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 OASys.

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.

Active and Responsive Surfaces
Ryan C. Hayward, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Conte Research Center, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, MA 01003; Wilhelm T. S. Huck, Department of Chemsitry, Cambridge University UK, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW United Kingdom.

Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research
H. N. Cheng, Hercules Incorporated Research Center, 500 Hercules Road, Wilmington, DE 19808-1599; Erica H. Martin, Rohm and Haas Company, 727 Norristown Rd, Spring House, PA 19477; Tim E. Long, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0344; Christopher J. Ellison, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208

Health and Safety Concerns of Polymeric Nanomaterials
Debbie M. Decker, Office of Environmental Health and Safety, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 96516; Joseph M. Pickel, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6494

Ion-Containing Polymers for New Technologies
Brian D. Mather, Hewlett-Packard, San Diego, CA 24061; Tim E. Long, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0344; Robert B. Moore, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1016 Hahn Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061; Ralph Colby, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University, 309 Steidle Building, University Park, PA 16802

Nanostructured Materials for Future Therapy
Xinqiao Jia, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, 201 Dupont Hall, Newark, DE 19716; Sheng Lin-Gibson, Polymers Division, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8543, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Yoon Yeo, Departments of Pharmaceutics and Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2091

Off the Beaten Path - Alternative Career Options for a Degree in Polymer Science
Erica H. Martin, Rohm and Haas Company, 727 Norristown Rd, Spring House, PA 19477; Kathleen O. Havelka, Lubrizol, Wickliffe, OH 44092

Polymerization in Nanostructured and Nanocomposite
C. Allan Guymon, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Seamans Center 4125, Iowa City, IA 52242; Christopher N. Bowman, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, CB 424, Boulder, CO 80309-0424

Polymers and Carbon Nanotubes
Warren T. Ford, Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 107 Physical Science, Stillwater, OK 74078; Brian P. Grady, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd EC Room T-223, Norman, OK 73019; Pulickel M. Ajayan, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251; Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-4004

Polymers for Photonics and Optoelectronics
Paul V. Braun, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801; George Malliaris, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Cornell University, 327 Baird Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853

Polymers in Electrophotography
Yuhua Tong, Xerox Corporation, MS: 0143-02S, 800 Phillips Rd, Webster, NY 14580; Thomas W. Smith, Department of Chemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology, 85 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623; Wayne Ferrar, Eastman Kodak Company, 2600 Manitou Road, Rochester, NY 14653-4180, Tel: (585)-722-0574, E-mail: wayne.ferrar@kodak.com.

Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award
Organizers: TBD

Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science
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

General Papers: New Concepts, Polymer Synthesis, Polymer Characterization, Nanomaterials, Functional Materials
D. Garcia, Arkema Inc., 900 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406, 610-878-6731, e-mail: dana.garcia@arkemagroup.com.

AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymers
Warren T. Ford, Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 107 Physical Science, Stillwater, OK 74078

Biocatalysis in Polymer Science
H. N. Cheng, Hercules Incorporated Research Center, 500 Hercules Road, Wilmington, DE 19808-1599; Richard A Gross, NSF-I/UCRC Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing of Macromolecules, Polytechnic University, Six Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Biological and Synthetic Gels: A Unique and Highly Responsive State of Matter
Ferenc Horkay, Laboratory of Integrative and Medical Biophysics, National Institutes of Health, NICHD, 13 South Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892; Michael S. Silverstein, Department of Materials Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000 Israel

Federally Funded Polymer Research
Joseph M. Pickel, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6494; Kathryn L. Beers, Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Fluorine-Containing Polymers (Special submission possible until March 31, 2009) Click link
Dennis W. Smith Jr., Department of Chemistry, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0973

General Papers
Dana Garcia, Arkema Inc, 900 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406

General Papers: Nanoscience - Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications
Dana Garcia, Arkema Inc, 900 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406; Donna J. Nelson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019

Global Entrepreneurship
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, Strategic Planning Manager, Lubrizol Corporation, 29400 Lakeland Blvd., Wickliffe, OH 44092

Herman Mark Scholar Awards
Sponsored by Division of Polymer Chemistry

Metal Containing and Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers and Materials
Ulrich S. Schubert, Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology and Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven 5600 MB Netherlands

Health and Safety Concerns of Polymeric Nanomaterials
Debbie M. Decker, Office of Environmental Health and Safety, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 96516; Joseph M. Pickel, Center for Nanophase Materials Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6494

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

Polymer Science of Everyday Things
Ann Beal Salamone, Rochal Industries, 740 NW 6th St., Boca Raton, FL 33486; David Bott, The High House, EotR Solutions, High Street, Inkberrow, Worcestershire WR7 4DT United Kingdom; Kenneth J. Wynne, Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth, Room, 444, 601 West Main Street, P.O. Box 843028, Richmond, VA 23284-4269; Robert S. Moore, Eastman Kodak Co. (Retired), 25 Cranston Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534

Polymers in Membrane Technology
Kirt A. Page, Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Benny D. Freeman, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, 10100 Burnet Road, Building 133, Austin, TX 78758

Silicones and Silicone-Modified Materials 5 Click for pdf w/ more info.
Stephen J. Clarson, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 601B Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012; Michael J. Owen, Michigan Molecular Institute, 1910 west Saint Andrews Road, Midland, MI 48640; Steve D. Smith, Miami Valley Labs, Proctor & Gamble Company, P.O. Box 398707, Cincinnati, OH 45239-8707; Mark E. Van Dyke, The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157-7290; Michael A. Brook, Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1 Canada; Joseph M. Mabry, AFRL/RZSM, Air Force Research Laboratory, 10 East Saturn Boulevard, Edwards AFB, CA 93524