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
New Approaches to Biomaterials
Discussion Leader: John Matson (Virginia Tech, USA)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Thomas Epps (University of Delaware, USA)
"Photo-Responsive Polymers for Controlled Nucleic Acid Delivery"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
David Tirrell (California Institute of Technology, USA)
"Genetic Control of Molecular, Materials and Cellular Assembly"
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
Control of Polymer Stereochemistry
Discussion Leader: Emily Pentzer (Case Western Reserve University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Eugene Chen (Colorado State University, USA)
"Synthetic Methods for Stereo-Controlled Functional Polymers and Recyclable Bio-Derived Polymers"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
Edmund Carnahan (The Dow Chemical Company, USA)
"New Tricks from Old Monomers: Advances in Olefin Block Copolymers"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Geoffrey Coates (Cornell University, USA)
"New Methods for the Synthesis of Sustainable Polymers"
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
Power Hour
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Emily Pentzer (Case Western Reserve University, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Precision Polymers
Discussion Leader: Wei You (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Tara Meyer (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
"Why Does Sequence Matter? Exploring the Connection Between Sequence and Properties in Biodegradable PLGAs"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
Rachel O'Reilly (The University of Warwick, United Kingdom)
"Nanoparticle Engineering: Towards Programmable Materials"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Additive Manufacturing
Discussion Leader: Justin Kennemur (Florida State University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Andrew Boydston (The University of Washington, USA)
"Integration of Mechanoresponsive Materials and Additive Manufacturing"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
Andrew Dove (The University of Warwick, United Kingdom)
"3D Printing of Fully Degradable Materials"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Alshakim Nelson (University of Washington, USA)
"Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Polymers for 3D Printing"
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
Advances in Characterization
Discussion Leader: Timothy Scott (University of Michigan, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Kathryn Beers (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)
"Characterizing Polymer Sustainability"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
Jeremiah Johnson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Analysis and Control of Cyclic Defects in Polymeric Materials"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Functional Biomaterials
Discussion Leader: Thomas Neenan (21MedTech Inc., USA)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Sarah Heilshorn (Stanford University, USA)
"Adaptable Hydrogels as Biomaterials"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
Harm-Anton Klok (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland)
"Polymers at Hard and Soft Surfaces"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
"Functional Hybrid and Bioconjugate Materials by Externally Controlled Radical Polymerization"
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; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Structured Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Holger Frauenrath (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Luis Campos (Columbia University, USA)
"Materials for 3rd-Generation Solar Cells"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
Thomas Russell (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
"Structuring Liquids with Nanoparticle Surfactants"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Frontier of Catalysis
Discussion Leader: Li Jia (The University of Akron, USA)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Jeffery Byers (Boston College, USA)
"Dynamic and Switchable Polymerization Catalysis"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
Charlotte Williams (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
"Multi-Block Oxygenated Polymers: From Selective Catalysis to Applications"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Anne Fuhrmann (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany)
"Switching the Healing Capability of Dynamic Covalent Polymers ON and OFF with Light – New Designs with Improved Healing Capability"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Spencer Brucks (Columbia University, USA)
"Modular Nanoparticles for Live-Cell Imaging by Stimulated Raman Scattering"
12:20 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
Biopolymers
Discussion Leader: Shiyi Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Kristi Kiick (University of Delaware, USA)
"Biopolymer Conjugates for Tissue Repair"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
Marc Hillmyer (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Sophisticated Polymers from Simple Sugars"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure