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Excellence In Graduate Polymer Research Symposium, Fall 2004Excellence
in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium ACS
National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA August 24-25, 2004 Cosponsors: POLY, POLY
Industrial Sponsors, PRES, and YCC
Rohm and Haas Company, NSF Organizers: H. N. Cheng, T. E. Long, E. H. Martin,
and T. J. Pacansky Tuesday,
August 24, 2004 Oral
Session 1. Session
Chairs: Timothy E. Long and H. N.
Cheng 1:55
pm Preliminaries 2:00
pm Introductory Remarks by ACS President Charles P. Casey 2:10
pm Perspectives on the future
of polymer science and education. Eli
M. Pearce,
Polymer Research Institute, Polytechnic University, Six MetroTech Center,
Brooklyn, NY 11201 2:40
pm Understanding the response
nature of metallo-supramolecular polymer gels. J.
Benjamin Beck
and Stuart J. Rowan, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case
Western Reserve University, 2100 Adelbert Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106-7202 3:00
pm Shape memory effect in
smectic-C liquid crystalline elastomers Ingrid
A. Rousseau
and P. T. Mather, Polymer Program, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
06269-3136 3:20
pm Intermission 3:35
pm Controlled dispersion and
assembly of quantum dots using polymers: Poly(para-phenylene)-quantum dot
hybrids Habib
Skaff
and Todd Emrick, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of
Massachusetts Amherst, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, MA 01003 3:55
pm Fully functionalized
photorefractive polymer based on novel chromophores Wei
You,
Shaokui Cao, Zhanjia Hou, and Luping Yu, Department of Chemistry and the James
Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago,
IL 60637 4:15
pm Bergman cyclization in the
presence of monomer: A systematic study of polymerization and competing
reactions Joseph
D. Rule
and Jeffrey S. Moore, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana,
IL 61801 4:35
pm Reception in honor of all
nominated students Tuesday,
August 24, 2004 Poster Session 1. Synthesis, characterization and
polymerization of monomers towards bridge trifluoromethylated poly(p-phenylenevinylene) Alex
J. Roche, Anne D Loyle, and Jean P Pinto, Department of Chemistry, Rutgers, The
State University of New Jersey, 315 Penn St., Camden, NJ 08102 2. Vinyl sulfoxide: a versatile
trigger for dendrimer disassembly Michael
L. Szalai
and Dominic McGrath, Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
85721 3. Polymerization of vinyl
monomers in cyclodextrin channels: Can confined free radical polymerization
yield stereoregular polymers? Tamer
Uyar,
Mariana Rusa, and Alan E. Tonelli, Department of Fiber & Polymer Science,
North Carolina State University, 2401 Research Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695-8301 4. Synthesis of
perfluorocyclobutyl linked hexabenzocoronene networks Bryan
K. Spraul,
S. Suresh, Sibylle Glaser, Dvora Perahia, and Dennis W. Smith Jr., Department
of Chemistry, Clemson University, 433 Hunter Laboratories, P.O. Box 340973,
Clemson, SC 29634-0973 5. Characterization of
semiflexible fibril networks formed via intramolecular folding and
self-assembly of amphiphilic B-hairpin molecules Bulent
Ozbas1,
Karthikan Rajagopal2, Juliana K Kretsinger2, Joel P.
Schneider2, and Darrin J. Pochan1. (1) Material Science
and Engineering, University of Delaware, 201 Dupont Hall, Newark, DE 19716, (2)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware 6. Carbosilane films formation by
thermal crosslinking of cyclolinear polycarbosilanes Zhizhong
Wu,
Jerry Papandrea, A. P. Singh, P. G. Ganesan, T. Apple, R. Ganapathiraman, and
L. V. Interrante, Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180 7. Hydrosilation catalysis using
alkene-platinum-silyl complexes Jennifer
L. Dingman1,
Bob A. Howell2, and Richard B. Taylor1. (1) Dow Corning
Corporation, 2200 W. Salzburg Rd., Midland, MI 48686, (2) Center for
Applications in Polymer Science, Central Michigan University 8. Super-tough performance of
modified carbon nanofiber (MCNF)/UHMWPE nanocomposite films Xuming
Chen1,
Kyunghwan Yoon1, Christian Burger2, Igors Sics3,
Benjamin Hsiao3, and Benjamin Chu2. (1) Chemistry, State
University of New York at Stony Brook, Graduate Chemistry Building Room 314,
Stony Brook, NY 11794, (2) Department of Chemistry, SUNY Stony Brook, (3)
Department of Chemistry, SUNY at Stony Brook 9.
