| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Self-Healing and Adhesive Polymers |
| Discussion Leader: Daniel King (University of Massachusetts - Amherst) |
| 3:47 pm - 4:01 pm | Ranjita Bose (Delft University of Technology)
"Role of Network Dynamics and Reversible Interactions in Supramolecular Self-Healing Polymers"
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| 4:01 pm - 4:08 pm | Discussion |
| 4:08 pm - 4:23 pm | Xavier Callies (SIMM)
"Supramolecular Adhesives"
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| 4:23 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm | Mechanical Properties of Polymers |
| Discussion Leaders: Xiguang Li (Texas Tech) and Ting Ge (University of North Carolina) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:47 pm | Jayachandra Hari Mangalara (University of Akron)
"Effects of Stiff Molecular Additives on Polymer Glass Formation Behavior and Mechanical Properties"
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| 7:47 pm - 7:55 pm | Discussion |
| 7:55 pm - 8:12 pm | Yujie Liu (University of Massachusetts - Amherst)
"Stretching Ultra-Thin Polymer Films on Water"
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| 8:12 pm - 8:20 pm | Discussion |
| 8:20 pm - 8:37 pm | Astrid Torres Arellano (Texas Tech)
"Temperature Step Dewetting Method for Determination of Thin Film Tg"
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| 8:37 pm - 8:45 pm | Discussion |
| 8:45 pm - 9:30 pm | Self Assembly |
| Discussion Leader: Laura Gray (Emory University) |
| 8:45 pm - 9:01 pm | Jinhye Bae (University of Massachusetts - Amherst)
"Osmotically-Driven Formation of Double Emulsions Stabilized by Amphiphilic Block Copolymers"
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| 9:01 pm - 9:08 pm | Discussion |
| 9:08 pm - 9:23 pm | Robert Hickey (University of Minnesota)
"Phase Transitions and Critical Opalescence in Ternary Polyolefin Blends"
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| 9:23 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 10:12 am | Block Copolymers and Polymer Blends |
| Discussion Leaders: Robert Hickey (University of Minnesota) and Daniel King (University of Massachusetts - Amherst) |
| 9:00 am - 9:17 am | Raleigh Davis (Princeton University)
"Factors Influencing Shear Alignment of Cylinder-Forming Block Copolymer Thin Films"
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| 9:17 am - 9:24 am | Discussion |
| 9:24 am - 9:41 am | Charles Sing (Northwestern University)
"Ion Correlation Effects in Heterogeneous Polymer Materials"
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| 9:41 am - 9:48 am | Discussion |
| 9:48 am - 10:05 am | Zhe Qiang (University of Akron)
"A Generalized Method for Alignment of Block Copolymer Films: Solvent Vapor Annealing with Soft Shear"
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| 10:05 am - 10:12 am | Discussion |
| 10:12 am - 11:00 am | Polymer Nanocomposites |
| Discussion Leaders: Ketan Khare (Rennselaer Polytech) and Siyang Gao (Texas Tech) |
| 10:12 am - 10:29 am | Samanvaya Srivastava (University of Chicago)
"Tethered Nanoparticle Polymer Composites: Structure, Dynamics and Rheology"
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| 10:29 am - 10:36 am | Discussion |
| 10:36 am - 10:53 am | Ran Tao (Texas Tech)
"The Effect of Silica Nanoparticles on the Rheological and Glass Transition Behavior of Polystyrene: Reinforcement and Dynamics"
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| 10:53 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | How to Ask Research Questions |
| Discussion Panel Leader: Laura Gray (Emory University) |
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- Tim Lodge (University of Minnesota)
- Lashanda Korley (Case Western Reserve)
- Brad Olsen (MIT)
- Jodi Mecca (Dow Chemical Company)
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
