SUNDAY EVENING:
STRUCTURES IN BLOCK COPOLYMER SYSTEMS
- Prof. Reimund Stadler, Univ. Mainz, Germany - ABC triblock copolymers: the balance between chain topology and microphase separation
- Prof. Ned Thomas, MIT - Influence of Molecular Architecture and Composition on Microdomain Structure in Block Copolymers
MONDAY MORNING:
VISUALIZATION OF PHASE SEPARATION DURING FLOW
- Dr. Charles Han, NIST - Phase Behavior of Polymer Mixtures under Simple Shear
- Prof. Hajime Tanaka, Univ. Tokyo, Japan - Viscoelastic Phase Separation in Dynamically Asymmetric Mixtures
MONDAY EVENING:
NEW METHODS IN POLYMER PHYSICS
- Dr. Do Yoon, IBM - Conformation and Dynamical Properties from Quantum Chemical Calculations for Model Systems and from MD Simulations
- Prof. Sandra Greer, Univ. Maryland - Structure and Properties of Living Polymer Solutions
TUESDAY MORNING:
POSTER SESSION
- Session Leader: Prof. Ned Thomas, MIT
TUESDAY EVENING:
PHASE BEHAVIOR IN POLYOLEFINS
- Prof. Bill Graessley, Princeton Univ. - Interactions and Miscibility of Polyolefins
- Dr. Jacek Dudowicz, Univ. Chicago - Influence of Short Chain Branching on Blend Miscibility: Polyolefins
WEDNESDAY MORNING:
THIN POLYMER FILMS
- Prof. Martin Moeller, Ulm, Germany - Molecular Particles: Self-organized Univ. Surface Pattern
- Prof. Sanat Kumar, Penn State Univ. - Phase Transitions in Confined Polymer Films
- Dr. A. Karim, NIST - Self-organization and structure of end-grafted polymer layers
WEDNESDAY EVENING:
INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA
- Dr. Tom Russell, IBM - Controlling the orientation of block copolymers at surfaces
- Prof. Tom Witten, Univ. Chicago - Why would block copolymer microdomains stand up on a surface?
THURSDAY MORNING:
POLYMER GLASSES
- Prof. Kurt Binder, Univ. Mainz, Germany - Monte Carlo Simulation of the GlassTransition of Polymer Melts: Recent Progress
- Dr. Greg McKenna, NIST - Dynamical Properties of Polymers Belowthe Glass Transition
- Prof Mark Ediger, Univ. Wisconsin - Rotational and Translational Diffusion of Probes in Polymers Near Tg
THURSDAY EVENING:
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF POLYMER PHYSICS
- Prof. Erhard Fischer, Univ. Mainz, Germany - Structure and Dynamics of Viscous Liquids and Polymers
- Prof. Sam Edwards, Cambridge Univ., England - To Be Announced
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