Structure and properties of
single-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced nanocomposite fibrils by
co-electrospinning Hoa
L. Lam,
Haihui Ye, Yury Gogotsi, and Frank K. Ko, Department of Materials Science and
Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Bldg. 27-437,
Philadelphia, PA 19104 10. Tailoring photopolymerization
materials for nanotechnology Michael
D. Dickey,
Elizabeth Collister, E. K. Kim, and C. Grant Willson, Department of Chemical
Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, C0400,
Austin, TX 78712 11. Modeling the flow of
crosslinked guar gum in porous media Matthew
T. Balhoff,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
70803 12. Implication of hydrogen
bonding on rheological/electrospinning relationships Matthew
G. McKee
and Timothy E. Long, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
24061-0212 13. Intramolecular electrostatic
interactions in polyelectrolyte solutions: Comparison of a new empirical model
to experimental data Todd
S. Rushing
and Roger D. Hester, School of Polymers and High Performance Materials,
University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive #10076, Hattiesburg, MS
39406 Wednesday,
August 25, 2004 Oral
Session 2. Session Chairs: Thomas J. Pacansky and Erica H. Martin 8:15
am Preliminaries. 8:20
am Rational design of the
catalyst for atom transfer radical polymerization in aqueous media Nicolay
V. Tsarevsky
and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon
University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 8:40
am Main chain
perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) liquid crystalline polymers with oligo-p-phenylene
vertebrae Jianyong
Jin1,
Sibylle Glaser1, John Ballato2, and Dennis W. Smith Jr.1 (1) Department of Chemistry, Clemson
University, Clemson, SC 29632, (2) School of Materials Science and Engineering,
Clemson University 9:00
am Branched polyethylene from
ethylene monomer: Are neutral Ni(II) iminophosphonamide complexes involved in
polymerization catalysis? Russell
A. Stapleton1,
Anuttra Nuamthanom2, Peter L. Rinaldi2, Nicholas J.
Taylor3, and Scott Collins1. (1) Department of Polymer
Science, University of Akron, Goodyear Polymer Science Building, Akron, OH
44325-3909, (2) Department of Chemistry, University of Akron, (3) Department of
Chemistry, University of Waterloo 9:20
am Lipase-catalyzed route to
hyperbranched polymers with dendritic glycerol units Ankur
Kulshrestha,
Wei Gao, Dina Kudasheva, and Richard A. Gross, NSF-I/UCRC, Center for Biocatalysis
and Bioprocessing of Macromolecules, Polytechnic University, Six Metrotech
Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 9:40
am Exploring the architectural
and hydrogen bonding mediated long-range connectivity of the hard segment phase
in model oligomeric polyurethanes Jignesh
P. Sheth1,
Ann R. Fornof2, Timothy E. Long2, Iskender Yilgor3,
and Garth L. Wilkes1. (1) Polymer Materials and Interfaces
Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University, 151 Randolph Hall (0211), Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)
Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, (3) Department of Chemistry, Koc
University 10:00
am Intermission 10:15
am Antigen-decorated shell
crosslinked nanoparticles Maisie
J. Joralemon
and Karen L. Wooley, Center for Materials Innovation and Department of
Chemistry, Washington University in Saint Louis, One Brookings Drive, Saint
Louis, MO 63136-4899 10:35
am Biomaterials with tightly
controlled pore size that promote vascular in-growth Andrew
J. Marshall1,
Colleen A. Irvin2, Tom Barker3, E. Helene Sage3,
Kip D. Hauch2, and Buddy D. Ratner2. (1) Department of
Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Box 351750, Seattle, WA 98195,
(2) Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, (3) Hope Heart
Institute 10:55
am Control of bioresponse to
polymers Leslie
H. Wilson,
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida,
University of Florida, PO Box 116400, Gainesville, FL 32611-6400 11:15
am The impact of oxygen on
photopolymerization kinetics and polymer structure Allison
K. O'Brien
and Christopher N. Bowman, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of
Colorado, ECCH 111, Boulder, CO 80309-0424 11:35
am Functional
perfluoropolyethers as novel materials for microfluidics and soft lithography Jason
Rolland1,
R. Michael van Dam2, Erik C. Hagberg3, Kenneth R. Carter3,
Stephen R. Quake2, and Joseph DeSimone1. (1) Department
of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, B-5 Venable Hall, Department of
Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
27599-3290, (2) Department of Applied Physics, Caltech, (3) NSF Center for
Polymeric Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies, IBM Almaden Research Center
11:55
am End of symposium Download the application for graduate student support. As part of ACS President Chuck Casey's graduate education theme and our own Divisional graduate student membership initiative, we are organizing a special symposium to be held at the Fall 2004 National ACS Meeting in Philadelphia. The session, entitled "Excellence-in-Polymer Science Graduate Research" will consist of a half-day session with approximately seven student speakers followed by a networking social. Before each research talk, we ask that the student speaker be introduced by their advisor or Department Chair. The importance of this symposium is immeasurable. In our discussions with graduate students they have indicated high levels of interest in scientific presentation, career development, and networking, both among members of POLY and their peers. They wish to become more involved and integrated into the Division and the community of Polymer Chemistry as a whole. Our hope is that with this symposium, we can help to foster this networking and exposure among fellow polymer chemists and aid in developing the careers of the future leaders in our field. We are requesting that your institution nominate one outstanding graduate student to speak on his or her original research in this special symposium. The nomination deadline is April 20, 2004. We would hope that the student's advisor would be able to fund the student's travel to the meeting. If needed, we will try to identify funds to assist the selected individual. We ask that the following materials be sent to us in order to aid in our selection of the students: -a nominating letter from the student's research advisor-a seconding letter from yourself, the Dept. Chair -a copy of the preprint (for submission to the Polymer Preprints) -attached application form (also available online at www.polyacs.org) Please send the name and materials for the nominated student from your institution by April 20, 2004 (electronically preferred but paper is acceptable) to: Dr. H. N. Cheng Hercules Incorporated 500 Hercules Rd Wilmington, DE 19808-1599 hcheng@herc.com |
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