Sunday, October 7, 2001
1:00 PM Scenic Tours of the Sonoma and Napa Valleys (optional - on your own)
6:00 PM REGISTRATION BEGINS
6:30 PM Welcoming Reception
Monday, October 8, 2001
8:15 AM Introduction, Overview and Objectives of the Workshop --James E. McGrath
Invited Lecture Session I – Clive Bosynak, Dow Chemical, Discussion Leader
8:30 AM Patrick Brant, Exxon Chemical , "An Overview of Some Recent Developments"
9:15 AM Walter Kaminsky, Institut fur Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, Hamburg, Germany, "Tailored Polypropylenes and Copolymers by Metallocene Catalysts"
10:00 AM BREAK
Invited Lecture Session II – Garth Wilkes, Virginia Tech, Discussion Leader
10:15 AM Bernhard Wunderlich, University of Tennessee, "Temperature-modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry of the Crystallization/Melting Equilibrium in Paraffins and Polyethylenes"
11:00 AM Jim Randall, Exxon Chemical (retired), "Implications from End Group Characterization versus Experimental Conditions in the Polymerization of Metallocene Polypropylenes"
11:45 AM Martin Guest, The Dow Chemical Company, "Advances in Developments of Copolymers based on Ethylene and Styrene"
12:30 PM LUNCH
Invited Lecture Session III – Thomas Hanlon, Albemarle (retired), Discussion Leader
2:00 PM Vernon Gibson, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK, "Recent Advances in the Design of Molecular Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization"
2:45 PM Tobin Marks, Northwestern University, "Catalyst-Cocatalyst Interactions and Nuclearity Effects in Single-Site Olefin Polymerization Processes"
3:30 PM BREAK
Invited Lecture Session IV – Paul Deck, Virginia Tech, Discussion Leader
3:45 PM John Bercaw, California Institute of Technology, "Mechanistic Aspects of Stereocontrol for Metallocene-Catalyzed Polymerizations of Propylene"
4:30 PM Takuzo Aida, The University of Tokyo, Japan, "Polymerization of Olefins with Porous Nanoreactors"
5:15 PM Pierre Lutz, Institut Charles Sadron, "Copolymerization of Olefins with Macromonomers: A Critical Review with New Developments"
6:15 PM POSTER SESSION, Paul Deck, Virginia Tech, pdeck@vt.edu
7:30 PM DINNER (on your own)
Tuesday, October 9, 2001
Invited Lecture Session V – Judy Riffle, Virginia Tech, Discussion Leader
8:15 AM Peter Nickias, Dow Chemical Company, "INSITE Technology: New Catalysts for the Production of Polyolefins"
9:00 AM Richard F. Jordan, The University of Chicago, "Reactions of Single-Site Olefin Polymerization Catalysts with Polar Monomers"
9:45 AM Roderic P. Quirk, Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science, University of Akron, "The Syndiospecific Polymerization (and copolymerization with styrene) of Para-alkyl-Substituted Styrenes"
10:30 AM BREAK
Invited Lecture Session VI – Al Shultz, Virginia Tech, Discussion Leader
10:45 AM Elizabeth Meehan, Polymer Laboratories, Inc., UK, "Gel Permeation Chromatography and Hyphenated Techniques Applied to the Characterization of Polyolefins"
11:30 AM Hans Thomann, ExxonMobil Corporate Strategic Research Lab, "Metallocene Electronic Structure Characterization Using A Novel Approach"
12:15 PM LUNCH
Invited Lecture Session VII – Pal Arjunan, ExxonMobil, Discussion Leader
1:30 PM Wolfgang F. Muller, Basell Polyolefine GmbH, CRD, "Spherilene Gasphase Technology - One Technology for the Full Range, VLDPE to HDPE"
2:15 PM Robert Waymouth, Stanford University, "Kinetic Control of Polymer Architecture: Alternating, Block and Graft Copolymers"
3:00 PM Brian Goodall, Albemarle Inc., "The Quest for the Perfect Activator: Bringing Aluminoxane Chemistry into Sharper Focus"
3:45 PM BREAK
Invited Lecture Session VIII – James E. McGrath, Virginia Tech, Discussion Leader
4:00 PM Rick King, Ciba Specialty, "Additives for Polyolefins: Chemistry vs. Effect"
4:45 PM Ashish M. Sukhadia and David C. Rohlfing, Phillips-Chevron Company, Matthew B. Johnson and Garth L. Wilkes , Virginia Tech, "Structural and Rheological Considerations Regarding Haze from LLDPE Blown and Melt Cast Films Based Principally on Narrow Distribution Metallocene Resins"
5:30 PM Darryl Harrison, Nova Chemicals, Ltd., "The Evolution of NOVA Chemicals¹ PE Technology¹s: Catalyst Advances"
7:00 PM BANQUET
Wednesday, October 10, 2001
Invited Lecture Session IX – Jim Randall, ExxonMobil (retired), Discussion Leader
8:15 AM Minoru Terano, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, "New Aspects on Roles and Effects of Internal and External Donors on MgC12 - Supported Ziegler Catalysts"
9:00 AM Francis Mirabella, Equistar Chemicals, LP, "Sequence of Events in the Crystallization of Polyethylene Copolymers and Relationship of Crystallization and Composition Fractionation (TREF)"
9:45 AM Rufina G. Alamo, Florida State University, "Crystallization and Melting Kinetics of Poly(propylenes): Effect of Concentration and Type of Defects"
10:30 AM BREAK
Invited Lecture Session X – Fran Mirabella, Equistar Chemicals, LP, Discussion Leader
10:45 AM Pal Arjunan, ExxonMobil Chemical Companyy, "Ethylene/Norbornene Copolymers and Blends for Blown Film Applications"
11:30 AM Ioan Tincul, Sasol, South Africa, "Propylene/Pentene-1 Random Copolymers: A Unique Family of Polymers in the Polypropylene Family"
12:15 PM Akihiro Yano, TOSOH Corporation, Japan, "Homo- and Copolymerization of Ethylene and a-Olefin with Ph2C(Cp)(Flu)ZrCl2 Based Catalysts"
1:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS
To register, send the completed registration form with remittance to the Division of Polymer Chemistry at the address listed below or Better yet: use the on-line registration
form on the POLY website to register for the meeting. Payment may be made by credit card or check (payable to Division of Polymer Chemistry). Due to the limited space of this meeting, we strongly encourage early registration. Registration fees are listed on the Registration Form. A $50.00 late fee will be imposed for registrations received after September 1, 2001. Send registrations to:
Lesia Robertson, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc.VISA, Master Card, or American Express Exp. Date
*A late fee is charged if registration is received after September 1, 2001.
