Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Polymer Upcycling
Discussion Leaders: Megan Robertson (University of Houston, United States) and Karen Winey (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Gregg Beckham (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States)
"Selective Chemical Recycling of Mixed Plastics Waste"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
Linda Broadbelt (Northwestern University, United States)
"Developing Strategies for Polymer Redesign and Recycling Using Reaction Pathway Analysis"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Solid Polymer Electrolytes
Discussion Leaders: Jodie Lutkenhaus (Texas A&M University, United States) and Shrayesh Patel (University of Chicago, United States)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Monika Schönhoff (University of Muenster, Germany)
"Ion Transport Mechanisms and Ion Correlations in Polymer Electrolytes Elucidated by NMR Methods"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Jennifer Schaefer (University of Notre Dame, United States)
"Non-Solvating Single-Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes for Rechargeable Batteries"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Elisabeth Lloyd (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"Biometric and Multiscale Hydrogels"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Moon Jeong Park (Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea)
"Bifunctional Polymer Electrolytes"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Lilo Pozzo (University of Washington, United States) and Arthi Jayaraman (University of Delaware, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Limits of Macromolecular Self-Assembly
Discussion Leaders: Arthi Jayaraman (University of Delaware, United States) and Lynn Walker (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Mahesh Mahanthappa (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Scale-Invariant Self-Assembly of Periodic and Aperiodic Sphere Packings in Amphiphilic Materials"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
Oleg Gang (Columbia University, United States)
"Communicating With Nano-Systems: From Information-Instructed Assembly to Prescribed Transformations"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nanocomposites
Discussion Leaders: Russell Composto (University of Pennsylvania, United States) and Jane Lipson (Dartmouth, United States)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Michael Rubinstein (Duke University, United States)
"Rheology of Grafted Nanoparticles"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
So Youn Kim (Seoul National University, South Korea)
"Non-Equilibrium Effect of Polymer Nanocomposites on their Structure and Properties"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Reika Katsumata (University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States)
"“All-Interfacial” Nanocomposites as a Model System to Study Interfacial Effects on Multi-Scale Polymer Dynamics"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Marc Couty (Michelin, France)
"Reinforcement in Polymer Nanocomposites for Tyre Applications"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Novel Characterization Methods
Discussion Leaders: Christopher Soles (National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States) and Danielle Mai (Stanford University, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Brian Collins (Washington State University, United States)
"Resonant X-rays for Label-Free Spatiochemical Analyses of Polymer Nanostructures and Devices"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
Lynn Walker (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
"Connection Between Nanoscale Structure"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Discussion Leaders: Jonathan Whitmer (University of Notre Dame, United States) and Lilo Pozzo (University of Washington, United States)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Alexander Hexemer (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States)
"Making Machine Learning Accessible for Polymer Science using Synchrotrons"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Debra Audus (National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States)
"Incorporating Polymer Theory in Machine Learning for Improved Prediction and Understanding"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Michael Webb (Princeton University, United States)
"Polymer Sequence and Composition Design by Machine Learning"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Venkat Ganesan (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Machine Learning Guided Design of Polymer Electrolytes"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Dynamic Networks
Discussion Leaders: Bradley Olsen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States) and Vivek Sharma (University of Illinois at Chicago, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Jian Qin (Stanford University, United States)
"Number, Size, and Lifetime of Dynamic Clusters Near the Gel Point"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
Vivek Sharma (University of Illinois at Chicago, United States)
"Dynamics Associations Facilitate Macromolecular Engineering of Formulations"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Membranes
Discussion Leaders: Chinedum Osuji (University of Pennsylvania, United States) and Richard Register (Princeton University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Sangwoo Lee (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States)
"Phase Separation Kinetics and States in Ion Exchange Membranes"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 10:10 am
Miguel Modestino (New York University, United States)
"Understanding Structure and Transport Property Relationships in Membranes for Organic Electrosynthesis"
10:10 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:40 am
Ayse Asatekin (Tufts University, United States)
"Membranes with Controlled Selectivity and Fouling Resistance through Self-Assembly of Charged, Ampholytic, and Zwitterionic Copolymers"
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Biomaterials
Discussion Leaders: Thomas Epps (University of Delaware, United States) and Matthew Tirrell (University of Chicago, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Danielle Mai (Stanford University, United States)
"Sequence Effects in Calcium-Responsive Biopolymers"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Allie Obermeyer (Columbia University, United States)
"Creating Compartments in Cells via Phase Separation of Protein Polyelectrolytes"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
Sarah Heilshorn (Stanford University, United States)
"Living Composites of Cells and Adaptable, Polymeric Networks"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure
