SUNDAY October 15, 2006
1:00 pm REGISTRATION DESK OPENS, [Registration desk will remain open throughout meeting]
2:45 pm OPENING REMARKS by CONFERENCE CHAIR
Prof. Dennis Smith (Clemson University)
3:00 pm OPENING TUTORIAL: Prof. Darryl DesMarteau (Clemson University)
"Why Fluorine? A Centennial Review since Henri Moisson's Nobel Prize for the discovery of Fluorine"
SESSION 1
Synthesis and Characterization Ð Part I
3:40 pm Dr. Bruno Ameduri (CNRS, Montpellier, France)
ÒRecent Advances in the Controlled Radical Polymerization of FluoromonomersÓ
4:30 pm BREAK
4:45 pm Prof. Mike Chung (Pennsylvania State University)
ÒSynthesis and Characterization of Fluoropolymers with High dielectric and Ferroelectric Properties Using Control Borane/Oxygen Radical InitiatorsÓ
5:15 pm Dr. Scott Schmidt (Arkema Inc)
ÒSynthesis and Applications of Fluorinated Block Copolymers using Nitroxide Mediate CRP TechniquesÓ
6:00 pm WELCOME RECEPTION
7:00 pm DINNER ON YOUR OWN
MONDAY October 16, 2006
7:15 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
SESSION 1 (continued)
Synthesis and Characterization - Part I
8:00 am Prof William Dolbier (University of Florida)
ÒNovel Fluoropolymers formed by a SRN1 Condensation Polymerization MechanismÓ
8:30 am Prof. George Kostov (CNRS, Montpellier, France)
ÒNew Fluorinated Surfactants based on 3,3,3-TrifluoropropeneÓ
8:55 am Prof. Ayusmen Sen (Pennsylvania State University)
ÒNew Fluoroalkene Copolymers through Radical PolymerizationÓ
9:20 am BREAK
SESSION 2
Environmental Impact and Regulatory Issues
9:35 am Dr. Greg Hammond (Environment Canada)
ÒFluoropolymer Regulatory Issues in North America and BeyondÓ
10:05 am Prof Jennifer Field (Oregon State University)
ÒFluorochemical Fate During Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Why it MattersÓ
10:45 am Prof. Scott Mabury (University of Toronto, Canada)
ÒTracking the Dirty Byproducts of a World Trying to Stay Clean Ð Environmental Fate of Precursor Fluorinated AlcoholsÓ
SESSION 3
Coatings and Surfaces
11:15 am Prof. Kenneth J. Wynne (Virginia Commonwealth University)
ÒFunctional Surfaces through Semifluorinated Polymer Surface ModifiersÓ
11:45 am LUNCH TOGETHER
SESSION 3
Coatings and Surfaces, contÕd
1:00 pm Dr. Joe Mabry (US Air Force Research Laboratory)
"Hydrophobic Nanocomposites Containing Fluorinated Polyhedral Oligomeric SilSesquioxanes (POSS)"
1:30 pm Prof. Atsushi Takahara (Kyushu University, Japan)
ÒPrecise Characterization of Surface Nanostructure of Highly Water Repellent Poly(fluoro acrylate)sÓ
2:00 pm Prof. Harry R. Allcock (Pennsylvania State University)
ÒHydrophobic and Superhydrophobic Surfaces from Fluorinated PolyphosphazenesÓ
2:30 pm Prof. Karen Gleason (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
ÒInitiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD) of Low Surface Energy Fluorinated Acrylic Homopolymer and Copolymer Thin FilmsÓ
3:00 pm Dr. Don Kleyer (Dow Corning USA), Dr. Peter Hupfield, (Dow Corning Ltd, UK), Dr. Yasuo Itami, Dr. Yasuhiro Nakai, and Dr. Tetsuya Masutani (Daikin Industries, Ltd., Japan)
"Perfluoropolyether Silanes, Structural Modification for Enhanced Performance as Surface Treatment Agents"
3:30 pm BREAK
3:45 pm Prof. Marek Urban (University of Southern Mississippi)
ÒSynthesis and Film Formation of F-Containing Colloidal Particles Assisted by Bio-active PhospholipidsÓ
4:15 pm Prof. Chris Ober (Cornell University)
ÒFluoropolymer Surfaces for the Biology Materials InterfaceÓ
4:45 pm Prof Joseph Schlenoff (Florida State University)
ÒFluorinated Polyelectrolyte Multilayers for Ultrahydrophobic and Biopatterned MaterialsÓ
5:15: pm Dr. Romain Severac (DuPont de Nemours, France)
ÒWater-Soluble Fluorinated Polymers: Interactions with Fluorinated SurfactantsÓ
5:45 pm Dr. Valeri Kapeliouchko (Solvay Solexis, Italy)
ÒNew Enviornment Friendly Fluoropolymer DispersionsÓ
6:15 pm DAILY SESSIONS END
6:30 pm SOCIAL AND POSTER SESSION
7:30 pm DINNER ON YOUR OWN
TUESDAY October 17, 2006
7:15 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
SESSION 4
Photonic, Optical and Electronic Applications
8:00 am TUTORIAL: Prof. John Ballato (COMSET, Clemson University)
"Fundamentals of Optical Materials: Application Specific Promises and Pitfalls"
9:00 am Dr. William Coggio (3M Company)
ÒThe Role of Low Refractive Index Fluoropolymer Acrylates in Anti-Reflective (AR) Optical FilmsÓ
9:30 am Dr. Louay Eldada (DuPont Photonics Technology)
"Advances in Fluoropolymer-Based Optoelectronics for Data Transmission, Processing, and Display"
10:00 am BREAK
SESSION 5
Structure / Property Relationships
10:15 am Prof. Timothy Romack (East Carolina University)
ÒPrecision Syntheses and Characterization of Fluorocarbon-Based Self-Assembling MaterialsÓ
10:45 am Dr. Gary Grest (Sandia National Laboratories) and Prof. Dvora Perahia (Clemson University)
ÒInterfacial Characteristics of Random Semifluorinated Diblock Co-polymersÓ
11:15 am MORNING SESSIONS END
11:45 pm LUNCH TOGETHER
SESSION 6
Synthesis and Characterization Ð Part II
1:00 pm TUTORIAL: Prof Joe Thrasher (University of Alabama)
ÒCharacterization of Perfluoroalkylethers by Matrix Assisted Laser desorption Ionization/ Time of Flight (MALDI/TOF) Mass SpectrometryÓ
2:00 pm Dr. Richard Thomas (OMNOVA Solutions Inc)
ÒCharacterization of a Poly(fluorooxetane) and Poly(fluorooxetane-co-THF) by MALDI Mass Spectrometry, Size Exclusion Chromatography, and NMR SpectroscopyÓ
2:30 pm Prof. Joe DeSimone (North Carolina State University & University of North Carolina)
ÒOrganic Delivery Vehicles for Probing and Treating Biological Systems: Adapting Fluoropolymer-based Molding Processes for Use in Nano-medicineÓ
3:00 pm Joshua Orlicki, (US Army Research Laboratory)
ÒFatty Acid Based Monomers as Replacements for Styrene in Vinyl Ester ResinsÓ
3:30 pm BREAK
3:45 pm Prof. Mark McHugh (Virginia Commonwealth University)
"Impact of Fluorination on the Solubility of Trifluorovinyl Isopropylidenediphenyl Ether Copolymers in Supercritical Fluid Solvents"
4:15 pm Prof. Paul Deck (Virginia Tech)
"A Diels-Alder Platform for Fluoropolyphenylenes."
4:45 pm Dr. Lotfi Hedhli (Arkema Group)
ÒRandomly Branched PVDF - Characterization and ApplicationsÓ
5:15 pm Prof. David Collard (Georgia Tech)
ÒPolymer and copolymer synthesis and mechanismÓ
5:45 pm Dr. Matthew Celina (Sandia National Laboratories)
ÒPolymer Performance, Degradation and Materials SelectionÓ
6:15 pm DAILY SESSIONS END
6:30 pm SOCIAL AND POSTER SESSION
7:30 pm DINNER ON YOUR OWN
WEDNESDAY October 18, 2006
7:15 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
SESSION 7
Membrane and Energy Conversion Applications
8:00 am Dr. Mike Yandrasits (3M Company)
Ò3M Ionomer for Fuel CellsÓ
8:30 am Prof. Stephen Paddison (University of Alabama, Huntsville)
ÒQM/MM Modeling of the Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid MembraneÓ
9:00 am Dr. Vincenzo Arcella (Solvay Solexis, Italy)
ÒHyflon¨ Ion Membranes and MEA Activities at Solvay SolexisÓ
9:30 am Prof. Robert B. Moore (University of Southern Mississippi)
ÒMorphological and Molecular Dynamics in Perfluorosulfonate Ionomer Membrane SystemsÓ
10:00 am Prof. Stephen Creager (Clemson University)
"Semi-fluorinated Electrolytes for Energy Conversion"
10:30 am BREAK
10:45 am Prof. Pat Cassidy (Texas State University)
ÒFluorine-Containing FDA Polyimide Membranes for Gas Separation containing NanoparticlesÓ
11:15 am Prof. Tomoyuki Suzuki (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)
ÒGas Transport Properties of Fluorine-Contained Hyperbranched Polyimide Ð Silica HybridsÓ
11:45 am Prof. Kunio Kimura (Okayama University)
ÒLow Temperature Preparation of Fluorine-containing Poly(aryl thioether)s and Conversion to Poly(aryl sulfone)sÓ
12:15pm Prof. Dennis Smith (Clemson University)
ÒTwo Polymerization Mechanisms of Aromatic TrifluorovinylethersÓ
12:45 pm CLOSING REMARKS