We announce the 4th annual symposium to recognize outstanding undergraduate students in polymer science and engineering. We ask each department (e.g., chemistry, chemical engineering, or polymer/material science) to send their best undergraduate students to speak or display a poster on his or her original research in this special symposium. We would hope that the student's advisor or the Department would be able to fund the student's travel to the meeting, however limited travel awards will be available for top preprints.

Objective
This meeting is intended to provide recognition to outstanding undergraduate students in polymer science and engineering, to foster networking and exposure, to introduce opportunities in graduate research and to help develop the careers of future leaders in both academia and industry.

Awards
The top three preprints submitted will receive travel awards. Additionally, the top two outstanding posters and oral presentations will receive monetary awards.

If further funds become available, more travel awards will be distributed.

Documents Needed
Student should enter the abstract and the preprint of his or her presentation to the OASys http://oasys.acs.org , under "Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science" by October 22, 2008. Students may request poster or oral presentation.

PREPRINT is required.

Symposium Chairpersons

Sarah E. Morgan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Polymer Science
School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
University of Southern Mississippi
Phone: 601-266-5296
E-mail: Sarah Morgan@usm.edu

Sergei Nazarenko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Polymer Science
School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
University of Southern Mississippi
Phone: 601-266-5967
E-mail: Sergei.Nazarenko@usm.edu

Thank you in advance for your interest and participation. If there are any questions regarding this symposium please address them to the chairpersons.