Members of the Program Committee are responsible for suggesting organizing symposia at ACS National Meetings. We seek a diversity of disciplines and especially members of the Polymer Division who will bring a fresh perspective to programming. If you are interested, please contact one of the current Chairmen for more information.

General Papers

Dr. Dana Garcia, Arkema Inc., 900 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA ; Phone: (610) 878-6731, Fax: (610) 878-6196 dana.garcia@arkemagroup.com   

Both a standard ACS abstract and Polymer Preprint are required for all papers given in regular (non-award) Polymer Division Symposia at National Meetings.

Abstract Submission

Starting with the Spring 2010 meeting in San Francisco, the OASYS system for Abstract submission for National ACS meetings has been replaced with  PACS (ACS Program and Abstract Creation System ).

Abstracts should be submitted through PACS, available at the ACS meetings page . Upon abstract submission, a record number will be assigned, which must be used to submit a preprint (this ensures that abstract and preprint are linked).

An abstract must be submitted prior to submitting a preprint (see above).

The Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., in cooperation with the ACS Membership and Publications Divisions, now offers online preprint submission through PACS

An electronic preprint should be prepared as a word processing document using the POLY2000 Preprint Template available at the Polymer Preprints page. The word processing document file should not be submitted by e-mail or on diskette; it must be submitted through OASys, at which time it will be automatically converted into PDF format and made viewable by the authors. Until the preprint submission close date, the authors may re-transmit as many revised drafts as necessary until the PDF document conforms to the required preprint format. After preprint submission close date, the PDF file will be reviewed online by the Symposium organizer. Upon approval by the organizer, the preprint file will be forwarded to the preprint editors for final acceptance.

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San Francisco, CA (March 21-25, 2010)

Deadline for Abstracts and Polymer Preprints: Oct. 19, 2009.*

*for general papers and some symposia (some symposium organizers may set an earlier deadline).

Note: PACS opens Aug 24th, 2009 and closes Oct 19th, 2009

THE POLY/PMSE PLENARY LECTURE AND AWARD RECEPTION IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING, March 24, 2010, 5:30PM-8:00PM.  Continental 6, Hilton Union Square Todd A. Werpy, Vice President of Research, Archer Daniels Midland Company will deliver a plenary lecture (at 6:15 PM) entitled "Opportunities for renewable chemicals: Impact and needs"

Engineering the Biology-Materials Interface
Vincent Rotello, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.

Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research
H. N. Cheng, Research Center, Hercules, Incorporated, 500 Hercules Road, Wilmington, DE 19808-1599; Christopher J. Ellison, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, CPE 3.418, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0400, Austin, TX 78712; Timothy E. Long, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061; Erica H. Martin, Rohm and Haas Company, 727 Norristown Rd, Spring House, PA 19477.

General Topics in the Characterization of Polymers
Dana Garcia, ASR, Atofina Chemicals Inc, 900 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406.

General Topics in the Design and Synthesis of Polymers
Dana Garcia, ASR, Atofina Chemicals Inc, 900 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406; Donna J. Nelson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019.

Nanostructured Polymers

Alan Hopkins, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd. m/c 127-72, Pasadena, CA 91125; Alejandro Briseno, Polymer Science & Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 120 Governors Drive, Conte, Amherst, MA 01003; Randy M. Villahermosa, Space Materials Laboratory, The Aerospace Corporation, 2350 E. El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo, CA 90245; Sara R. Halper, Space Materials Lab, The Aerospace Corporation, 2350 E. El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo, CA 90245.

Nanoscience in Polymer Chemistry
Donna J. Nelson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019.

Nonconventional Functional Block Copolymers
Patrick Theato, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, Mainz 55099 Germany; Andreas F. M. Kilbinger, Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, Mainz 55099 Germany; E. Bryan Coughlin, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 120 Governor's Drive, Amherst, MA 01003-4530.

Polymer Innovations and the Global Economy: Sustainability Challenges and Commercial Opportunities
Rigoberto Advincula, Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, 136 Fleming Building, Houston, TX 77204-5003; Dennis W. Smith Jr., Department of Chemistry, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0973; Kathleen O. Havelka, kT Innovations, 9559 Brayes Manor Drive, Mentor, OH 44060.

Polymer Membranes and Thin Films for  for Energy Applications
Michael A. Hickner, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 310 Steidle Building, University Park, PA 16802; Qing Wang, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, Room 305, Steidle Building, University Park, PA 16802.

Renewable and Sustainable Polymers
Gregory F. Payne, Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, University of Maryland, 6138 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, MD 20742-4450.

Synthetic and Biological Macromolecules for Emerging Nanotechnologies III
Steve Clarson, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering, 2901 Woodside Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0018; Siddharth V. Patwardhan, Biomolecular and Materials Interface Research Group, Nottingham Trent University, School of Biomedical and Natural Sciences, Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS United Kingdom; Kiyotaka Shiba, Department of Protein Engineering, Cancer Institute, CREST/JST, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo 135-8550 Japan; Ichiro Yamashita, Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, 3-4 Hikaridai, Seika, Kyoto 619-0237 Japan.

Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science
Sarah E. Morgan, School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, The University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Dr., #10076, Hattiesburg, MS 39406; Sergei Nazarenko, School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406.

ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry: Symposium in Honor of Timothy P. Lodge

Monday, March 22, 2010.  8:30AM-12:00PM and 1:30PM-4:30PM.  Continental Ballroom 4, Hilton Union Square

Advances in Water Purification

Paul J. Flory Polymer Educational Award Symposium in Honor of Harry R. Allcock

Tuesday, March 23, 2010.  1:00PM-4:30PM.  Union Square 15/16, Hilton Union Square

Co-sponsored symposia

"100 + Years of Plastics.  Leo Baekeland and Beyond"

Sponsored by HIST

E. Thomas (Tom) Strom

Boston, MA (August 22-26, 2010)

Deadline for Abstracts and Polymer Preprints: March 22, 2010

Note: PACS opens January 25th, 2010 and closes March 22, 2010

THE POLY/PMSE PLENARY LECTURE AND RECEPTION IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 

Theme: Chemistry for Preventing and Combating Disease  

(Session contact information)

Bioactive Polymers and Polymer Surfaces (Thompson Mefford, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Melissa Grunlan)

Industrial Polymer Scientist Award