relationships; polymeric materials, particularly in the predictability of properties; atomistic, molecular, and materials modeling; and application of computers in education and research. During his time at MIT, Dr. Suter along with another colleague, took the lead in establishing an interdepartmental program on polymer science and technology (PPST). He also was among the pioneers for "Project Athena" which integrated computing into undergraduate curriculum at MIT.

The coauthored/edited books "Rotational Isomeric State Models in Macromolecular Systems," "Atomistic Modeling of Physical Properties," and "Conformational Theory of Large Molecules" are regarded as having a tremendous educational impact on polymer computations and demonstrate SuterÕs dedication to write didactic material.

Regarded as "the leading practitioner of atomistic-level polymer simulations in the world today," Dr. Ulrich Suter continues to promote the education of polymer science even further as demonstrated by the MATch project. The main thrust behind the MATch initiative is to create a nationwide, high-quality web-based learning experience for students of Materials Science and Engineering (MS&E) in Switzerland.

The Division of Polymer Chemistry of the American Chemical Society congratulates Dr. Ulrich Suter on his well deserved receipt of the 2002 Paul J. Flory Award.