Abstract and Preprint Deadline:  October 17, 2011

The symposium will cover the latest advances in the synthesis, characterization and application of systems based upon the self-assembly of polymers. Recent developments in the structural control of polymeric-based systems at the molecular level have provided insight into the critical properties for application of these systems in advanced technologies. The focus of this symposium will be on new materials and chemistries that have enabled the application of self-assembled polymer and hybrid systems in the biological, renewable energy, and nanotechnology fields.

Confirmed Speakers:

Prof. Neil Ayres – University of Cincinnatti

Prof. Todd Emrick – University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Prof. Jinming Gao – University of Texas Southwestern

Prof. Ryan Hayward – University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Prof. Marc Hillmyer – University of Minnesota

Prof. Bradley Olsen – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Prof. Rachel Segalmann – University of California at Berkeley

Prof. Michael Serpe – University of Alberta

Prof. Marcus Weck – New York University

Prof. Mitchell Winnik – University of Toronto

Prof. Bin Zhao – University of Tennessee

We kindly invite you to submit oral and/or poster presentations in research areas related to this topic. Abstracts and preprints are due on October 17th, 2011 and have to be submitted through the PACS website: http://abstracts.acs.org. Please contact the organizers with any questions.

Organizers:

Prof. Stephen Boyes

Department of Chemistry

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

Phone: (303) 273 3633

E-mail: sboyes@mines.edu

Prof. William Brittain

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Phone: (512) 245 3308

E-mail: wb20@txstate.edu